The tiny community of Condamine has turned to international backpackers to help keep local football alive, but it has a twofold benefit for the farming community.
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Bundaberg suburb's contaminated water turned off a week after PFAS concerns raised
Queensland Health says a contaminated water supply was switched off in a Bundaberg suburb near the local airport a week after first concerns were raised about unsafe levels of the potentially toxic chemical PFAS, but residents should not be alarmed.
House gigs might save musos and the social fabric of your neighbourhood
Can house gigs nurture a new generation of musicians, and give others an extra source of income in an industry impacted by technology?
French bakery cops complaint to Fair Trading for not selling macarons
A woman complains to the Office of Fair Trading over a popular Sunshine Coast patisserie’s decision not to sell any macarons, which the owner says are “going out of fashion” in France.
Dylan Voller in hospital after self-harming in police van following protest arrest
The former Northern Territory youth detainee is being treated for injuries sustained while self-harming in a police van after he was arrested at an Indigenous protest on the Gold Coast.
Wiggles performer Emma to undergo surgery for endometriosis
Popular children’s group The Wiggles will be without its yellow performer Emma for its upcoming shows around the country, as she undergoes surgery to manage symptoms of chronic endometriosis.
Queensland police to investigate Brisbane woman lost overboard from cruise ship
Queensland police have confirmed they will investigate how a 47-year-old Brisbane woman fell overboard from the P&O cruise ship Pacific Dawn off the coast of New Caledonia.
Asian House Geckos fast invading Australian homes
They’re creeping into lounge rooms across northern Australia — tiny house guests, who fight loudly and often, before disappearing into the cracks. Now they’re slowly marching southward.
Commonwealth Games organisers accused of shunting local artists into obscurity
Indigenous artists on the Gold Coast say they have been threatened with hefty fines if they hand out fliers promoting their works to Commonwealth Games spectators, and their culture is being exploited by second-rate souvenirs.
Smokers more likely to develop common skin cancer: research
Smokers are two-and-a-half times more likely to develop a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) than non-smokers, regardless of how long they’ve smoked, scientists from the Brisbane-based QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute find.