Libraries are being used as classrooms and demountables are being built on ovals. The development boom in inner-Brisbane has caused massive overcrowding problems in local state schools and the government is not keeping up, Queensland’s only Greens MP says.
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Former soldier on the run from bikies gets refugee status in Canada
Former Bandidos insider Stevan Utah was an informant for the Australian Crime Commission, but now he has become the country’s first known refugee and been given asylum in Canada on the grounds the agency accidentally blew his cover.
One of Australia's earliest Vietnamese immigrants goes in search of family history
Veronica Lam arrived in Darwin by boat in 1977 — more than 40 years later she returns to uncover details of her family history.
Darts is no longer a pub sport, so why is it so popular?
Darts used to be little more than a pub sport, now players tour the world, playing in packed arenas for big pay cheques. But why has the sport become so popular?
Solar boom 'bringing hundreds of jobs' to rural Queensland
A renewable energy boom is reinvigorating the Darling Downs local economy but although some landholders are eager to be involved, not all residents are pleased about the new developments.
Franklin fires for Swans in win over Giants, Hawks edge out Saints
The Swans secure an AFL final berth with a win against the Giants and the Hawks scrape home against the Saints, as the Magpies, Cats and Lions also post victories.
'If more people knew their neighbours, the world would be a better place'
Armed with a big smile and an open heart, a young Muslim woman from Mackay is breaking down fear of the unknown one conversation at a time.
Police targeted in two separate road incidents near Brisbane
Two officers are injured when their police car is rammed multiple times north of Brisbane, hours after a motorcycle patrolman filmed a man trying to drive him off the road to evade arrest near Toowoomba.
'Closest thing to a cure': access to drug offers hope to cystic fibrosis patients
After three failed attempts to get it placed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, a new generation drug has been given the green light.
Checking BOM for rain? You may be doing it incorrectly
When the Bureau of Meteorology says there is a chance of rain, it may not mean what you think it does — but never fear, forecaster Rick Threlfall is here to help you make sense of forecasts.