There are far more indigenous Queensland children needing state protection than any other group. So in a bid to close the gap, the state government is going to do more to keep Aboriginal and Islander families together. It believes it …
By Hannah Kotaidis edited for online By Jacob Miley A fragment from an edge-axe, believed to be on of the world’s oldest tools, has been discovered in the remote Kimberly region. The axe’s age coincides with the arrival of …
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By Keira Wallace The Queensland government announced today it would spend $150 million over the next five years in a plan to better support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. The action plan, which includes a heavy focus on indigenous …
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Both houses of Federal Parliament were officially dissolved this morning, signalling the start of the eight-week election campaign. Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten are in highly-contested marginal seats hoping to win over crucial Queensland votes. Education, youth unemployment and asylum …
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The transformation of Kelvin Grove into a modern university-based urban village, continues to evolve. The centre piece is QUT’s new $80 million Creative Industries Precinct Stage 2. It’s an impressive building designed to cater for drama, arts and music. It’s …
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An Aboriginal elder has been praised a hero, after finding a man missing in remote Western Australia. He tracked him down, based on just one footprint. Annaliese Laracy reports.
There’s a secret hidden behind QUT’s spectacular new $80 million creative arts complex. It’s part of a century-old army barracks. The buildings have been restored and re-purposed to take on a new life for students instead of soldiers. Tobi Loftus …
Our special wrap up of the G20 global summit with QUT News reporters Vanessa Wolfe, Joseph Cooney, Celeste Skinner, Jim Malo, Georgia Terry, Jacinta Lal and Whitney Angell.
Welcome to our fourth QUT News special on the G20, the global summit that will showcase Brisbane to the world, brought to you by a team of journalism students from QUT. As the G20 summit in Brisbane draws to a …
Despite the heat protestors took to the streets in final G20 demonstrations. The largest was an indigenous rally where Australian flags were burned. Georgia Terry reports.