Authorities have used new closure powers to shut down three Bundaberg retailers suspected of selling illegal "chop chop" tobacco and vapes as the laws are enforced in Queensland for the first time.
The Farrells have run cattle on their rural property for more than 100 years and are now excited about renewables and the next phase of their family legacy.
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A noxious pest from Africa has found its way onto the world's largest sand island, Kโgari. Experts are calling for the invasive fish to be eradicated to stop it from threatening native species.
In his first day on the job Charles Burke has laid down the gauntlet to major supermarkets with his newly-installed power to report behaviours and business practices that hurt farmers and consumers.
Queensland drivers say they are fed up with politicians flying around on planes and ignoring the dangerous condition of the state's road network, as people continue to die in crashes.
"The Bruce" is being labelled a national disgrace, pock-marked with dangerous potholes and signposted with memorials to people who have died on the notorious road.
Health officials and police are cracking down the sale of illicit vapes, cigarettes and "chop chop" tobacco in Queensland. In the Wide Bay area alone sellers are estimated to have avoided paying about $1.2 million in tax.
Brock Greenwood is the seventh Australian killed in Ukraine. He was one of an unknown number fighting in "brutal trench warfare" without military experience, an expert says.