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  • 1 week ago | abc.net.au | Stephen Clarke |Tobi Loftus

    Energy efficient houses are a "must-have" for a growing number of buyers, commanding a premium price in markets across the country, property experts say. The demand is reflected in real estate advertising with half the homes currently for sale touting some sort of energy efficient feature, according to a new report from the property website Domain.

  • 1 week ago | abc.net.au | Stephen Clarke |Kimberley Price

    It's a sport for those who like getting off the beaten track, and now there's hope it could make its Olympic debut. However, there's no recognised standard for measuring a trail run with global events using individual metrics. One Queensland researcher is hoping to and bring much-needed precision to the sport.

  • 2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Tobi Loftus |Stephen Clarke

    The Queensland government has announced a commission of inquiry into the state's "broken" child safety system that it says is failingchildren in residential care at cost of $1.12 billion. The 17-month inquiry will be led by former Federal Court judge Paul Anastassiou KC, who was deliberately chosen for his expertise outside the state, the government said on Sunday.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Gemma Ferguson |Stephen Clarke

    The number of babies having to be hospitalised in Queensland with respiratory illness is down nearly 70 per cent since a new vaccine was introduced last year. One less infant, under the age of six months, was hospitalised each day following the release of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) shot, Queensland Health said. It's predicted that figure will grow to three a day by the end of the year.

  • 2 months ago | abc.net.au | Stephen Clarke |Tobi Loftus

    South-east Queensland residents are dealing with an unwelcome pest, fire ants, amid the clean-up from ex-Cyclone Alfred. The invasive species has been a problem for years in south-east Queensland, but floods can help spread colonies which survive by forming "living rafts". The National Fire Ant Eradication Program call centre has recorded a significant increase in fire ant reporting over the past two days.

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