June 09, 2010

Queensland News

Nurse dies of altitude sickness
June 9, 2010 at 1:10 PM


A YOUNG Australian nurse travelling in Peru died from altitude sickness an hour after phoning her family.
 

Arsonists to pay compo to victim
June 9, 2010 at 12:58 PM


TWO men who set fire to a house for no apparent reason have been ordered to compensate one of the occupants who was burnt during the blaze.
 

Bouncers guilty of killing patron
June 9, 2010 at 12:40 PM


TWO bouncers were today found guilty of the manslaughter of a patron during a wild fight outside a Gold Coast tavern two years ago.
 

Sex offender back behind bars
June 9, 2010 at 11:41 AM


NOTORIOUS sex beast Darren Anthony Francis is back in custody after failing an illegal drugs test.
 

Back-to-basics $2.8b budget
June 9, 2010 at 11:20 AM


BRISBANE'S Lord Mayor has handed down a back-to-basics $2.8 billion budget after more than $70 million was wiped off Council's revenue.
 

Shamed cop 'in fight over girl'
June 9, 2010 at 11:15 AM


A POLICEMAN stood down over a nightclub incident was allegedly involved in a  fight after drunkenly harassing a girl when her boyfriend took exception.
 

Striking rail workers back today
June 9, 2010 at 8:18 AM


HUNDREDS of Queensland Rail workers have been ordered back to work this morning after an Industrial Relations Commission hearing overnight.
 

Truck cargo explodes on highway
June 9, 2010 at 7:48 AM


DRUMS of chemicals on the back of a truck have exploded on a highway west of Brisbane, forcing the evacuation of one home.
 

Man 'tried to force girl into car'
June 9, 2010 at 6:53 AM


A 48-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with the attempted abduction of a 13-year-old girl off a major road.
 

Council warns of toxic risk
June 8, 2010 at 11:00 PM


MORE than two dozen homes and businesses might have been exposed to cancer-causing chemical emissions from a waste incinerator in Brisbane's south.
 

Millionaires Row death threat claim
June 8, 2010 at 11:00 PM


DEATH threat claims are being probed as part of investigations into property wheeling and dealing on the Gold Coast, court documents allege.
 

Budget gives you just 45c a week
June 8, 2010 at 11:00 PM


JUST 45 cents a week is all the average Queenslander will get from the State Budget - and it won't even come from the Bligh Government's back pocket.
 

Drug lab busts triple in 10 years
June 8, 2010 at 11:00 PM


QUEENSLAND has the highest number of illegal drug laboratories in the nation according to a disturbing report.
 

Mixed messages on school buildings
June 8, 2010 at 11:00 PM


QUEENSLAND will go ahead with building works on schools that could close despite the Federal Government saying yesterday they had been put on hold.
 

Pub lockouts remain for Cup
June 8, 2010 at 11:00 PM


THE State Government has been labelled a party pooper by licensed venues for refusing to relax the 3am lockout rule during the football World Cup.
 

Diggers caught in Taliban trap
June 8, 2010 at 10:35 PM


TRIBUTES flow for Brisbane soldiers Darren Smith, 26, and Jacob Moerland, 21, who were among 10 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan.
 

Prisoner escapes through window
June 8, 2010 at 8:36 PM


A PRISONER has jumped through a second storey window to escape from police custody in south-east Queensland.
 

State won't regain top credit rating
June 8, 2010 at 8:34 PM


THERE is no plan to upgrade Queensland's credit rating back to its AAA former glory, according to the analyst who dropped it in the first place.
 

Facebook group target Qld brothel
June 8, 2010 at 6:43 PM


A FACEBOOK group has threatened to expose clients of a legal Queensland brothel and claims to have photographs.
 

Teen girls in Benowa home invasion
June 8, 2010 at 6:41 PM


A GOLD Coast family fought off a gang of weapon-wielding youths during a violent home invasion at Benowa early yesterday.
 

Teen girls in Coast home invasion
June 8, 2010 at 6:41 PM


A GOLD Coast family fought off a gang of weapon-wielding youths during a violent home invasion at Benowa.
 

Brisbane pair killed in Afghanistan
June 8, 2010 at 6:40 PM


THE Defence Department have released pictures of the two Diggers who were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan.
 

Tax dodge pair jailed
June 8, 2010 at 4:16 PM


TWO Gold Coast businessmen convicted of avoiding millions in tax by funneling cash into offshore accounts have been jailed for six-and-a-half-years.