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Marine rescue boat in Queensland. | Newsreel

Marine Rescue Queensland welcomes first units

Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ), the state’s first single integrated volunteer-based service, welcomes its first units this week. Mackay and Gladstone will become the

New Queensland Fire Department arrives

Queensland’s new fire-fighting force is here with the Queensland Fire Department officially in operation. State Fire and Disaster Recovery Minister Nikki Boyd said the

First Victims’ Commissioner appointed

DVConnect CEO Beck O’Connor will become Queensland’s first Victims’ Commissioner. State Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath said Ms O’Connor, who will start in the

World Vision back-pays staff $6 million

World Vision Australia has back-paid staff more than $6 million after an internal review uncovered compliance issues. The Fair Work Commission (FWO) said the charity had

Rate of sexual assault highest in 31 years

More than 36,000 Australians were sexually assaulted last year, with the rate of assaults the highest in 31 years. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the

Sobah thinking inspires healthy options

By Steve Zeppa Dry July is just one of the many times in the year Dr Clinton Schultz advocates for healthy, alcohol-free living. The Gold Coast founder of Sobah,

Gold Coast Australians of the Year Brett & Belinda Beasley. | Newsreel

Campaign for Jack’s Law in spotlight

Public safety advocates Brett and Belinda Beasley, whose work led to the introduction of Jack’s Law, have been named the Gold Coast’s Australians of the Year. The

All abilities multisport day for Ipswich children

Children with a disability will be taking part in an inaugural multisport day in Springfield, south-west of Brisbane, next week. As part of its Active Kids program,

Data reveals decade of rampant floods and drought

The number of times people were displaced by floods or drought in the world’s most natural disaster-prone countries approached eight million last year, the annual

Support to protect children in many languages

New resources will support culturally and linguistically diverse families to have conversations about online child safety. The Australian Centre to Counter Child

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