More arrests likely over $25 mill drug bust
Friday, February 10, 2012
POLICE expect to make more arrests after seizing 70kg of drugs worth $25 million that were imported from Iran in juice containers. .. read more..
Disability scheme won\'t happen overnight
Friday, February 10, 2012
THE establishment of a national disability insurance scheme will be a change as big as Medicare and will take time, says Prime Minister Julia Gillard. .. read more..
Government to speak as one voice
Friday, February 10, 2012
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says she wants her Labor team to speak with one voice on the economy and government policy. .. read more..
Katter wants his party to seize power
Friday, February 10, 2012
FEDERAL Independent MP Bob Katter wants his new party to win about 34 per cent of votes at the upcoming Queensland election. .. read more..
Gillard wants to save her job - Abbott
Friday, February 10, 2012
FEDERAL Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says Prime Minister Julia Gillard is more interested in saving her own job than the jobs of ordinary Australians. .. read more..
Cruelty video: \'Rogue abattoir not representative\'
Friday, February 10, 2012
A SYDNEY abattoir that has been shut down because of gross animal mistreatment is a rogue operator and not representative of the industry, the NSW Food Authority says. .. read more..
Man charged over stabbing
Friday, February 10, 2012
A 45-YEAR-old man has been charged with unlawful wounding after another man was stabbed at Nanango, northwest of Brisbane. .. read more..
Portable homes for flood-hit Queensland towns
Friday, February 10, 2012
DOZENS of portable homes will be sent to flood-hit towns in southern Queensland, while evacuated residents of St George will soon know when they can return home. .. read more..
Australia working with others to change Syria - Rudd
Friday, February 10, 2012
FOREIGN Minister Kevin Rudd says Australia is working with other governments around the world to bring about political change in Syria. .. read more..
Hydrologist backs dam engineers
Friday, February 10, 2012
A HYDROLOGIST says increased releases from Wivenhoe Dam would have lowered Brisbane flood levels by 50cm but would have been an \"irresponsible gamble\". .. read more..
Reconciliation process goes on - Rudd
Friday, February 10, 2012
RECONCILIATION with indigenous people is a continuing process for Australia, Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd says. .. read more..
Abbott blames carbon tax for Alcoa move
Friday, February 10, 2012
FEDERAL Opposition Leader Tony Abbott continues to blame the carbon tax for uncertainty over the future of Alcoa\'s Geelong aluminium smelter, saying the best way to save the facility\'s 600 jobs is to drop it. .. read more..
Patel granted leave to appeal convictions
Thursday, February 9, 2012
FORMER Bundaberg Base Hospital surgeon Jayant Patel was today granted special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia about his manslaughter and grievous bodily harm convictions. .. read more..
Qld Health\'s bid to recover killer\'s cash
Thursday, February 9, 2012
QUEENSLAND Health is looking at ways of clawing back money paid to a convicted murderer who worked at a north Queensland hospital while on the run. .. read more..
Lucky escape for man after roof fall
Thursday, February 9, 2012
A MAN has been lucky to escape serious injury after he fell from the roof of a Toowoomba restaurant and bar. .. read more..
\'Woman repeatedly tried to run man over\'
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Woman on attempted murder charge after allegedly trying to hit a man with her car in Brisbane\'s west. .. read more..
Rail delays for peak-hour commuters
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Delays of up to 20 minutes on all train services through Brisbane\'s CBD after tracks damaged at Roma Street. .. read more..
Driver injured in truck rollover
Thursday, February 9, 2012
A MAN has been injured after his truck rolled over on the Landsborough Highway at Tambo just after midnight. .. read more..
Lord Mayor defies calls to stand down pair
Thursday, February 9, 2012
BRISBANE Lord Mayor Cr Graham Quirk is resisting calls to stand down his planning chair and his CEO as the CMC considers a probe into a $15 million land deal that involved the pair. .. read more..
Green light for return to St George
Thursday, February 9, 2012
ST George residents waiting out the town\'s big wet applauded as the town\'s mayor broke the good news; they could be home this weekend. .. read more..