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Long wait times for car repairs become the 'new normal' amid calls for more auto workers

Parts are scarce, and qualified workers even scarcer, which means even simple fender benders are taking a long time to fix.

ABC News · May 7, 2023

Western Downs bushfire survivor determined to rebuild on block where home was destroyed

New signs of life are everywhere on Bernie's block in Queensland's Western Downs, where a devastating bushfire ripped through in February. Inspired by the new green growth, she's determined to start again.

ABC News · Apr 24, 2023

Fewer young drivers opt for manual licences as automotive landscape changes

Once, balancing the clutch and learning the art of a hill start was a rite of passage for young Australian drivers, but now there is a growing trend of young drivers ditching the manual licence.

ABC News · Apr 16, 2023

Cheap land, rates relief, high-rise apartments: Country towns innovate to ease housing squeeze

Regional Australia has plenty of cheap land and would-be buyers, but there are few houses for sale, and no builders to make new ones. Here's how some councils are tackling that.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2023

School tuckshops embrace healthy options as sweet and sour chicken dish named recipe of the year

The humble school tuckshop has had a revamp and if this award-winning school's menu is anything to go by, old-fashioned hearty meals are hot right now.

ABC News · Aug 19, 2022

Wellcamp COVID quarantine facility costing Queensland government more than $220 million after figures released in budget estimates hearing

The Deputy Premier reveals how much taxpayers paid to set up and run the controversial privately owned Wellcamp quarantine facility on the Darling Downs.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022

Queensland folklore says Toowoomba chef invented lamington, but historian debunks myth

It's National Lamington Day, and while we can't declare it a holiday, we can tell you all about the history of the little cake that has stood the test of time, and even inspired some boozy ales along the way.

ABC News · Jul 20, 2022

Oakey swells with pride as street artist Fintan Magee uses library as his latest canvas

They bring art lovers to regional areas, but these big murals are also inspiring and reinvigorating residents of small Aussie towns.

ABC News · Jun 26, 2022

Workers diagnosed with silicosis after being exposed to silica dust are calling for urgent action

More than 500 stonemasons have been diagnosed with silicosis nationally, but experts say it's 'likely just the tip of the iceberg', with miners, quarry workers and others in the construction industry at risk.

ABC News · Jun 19, 2022

Grantham residents moved to higher ground after record floods, so why haven't others?

Ten years ago Grantham moved to higher ground to avoid future floods. Now, after staying dry during this year's onslaught, experts say the land swap worked. So is it time to consider replicating it?

ABC News · Mar 12, 2022