June 11, 2010

Queensland News

'Appalling' plan to free criminals
June 11, 2010 at 2:23 PM


VICTIMS are outraged at a cost saving plan to allow criminals to serve sentences at home.
 

Petrol cheapest Friday mornings
June 11, 2010 at 1:49 PM


FRIDAY morning has become the cheapest time to fill up the car, according to the RACQ, but Brisbane drivers still pay more than most capital cities.
 

Accused people smugglers held
June 11, 2010 at 1:30 PM


TEN Indonesian men accused of people smuggling offences have appeared in the Magistrates Court in Brisbane.
 

Pair cleared of Hendra virus
June 11, 2010 at 12:54 PM


A MOTHER and daughter who underwent experimental therapy for the deadly Hendra virus have been cleared in the latest round of testing.
 

One dead as car hits tree
June 11, 2010 at 12:25 PM


A MAN is dead after his car left the road and hit a tree on Mount Samson Road at Mount Samson, north-west of Brisbane.
 

Patel jury to resume on Tuesday
June 11, 2010 at 12:13 PM


THE manslaughter trial of former Bundaberg Base Hospital surgeon Jayant Patel will resume on Tuesday with the jury in attendance.
 

Dad killed back-chatting daughter
June 11, 2010 at 11:26 AM


A 37-year-old man has been sentenced to life in jail for stabbing his teenage daughter to death because she was "talking back".
 

Cleaning product airport scare
June 11, 2010 at 11:25 AM


A MYSTERY chemical that sparked a quarantine scare at Gold Coast airport turned out to be cleaning fluid.
 

Court dismisses appeal by copper thief
June 11, 2010 at 10:31 AM


A GANG of thieves broke into a string of businesses to steal about $1million in copper cable, trucks and heavy machinery, a court heard today.
 

Courthouse prisoner still on run
June 11, 2010 at 10:22 AM


A PRISONER who jumped from a first floor window at Kingaroy Court house on Tuesday remains on the run.
 

'Appalling' plan to set criminals free
June 11, 2010 at 9:21 AM


VICTIMS are outraged at a cost saving plan to allow criminals to serve sentences at home.
 

New app helps beat parking fines
June 11, 2010 at 8:51 AM


A NEW iPhone application helps motorists avoid parking fines which will please Brisbane drivers who will have to pay out about $27 million next year.
 

Chemical scare at airport
June 11, 2010 at 8:23 AM


THREE people have been quarantined at Coolangatta Airport on the Gold Coast after the discovery of a mystery substance.
 

Five times over with tot in car
June 11, 2010 at 7:38 AM


A MAN caught driving at allegedly almost five times the legal blood-alcohol limit with a toddler in the car, has been charged.
 

Police raid city taxi drivers
June 10, 2010 at 11:38 PM


POLICE, transport and immigration officers swooped on taxis in Brisbane's inner city in a major crackdown on drivers.
 

Carole Park splits from Ipswich
June 10, 2010 at 11:15 PM


CAROLE Park residents are celebrating after severing their connection to Ipswich - with a postcode change.
 

'Lift test results or else'
June 10, 2010 at 11:00 PM


PRINCIPALS were told to lift national test results "at all costs" as students with greater needs were ignored to boost scores, a report claims.
 

Taser victim's face 'turned black'
June 10, 2010 at 11:00 PM


A MAN who died after being Tasered 28 times was not given breathing assistance by police because they couldn't find a mask, a hearing was told.
 

Hajnal quizzed over missing $2m
June 10, 2010 at 11:00 PM


HAJNAL Ban has been accused of taking almost $2m from a bank account she shared with a pensioner while acting as his financial power of attorney, court papers claim.
 

Taser victim 'turned black'
June 10, 2010 at 11:00 PM


A MAN who died after being Tasered 28 times was not given breathing assistance by police because they couldn't find a mask, a hearing was told.
 

Man killed in Cannonvale crash
June 10, 2010 at 10:53 PM


A 30-YEAR-OLD man has died and a 30-year-old woman has suspected spinal injuries after a two-vehicle crash at Cannonvale, west of Airlie Beach.
 

Toxic plant in pollution stoush
June 10, 2010 at 10:20 PM


A TOXIC waste incinerator near a site earmarked for residential development has breached emissions guidelines nine times in the past 10 years.
 

Tzvetkoff spent big on gifts
June 10, 2010 at 9:08 PM


FALLEN internet tycoon Daniel Tzvetkoff splashed out on toys for employees' kids despite his firm BT Projects spiralling out of control, a court was told.
 

Govt forks out on DVD but no pay
June 10, 2010 at 8:45 PM


QUEENSLAND Health has created a 32-page document and a DVD to tell its 65,000 staff how to read their payslips.
 

Premier on track for jobs target
June 10, 2010 at 8:36 PM


QUEENSLAND is again the nation's jobs-generating capital, as Premier Anna Bligh is close to the halfway mark of her promise to create 100,000 new jobs.
 

Ten 'people smugglers' charged
June 10, 2010 at 6:42 PM


TEN Indonesian fishermen will face a Brisbane court tomorrow charged with people smuggling after being arrested earlier today.
 

Govt accused of cartoon capers
June 10, 2010 at 4:29 PM


GOVERNMENT officials have been using cartoon names to refer to public assets up for sale, in a bid to beat right-to-information requests, the LNP says.