Having looked in strife a few years ago, steelmaker Bluescope has continued its remarkable recovery aided by stripped down costs and higher prices.
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$28 for instant coffee: The supermarkets charging nearly double city prices
A weekly shop in a remote town can cost almost twice as much as one in a capital city. Find out what your weekly staples could cost you if you ventured out to remote Queensland.
Water bomber deployed as residents warned to prepare to leave
Residents are being urged to be ready to leave their homes as firefighters use a water bombing helicopter to douse a large and fast-moving grass fire at Mutdapilly, west of Ipswich.
Water bomber deployed in south-east Queensland as NSW and WA fires keep burning
A waterbombing helicopter helps to douse a large, fast-moving fire near Ipswich, as watch and act alerts remains for a fire around WA’s Great Northern Highway.
Defying the drought: Farmers who braced for the big dry
There is a drought spreading across eastern Australia and it is severe, but it is not our worst — at least not yet — and many farmers are prepared.
Defying the drought: farmers who braced for the big dry
The drought continues to spread across eastern Australia — but many farmers are prepared
Defying the drought: Farmers who braced for the big dry
There is a drought spreading across eastern Australia and it is severe, but it is not our worst — at least not yet — and many farmers are prepared.
Medicinal cannabis farm approved for Brisbane's west
Brisbane City Council has given the tick to a plan for a cannabis farm in the city’s west, but nearby residents appear to know nothing about it.
What drove a man to set off a petrol bomb on a Brisbane bus?
Anthony O’Donohue’s undiagnosed mental illness had reached a deadly crescendo, and a bus driver’s greeting is what set him off, leading to catastrophic consequences.
'It's a disgrace': drought-stricken farmers call for access to recycled water
Australia wastes the majority of its recycled water that could be used on food crops — and farmers and local councils say it is a disgrace and want it made available for agriculture.