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.
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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.
Passenger headbutts Brisbane bus driver over concession request
A Brisbane bus driver has facial injuries after being headbutted by a passenger who was asked to show his concession card.
From the Cape to the catwalk: Sharing Indigenous culture through fashion
Two Cairns fashion designers are chosen to represent Australia at the World Indigenous Fashion Week in the Seychelles in October.
Negative political ads set to rise in Queensland as election looms
You’re about to be bombarded with negative political ads in Queensland and here’s why you won’t turn off.
Pacific Fairtrade delegation sees benefits first-hand
Powerful stories of the positive impact of Fairtrade have been shared by the largest delegation of the project’s certified producers ever to visit Australia.
'You will be epically missed': Sister remembers man allegedly murdered by brother
The sister of Gold Coast suspected murder victim Reece Clarke posts a heartfelt tribute to her brother on Facebook, after their sibling Ethan allegedly doused him with petrol and set him alight.
Man charged with murder after allegedly setting housemate on fire
A man is charged with murder after allegedly throwing petrol on another man and setting him alight at a house on Queensland’s Gold Coast early this morning.
Fire damages building at Inala shops in Brisbane's south-west
Up to 50 firefighters are needed to bring a big blaze under control at a shopping centre in Brisbane’s south-west early on Saturday morning.