Australia’s Christian churches offer sanctuary to 100 asylum seekers caught up in a Government welfare crackdown affecting those who were originally transported to Australia for medical treatment.
Category: ABC Brisbane News Updates
Racist place names in Queensland to be wiped off maps
Ten localities in Queensland’s north containing the N-word will be discontinued and renamed, after community concerns are raised about a place called N*****s Bounce.
Community rallies to help find stolen street library
A family in Brisbane hopes word of mouth and social media will help them find their beloved street library.
Not just for sushi: The push to farm seaweed off Queensland
The Sunshine State has “ideal” conditions to be the first in Australia to get into the multi-billion-dollar seaweed business, researcher says.
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.
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.