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It's this history Florence Onus will share at Queensland's truth-telling inquiry when community sessions begin next month. WARNING: This story contains images of Indigenous people who have died, which have been provided by family for the purpose of truth-telling and healing.

Juvenile crime hearings around Queensland hear preventative action needs to start before birth, as police and politicians back a youth justice leader's plan for a less punitive approach.

Thousands of Australians who collectively lost millions of dollars to failed funeral insurer Youpla could now get some of their money back, under a newly announced government scheme.

Police are investigating a house fire in the Indigenous community of Woorabinda.

A two and three-year-old were found dead in a car while their family members were inside a nearby house.

Aboriginal people are considering what the Voice might mean for them, and if they want it at all. The ABC visited several regional communities in Queensland and listened. Here's what they had to say.

Aboriginal people are considering what the Voice might mean for them, and if they want it at all. Here are some of the hopes, dreams, and concerns they have should the Voice fail or succeed.

Australia's most decentralised mainland state is expected to deliver a resounding No at the Voice to Parliament referendum. We spoke to voters about what's influencing their decision. 

The 63-year-old member of the Stolen Generations pleaded guilty to forgery after falsely ordering the removal of six children from two families in 2020. The court heard the children remain separated from their families.

Royal Life Saving Society Queensland says regional areas struggle to find aquatic centre staff, as worker shortages impact the industry.

The court heard Woorabinda man Edward Brian Oakley entered a stranger's house through an unlocked door last year before walking into the bedroom of a 13-year-old girl and stroking her leg. 

Woorabinda's social ranking is a disheartening but unsurprising truth for residents. Alwyn Doolan is among a group of passionate residents working to turn things around.

Woorabinda's social ranking is a disheartening but unsurprising truth for residents. Alwyn Doolan is among a group of passionate residents working to turn things around.

Some believe the Voice to Parliament would improve things in Woorabinda, while others say a treaty is needed first.

Like many in his community, Douglas Graham wants to see the Queensland town of Woorabinda — and the lives of the people in it — improve, but he is unsure if or how the Indigenous Voice to Parliament would help.

For decades, funeral insurer ACBF Youpla sold policies to First Nations Australians despite attention from regulators. Now, two years after it collapsed, the government is still wrestling with how to compensate the company's customers.

Almost 550 Australian regions have been ranked on their level of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage. Most of the lowest-ranked areas are in Queensland.

When four central Queensland Indigenous clan groups were granted native title in 2017, it was meant to signal self-determination. But one of the groups says its most vulnerable have been left voiceless.

The teacher aide is one of nine experienced staff celebrating a Certificate III in Education Support in the remote Indigenous community of Woorabinda, after receiving recognition of prior learning.

A non-profit organisation says thousands of Indigenous Australians do not hold birth certificates, leaving them unable to properly partake in society. Now a new program is helping address the issue.

Most Australians hold birth certificates, but in many remote Indigenous communities the crucial documentation is not a given. Experts say it leaves thousands unable to properly partake in society, but a new pilot program is aiming to change this. 

A non-profit organisation says thousands of Indigenous Australians do not hold birth certificates, leaving them unable to properly partake in society. Now a new program is helping address the issue.

Researchers are delving into the properties of gumby gumby trees and other traditional medicines in partnership with a Ghungalu elder from central Queensland.

While Bidjara and Badara elder Fred Conway is "determined not to cark it", he says health care needs to be more accessible for Indigenous Australians.

Chelsea Bligh has ridden the pivotal life moments, failures and her own doubts to graduate and become a registered nurse.