The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is looking to hire more than 100,000 workers in the lead up to next year’s federal election. It’s searching for people Australia-wide to apply as frontline polling staff, supervisors, mobile voting teams, remote area service teams and counting staff. Some roles are offering to pay staff $35 per hour, including … Read more
Increases to fuel prices will be capped to just five cents per litre per day under a Queensland election pitch by the state government targeting further cost-of-living relief. Premier Steven Miles has also vowed to set up 12 state-owned petrol stations, while working with motoring body RACQ to trial a daily limit on petrol price … Read more
A large crocodile believed to be responsible for a fatal attack on a 40-year-old father in far north Queensland has been euthanised. Rangers had targeted a crocodile with a distinctive scar near its snout as an extensive search for the NSW man near Cooktown entered a third day. It is believed the man had been … Read more
Fears crocodiles are habituated to humans at a Queensland river where a man was taken by a “large” croc have been increased by the discovery of footage of people apparently deliberately feeding them. The social media footage shows people throwing fish scraps or meat into the water, which are then abruptly eaten by crocodiles. WATCH … Read more
Public transport fares have dropped to 50 cents per trip across Queensland as one of the state government’s boldest pre-election cost-of-living initiatives goes live just months before the election. Commuters on Translink bus, ferry and train services will pay just half a dollar per trip for the next six months under a trial spruiked by … Read more
A loving father is “traumatised” after a scam caller, pretending to be his daughter in distress, robbed him of his life’s savings. Brisbane local Josie Duncan, 31, was travelling to Canada to visit her father Jeff Duncan, 61, when he received a call that would turn his world upside-down. “Somewhere between the first two flights, … Read more
Katie Illingworth rang in the new year in 2016 with a quiet night surrounded by friends. She woke at 6am on New Year’s Day feeling fresh and ready for what lay ahead. Within minutes, that changed. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today “The next thing I knew I woke up on the … Read more
Indoor Olympic sports including boxing, badminton and volleyball could be held outside of Brisbane in 2032 after the Queensland government unveiled the design for a new sports centre in Moreton Bay. The Moreton Bay Indoor Sports Centre has been approved for construction in the suburb of Petrie, about 30km north of the Brisbane CBD, with … Read more
Brisbane employers appear to be coaxing staff out of working from home, with new data pointing to a hot market for CBD office real estate. Brisbane is the only Australian capital city with positive demand and negative supply for CBD offices, according to the Property Council’s half-yearly Office Market Report, released on Thursday. The Queensland … Read more
Reported cases of human trafficking increased by 12 per cent last financial year, Australian Federal Police data reveals. That included 109 reports of human trafficking, 91 of forced marriage, 69 of forced labour, 59 of sexual exploitation, four of slavery and one report of organ trafficking. The AFP attributed the significant rise in reporting in … Read more
