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Hastings Deering to cut 200 jobs mainly from Mackay Rockhampton
Mackay 4740 Mining support company Hastings Deering has announced plans to cut 200 jobs from its Australian workforce.In a statement, the company says it will focus on its central Queensland operations in Mackay and Rockhampton.The company says it will consult with employees over the next fortnight.It has blamed the decision on the downturn in the resources ...
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Newman disturbed by hospital silence
The Wesley Hospital in Brisbane's inner-west has been the subject of investigations after a death and illness linked to Legionnaires disease. The hospital this week disclosed a death in 2011 was potentially caused by the disease. PIC: Chris ...
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Road spikes put brakes on driver
A Queensland Police spokeswoman said police had received calls from the public about a woman driving erratically in Beerburrum about 10am.The female driver allegedly failed to stop when police tried to pull her over, forcing them to deploy spikes on the Bruce Highway, near the Roys Rd exit.The woman was stopped and taken into custody.Police are investigating if the woman had been involved in ...
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Newman denies gossip to sit tight
Mr Newman this morning declared Ashgrove was the only seat for him following revelations the LNP had been discussing several options for Mr Newman's bid to enter the State arena at the 2012 election."I'm the member for Ashgrove. I love that part of Brisbane," Mr Newman said."I have been working very hard as the local member and that's the area I seek to be the ...
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James Gandolfini dead at 51
, has died in Italy. The 51-year-old is believed to have suffered a heart attack. HBO confirmed that Gandolfini was holidaying in Rome at the time of his ...
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Premier Campbell Newman hasnt heard alleged Bruce Flegg recordings
Brisbane 4000 Queensland Premier Campbell Newman says he has not heard the taped conversation allegedly recorded by Moggill MP Bruce Flegg in 2011.Excerpts of the conversations were reported in the Courier Mail newspaper, which include discussions with Liberal National Party (LNP) officials about "parachuting" Mr Newman into Dr Flegg's safe seat.Mr Newman has told the ABC Local ...
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Man beaten chased then run over
POLICE were investigating whether a road rage incident where a man was struck by a ute and viciously assaulted near Toowoomba yesterday was a random ...
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Flegg tapes just tearoom gossip
Premier dismisses derogatory talk as tearoom gossip as Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk calls on CMC to investigate Bruce Flegg ...
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Two Slaters more formidable than one
A COUPLE who gave this basket of food for a wedding present thought their gift was pretty special. Unfortunately the bride on the receiving end was less than thankful. Wedding row ...
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Man rammed during road rage
A man has serious leg injuries after getting out of his car and being hit by a 4WD in a road rage attack west of Brisbane on Wednesday. The 58-year-old pulled his car over onto the side of Cawdor Drive at Highfields, near Toowoomba, around 3pm and a white 4WD pulled up behind him. The 4WD driver assaulted the man with an unknown object, according to police. The men got back into their cars ...
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Opera Qld voices plans to return to outback
Longreach 4730 Opera Queensland has launched an appeal to raise money to return this year to the state's outback.Last year, opera singers and directors from Opera Queensland worked with students from Longreach to Windorah, and even with the School of the Air, to expose them to opera and to build musical skills and confidence.Opera Queensland spokesman Mark Taylor says it was so ...
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Dunk Island bounces back after Cyclone Yasi destruction
Dunk Island 4816 The Cassowary Coast Regional Council says disaster recovery work in the public areas of Dunk Island off far north Queensland has been completed.A new jetty has been built after it was destroyed during Cyclone Yasi in February 2011.Councillor Alistair Pike says the spit area is now in a better condition than it was before the disaster."The national QPWS [Queensland Parks ...
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Sugar exporter says more Bundaberg Port dredging needed
Bundaberg 4670 One of Queensland's biggest sugar exporters says it will take months longer than usual to export sugar out of the Bundaberg Port.The first commercial ship was loaded yesterday after January's floods suspended operations for more than five months.About 180,000 tonnes of sugar from last season's crush has been sitting in storage.Damien Ziebath from Queensland Sugar ...
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Gladstone council says ratepayers subsidising SEQ water bills
Gladstone 4680 Gladstone's Deputy Mayor Matt Burnett has confirmed water rates will rise in next month's council budget, but will not say by how much.Councillor Burnett says the central Queensland council had planned to absorb rising water rates through the multi-million-dollar dividends it once received from the Gladstone Area Water Board.However, from next month the State ...
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Gold Coast Marathon to get Chinese tourism boost
Southport 4215 Beijing Television (BTV) will introduce millions of Chinese viewers to next month's Gold Coast Marathon in south-east Queensland.Several BTV reporters will cover the race, along with Chinese bloggers, photographers and newspaper journalists. The marathon's general manager, Cameron Hart, says it is a major coup for local tourism operators."We've also got a ...
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Surf club pumped over Maroochydore Beach erosion fix
Maroochydore 4558 Sand pumping has started to replenish the badly eroded Maroochydore Beach on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.Council will spend $2 million over four years to pump more than 100,000 tonnes of sand onto Maroochydore and Alexandra Headland beaches.Local surf club president Tim Ryan says it is money well spent."People at Cotton Tree and Alex and Mooloolaba are huge areas ...
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Qld Government dismisses Greenpeace-commissioned report over Alpha Coal Project
Alpha 4724 The State Government has rejected the findings of a report into the finances of central Queensland's Alpha Coal Project, saying it is not credible.Greenpeace commissioned the report from the US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.The institute has found GVK Hancock's Alpha Coal Project in the Galilee Basin will not be financially viable, due to ...
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State of Origin Mal Meninga claims he was not intoxicated when asked to leave Brisbane bar
Brisbane 4000 Queensland coach Mal Meninga maintains he was not intoxicated and was acting responsibly when he was asked to leave a Brisbane bar on Wednesday morning.Meninga was celebrating skipper Cameron Smith and full-back Billy Slater's 30th birthdays when asked by the bar's security staff to leave.Staff intervened after Meninga allegedly stepped behind a service area asking for ...
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Mans body found in the street
Police were called to Goodwin Street about 2.30am where the body of a 53-year-old local man was found.Police have urged anyone who saw anything suspicious between 6pm Wednesday night and 3am this morning to contact the Bundaberg CIB on 4153 9066 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.A Queensland Police spokesperson said there were no further details at this stage and the investigation was ...
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Truck carrying wood catches fire
The truck was travelling on the Burnett Highway, about 3km south of Ban Ban Springs, when it caught fire about 6am.Three fire crews were attempting to bring the blaze under control which had engulfed both of the truck's trailers.An emergency services spokesman said an ambulance was at the scene but it was unclear whether anyone was ...
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CMC called on to probe Flegg tapes
Premier dismisses derogatory talk as tearoom gossip as Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk calls on CMC to investigate Bruce Flegg ...
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Dollar dives on US moves
The Australian dollar has fallen to 33-month-low after the US Federal Reserve tipped an end to its stimulus program, which had been pumping $US85 billion into the US economy each month. The Australian currency slipped from 95.5 US cents before the start of Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's comments, before plunging more than 2.5 US cents to 92.9 US cents. It was trading at 92.74 US cents ...
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Australians name squad for first Test against Lions in Brisbane
Australia have picked James O'Connor at fly-half for Saturday's opening Test against the British and Irish Lions in Brisbane, with Kurtley Beale included on the bench.The starting XV picked by the coach, Robbie Deans, features three debutants in full-back Israel Folau, flanker Ben Mowen and inside centre Christian Lealiifano.Folau is competing in his first season in ...
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35 jobs go as Monto mine put on hold
Monto 4630 The community of Monto in south-east Queensland's North Burnett region is bracing for the closure of its biggest mining operations.More than 35 workers will loss their jobs when Belridge Enterprises suspends operations at the Goondicum ilmenite mine next week.Managing director Mark McCauley says the company will review the mine's viability at the end of the ...
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Police investigate mans suspicious death in Bundaberg
Bundaberg 4670 Police have set up a crime scene after the death of an 53-year-old man in Bundaberg in southern QueenslandThe man was found unconscious just after 2:00am (AEST) in the middle of Goodwin Street near the city's CBD. He was taken to Bundaberg Hospital but died a short time laterSenior Sergeant Joe Hildred says police are treating the death as suspicious."Investigations ...
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Cost of driving is becoming punitive in Brisbane
Is driving in Brisbane becoming punitively expensive? With the recent toll increases, on top of those made in 2006 and 2008, as well as last year, and the recent mis-management surrounding the privatisation of major roads in Sydney, it seems that using major roads in Brisbane is going to become even more expensive.
Brisbane, like many cities across Australia, is facing a mounting budget deficit in the wake of the near-crippling financial crisis and ensuing recession, as the state capital, it must also oversee Queensland’s plunge in revenues, which has created a budget deficit of over $2.3 billion for the state. Read more
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