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Up to 900 workers at SE Queensland abattoir and factory to lose jobs: union
Up to 900 people will lose their jobs in Ipswich, west of Brisbane, with the closure of the Churchill Abattoir and Steggles chicken processing factory at Wulkuraka, the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union says.
Anti-anxiety drugs like Valium 'used in half of non-fatal overdoses'
Anti-anxiety drugs like Xanax and Valium were used in half of all non-fatal drug overdoses in Queensland, a new study finds, with drug users injecting the benzodiazepines in their search for a high.
Fruit and veggie prices plummet as warm winter causes bumper crops
Families urged to buy up and save money on Queensland fruit and vegetables as prices fall by more than 50 per cent. But the oversupply is not welcome news for farmers.
Being left 'on the scrap heap' the reality for some older jobseekers
The Federal Government hopes the trial of a new jobs program will help 30,000 mature-aged Australians get back into the workforce.
Former Ironman Dean Mercer dies after crashing car
Former Ironman Dean Mercer dies after having a heart attack and crashing his car on the Gold Coast this morning.
Op shop directly helps homeless with survival sacks
Down a small alleyway in Brisbane’s inner north, an op shop with a difference is paying it forward to the homeless using a simple sack.
Why don't unemployed young people take up picking jobs on farms?
Bundaberg has Queensland’s worst youth unemployment rates at 23 per cent, and yet there is steady stream of short-term work picking fruit and vegetables during harvest. ABC News travelled to find out why backpackers fill the roles instead of locals.
Family pleads for return of Australian's body from Uganda months after death
Queensland woman Bronwyn Fielding’s body remains in Uganda because of bureaucratic delays two months after her death, prompting her Australia-based family to plead for her release from the mortuary.
Time 'irrelevant' as Brisbane amputee conquers English Channel
Brisbane man Michael Powell, who lost part of his left leg in a tractor accident when he was four, completes one of the world’s most gruelling physical challenges by swimming the English Channel.