A planning expert says popular regions are facing impacts akin to a mining boom as a remote-worker influx pushes up house prices and rents, potentially forcing out locals.
A Queensland council which poured more than $20 million into a futuristic waste system is now watching it gather dust as the experts needed to turn it on remain unable to enter Australia.
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Almost 100 prison parolees in Queensland are set to spend Christmas inside the state’s overstuffed jails – at a cost of nearly $30,000 a day – because of a “complete crisis” that is affecting more than just the criminals themselves.
Just a few days since Queensland confirmed it will open its borders to visitors from greater Sydney and Victoria, excited tourists have already booked a Noosa property for a staggering $100,000 a week over the Christmas period.
Media organisations of all kinds are failing regional audiences, according to a mayor who also represents local councils across Queensland.
A cargo ship has been forced to anchor off the Sunshine Coast amid concerns a previously undetected strain of COVID-19 is on board.
Native brush turkeys are attacking and forcefully trying to mate with domestic hens and there is very little that can be done to stop them.