A nationwide survey has revealed Queenslanders, more than other Australians, feel they are missing out on the benefits of the country’s strong economy.

The Community Pulse 2018: the Economic Disconnect report finds Queenslanders are also less satisfied with their pay, benefits and conditions in the workplace.

The CEO of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia Melinda Cilento tells Mark Queenslanders are also worried about the growing divide between rich and poor.

A man in Queensland has been charged with an alleged murder in the 1980s, despite the fact he had already been acquitted by a jury.

Police have used the state’s new Double Jeopardy law for the first time to charge the man.

Queensland Law Society Deputy President Bill Potts tells Mark Police have to meet very strict criteria before the law can be used.

Revelations that LNP candidate for Longman Trevor Ruthenberg may have misrepresented his military awards more than once in the past have cast a shadow over his campaign.

At the start he was considered a strong chance to take the seat from Labor but Griffith University political scientist Dr Paul Williams tells Mark the controversy may have dealt a serious blow to his chances.

New research has revealed that more children are killed in Queensland per capita than any other state and that children under one are most at risk.

The figures have been put together by the Queensland Sentencing and Advisory Council as part of a review of child homicide sentencing.

Council member Dan Rogers tells Mark that child killers get lighter sentences than those who kill adults.

Hundreds of ongoing complaints from residents about putrid smells in the Redbank Plains area have prompted the state government to act.

A team of 10 environmental officers has been formed into a Odour Busting Taskforce to tackle the problem.

The chief odour buster David Darvell tells Mark his team will be lead by the nose.

Whale researchers have raised concerns that boaties have been getting too close to nursing humpbacks off the Gold Coast.

Regulations dictate that only three recreational boats are allowed anywhere near a mother and calf but recently eight boats were seen crowding around a pair.

Anthony Ardern from whale watch operator ‘Whales in Paradise’ tells Mark humpback numbers are at a high right now.

Event Day parking around Suncorp Stadium has been an ongoing source of frustration for local residents and businesses.

The Brisbane City Council has announced it will install new digital signage which will allow it to customise event-day parking restrictions to the time of the event, rather than the current midday start.

Paddington Ward councillor Peter Matic tells Mark the new system won’t start till next year.

Smartphones and getting smarter and prices are coming down.

4BC Techspert Trevor Long from EFTM.com tells Mark there’s something for everyone and there are great alternatives to the big two Apple and Samsung.

Researchers at Monash University have calculated that the indirect costs of smoking are having a serious effect on our economy.

They have found things like smoke breaks and absenteeism have a bigger impact on our GDP than the direct costs of smoking related healthcare.

Dan Petrie from the small business lobby group the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland tells Mark smokers are a real burden for business.

Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology are calling for 1,000 volunteers to take part in a survey about their experiences with doctors.

The data collected will be published and shared with healthcare professionals, educators, trainers and policy-makers.

PhD candidate Michelle Lum tells Mark she’s especially keen to get men involved.