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Backpackers dice with death at perilous Far North pool

Young travellers are courting catastrophe by cooling off in one of the Far North’s deadliest swimming spots which has...

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16th Oct. 2019 6:10 AM

People swimming near Devil's Pool, at Babinda Boulders. Photo: Daniel Bateman

Last two backpackers leave Warwick evacuation centre

WE don't have fires like this one back home, according to Granite Belt backpackers.

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08th Sept. 2019 11:09 AM

Backpackers Natalie Schmidt and Sean Hennessy-Williams prepare to leave the YMCA camp at Leslie Dam on Sunday after being evacuated to the camp on Friday night.

Backpacker killers to be executed

Two migrant workers who were found guilty of the murders of two backpackers in Thailand will be executed after a last-ditch...

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30th Aug. 2019 6:08 AM

David Miller and Hannah Witheridge were killed while they were travelling in Thailand. Picture: Facebook

Visa change welcomes workers

New visas mean new workers but no major system overhaul

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06th Aug. 2019 6:08 AM

Michelle Garae, 29, from Vanuatu is employed on the seasonal worker program as a fruit picker in Stanthorpe.

Run of international backpackers face court

International backpackers face court on charges.

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15th July 2019 5:07 AM

Four backpackers faced Bowen Magistrates Court last week.

Fair Work reveals shocking lack of compliance on farms

THE Wide Bay region has been identified as being at the highest risk for non-compliance of workplace laws in the...

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11th July 2019 5:07 AM

Data from the Fair Work Ombudsman shows the region is one of the highest risk horticultural regions in Australia for non-compliance.

GALLERY: Cultural diversity celebrated in Mundubbera

Mundubbera played host to a festival-like atmosphere on Saturday.

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10th July 2019 5:07 AM

DIG IN: Guests enjoy some of the many culinary delights on offer at the Mundubbera Welcomes You event.

There's movement on either end of emerging foodie strip

With a recent sale and the demolition of an old building on either end of the strip locals are wondering what's next.

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26th June 2019 3:06 PM

WHAT'S NEXT: The old doctor's surgery next to the newly opened Seasalt Fish and Chips and Sunset Lounge was demolished last week.

Teen's disappearance 'a stark reminder' to backpackers

THE posters for missing Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez "remind you that you have to be aware and careful".

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18th June 2019 2:06 PM

Julia, Lisa, and Emily, discuss the missing backpacker Theo Hayez in Byron Bay.

For sale: Major interest in iconic Bundy backpackers

THERE'S been huge interest in a Bundaberg CBD landmark, the Bundaberg Backpackers, long a stopover point for tourists and...

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18th June 2019 5:06 AM

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