Primary school students are forced to use “dark and smelly” toilets that do not flush at a state school, south of Brisbane, with some children eating their lunch outside the toilet blocks where the stench is described as terrible.
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Congestion to plague major Brisbane arterial for another 18 months
Brisbane residents will have to put up with the roadworks on busy Kingsford Smith Drive for another 18 months, and some suburbs will be slugged with a 6 per cent rate rise, the council budget reveals.
Gold Coast veteran's carer facing deportation secures reprieve
The case of an American carer supporting a 97-year-old war veteran highlights the need for a new kind of visa, a migration agent says.
Could you be worse off under new childcare changes?
The Child Care Subsidy comes into force in under three weeks, but there are fears many working families could be left thousands of dollars out of pocket.
Bank accounts, addresses: Why your sensitive information could be sold to the highest bidder
A Brisbane entrepreneur says he will be forced to sell “critically sensitive” details of more than 21,000 motorists as he unloads his business over a multi-million-dollar dispute with the Queensland Government.
Hip-pocket hit to Queenslanders on the way with Trad's big budget spend
Here’s how you are most likely to be affected by a range of new taxes and charges aimed at offsetting the cost of Treasurer Jackie Trad’s big-spending Queensland budget.
Eating disorder patients to get up to 50 therapy sessions in new trial
Hundreds of people with eating disorders will get access to expanded psychological treatments with a $3.2 million pilot study announced.
Veterans' surfing club helping soldiers paddle back to civilian life
After discovering the healing power of surfing, a pair of former soldiers are helping others ease back into life outside the armed forces.
Brisbane considers new speed limit, licence for mobility scooters
The Brisbane City Council wants to reduce the speed of mobility scooters and see the introduction of a basic licence in the hope of lowing the risk of injury for other pedestrians.
New rubbish levy brings $1b boost to Qld coffers ahead of mining downturn
Queensland Treasurer Jackie Trad hands down a budget with five new taxes, including a $1 billion rubbish levy to deliver mammoth revenue to help pay for many major projects — which could generate jobs.