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Mother claims newborn given life-threatening dose of insulin at public hospital

A mother alleges her newborn baby needed emergency help after being given a life-threatening dose of insulin at a Queensland public hospital.




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The network that monitors Australia's UV-exposure levels expands to central Queensland

Australia is the skin cancer capital of the world, so you might be surprised to find there are just 16 ultraviolet radiation sensors around the country monitoring the sun's rays.




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Minion Mountain near Rockhampton




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Bush accountants get mental health first aid training to help farmers through drought

Accountants based in regional areas receive mental health training to help them work with clients whose financial pressures are causing emotional distress.




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Gas bottle Minions find social media stardom on remote Queensland highway

A Queensland miner has created a popular roadside stop with hundreds of travellers pulling over to take a photo with his now-famous family of Minions.




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Maternity's 'gold standard' of care now available in rural Queensland town

Fewer than one in 10 pregnant women in Australia have access to what is considered to be the 'gold standard' of maternity care, but one outback Queensland town has adopted the model in a bold move to empower local women and midwives.




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Drought prompts water restrictions in Stanthorpe, with TV ads warning locals on usage

As Stanthorpe faces running dry within months the local council discusses its options with the Queensland Government and gets set to impose heavy water restrictions.





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Gel blaster popularity in Queensland surges as advocates work to keep sport legal in two remaining states

With sales rising and participation in regional Queensland gel ball leagues doubling in some areas, advocates are campaigning to ensure newcomers participate safely.






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Ambulance service marks 100 years helping outback Queensland community of Longreach

Before the ambulance existed, if outback Queensland locals had an emergency, they had to drive to themselves to hospital.




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Professor Kerry Reid-Searl from CQ University is the driver behind the Poop it kit for children




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Adani native title anger prompts police query about 'sensitivities' over removing protesters

After the Queensland Government extinguished native title over the Adani mine site this week, police are concerned a clash is likely between mine workers and traditional owners who have set up a protest camp.





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Tamil family fails to win ministerial intervention as Scott Morrison rules out allowing them to stay

Scott Morrison steps in after former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce suggested the family facing deportation to Sri Lanka should be allowed to remain in the central Queensland town of Biloela.







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Dead bodies move while decomposing, a significant find for death investigations

Researchers at Australia's first 'body farm' have observed that dead bodies move significantly when they decompose and believe it could be important in investigations.




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Adani mining insider reveals she is leaking material to environmental activists

Sue*, a worker at a company bidding for an Adani contract, tells the ABC she is leaking information to environmental activists so they can target her employer, saying it's the "ethical, moral thing to do".




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Great Barrier Reef may go on endangered list if run-off laws don't pass, Queensland Environment Minister warns

The Queensland Government is expected to pass a bill today to introduce new mandatory farm run-off regulations to protect the reef, despite opposition from agricultural groups.




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Bushfires deliberately lit by 'cunning, versatile criminals', more common in school holidays, expert warns

The rate of deliberately lit fires escalates rapidly during the school holiday period, according to an expert in arson investigations, as Queensland authorities reveal action has been taken against 21 juveniles and nine adults in recent weeks.




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Emergency authorities warn of life-threatening complacency towards evacuation plans

People living close to the beach admit to being a "little bit blas" about the threat of bushfires, but a forced evacuation during the recent Sunshine Coast emergency has changed their mindset.




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Merlin the missing dog brings North Burnett community together after owner dies in car crash

Dog trackers, rangers, farmers and emergency services personnel band together in the search for Merlin, whose "best mate" and owner was killed in a car crash in rural Queensland last week. Searchers say the dog has been spotted a number of times in recent days.




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First Nations couple wed in cultural union ceremony, hope to revive lost tradition

It has been more than a century since anyone was married in a cultural union ceremony on the land of the Port Curtis Coral Coast people, but now a Queensland couple hopes their action will revive the tradition.




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Merlin the missing dog emerges from the bush a fortnight after owner's death

More than a fortnight after running away into the bush when owner Simon Hannan was killed in a car crash, Merlin the kelpie cross turns up alive and well.




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United Nations asks Australia to take Tamil family from Biloela out of detention on Christmas Island

The United Nations Human Rights Committee asks Australia to end the "existing situation of detention" for the Sri Lankan Tamil family from Biloela being held on Christmas Island.




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Sunshine Coast letterbox bombs prompt police warning

Several letterboxes on the Sunshine Coast have been filled with crude, cheaply made explosives and detonated, causing major damage and prompting a warning from police that residents are at risk of injury.




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The Murri School takes year nine and ten students on a camp to Carnarvon Gorge each year



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Ag college closures 'a sad day for agriculture' as final students graduate from 'universities of the outback'

As the school year wraps up, staff, students, alumni, and rural industries are saying a final farewell to agricultural colleges in central Queensland.







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LIVExchange conference sees participants nominate animal welfare as critical to live export's future

LIVExchange 2019, an annual live exporters conference and themed 'welfare beyond borders', acknowledges of the public relations problems the trade faces.




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Post Covid-19 will the omnichannel model still be relevant?

What can retailers learn from the lockdown and could it be the death-knell of the store, asks Tania Oakey, a retail expert at software vendor Cegid?




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Network Detective helps organisations secure work-at-home devices to mitigate cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities caused by remote workforces

What was once considered a luxury – the ability to work from home – is now a necessity in today’s unprecedented time.




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Celonis puts AI to work with launch of new operational applications

Celonis has launched the next generation of its platform, enabling customers and partners to develop purpose-built Operational Applications.




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Blue Yonder launches AI-Powered luminate planning solutions dedicated to optimising for the ‘new normal’

With a focus on using artificial intelligence (AI)/ machine learning (ML) to better predict demand and improve companies operations from end-to-end, Blue Yonder Holding, Inc. (Blue Yonder), has launched its reimagined Luminate Planning portfolio. This powerful set of solutions enables boundaryless planning providing customers with integrated sales and operations execution (S&OE); limitless, always-on planning; and an intelligence engine that can predict and pivot to deliver an autonomous supply chain.





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Narara sex assault: Police warn Central Coast community the same attacker has struck again

A man who attempted to abduct a woman on the NSW Central Coast on Sunday is believed to be the same person who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl last month.




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NSW budget: Government touts billion dollar boon for growth in regional communities

Regional communities are being touted as winners in this year's New South Wales budget, crowned by a Regional Growth Fund of more than $1 billion for projects to promote economic advancement outside of cities.





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Sydney FC beat Brisbane Roar 3-1 to head the table, as Central Coast Mariners defeat Wellington Phoenix

Sydney FC go back on top of the ladder with a 3-1 win over Brisbane, after the Mariners surprise the Phoenix in Wellington.




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Central Coast Mariners, Western Sydney Wanderers play controversial clash, Newcastle Jets beat Adelaide United, Perth Glory beats Phoenix

The Video Assistant Referee has again been a focal point as the Western Sydney Wanderers recorded a 2-0 win over nine-man Central Coast Mariners.




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Paul Okon condemns VAR after Central Coast Mariners finish with nine men against Western Sydney Wanderers

Angry Mariners coach Paul Okon pledges to appeal against red cards handed to Wout Brama and Jake McGing from Saturday night's controversial loss, as the Video Assistant Referee yet again comes under the spotlight.




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Central Coast Mariners and Wellington Phoenix draw 0-0 in Gosford to end 2017

Neither side really looked like scoring in a dour New Year's Eve contest leaving the Wellington Phoenix last and the Central Coast Mariners in eighth.




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Sydney train strike means no rail transport and 'roadways will be a mess', minister says

Transport Minister Andrew Constance admits it will be impossible to find alternatives to move more than 1 million passengers on Sydney's train strike day.




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Sydney and NSW train strike still on the cards despite Transport Minister, union talks improving

The tone of talks may have improved, but a pay deal is yet to be thrashed out ahead of a planned rail strike that will cause commuter chaos later this month.




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Failings identified after wall of fire sparked by gas ignition rushes over underground miners

An incident in which a gas ignition sent a wall of fire over underground miners could have been deadly, the NSW Resources Regulator says in its initial investigation report.