The Federal Government’s COVID-19 package announced last week expanded the Medicare mental health net for telehealth support to those in home isolation or quarantine but a trauma psychologist says the net needs to be far wider.
A three-year shellfish reef trial in Pumicestone Passage will come to an end later this year but there are calls to extend the trial.
Her first book Teacher was a bestseller now Gabbie Stroud is in Brisbane tonight talking about her new book Dear Parents – putting the spotlight on parents and why “the world is bigger than their child”. Here’s what she had to say about why we need a new education system.
Australia’s devastating bushfires have sparked community fears over Bribie Island evacuation plans if access to the Island’s bridge was cut. What do you think?
The State Government says its new koala conservation strategy will protect more habitat in the State’s southeast but fears are growing urban koalas will not survive unless the new mapping changes urgently.
Brisbane City Council plans to transform Victoria Park into a 45 hectare urban retreat but local residents would like to see the detail behind the vision released before community consultation closes next month.
A review of two decades of legal cases led one of Queensland’s top anti-discrimination lawyers to one conclusion – women don’t have the same rights as men and it’s costing them their careers.
The death of Brisbane’s Hannah Clarke and her three children last month has sparked an increase in “you’re next” threats a leading DV support agency says, as calls for help escalate.
All vehicles will now be checked for valid permits on one of southeast Queensland’s busiest 4WD beaches in a bid to clamp down on illegal offroading and to protect local wildlife, but a local conservation group says there is another step that needs to be taken.
A year ago Emily Wren, who has autism and neurofibromatosis-1 could barely turn a lock in a key but intensive therapies meant when her brother suffered a serious medical episode she was able to help save his life. This is her story.
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