Kenji Sato

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Kenji Sato

Guerilla gardeners have defied the Queensland government's orders to stop growing food on public land. The government says the gardeners are putting their health at risk due to soil contamination. The government says it should receive the results of preliminary soil testing soon. Guerilla gardeners have refused to stop growing food on state land, despite warnings from the Queensland government that the soil could be contaminated.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Kenji Sato

One of Queensland's most expensive neighbourhoods has blocked an "inappropriate" affordable housing project intended to ease the shortage of homes. The state government announced it will scrap a four-storey project in Tewantin, in the Noosa Shire, citing community concerns that it would destroy the character of the seaside town. Noosa Council had fiercely campaigned against the "massively overscale development", saying it was too tall and would ruin the "low-key, leafy village feel" of the suburb.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Steve Austin |Kenji Sato

Restaurateur Amanda Scott says the process of employing skilled immigrant workers is slow, expensive, and maddeningly bureaucratic. The cafe owner fears the process will become even harder as both major parties vow to reduce immigration levels if they win the upcoming federal election. The Kedrom Farm House owner said few Australians were studying cookery, with venues becoming increasingly dependent on immigrant workers.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Kenji Sato

The City of Moreton Bay council has begun throwing away rough sleepers' tents and other possessions as it cracks down on "illegal" homeless campers. On Wednesday morning council rangers and police officers began dismantling tents at Eddie Hyland Park, north of Brisbane. Homeless woman Carol Ross said rangers gave her one hour to remove her personal belongings from her tent before they loaded it onto the back of a garbage truck.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Kenji Sato

The Queensland Government has refused to create a new nightly bed tax for tourists. The room levy was proposed by the mayors of Brisbane, Gold Coast, Cairns, and Whitsundays. Member for Whitsundays Amanda Camm suggested councils should do it themselves. The Queensland Government has swiftly rejected the idea of taxing tourists on behalf of councils.