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White spot prawn disease eradication concern as virus spreads
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Tree changers swapping city life for a regional and rural lifestyle
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Rachel Antonio: Police may search Bowen dump for schoolgirl's remains, nearly 20 years on
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National pharmacy training program to improve health outcomes for north Queensland
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Analysis: Failures in persuading FIFO workers to live locally
Regions that offer adequate amenities for residents have the best chance of converting long-distance commuters into the sort of new residents who can sustain regional prosperity.
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Coal spillage discovered in waters near Great Barrier Reef
A Queensland Government investigation finds a large spillage of coal from a ship loader at the Port of Hay Point in the state's north.
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Another prawn farm tests positive for white spot disease
A sixth aquaculture farm tests positive for the virus that causes white spot disease in prawns, leaving the industry concerned about successful eradication.
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Tree changers swapping city life for a regional and rural lifestyle
Ever wondered what it would be like to swap the rat race for a quieter country life? Meet the tree changers.
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Bowen dump may be searched for body of 1998 suspected murder victim
Any search of a north Queensland dump for the remains of suspected murder victim Rachel Antonio will be complicated and difficult, police say.
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Barnaby Joyce threatens 'fix sugar stoush or I will'
Barnaby Joyce warns Wilmar his patience has run out as growers threaten to leave this year's cane crop in the paddock.
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Hospital training keeps pharmacists in regional Queensland
The Townsville Hospital is one of three regional Queensland sites selected to host national pharmacy training program.
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'Fresher air' for Queensland's national parks as smoking ban introduced
The Queensland Government is concerned the air is not fresh enough in national parks, citing air quality and passive smoking as key reasons for a partial smoking ban that comes into force tomorrow.
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Cane growers consider strike as marketing stoush continues
Some North Queensland cane growers consider withholding their crop this year if a marketing agreement with sugar miller Wilmar is not reached.
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Bumper year in agriculture but Queensland missed the boom: report
An unusually strong agricultural production in 2016 is unlikely to be repeated this year, but Queensland missed out on the biggest production spike in a decade, the Australian Farm Institute concludes.
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Why regions can't persuade fly-in fly-out workers to live locally
Regions that offer adequate amenities for residents have the best chance of converting long-distance commuters into the sort of new residents who can sustain regional prosperity...More
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