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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · James C Taylor

    Housing waitlist cancellations a 'systems level problem', advocates say (opens the original)

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    Colin Betts dons his Santa suit, collects his vibrant signs painted with positive messages, and walks barefoot out to the roadside. Accompanied by his faithful dog, Meri Rose, the 66-year-old brandishes the signs to the honks and waves of the passing traffic. Nicknamed the Barefoot Santa of Gympie, Mr Betts has been a public fixture in the regional Queensland town for the past decade. "It's all in fun and laughter, laughter's good medicine," he said. "A bit of positive energy, that to me means a

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · James C Taylor

    K'gari resort set to be sold to US travel giant (opens the original)

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    Australian tourism and travel company Kelsian Group owns K'gari's award-winning Kingfisher Bay Resort. Its tourism operations are being sold to US-owned Journey Beyond. Kelsian Group expects the sale to be completed by the end of the year. Traditional owners of K'gari, formerly Fraser Island, say they are hoping to work with the American company buying the island's largest hotel. Kingfisher Bay Resort, which has 269 rooms, villas and holiday houses, is one of about 15 tourism operations being so

  3. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · James C Taylor

    Record regional road toll hits 1,000 due to complacency, report finds (opens the original)

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    The crash that nearly ended Peter Kalbfell's life happened on a long, deserted highway in outback Queensland. "There is a lot of nothing out there, you know," he said. In January 2000, Mr Kalbfell was driving back home to Alice Springs after a "whirlwind" Christmas holiday with family and friends in Maryborough, three hours north of Brisbane. It was a trip he and his then-girlfriend had made countless times before, which, he conceded, led them to "be a bit more complacent" about driving while fa

  4. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · James C Taylor

    Pedestrian dies after being struck by car in Hervey Bay (opens the original)

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    A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Queensland's Fraser Coast region. Police said a Subaru Liberty struck the 31-year-old man at about 6:20pm on Tuesday at Hervey Bay. The man sustained critical injuries and was declared dead at the scene on Murphy Street, Point Vernon. Police said the driver of the car, a 24-year-old man, and a passenger, a 24-year-old woman, were not injured. Police are calling for anyone with information or vision related to the crash to come forward to assist w

  5. Article · Aug 10, 2026 · James C Taylor

    Investors 'losing patience' with slow renewables rollout, report finds (opens the original)

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    Investors in renewables say confidence in the Australian energy market is declining. A survey found delays in connecting completed projects to the energy grid are the biggest challenge to investment. Experts are calling for Queensland to create a statutory body to coordinate the state's renewables rollout. Queensland's renewable energy policies are creating a bottleneck for investors and slowing a projected drop in energy prices, a national report says. A $500 million solar and battery project i

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