Halal: much ado about nothing in particular

By Irfan Yusuf
Updated April 23 2018 - 11:01pm, first published November 22 2014 - 8:30am

Mackay is a central Queensland city of mixed fortunes. Blessed with riches thanks to its proximity to the Bowen Basin, a region that produces 80 per cent of Queensland's saleable coal, not to mention gold, silver, limestone, gemstones and magnesite. Tradespeople and even truck drivers could easily earn a six-figure salary, buy a hotted-up ute or two (or three or four) and a swag of investment properties.

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