News AN EXHAUSTIVE effort backburning rough terrain in Crows Nest and Ravensbourne has given firefighters hope containment lines could hold

Careers Prospective electricians, mechanical workers and operators applying for jobs at a Surat Basin coal seam gas project were asked to submit three vials of blood.

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News Not having been to this region before and spending three days here during their tour, Cal Wilson and Brett Blake were very surprised with the things they learnt.

News The full cost of the drought gripping much of Queensland has been revealed, with hundreds of millions of dollars set to be wiped from farm gate production values.

News Queensland’s economy will receive a huge cash injection in a bid to drive job creation in a deal done between the Morrison and Palaszczuk governments.

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Rural The general store has been part of Eddie Mills’ life for more than 70 years, but drought and agricultural decline mean times are tougher than they’ve ever been.

News SOUTHWEST residents are set for a scorcher today with the mercury approaching the highest on record.

News The main thoroughfare through Dalby was shut down by the grisly traffic hazard.

News The Hi-way 1 business once spanned nine shops in Queensland but now its last outlet is closing down.

News St George State High farewell their smallest cohort of grade 12s with wise words to live by.