Sugar mill workers on strike June 10, 2010 at 1:07 PM |
WORKERS at seven north Queensland sugar mills have walked off the job as they push sugar giant CSR for a better deal. |
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. |
Doctor guilty of negligence June 10, 2010 at 11:29 AM |
A GOLD Coast doctor who performed controversial "fat by-pass" surgery has been found guilty of negligence after two patients died. |
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. |
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. |
Police lose flammable material June 10, 2010 at 7:06 AM |
POLICE believe a dog squad officer may have left behind training aids at an Inala park and are appealing to the public to help recover the materials. |
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. |
Sharks dine in fast food frenzy June 9, 2010 at 11:47 PM |
IT'S nature's version of a seafood smorgasbord. A shark erupts through a terrified school of baitfish during an awesome feeding frenzy near Weipa. |
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". |
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. |
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. |
Millions lost in house transfer 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. |
Flying foxes flee Queensland June 9, 2010 at 11:00 PM |
DRIVEN by starvation, hundreds of thousands of flying foxes are on the move across five states, with some even trying to make it to Tasmania. |
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. |
Millions lost in Hajnal land deal June 9, 2010 at 11:00 PM |
A 65-YEAR-old friend of Hajnal Ban sold his block of land while he was in hospital 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. |
Red-hot beauty zooms into town June 9, 2010 at 6:17 PM |
FERRARI's latest supercar, the 458 Italia - red, full-bodied and very fast - has made its Australian debut in Brisbane. |
Labels give greenhouse gas info June 9, 2010 at 6:09 PM |
A NEW sticker on a bottle of olive oil may kickstart action to give shoppers information about the impact on the environment of the products they buy. |
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. |
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. |
'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. |