June 10, 2010

Top News Stories

iPad owners' names, emails leaked
June 10, 2010 at 1:03 PM


AN embarrassing security leak has revealed the names and email addresses of the first people to own an iPad.
 

We'll freeze rego, says Langbroek
June 10, 2010 at 12:53 PM


CAR, boat and light truck registration costs would be frozen throughout the first term of a Liberal National government, leader John-Paul Langbroek has promised.
 

Nuttall could be fined $72,000
June 10, 2010 at 12:47 PM


CORRUPT former minister Gordon Nuttall has been fined $72,000 by State Parliament and will have to pay up before being released from jail.
 

Health pay woes 'for another year'
June 10, 2010 at 12:21 PM


QUEENSLAND'S Health Minister has failed to say if payroll woes can be fixed within the next year, and also can't say if workers' group certificates will be right.
 

Tiger Airways terminal trashed
June 10, 2010 at 12:03 PM


TIGER Airways' terminal at the Gold Coast Airport has been shut down after a break-in and vandalism overnight.
 

Jobless rate continues to fall
June 10, 2010 at 11:40 AM


AUSTRALIA's jobless rate has come in stronger than expected, falling 0.2 per cent to 5.2 per cent in May.
 

'Great news' on jobless, says Swan
June 10, 2010 at 11:40 AM


A DROP in the unemployment rate to 5.2 per cent in May is a ``great figure for Australia'', federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says.
 

Reef 'may be doomed in 20 years'
June 10, 2010 at 11:17 AM


WE have just 20 years to save The Great Barrier Reef from significant damage before it's too late, a leading marine scientist has warned.
 

Father 'had seven kids with daughter'
June 10, 2010 at 9:33 AM


A MAN kept his daughter imprisoned for 12 years, raped her repeatedly and had seven children with her, police say.
 

Taliban executes seven-year-old 'spy'
June 10, 2010 at 8:44 AM


TALIBAN militants in Afghanistan executed a seven-year-old boy on suspicion of spying for the US-allied government, according to local reports today.
 

Woman eight times over on main street
June 10, 2010 at 8:31 AM


POLICE allege a Cooroy woman recorded a blood alcohol reading of .391  per cent _  almost eight times the limit _ while driving in Noosaville.
 

Blonde wrestles booze shop worker
June 10, 2010 at 8:21 AM


A WOMAN who tried to rob a bottle shop with a wrench wrestled with a male employee, smashing booze bottles, before fleeing empty-handed.
 

Boy sets fire to house, saves mum
June 10, 2010 at 8:10 AM


A THREE-year-old boy who set his house on fire  went from villain to hero after saving his mum and sister from the blaze.
 

Residents arrest drunk teen hoon
June 10, 2010 at 6:17 AM


RESIDENTS of a city suburb arrest a teenager who forced a woman to dive out of the way while he drove a stolen car while drunk.
 

Rent boy-turned-predator compo
June 10, 2010 at 5:59 AM


A FORMER "rent boy" who became a sexual predator has been awarded $45,000 in criminal compensation for the "adverse impacts" on his life.
 

High profile challenger for Johnson
June 10, 2010 at 12:45 AM


BRISBANE city councillor Jane Prentice will go head-to-head with dumped former colleague Michael Johnson to win his blue-ribbon federal seat for the LNP.
 

Mum lives with two kids in car
June 10, 2010 at 12:00 AM


DESPERATE working mum stuck in home nightmare because landlords keep knocking her back.
 

We heard blast that killed our boys
June 10, 2010 at 12:00 AM


JOURNALIST Chris Masters is on assignment with our brave troops in Afghanistan.
 

Rudd bid to sweeten mine tax
June 9, 2010 at 11:00 PM


KEVIN Rudd will arrive in Queensland armed with $400m of extra funding to win over the mining heartland furious at his super profits tax.
 

Real estate agents use hypnosis
June 9, 2010 at 11:00 PM


REAL estate agents are using hypnosis as their latest technique to appeal to the subconscious mind of property buyers and sellers.
 

Schools may slash subjects
June 9, 2010 at 11:00 PM


QUEENSLAND schools could be forced to slash subjects under the proposed national curriculum which has "unrealistic content expectations".
 

Millions lost in Hajnal house deal
June 9, 2010 at 11:00 PM


A 65-YEAR-old friend of Hajnal Ban sold his house while he was hospitalised for "confusion" for less than half of the $5.7 million he initially wanted.
 

Abused rent boy gets compo
June 9, 2010 at 10:33 PM


A FORMER "rent boy" who himself became a sexual predator has been awarded $45,000 in criminal compensation for the "adverse impacts" on his life.
 

Final tunnel may come sooner
June 9, 2010 at 8:36 PM


THE final tunnel in Campbell Newman's TransApex plan could be built sooner pending the outcome of a review into Brisbane's traffic demand.
 

Developer fights trespass charge
June 9, 2010 at 8:25 PM


A BUSINESSMAN who claims he had death threats after exposing allegedly dodgy property deals on the Gold Coast has vowed to fight a trespassing charge.
 

Digger's boy sends sad message
June 9, 2010 at 8:02 PM


A MESSAGE from the young son of one of the diggers killed in Afghanistan has been read out at his father's memorial service.
 

Bouncers get seven years' jail
June 9, 2010 at 7:32 PM


TWO bouncers found guilty of the manslaughter of a patron during a wild fight outside a Gold Coast tavern have been sentenced to seven years' jail.
 

Man stabbed at railway station
June 9, 2010 at 5:47 PM


POLICE have set up a crime scene at the Brunswick Street Railway station after a man was removed from the area with stab wounds.
 

iPad to attract tax perks
June 9, 2010 at 5:35 PM


PARENTS who haven't given in to nagging children to buy an iPad now have an excuse to snap one up - they can claim it on tax.
 

Meat maker fined for telling porkies
June 9, 2010 at 5:00 PM


PRIMO SmallGoods gets slapped with record fine for labelling foreign bacon as "Product of Australia".
 

Qld to get more for roads, rail
June 9, 2010 at 4:28 PM


THE Rudd Government will set up a $6 billion fund to channel more spending on roads and rail into the mining states.
 
 

Qld Motorways chief resigns
June 9, 2010 at 3:58 PM


QUEENSLAND Motorways' director Luigi Casagrande has resigned after controversy over his academic qualifications.
 

Qld Motorways official resigns
June 9, 2010 at 3:58 PM


QUEENSLAND Motorways' director Luigi Casagrande has resigned after controversy over his academic qualifications.
 

iPad business takes off
June 9, 2010 at 3:25 PM


THOUGHT the iPad was just for reading and web surfing around the home? Australian businesses think differently.
 

'Best Job' campaign working
June 9, 2010 at 1:53 PM


AN increase in young tourists from the UK and Europe is being taken as a sign the Best Job in The World campaign is making an impact.