Ipswich council is sending all recycling for the city’s 210,000 residents straight to landfill, which could undermine people’s faith in recycling. What’s the problem and what needs to change?
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'Outback opera house' or 'mud hut': New $22m Waltzing Matilda Centre opens
The outback Queensland town of Winton is rising from the ashes with its key tourist attraction, now rebuilt after going up in flames three years ago. But not everyone is happy with the unique design.
What should you do so your loved ones can honour your dying wish?
Thinking about the end of your life is hard enough, not many people want to talk about it. But medical experts are encouraging Australians to sit down and not only discuss it with their families, but document it. Here’s what you need to know about advance care planning.
Recycling centre employing people with disabilities fears for jobs amid import ban
A Bundaberg recycling centre that employs 27 people with disabilities says jobs are on the line because it cannot find a buyer for its product, including 100 tonnes of soft plastic that is now headed for landfill.
Sugar industry urged to look beyond billion-dollar biofuels platform
The Australian sugar cane industry is being told to look beyond biofuels due to the risk of future technologies wiping out demand.
Forget Grumpy cat, we've got fuming feline and she's looking for her home
The mean demeanour of a three-legged cat found roaming in a suburb north of Brisbane is going viral, with hundreds sharing the fuming feline’s image in the hopes of reuniting her with her family.
Homicide detectives investigate suspicious fatal house fire as neighbour says son had 'lost it'
A neighbour says the son who lived in the house where three people died in a suspicious fire “was out of control”, as homicide detectives continue to investigate the blaze.
'It's insane': Parents with seriously ill children spend up to $700 a month to feed them
Since Mihali was born seven months ago his parents have spent hundreds of dollars a month on feeding tubes to keep him alive. It’s a cost faced by thousands of parents nationwide, but now Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt is reviewing their plight.
Recycling will be dumped by councils nationwide as costs blow out: experts
Councils across Australia will follow the city of Ipswich in scrapping their recycling programs because ratepayers won’t cop higher rates as the cost continues to rise, the Local Government Association of Queensland warns.
Corruption watchdog hits former Ipswich council CEO and wife with more charges
Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission levels more charges against former Ipswich City Council CEO Carl Wulff and his wife Sharon Oxenbridge, alleging they received 20 corrupt payments in 2012 and 2013.