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. |