As the State Government heads into crisis talks this afternoon it has been revealed a mining safety committee has been idle for six months because it couldn’t reach a gender quota — during which time four miners have died.
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Australian woodchip price through the roof amid high Asian demand
Australian companies are enjoying record high woodchip prices, with overseas demand— especially form China — pushing the price for premium chips beyond $260 per bone-dry tonne.
Australian woodchip price through the roof amid high Asian demand
Australian companies are enjoying record high woodchip prices, with overseas demand— especially form China — pushing the price for premium chips beyond $260 per bone-dry tonne.
Mother of five killed in plane crash was 'beautiful friend'
Tributes are flowing for a former Queensland police officer and a respected horse stud owner killed in an outback plane crash, with investigations into the cause of the incident continuing.
Mother of five killed in plane crash was 'beautiful friend'
Tributes are flowing for a former Queensland police officer and a respected horse stud owner killed in an outback plane crash, with investigations into the cause of the incident continuing.
'Brutal and alien places': Queensland prisons pushed to breaking point
A major inquiry finds the number of drug users being locked up in Queensland prisons is pushing the system beyond capacity and unions say overcrowding is making prisons more dangerous.
'Brutal and alien places': Queensland prisons pushed to breaking point
A major inquiry finds the number of drug users being locked up in Queensland prisons is pushing the system beyond capacity and unions say overcrowding is making prisons more dangerous.
'It's a pretty simple job': Paul Vautin shows interest in coaching Maroons again
He famously coached the Maroons to a State of Origin series victory in the 1990s, and now Paul Vautin is considering putting his hand up again if Kevin Walters makes way in the role.
'It's a pretty simple job': Paul Vautin shows interest in coaching Maroons again
He famously coached the Maroons to a State of Origin series victory in the 1990s, and now Paul Vautin is considering putting his hand up again if Kevin Walters makes way in the role.
'It's a safety crisis': Man killed in accident at Central Queensland coal mine
A man is killed in an accident at the Baralaba North mine in the Bowen Basin, while another worker suffers back and spinal injuries in a fall at an open-cut coal mine in the Whitsunday region.