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Bonza claims title for worst on-time arrival results at four Australian airports in January

Australians are still suffering from budget airline Bonza's unreliability issues, one year after its launch.
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Why food queues and desperation are growing in this booming regional city

Anglican parish operations manager Connie Fredericks says soup kitchen volunteers regularly talk to people about "what bridge they will sleep under tonight".
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Woman smiles at camera with soup kitchen sign behind her

Acting Queensland police commissioner appointed as advocates demand 'line in the sand' on DV

Advocates say Queensland's new police commissioner will have a tough road ahead in tackling domestic violence.
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A headshot of Queensland Police Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski

How this rural town provides care for locals from early childhood to twilight years

Communities struggling to get early childhood and aged care services can take inspiration from this unique solution.
A group of kids play child sized large plastic cars and water buckets on grass in front of a large playground

Thousands of Aussies have joined community running clubs recently with social media fuelling the trend

Running clubs are rapidly growing in popularity across Australia, and organisers say it's thanks to social media providing support and accountability.
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True crime and ghost tours are gaining popularity. Where does fascination with the macabre come from?

As true-crime documentaries and podcasts flood our playlists, real-life ghost tours are capturing our imagination and gaining momentum. It turns out, we love being scared.
A man standing in shadows in front of a building, with light under his face at night

Why cost of living pressures are pushing local sports clubs to the brink

Twenty per cent of sporting clubs are on the brink of collapse. There are concerns closures would have an impact not just on regional communities, but also on the quality of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic team.
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A softball batter wearing a white helmet and maroon and white uniform waits for the ball with her bat with a catcher behind.

'Hang your head in shame': Click-and-collect crook sentenced for stealing car with baby inside

Monique Ericka Hudson has been jailed over the harrowing 2023 incident in Queensland, which left several people injured and a mum beside herself with distress.
CCTV footage showing the back of a car, with the tailgate up, gorceries and a pram can be seen scattered on the ground

Bill to decriminalise sex work tabled in Queensland parliament today

The proposed reforms would repeal existing criminal offences relating to sex work and create new offences for the protection of sex workers.
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A woman looks away.

Despite celebrating Valentine's Day in aged care, Di and John's love hasn't dwindled in 67 years

John Thompson is visiting his wife Di for Valentine's Day at a Queensland aged care home. She is among more than 60 residents who received a gift from the community after a six-week COVID-19 lockdown.
An elderly woman and man in a nursing home room with yellow balloons in the background

Like a pub with no beer, a Queensland hospital was without a permanent doctor for six years, until Dr Tim arrived

Securing a permanent doctor in the bush is a difficult task, and this doctor has just ended a rural town's six-year wait for a permanent hospital GP.
A doctor sits at his desk with a red stethoscope around his neck in a blue button up shirt with a green wall and whiteboard

'Not everyone has a lazy $20,000': Queensland caps local election spending following corruption report

Candidates vying for a position in Queensland's local government next month will, for the first time, need to keep their personal campaign spending and donations under a cap.
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a woman stands in a queue to vote with her great dane

'Extraordinary chain of events' led to power station explosion, report finds

An explosion at a central Queensland power station that left almost half a million people without power could not have been anticipated, according to a report into the incident.
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Damage to Unit C4 at Callide Power Station following a plant fire.

More sustainable, traceable Australian cotton to hit shelves as industry pivots to homegrown

Cotton Australia says there has been a significant increase in licensed products bearing the homegrown mark and expects shoppers to see more of it in stores.
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A close up photo of cotton on the plant, it's bright and fluffy attached to a green plant with large leaves

After surviving a stroke, 60-year-old mum fears a fatal heatwave in social housing

Susan Jones fears her stiflingly hot social housing that does not have air-conditioning will put her life at risk if heatwaves continue to affect the state.
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Woman in black singlet on couch with white dog

Meet Lucky, the deaf collie living his best life mustering cattle

A pure white border collie stands out among grazier Frank Finger's pack of kelpies. And Lucky — a deaf puppy from season two of Muster Dogs — has settled into his new home and is even mustering cattle.
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A man wearing a blue shirt and large hat holding a border collie while two kelpies stand on a four wheeler

Faith, family and footy obsession behind PNG players' drive to find rugby league glory in Australia

They grew up playing footy in cow paddocks at home, where "rugby league is a religion". Now, these young men are preparing to grace footy fields in Australia, hoping to one day represent their country. 
Four men from Papua New Guinea wearing maroon and sky blue football jerseys kneeling on a field and praying.

Regulator takes power station to court over outage that left almost 500,000 homes without power

The Australian Energy Regulator alleges a Queensland coal-fired power station did not comply with its generator performance standards, causing an explosion leading to a major blackout.
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Power station

Environmentalist slams approval of one of largest proposed greenfield coal mines

Whitehaven Coal's Winchester South coal mine in central Queensland's Bowen Basin plans to extract up to 17 million tonnes of coal a year for about 30 years.
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Mine infrastructure in a coalfield.

The human body doesn't come with a manual, so here's a list of regular services every owner needs

Robyn gets her car serviced every year, so she thought she should do the same for her herself. Doctors found a hole in her heart.
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a doctor checks a patient's blood pressure

From dripping on bread to biofuels and skincare, demand for tallow is surging

It started as a war-time snack that reduced waste during food scarcity, but now tallow is making Australia one of the most significant players in biofuel exports.
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A young woman stands next to a batch of jars filled with tallow products.

'Strong rooms' recommended for all North Queensland homes after two tropical cyclones in two months

With only 12 public cyclone shelters across Queensland, a leading design engineer recommends more people should consider building dedicated rooms in their homes.
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A graphic drawing of a small room which has reinforced walls

Almost 200 Queensland teachers threatened to walk off the job after years of staff shortages impact schools

Students are missing out on elective subjects and teachers are taking on subjects they are not qualified to teach, because of significant staff shortages at some state schools. 
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A girl raises her hand in a high school classroom surrounded by classmates.

Hayley's 3yo son isn't talking yet and can't be in kindy. He's waited two years for speech therapy

Hayley Battisson put Nate's name down on waiting lists at nearly every speech pathology practice in Rockhampton years ago. She fears a dire shortage of regional clinicians has put him at a disadvantage.
Woman holds child son and looks at him lovingly

Almost 170,000 air conditioners remotely turned down six times during blistering summer heat

Queensland’s state-owned power grid quietly forced almost 170,000 air-conditioners in homes and businesses into low-power mode six times over summer.
Sun shimmers through powerlines and trees at The Gap in Brisbane.