 | Disabled car parks removed after discrimination complaints |
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Bowen Hills resident, Richie Goodacre, has been left to battle to find a car park after all four disabled parking spots in his complex were removed, following a complaint that the accessible spots discriminated against able-bodied people. |
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 | Housing shortfall sees a population the size of Gympie on the streets |
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Nearly 50,000 people are seeking social housing in Queensland but just a tenth of the homes needed are being built. The situation is being described as an unprecedented crisis. |
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 | Cyber attack causes chaos at Wesley Hospital |
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A patient at the Wesley has told the ABC that since a cyber attack on the hospital on Sunday, staff have been grappling with a range of problems involving communications, patient records and tasks as basic as inserting a canula. "They would normally text people to come and do it [the canula] but they couldn't so they were having to ring people with a land line,'' she said. |
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 | How to sell your house without an agent |
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Australia's property boom is keeping real estate agents busy, but could you buy or sell a property without one? One Fairfield resident found it fairly easy. |
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 | Margot Robbie shares award with local charity Youngcare |
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The Dalby actress has shone a light on Youngcare, which helps young people with a disability to live independently, and has nominated the not-for-profit to receive the funding from her international award. |
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 | Hungry rats costing car owners thousands in repairs |
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Brisbane's cooler months have prompted warnings that rats may be looking for a cosy place to wine and dine — such as your car engine, which has plenty of wiring for them to chew through. |
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 | Brisbane veteran 'elated' after father's lost war medals turn up |
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Glen O'Brien missed out on the Anzac Day march after realising he had lost his father's medals en route from Kippa-Ring train station to the CBD. "I went through the sequence then, of going to the police station, reporting the medals missing, spending so much time doing that that I actually missed the parade — didn't want to be there, I must admit, felt devastated." |
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