103-year-old Qld company taken over by high-profile Sydney firm
A popular Queensland fishing company that has operated for over a century and developed a global reputation for its fishing reels has changed hands.
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The romanticism that many Australians feel about Aboriginal communities can be challenged when actually confronted with the often terrifying reality, writes Michael Madigan.
Battle of Brisbane: Bloodbath of racism, sexism and violence
The underlying reasons for The Battle of Brisbane remain in contention to this day, 80 years after the event that left the city’s streets a bloodbath of seething racism, sexism and violence
Qld mine unearths $1bn adrenaline shot, 600 jobs for local economy
Twelve long years in the making, the approval of the controversial New Acland Mine extension means a region where the unemployment rate is around 5.5 per cent is about to receive a $1bn adrenaline shot into the economy with 600 jobs on offer.
PM’s pledge on billion-dollar project after budget snub
Anthony Albanese says the federal government wants a critical piece of Queensland infrastructure built as soon as possible, despite it being overlooked in the budget.
Kick in the guts: Labor turns its back on birthplace in budget
Regional Queensland may have given birth to the Labor Party, but the budget is a good hard kick in the stomach, writes Michael Madigan.
Incredible story of $1.4m Outback bank heist and the likely Katter connection
It turned out to be a perfect crime, pulled off 90 years ago in a tiny Queensland’s Outback town – and now as film makers arrive to tell the story, the state’s most recognisable federal politician admits the role his own family probably played.
Qld remembers: Queen’s warmth shone through in every single visit
The sudden death of the Queen has sparked an outpouring of nostalgia from Queenslanders in a state visited by her eight times. Here are their stories.
No flag in sight for Greens leader’s Brisbane appearance
He courted controversy by refusing to stand in front of the Australian flag, but there was no such incident when Adam Bandt spoke in Brisbane. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Joh confidant and notorious conservative crusader dies, age 99
She was vilified by the political left, sanctified by the Christian right and had the ear of the most powerful man in the state. Rona Joyner made the most of her 99 years, writes Michael Madigan.
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