An entrenched stigma among the emergency services is preventing open discussion about mental health, despite many workers experiencing trauma on a daily basis, a Senate inquiry in Brisbane is told.
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Son was sent messages from dead father's email account
The son of a man whose dismembered body was found burning on the side of a rural road in Queensland received birthday and Christmas messages from his father’s email account after the remains were found, a court hears.
Would you spend your afterlife underwater?
People could spend their afterlife in an underwater cemetery on Queensland’s Gold Coast, with the council floating the idea of building a memorial dive site for burial urns in the city’s Broadwater.
Shooting range fined $77k over staff lead poisoning from ammunition
An indoor shooting range north of Brisbane is fined $77,000 after an employee suffered lead poisoning from exposure to ammunition, with a blood test revealing they had almost 13 times the acceptable high-end range.
Spray-on umbrellas, cloud brightening floated in 'out there' Great Barrier Reef fixes
A floating film 50,000 times thinner than a hair and churning seawater are some of the ideas put forward to repair the Great Barrier Reef at an Australian-first conference.
Beer yoga, goat yoga: Is novelty yoga real yoga?
It seems barely a week goes by without a new form of novelty yoga appearing on our Instagram feeds.
Hydrogen power plant pilot first highlights resurgence of chemical element
A pilot project in central Queensland, set for 2019, is the first of its kind in the state and one of several hydrogen power projects in the pipeline across Australia.
Gut health test now like bowel cancer poo sticks, thanks to Brisbane firm
With almost half of Australia’s population complaining of some form of digestive problem, a Brisbane firm comes up with a way to test gut health by popping a sample in the mail.
Brisbane 2011 floods spark idea for portable flood-reading 'drifters'
They may look like rubbish floating on the river, but high-tech sensors fitted inside floating PVC pipes could be a crucial line of defence next time fast-rising floodwaters threaten homes, researchers say.
Property loans a tall order in remote Qld towns
Residents in outback Queensland say they are being asked to raise deposits of up to 60 per cent for a home loan because banks are nervous about lending in rural and remote areas.