QUEENSLAND

  • Queensland Rodeo (AAP)
    Tuesday, 18th November,2008

    PALM ISLAND RODEO

    Palm Island's picture postcard looks and idyllic beaches have made way for the thunder of hooves and the roar of the crowd as the Island hosts it's first rodeo in 32 years.

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  • My Island Home (SBS)
    Thursday, 25th September,2008

    MY ISLAND HOME?

    Thursday Island in the Torres Strait is in the grip of the worst housing crisis it's ever seen.

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  • Mt Isa copper mine (AAP)
    Friday, 5th September,2008

    NEW TERRITORY

    Locals in the Western Queensland town of Mount Isa are calling for the Federal Government to help the town cope with an influx of itinerants from the Northern Territory.

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  • Monday, 1st September,2008

    WELFARE REFORM

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  • Monday, 1st September,2008

    GUEST WORKER SCHEME

    A new scheme announced by the Federal Government to employ Pacific Island workers is causing divisions amongst political parties and interest groups.

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  • Hopevale (SBS)
    Friday, 22nd August,2008

    VEILED HOPE

    Last year the federal government threw its support behind a new welfare reform trial in Queensland's Cape York weeks before it announced its intervention in the Northern Territory.

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  • Lockhart Girls
    Monday, 19th May,2008

    OLD GIRLS OF LOCKHART RIVER

    At Lockhart River Art Centre, two generations of Indigenous artists have begun their journey to worldwide acclaim.

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  • Dennis Nona
    Monday, 5th May,2008

    A TOUCH OF MAGIC

    This Indigenous artist's unique works capture Torres Strait stories passed down by elders and through dance.

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  • Northern Exposure
    Thursday, 1st May,2008

    NORTHERN EXPOSURE

    Torres Strait health services are stretched as Papuans illegally enter Australia seeking medical care.

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  • Davina Hughes
    Monday, 14th April,2008

    DYNAMIC DAVINA

    Meet Davina Hughes, Toowoomba's own pocket rocket leading the charge in one of the toughest and most demanding sports – weightlifting.

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  • Silver Lining Foundation
    Wednesday, 9th April,2008

    THE SILVER LINING FOUNDATION

    Welcome to Queensland's Silver Lining Foundation, a non profit organisation giving young Australians a leg up in life.

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  • Children of Woorabinda
    Monday, 31st March,2008

    WOORABINDA WORRIES

    Kris Flanders travels to the community of Woorabinda, where town members are taking it upon themselves to tackle the crime rate.

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  • Cherbourg
    Monday, 10th March,2008

    VOLATILE VISIONS

    This week Video Journalist Kris Flanders travels to the Indigenous community of Cherbourg, 250 kilometres North West of Brisbane.

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  • Mulrunji's family visits the family grave
    Tuesday, 27th November,2007

    PREVIOUSLY: PALM ISLAND REVISITED

    Angela Bates revisits the death in custody of a Palm Island man, and finds out how his family are coping with the loss three years on.

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  • Goori House
    Tuesday, 27th November,2007

    PREVIOUSLY: BROTHERS IN ARMS

    Kris Flanders reports on Goori House, a place in Cleveland, near Brisbane, that's become a sanctuary for indigenous men.

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