Once-bustling country towns losing people as industries, youth move away
Behind Alpha's empty storefronts are the remnants of a once-bustling Queensland town with multiple industries and a thriving ...
Program: Central Queensland community at risk of becoming ghost town
Country towns across Australia have been in steady population decline for decades as industries come and go. As Hannah Walsh ...
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Nuclear power inquiry to be told reactors can stop regional communities from becoming ‘ghost towns’
“I can see this community becoming a ghost town if the Batchfire coal mine or Callide power plant is closed without a plan ...
Opinion: Couldn’t be more obvious why Qld regions abandoned Labor
Queensland Labor’s embrace of progressive policies popular with the urban elite meant it had abandoned the regions. These ...
Capital flight from climate risk fuels ‘ghost town’ fears
A plan that unlocks investment from super funds in improving resilience to climate change is vital to prevent whole regions ...
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Qld-NSW border targeted again as multiple stolen vehicles found abandoned, engulfed in flames
Boggabilla residents revealed to Stanthorpe Border Post this type of behaviour had vastly become the new normal, fearing for the future of their once infamous border town. Queensland police urge ...
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Nuclear power inquiry to be told reactors can stop regional communities from becoming ‘ghost towns’
“I can see this community becoming a ghost town if the Batchfire coal mine or Callide power plant is closed without a plan for what’s next,” he added. Central Queensland businessman David Nun ...