June 12, 2010

Latest Queensland News

'No link' to flu jab in child death
June 12, 2010 at 12:22 PM


A CORONER'S autopsy has found no evidence to link a two-year-old Brisbane girl's death with a flu shot she received a day before she died.
 

Teen girl dies in house fire
June 12, 2010 at 10:44 AM


A TEENAGE girl is dead and a man and teenage boy are in a critical condition following a house fire in Toowoomba this morning.
 

Emergency nurses 'need Tasers'
June 12, 2010 at 9:47 AM


MEDICAL experts have proposed the use of Tasers to subdue unruly patients in the emergency department of the Gold Coast Hospital, as nurses fear for their safety.
 

Boy serious after being hit by car
June 12, 2010 at 7:36 AM


A YOUNG teenage boy is in a serious condition after being hit by a car near Bli Bli, northwest of Maroochydore.
 

Towing industry 'out of control'
June 11, 2010 at 11:36 PM


QUEENSLAND tow truck drivers have called for an overhaul of the state's licensing system to stop violence and intimidation that is plaguing the industry.
 

A youthful sense of mission
June 11, 2010 at 11:03 PM


YOUTH affairs advocate Yassmin Abdel-Magied, 19, founded Youth Without Borders two years ago - and is in the running for a Pride of Australia award.
 

Asylum seeker shock for Dalby
June 11, 2010 at 11:00 PM


DALBY could become home for up to 500 asylum seekers in a scheme that has shocked the mayor and the federal member.
 

Cost hikes hit families hard
June 11, 2010 at 11:00 PM


ELECTRICITY, water and rate rises are putting Queenslanders in the red with families saying they are struggling more than ever to make ends meet.
 

Land buyer 'tipped off by Hajnal'
June 11, 2010 at 11:00 PM


HAJNAL Ban tipped off the developer who bought a $2.25 million property from an old, frail friend, tribunal documents claim.
 

Clem7 team knew of risk
June 11, 2010 at 11:00 PM


SERIOUS doubts were raised about the validity of the Clem7 tunnel's traffic projections at least four years ago by financial analysts.
 

Slain Digger patrolled with mate
June 11, 2010 at 11:00 PM


QUEENSLAND soldier Jacob "Snowy" Moerland was on patrol in Afghanistan with his best mate from school when something went terribly wrong.
 

Tzvetkoff was 'unrealistic'
June 11, 2010 at 9:48 PM


DANIEL Tzvetkoff allegedly harboured "unrealistic" notions about his business's expenses, which included hiring GulfStream jets and corporate sports boxes.
 

Police step up search for rapist
June 11, 2010 at 8:44 PM


GOLD Coast police have taken DNA samples from almost 40 potential suspects as the hunt for a rapist who dragged a jogger from a busy road continues.
 

Unsafe taxis nabbed in raid
June 11, 2010 at 7:13 PM


ONE in every eight taxis pulled over in a six-hour sting in Brisbane's inner north were not fit to be on the road, police said.
 

Three trapped in highway crash
June 11, 2010 at 4:42 PM


A CAR crash has closed a southbound entrance to the Bruce Highway at Burpengary.
 

Queensland Rail 'broke rules'
June 11, 2010 at 4:24 PM


THE Federal Court has found Queensland Rail breached workplace agreements in its rush towards privatisation, a union says.