The number of women hired by Queensland Rail in its recruitment push is more than four times the rate in the current workforce, breaking down traditional barriers.
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Ticketmaster defends resale website as Peter Garrett calls for scalping crackdown
Event sales company Ticketmaster defends its resale website, which has been used by scalpers to market inflated-price tickets to events such as Justin Bieber’s Brisbane concert and Midnight Oil’s reunion tour, as Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett calls for law changes.
Second rape charge laid against former union boss
A former union boss appears in a Brisbane court on more charges stemming from the alleged rape of a woman he met outside a Fortitude Valley bar.
Stationery social enterprise changing girls' lives
A Brisbane woman creates a social enterprise stationery business to help fund education projects for women in developing countries.
Campbell Newman accuses Tim Nicholls of avoiding responsibility
Queensland Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls plays down his former boss’s social media response to a keynote speech, after Campbell Newman accused him of avoiding responsibility for public service cuts and privatisation plans.
Mia Ayliffe-Chung's mother urges Australia to improve backpacker safety
The mother of British traveller Mia Ayliffe-Chung, who was fatally stabbed in north Queensland, calls on the Australian Government to do more to protect young backpackers after the alleged abduction and rape of another female in outback Queensland.
Food agility research centre to find foods of the future
The Federal Government announces a new cooperative research centre investigating how to produce food for the future.
Housing affordability: Is it time to move to Adelaide?
With house prices fast becoming unaffordable for young adults — particularly in Sydney and Melbourne — is it time to have a closer look at Adelaide?
Former MP Scott Driscoll sentenced to six years over fraud charges
Disgraced former Queensland LNP MP Scott Driscoll will spend at least 18 months behind bars for fraud-related offences.
Artist captures the Brisbane we 'take for granted'
Robert Brownhall’s latest exhibition captures Brisbane’s iconic urban landscapes — ones he says we take for granted.