
Sunday 29th January, 2012
Teachers threaten strike over ratings
THE Queensland Teachers' Union has slammed the release of state school ratings and threatened to boycott future Queensland Government ...
Bridges that helped sink Brisbane
THEY'RE the seven rural bridges that helped sink Brisbane and Ipswich, according to sensational evidence that has forced the floods inquiry to resume hearings this ...
Bligh shapes up for big bout
ANNA Bligh says she is in great shape for the "fight of her life". The Queensland Premier, 51, has stepped up her fitness regime in preparation for the marathon election ...
Flood alert for central Queensland
News.com.auBureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Gavin Holcombe said the low was expected to move into NSW today and continue to decay. "The threat should ease but there will still be some flooding ...
Parents ignoring $300m in rebates
News.com.auTHOUSANDS of parents are missing out on education tax rebates worth up to $800 for every child after failing to lodge the ...
Mini-speakers are music to your ears
News.com.auAnd the mini music blasters look set to turn up the volume on the annoying commuter debate.The novel device is placed in the ear lobe in large holes created by body modification ...
Refugee appeals costing millions
News.com.auDODGY claims involving fake religious beliefs, sham marriages and lies about sexuality are adding to a logjam of cases in immigration and refugee tribunals, costing taxpayers millions of ...
A-League: Brisbane Roar 0 Newcastle Jets 1
soccerwayThe Newcastle Jets registered their first away win of the A-League season with a 1-0 triumph over Brisbane Roar on Saturday. The Newcastle Jets registered their first away win of the A-League ...
Jets break the drought with win in Brisbane
Newcastle HeraldCaptain Jobe Wheelhouse scored his second goal in four days to lead the Jets to an upset 1-0 win over A-League champions Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night and end a year-long ...
Couple stranded by flooding found safe
News.com.auRescue crews find elderly couple reportedly stranded by floodwaters on Flinders Highway, while truckie rescues flood-trapped family of six trapped between two rising creeks 100km south of ...
Pair rob store with kitchen knife
News.com.auPolice said the two men, one of whom had a kitchen knife, entered the store on Ipswich Road at Moorooka about 5am and demanded cash from the male employee. The pair fled the scene with cash and were ...
How Bligh government will be judged
Brisbane TimesAnna Bligh will face the electorate in March. Fluoride, economic upheaval, cost complaints, disaster and triumph – Anna Bligh's 4½ years as Queensland premier has had its ups and ...
Truckie rescues flood-trapped family of six
News.com.auNorth Queensland Rescue Helicopter spokesman Alex Dorr said it was the third activation for the crew in 12 hours but only the first rescue they had been able to attend because of bad weather.More ...
Bligh offers intensive care to NQ
News.com.auHEALTHY POLITICS: Premier Anna Bligh, pictured at work during an overnight shift at the PA hospital as an orderly last year, has promised a multi-million dollar children's intensive care unit ...
Man attacked and robbed by gang
News.com.auThe 29-year-old man was allegedly kicked and punched before being robbed on Bank Lane, Toowoomba, just after 1am.He was taken to Toowoomba Base Hospital with facial injuries.Police have charged an ...
Emergency flood alert for Roma
News.com.auTOWNS in Central Western Queensland have been put on flood alert with monsoonal rain expected to soak the region and cause flash ...
Rescuers fly in as car washed away
News.com.auSWIFT water rescue crews are trying to reach a car washed into a flooded creek on the Landsborough Highway between McKinlay and Cloncurry last ...
Paramedic injured in highway pile-up
News.com.auA man was driving along the Centenary Highway near the Mt Ommaney Shopping Centre when he lost control of his vehicle and hit the concrete barricade. "It was really wet," he said. "I ...
LNP urges a revolt in every seat
News.com.auThe LNP plans not only to win the election but also to figuratively wipe out the next generation of Labour in 4 Brisbane seats to secure ...
Report card: How your school rates
News.com.auGreenlands State School near Stanthorpe is one of the best performing schools in Queensland. School principal Andrew Helton with kids from Years 6 and 7. Picture: Adam ...
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