A trial project — turning waste paper into kitty litter — creates employment opportunities for north Queenslanders with a disability.
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'People have swallowed them': Expert says strawberry tampering response not appropriate
A food safety expert says the level of recall issued by Queensland Health over the needles found embedded in strawberries should be increased to a consumer recall.
Fears of secrecy as Qld Government set to ban information requests on mining rehabilitation fund
The Queensland Government is set to grant a blanket exclusion from right to information requests on a new multi-million-dollar mining and gas rehabilitation fund — going against the advice of the information watchdog.
Qld communities donate to school after dogs attack sheep
Two acts of generosity, one from the city and one from the country, help the Livingstone Christian College’s agriculture department recover from a devastating dog attack.
AFL Commission to consider rule changes for 2019 season
The AFL Commission will have much to think about after the league’s Competition Committee decided to recommend a raft of rule changes and interpretations.
Search ramps up for three children abducted by their father a year ago
It’s been a year since Tobias Moore abducted his three children in Queensland and now the Australian Federal Police are seeking the public’s help to track them down.
'Lenient' jail sentence for man who killed Queensland toddler to be appealed
Queensland’s Attorney-General lodges an appeal of the sentence handed down to the stepfather of Caboolture toddler Mason Jet Lee over his preventable and painful death two years ago.
'It's sick': Mother says 9yo son bit into strawberry with needle in it
A Gladstone mother says her nine-year-old son is lucky he wasn’t injured after biting into a strawberry with a sewing needle inside, as growers fear the recall could devastate the already struggling industry.
What the prescribed burn window closing means as we go into peak fire season
With only 30 per cent of prescribed, or controlled, burns carried out in Victoria, and a dry spring forecast, how are fire preparations looking?
Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder miss out on NDIS funding
Thousands of children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder miss out on NDIS funding because there are so few specialists who can diagnose and assess the impact of the condition.