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Govt moves for Indigenous preamble in Qld Constitution Photo

Posted December 4, 2008 11:13:00

The Qld Govt wants to insert a preamble into the Constitution recognising Indigenous people.

Tags: community-and-society, indigenous, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, states-and-territories, law-crime-and-justice, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

Redbacks admit one-day hopes over

Posted December 4, 2008 10:36:00 | Updated December 4, 2008 10:34:00

South Australian coach Mark Sorell says the Redbacks are out of the domestic one-day competition after losing to Queensland at the Gabba.

Tags: sport, cricket, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, sa, adelaide-5000

Business confidence slumps in Qld

Posted December 4, 2008 09:00:00

A survey has found business confidence in Queensland has plummeted over the past three months to less than half the level recorded at the same time last year.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, economic-trends, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

Qld Govt defeats Oppn push to pass lying laws Photo

Posted December 4, 2008 09:00:00 | Updated December 4, 2008 09:23:00

The Qld Oppn has failed in a push to reinstate laws that made lying to State Parliament a criminal offence.

Tags: government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, law-crime-and-justice, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

Family escapes as tree spears house during storms Photo

Posted December 4, 2008 08:48:00 | Updated December 4, 2008 09:19:00

A family had a lucky escape after a tree speared through their roof during wild storms in south-east Qld overnight.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, emergency-incidents, storm, weather, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, maroochydore-4558, southport-4215

Severe SE Qld storms move out to sea

Posted December 3, 2008 22:42:00 | Updated December 3, 2008 22:41:00

The weather bureau says severe thunderstorms that lashed parts south-east Queensland have moved across the coast and out to sea.

Tags: storm, weather, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, helensvale-4212, logan-city-dc-4114

Bulls down Redbacks in rain-shortened match

Posted December 3, 2008 22:14:00

Queensland has beaten South Australia and picked up a bonus point in a rain shortened one-day cricket match at the Gabba.

Tags: sport, cricket, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, sa

Thousands without power after storm hits SE Qld

Posted December 3, 2008 21:28:00

The weather bureau says a band of severe storms moving across south-east Queensland will not last for long.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, storm, weather, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, ipswich-4305, logan-city-dc-4114

$48m train upgrade to benefit disabled passengers

Posted December 3, 2008 20:06:00

The Queensland Government says upgrades to south-east Queensland's trains will make public transport easier for people with disabilities.

Tags: states-and-territories, disabilities, rail-transport, qld, brisbane-4000

DPI to release Hendra virus report

Posted December 3, 2008 19:32:00

Queensland Primary Industries Minister Tim Mulherin has promised to release a report on a fatal outbreak of the Hendra virus.

Tags: states-and-territories, veterinary-medicine, animal-diseases-and-disorders-equine-influenza, qld, brisbane-4000

Enjoy lower petrol prices 'while you can'

Posted December 3, 2008 19:27:00

The RACQ says petrol prices in south-east Queensland are the lowest in four years.

Tags: oil-and-gas, road-transport, qld, brisbane-4000, helensvale-4212, maroochydore-4558

Brisbane airport upgrade prompts security call

Posted December 3, 2008 18:13:00

The head of the Brisbane Airport Corporation says authorities should be allowed to use passenger "profiling" to identify security threats.

Tags: transport, security-intelligence, air-transport, qld, brisbane-4000, brisbane-airport-4007

City Hall renovation fund announced

Posted December 3, 2008 18:13:00

The Brisbane City Council has set up a special fund to help pay for the restoration of the crumbling City Hall.

Tags: local-government, 20th-century, brisbane-4000

Cane toad 'hitches ride from Brisbane to Perth'

Posted December 3, 2008 18:00:00

A man says a cane toad hitched a ride in his golf shoe on a flight from Brisbane to Perth, surviving for six days before it was discovered on an Albany golf course.

Tags: human-interest, animals, offbeat, rural, pest-management, science-and-technology, amphibians, brisbane-4000, albany-6330, perth-6000

No choice but to sack legal team: Nuttall Photo

Posted December 3, 2008 17:01:00 | Updated December 3, 2008 17:48:00

Gordon Nuttall says he has been forced to sack his legal team ahead of a second corruption hearing.

Tags: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

Daryl Hannah sets sail on whale quest

Posted December 3, 2008 11:14:00

US movie star Daryl Hannah is on the Sea Shepherd's anti-whaling ship, the Steve Irwin, which is leaving Brisbane for the Southern Ocean.

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, environment, endangered-and-protected-species, actors, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, united-states

Olympic cyclist Carrigan calls it quits

Posted December 3, 2008 11:00:00

Olympic gold medallist Sara Carrigan has announced she is retiring from professional cycling.

Tags: sport, cycling, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

Bulls looking for one-day momentum

Posted December 3, 2008 09:06:00

Queensland will be aiming to bounce back from its Sheffield Shield loss to South Australia when the sides meet in today's one-day match at the Gabba.

Tags: sport, cricket, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, sa, adelaide-5000

Business groups back Qld Govt's deficit moves Photo

Posted December 3, 2008 08:24:00 | Updated December 3, 2008 08:41:00

Qld business and industry groups say they are not surprised the State Budget is going into deficit.

Tags: government-and-politics, the-budget, parliament, state-parliament, states-and-territories, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

Speaker apologises for not telling Bligh to withdraw comment

Posted December 2, 2008 23:28:00

The Speaker of Queensland Parliament has apologised for not telling the Premier to withdraw an offensive comment during Question Time on Tuesday morning.

Tags: parliament, state-parliament, qld, brisbane-4000

'Shonky operators' caught out by building laws

Posted December 2, 2008 19:36:00

The Queensland Government says the building industry would be filled with "shonky operators", if not for strict rules and sanctions.

Tags: consumer-protection, corporate-governance, building-and-construction, business-regulation, states-and-territories, qld, brisbane-4000

Qld set to introduce digital IDs

Posted December 2, 2008 19:20:00

Five years after the idea was first put forward, Queensland Parliament has passed laws to introduce digital identification cards.

Tags: parliament, state-parliament, qld, brisbane-4000

Council green lights Valley developments

Posted December 2, 2008 19:11:00

The Brisbane City Council says two new developments for the Fortitude Valley precinct have been approved.

Tags: community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, local-government, qld, brisbane-4000, fortitude-valley-4006