Torres Strait
Whose views skew the news?
Folker Hanusch, University of the Sunshine Coast Most Australian journalists describe themselves as left-wing, yet amongst those who wield the real power in the country’s newsrooms, the Coalition holds a winning lead.
Post-school support push for indigenous teens mooted
Bridie Jabour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teenagers could be supported by the government for six months after finishing school in changes to the education system being considered by the state government.
Woman dies of drug-resistant tuberculosis
Marissa Calligeros A young woman has become the first person to die in Australia from the superbug XDR-TB.
Kids most at risk from parents, child deaths report finds
Katherine Feeney The chilling results of an investigation into child deaths due to assault or neglect reveal the state’s youngest are most at risk of dying at the hands of their parents or guardians.
Logan elders plead for funding to counsel angry youths
Marissa Calligeros Community elders say counselling services are key to easing the social issues contributing to simmering racial tensions in Logan, south of Brisbane.
Desert breakdown ends tragically in killer heat
Marissa Calligeros The grieving family of a young, passionate conservationist, who perished in the Simpson Desert after his four-wheel drive became bogged, say he was experienced in the bush.
Taking care of equality
Katherine Feeney Going back into the closet after decades living freely is a very real prospect for some of about 25,000 same-sex-attracted over-65s in greater Brisbane looking into aged-care.
Queensland Health takes brunt of redundancies
Tony Moore More than 4100 Queensland Health employees will be paid redundancies, the Newman government revealed as it detailed the 14,000 public service jobs to go in one of the largest-ever transformations of...
LNP vote to end Abstudy 'risks bigot tag'
Marissa Calligeros A federal opposition MP says the LNP risks being branded a ‘‘mob of bigots’’ after voting to abolish Abstudy support payments to indigenous students at its state convention in Brisbane at the weekend.
Townsville beach death not suspicious
Police are trying to establish the movements of a man whose body was found on a beach near Townsville.
It's the vibe: Mambo supports Mabo brand
Evan Schwarten A week ago Malcolm Mabo was bracing himself for a drawn-out legal fight with an iconic Australian brand over the copyright of his own surname.
Police evict protesters from Brisbane tent embassy
Amy Remeikis More than 200 police have descended on Musgrave Park in Brisbane's West End this morning to move indigenous tent embassy protesters, resulting in more than 30 arrests.
