Friday 25th May, 2012
Harrigan green lights Inglis try
Sydney 2000 Rugby league referees boss Bill Harrigan has praised the performance of his rookie State of Origin referees and confirmed the correct decision was made in awarding Greg Inglis's ...
Custody battle dad accuses media of untruths
Brisbane 4000 The Italian father of four girls at the centre of an international custody dispute has expressed his concern at the way the Australian media has reported the case.Lawyers for the ...
Wins coming in second for Lions
Brisbane 4000 Brisbane coach Michael Voss has revealed victory has become a secondary focus for the battling Lions.Heading into a litmus test against an under-pressure North Melbourne, Voss admits ...
Truck wedged under rail bridge in Milton
News.com.aucorner of Milton Road and Park Road .Those on scene acted swiftly to move the truck to a nearby side street to avoid excessive disruption to peak hour traffic.The incident was causing plenty of ...
Brisbane sites linked to measles threat
News.com.auMeasles is one of the most infectious of all communicable diseases , and can be acquired in public places if infectious people are present," he said in a statement. "Measles is spread by ...
Push on to protect Australia's rare rock art
ABC AustraliaAustralia Much of Australia's most important rock art is under threat and risks being destroyed through vandalism, development and tourism.Paul Taon, the Griffith University chair in rock art ...
Sica witness questioned on alleged confession
ABC AustraliaBrisbane 4000 A witness at the Supreme Court murder trial of Brisbane man Max Sica says she cannot recall whether he was drunk when he allegedly confessed to her.Sica has pleaded not guilty to ...
Man dies in Brisbane building accident
ABC AustraliaSunnybank 4109 Police are investigating a building accident in which a man in his 60s died in Brisbane's south.The licensed owner-builder was working on the first floor of a house in ...
Put Queensland first, Newman tells miners
News.com.auPREMIER Campbell Newman has called on the Federal Government to get the 4000 BHP Billiton coal miners back to work after they walked off the job today in central ...
Second woman charged in syringe robbery
News.com.auThe incident occurred on May 14. Police arrested the second suspect, 27, at a West End home this morning.She has been charged with stealing, armed robbery, failure to properly dispose of a syringe ...
Wife caught man in bed with girl, 14
News.com.auA MARRIED father of two's forbidden love affair with a young girl less than half his age was exposed when his wife found the pair in bed together, a court has been ...
Qld's first legal brothel closes shop
News.com.au"We had the Mud Army through for a day and it was good - but because we're a brothel we got a lot of gawkers and things went missing," she said.Abbotsford's failure, with debts ...
Qld Health issues measles alert for Brisbane area
The Courier MailQUEENSLAND Health is urging people who attended two shopping areas on Brisbane's southside to be alert for measles ...
Reds undaunted by Brumbies challenge
ABC AustraliaBrisbane 4000 Queensland young gun Liam Gill says the Reds are expecting a "grand final" atmosphere when they meet the Brumbies in Saturday night's crucial clash at Canberra ...
Company to consult community on Burnett wind farms
ABC AustraliaCooranga North 4408 An energy company says locals will be able to have a say on the location of wind turbines in Queensland's South Burnett. AGL wants to generate 350 megawatts of power ...
Rescued quoll loses tail
ABC AustraliaBundaberg 4670 An endangered quoll, found at a gold mine in Queensland's Wide Bay district, is expected to make a full recovery despite losing its tail.The small marsupial was found almost ...
Man killed in roof collapse
News.com.auThe 50-year-old was trapped under the debris for sometime after the roof collapsed at around 11.05am on Mains Rd.An emergency services spokesperson said paramedics gave him CPR but he died at the ...
Meet the Minister of Silly Pranks
News.com.auPremier Campbell Newman and Education minister John-Paul Langbroek join Pumicestone MP Lisa France at Tullawong State School in Caboolture. A photo opportunity with some local students led to a ...
The ups of lift etiquette
Brisbane TimesPhoto: Penny Stephens Most office workers use one at least twice a day. If you go to a shopping centre, multi-level theatre or even a hospital you will encounter one. Yet so many of us do not know ...
Harrigan furious with Stuart
Brisbane TimesVideo settings Referees' boss Bill Harrigan has denied telling NSW coach Ricky Stuart that Greg Inglis's match-winning try for Queensland in last night's State of Origin should not ...
Sorry Kevin, Therese reigns
Brisbane TimesVideo settings FORMER prime minister Kevin Rudd may no longer be A-list material, but his wife Therese Rein today joins one of the most exclusive clubs of all. At $210 million, she elbows her way ...
Protester to stand trial over military helicopter attack
ABC AustraliaRockhampton 4700 An activist has been committed to trial on charges relating to an attack on a helicopter during a military exercise in central Queensland last year.Bryan Joseph Law is charged ...
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