Smokers are two-and-a-half times more likely to develop a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) than non-smokers, regardless of how long they’ve smoked, scientists from the Brisbane-based QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute find.
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Meet the taxi driver returning to his ballet roots
A Brisbane taxi driver who once trained with the Russian Ballet Company shows up at a unique community dance workshop.
Chiropractor trades two-decade career for firefighting
At age 42, Kate Oliver was sick of “being stuck in a room all day” as a chiropractor and has swapped the career for that of a newly-graduated Queensland firefighter.
Palmer decries 'Nazi Germany'-style court proceeding
Clive Palmer arrives at court in Brisbane looking dishevelled, with one of his minders — speaking on his behalf — likening the former Queensland Nickel boss’s forced appearance to something that would only happen in “Nazi Germany”.
Lockyer Valley creek project to prevent repeat of 2011 flood damage
A $2.4 million project including the planting of 20,000 trees is underway in a Lockyer Valley creek to prevent a repeat of the massive devastation to farm land and waterways caused by the 2011 Queensland floods.
New rear exit windows for buses following Brisbane driver's death
More than 600 Brisbane council buses will receive new emergency exits to improve safety following recommendations made in an independent report into the death of bus driver Manmeet Alisher last year.
Lead fears in Queensland homes after hot water contractor used incorrect solder
Almost 800 homeowners across south-east Queensland have had work completed by a plumbing-electrical contractor who installed hot water systems with a potentially toxic solder product.
'Every mission takes a piece of myself'
Five Australian Red Cross aid workers are awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal, recognised for exceptional courage and devotion to the sick, wounded or disabled in conflict and disaster zones.
'I like to amass wealth and keep it', Clive Palmer tells court
Clive Palmer is again questioned over the affairs of his failed mining company Queensland Nickel in the Federal Court in Brisbane, and tells the hearing he is a collector who likes to put something away for a rainy day.
Chiropractor trades two-decade career for firefighting
At age 42, Kate Oliver was sick of “being stuck in a room all day” as a chiropractor and has swapped the career for that of a newly-graduated Queensland firefighter.