The survey found many FIFO workers felt isolated from their families when they returned home and often had to juggle between being a “bloke” and a “family man”.
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Short-term politics the enemy of long-term traffic planning in Brisbane
One of Australia’s most experienced urban planners recommends a ‘Back to the Future’ approach to reset Greater Brisbane’s traffic plans as journey times increase.
Remembering Whiskey: 45 years after 15 were killed in Fortitude Valley
On around 2am on March 8, 1973 two drums of diesel fuel were set alight in the foyer of the Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub in Amelia Street Fortitude Valley killing 15 people. Forty-five years later a fresh inquest into the murders looms.
Tree clearing laws reintroduced, minus 'onus of proof' on farmers
Queensland Natural Resources Minister Anthony Lynham said the laws would bring an end to widespread clearing permitted under the Newman government.
Driver found dead in rolled car off highway near Gympie
A member of the public spotted the vehicle off the Wide Bay Highway near Kinbombi and reported it to emergency services just before 3pm.
Row of cows found dead after lightning strike south of Brisbane
A lightning strike was believed to have killed six cows, which were discovered laying dead in a row on a Beaudesert property last week.
Man blows up Mount Isa home after using fly spray as a flame thrower
A Queensland man used insect spray as a flamethrower to kill cockroaches, blowing up his Mount Isa kitchen in the process.
Queensland police crack ice ring, 32 arrested
Queensland police have arrested 32 people in five days following a series of drug raids to end a nine-month operation targeting the supply of ice in Mackay.
Greens councillor under fire over lost tree
Brisbane residents are disappointed with Greens councillor Jonathan Sri who installed a concrete slab which they say destroyed a tree at a prominent park.
New Zealand one-punch killer jailed for six years
A New Zealand man has been jailed for six-and-a-half years for fatally punching a Gold Coast grandfather just days after arriving in Australia.