An Indigenous baby boom in parts of Australia prompts some schools to tackle cultural awareness in a different way, including embracing a morning “yarning circle”, a practice used in Aboriginal cultures for generations.
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RSPCA on the hunt for a man in cat-throwing video
Animal cruelty inspectors are trying to track down a man caught allegedly throwing a cat against the side of a house and then laughing about the act.
Charity watchdog acts after RSL Qld couldn't account for $400k in spending
Australia’s charity commission warns RSL Queensland over serious governance failures and an inability to meet record-keeping obligations, including not being able to account for how hundreds of thousands of dollars in charitable funds were spent.
Indian 'Commonwealth Games imposters' detained at Brisbane Airport
A man is charged with people smuggling after nine Indian nationals are detained by Border Force at Brisbane Airport, accused of fraudulently claiming to be journalists arriving for the Commonwealth Games.
Petrol tanker blows up in massive fiery 'explosion', driver killed
Drone vision captures the aftermath of a fuel tanker explosion, after it collides with a car in north-west Queensland, killing a driver.
Trouble-free run lifts Pearson's spirits as she battles injury
The Commonwealth Games preparations for world champion hurdler Sally Pearson, who is hampered by an untimely Achilles injury, get a boost with an impressive run in a warm-up event in Brisbane.
Travel expense concerns, clashes with Logan Mayor revealed in sacked CEO's legal documents
Clashes with Logan Mayor Luke Smith and concerns over travel expenses are among a number of reasons detailed by the council’s CEO in an eleventh-hour bid to save her job.
Surviving life on Willis Island helped by cheese, beer and inflatable dinosaurs
There is a crisis of sorts unfolding on a small island in the Coral Sea. Four weather observers, who have been living on tiny Willis Island off Cairns in Queensland’s far north for almost six months, are about to run out of cheese.
North Queensland town cut off by floodwaters — and there's more rain on the way
Floodwaters begin to settle in north Queensland, but the Bureau of Meteorology says another rainfall event is possible, with ex-Tropical Cyclone Iris threatening to dump heavy rainfall along the Queensland coast.
Man texted friend, ran from police after murdering mother of four
Gold Coast man Jacob Michael Smith, who ran from police and told friends he was in “big trouble”, is found guilty of murdering mother-of-four Anthea Mari in her Brisbane home.