June 08, 2010

Top News Stories

Birthday king-hit leads to compo
June 8, 2010 at 3:23 PM


A MAN has been awarded $30,000 in compensation after receiving a shattered jaw and teeth when he was king-hit while celebrating his 30th birthday.
 

Lost film treasures uncovered in NZ
June 8, 2010 at 3:08 PM


A treasure trove of 75 long-lost US silent movies has been unearthed in New Zealand, including an early film by Oscar-winning director John Ford.
 

Fraser's Budget fightback
June 8, 2010 at 2:30 PM


QUEENSLAND is staging an economic fight back with deficits and debt in the State Budget down from previously dire forecasts.
 

Dad pimped daughter to mates
June 8, 2010 at 2:09 PM


A FATHER of six has been jailed for sexually abusing his intellectually disabled daughter and pimping her to his friends.
 

QR workers walk off job
June 8, 2010 at 1:20 PM


HUNDREDS of rail workers have walked off the job in an unauthorised strike in north Queensland.
 

Lightning kills woman during proposal
June 8, 2010 at 1:00 PM


A WOMAN was killed by a lightning strike while her partner proposed to her during a hike in the mountains.
 

Tzvetkoff blew millions on boys' toys
June 8, 2010 at 12:37 PM


SEVERAL of fallen Gold Coast millionaire Daniel Tzvetkoff's companies existed solely to buy homes, a boat and a V8 racing team, a court has heard.
 

Bligh and Fraser eye the future
June 8, 2010 at 12:01 PM


ANNA Bligh will unveil a Budget fixated on Queensland's future as she attempts to rebuild the fractured reputation of her administration.
 

Cinderella ruling for HIV acrobat
June 8, 2010 at 11:40 AM


A CIRCUS acrobat accused of infecting two women with HIV has been freed on bail but has been banned from going to nightclubs after midnight.
 

Man dies in Bruce Highway smash
June 8, 2010 at 11:17 AM


A man has been killed in a crash between a car and a semi-trailer on the Bruce Highway south of Townsville.
 

Brazen car thieves on a roll
June 8, 2010 at 10:05 AM


CAR thieves cause mayhem releasing handbrakes to make cars roll down hills and crash.
 

Whistleblowers lift lid on Japanese whaling
June 8, 2010 at 9:53 AM


CREWS aboard Japanese whaling ships are "stealing and selling whale meat" from the scientific expeditions.
 

Diggers killed in Afghanistan
June 8, 2010 at 8:06 AM


TWO Australian soldiers including one from Brisbane, are believed to have been killed in Afghanistan in what is being called the deadliest day for coalition forces so far this year.
 

Ten soldiers killed in Afghanistan
June 8, 2010 at 7:50 AM


TEN NATO service members, seven of them American, have been killed in separate attacks on the deadliest day of the year for foreign forces in Afghanistan.
 

Miners could pay 58 per cent tax - Swan
June 8, 2010 at 7:42 AM


WAYNE Swan admits miners could pay up to 58 per cent tax under the Government's proposed resource profits levy.
 

Hero almost dies in street attack
June 8, 2010 at 12:00 AM


A WAR hero who survived Iraq and Afghanistan almost lost his life to a crazed street thug in Melbourne.
 

Cash splurged on closing schools
June 7, 2010 at 11:00 PM


FIFTEEN Queensland schools facing closure next year have been spruced up with $4.5m from the Federal Government's blighted stimulus program.
 

Funds claim clouds Hajnal's bid
June 7, 2010 at 11:00 PM


HAJNAL Ban could lose her federal preselection, with the LNP ordering a new ballot after allegations she mismanaged the funds of a 65-year-old man.
 

Brisbane rates see average 5% rise
June 7, 2010 at 11:00 PM


BRISBANE City Council rates will rise by 5.04 per cent on average this financial year, adding almost $60 to the average rates bill.
 

Cab users face more disruption
June 7, 2010 at 11:00 PM


TAXI users face disruption in coming weeks after drivers vowed to extend their protests against poor working conditions in the industry.
 

Brisbane rates see 5% rise
June 7, 2010 at 11:00 PM


BRISBANE City Council rates will rise by 5.04 per cent on average this financial year, adding almost $60 to the average rates bill.
 

Surfing crocodiles clock up miles
June 7, 2010 at 11:00 PM


AUSTRALIA'S saltwater crocodiles love to surf, and ride tides and currents to travel thousands of kilometres.
 

Brisbane rates to rise 5%
June 7, 2010 at 11:00 PM


BRISBANE City Council rates will rise by 5.04 per cent on average this financial year, adding almost $60 to the average rates bill.
 

'Graffiti tourists' tracked by cops
June 7, 2010 at 8:48 PM


THREE Queenslanders are being tracked by British authorities investigating the growing "graffiti tourism" industry.