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...Another passion of Walsh's has stirred deeper animosity. Time has learned that Walsh has in the past collected ancient Aboriginal bark coffins, complete with the bones they protected. In the 1970s he bought a demountable shed for the backyard of his outback station in western Queensland to store his collection of the rare cylinders, which he calls "assemblages." He installed climate control and a radar alarm system, and placed the bark coffins in airtight boxes to stop death beetles from attacking his skeletal charges. Walsh claims that he rejected a $A1 million offer from an overseas collector...
...proposal upset the Bidjara. "We got the s__ts, naturally,'' says traditional landowner Lionel Fraser, of Roma, in western Queensland. "Walshy wouldn't come near me after, because I told him I would punch him in the mouth.'' Walsh says he has hidden the bones in a cave in the Carnarvon Gorge region, about 600 km northwest of Brisbane, and will not reveal its location unless he is satisfied the remains will be properly cared...
...Walsh's case is not unique. Queensland authorities believe many more caches are secretly held by people who think they will take better care of the remains than would the traditional owners, or who have recognized their potential value to illegal collectors. In response, the Queensland government last year passed some of Australia's most comprehensive laws on possession of Aboriginal remains and artifacts. It is now illegal for anyone to conceal the location of Aboriginal remains from the state government, or to possess them in any circumstance after the traditional owners have sought their return. Breaches can attract fines...
...course, many grandparents do more than just spoil the cubs occasionally. Lynne and Terry Swain, of Queensland's Sunshine Coast, have had custody of two granddaughters since 1999 as a result of the girls' parents' drug use. Lynne had to stop working to look after Kacie, now nine, and Amaya, eight, and the couple have eroded their savings defending custody in court. "I've got other grandchildren and it's hard on them because I haven't got the time to spend with them," says Lynne, 55. "I'm doing school canteen again, swimming carnivals . . . the children love...
...years, demand has run well ahead of supply. After 14 years of output growth, the nation's spare capacity has been used up: there are shortages of skilled workers in a number of industries, particularly construction, and the price of raw materials and wages is rising. For instance, in Queensland electrical workers at Energex and Ergon secured a 31% pay rise over three years. Unless spending slows, inflationary pressures can spread across the economy, inviting a harsher interest-rate response, and lower rates of growth - a waste of potential and income the community is unlikely to accept. Over time...