He was dubbed a rising star of the culinary scene, but Mat Fury says he has reached the high point of his career cooking for sick children and their families at Queensland’s only children’s hospice.
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Treatment to 'turn off' allergies a decade away: scientists
Sufferers of severe allergies like asthma and lethal food allergies could gain lifetime relief in a single treatment, with Queensland researchers saying an injection to block certain immune responses is getting closer.
Time running out for 10yo girl who needs life-saving surgery
A family puts their home on the market and turns to crowdfunding to pay for life-saving surgery in the US, for a condition their daughter caught in an Australian hospital.
Consumers lose appetite for prawns after white spot outbreak
A north Queensland seafood wholesaler and retailer blames white spot disease for turning consumers away from prawns.
Meet mickfanningi, the spider named after our surf legend
Gold Coast surfer Mick Fanning has a new claim to fame, with a new and “very distinct” species of water spider being named after him following a public vote at the recent World Science Festival in Brisbane.
Cocktail of chemicals found in blood of sea turtles on Great Barrier Reef
Researchers find heart and gout medications, pesticides, herbicides and other industrial chemicals in the blood of green sea turtles in the Great Barrier Reef.
Train guard gives commuters something to smile about
Meet Ben Olsen, the train guard who adds his own positive spin to the mundane daily commute.
Inquest ordered into fatal 1973 Brisbane night club firebombing
Queensland’s Attorney-General writes to the state coroner asking him to hold an inquest into the 1973 firebombing of Whiskey Au Go Go in Brisbane, in which 15 people died.
Queensland's wetter than usual autumn thanks to Cyclone Debbie
Queensland experiences its equal fourth-warmest autumn on record, while Cyclone Debbie ensures a wetter-than-usual season, according to the latest statistics from the Bureau of Meteorology.
Damage to police vehicles shows scale of gunman's arsenal
Queensland police confronted cop killer Rick Maddison with their best tactical defence equipment, but even that took a battering as the gunman fired upon officers with a high-powered weapon.