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Wide-scale search under way for 32-year-old man missing in a kayak on Moreton Bay
A WIDESCALE search is under way for a 32-year-old Queensland kayaker who went missing in Moreton Bay today. The man was with family on a trip between Wynnum Creek and St Helena Island when he went missing about midday. Family members reported him missing. "We have serious concerns for his safety at this stage but the search will continue through tonight and into tomorrow," Brisbane ...
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Man missing on Moreton Bay found near Port of Brisbane
A KAYAKER who went missing in Moreton Bay this afternoon has tonight been found near the Port of Brisbane. The 32-year-old man was with family on a trip between Wynnum Creek and St Helena Island when he went missing about midday. He is currently being looked after by the ambulance ...
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Schoolgirl apologises for racial taunt
Swans star Adam Goodes said he was 'gutted' by racial abuse from a 13-year-old girl in last night's match against Collingwood, the game which opened the AFL's indigenous ...
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OSullivan to take LNP Senate seat
Barry O'Sullivan quit as Liberal National Party treasurer to consider nominating for preselection for the Senate seat vacated by Barnaby Joyce. An emotional week has ended on a high note for former Liberal National Party state treasurer Barry O’Sullivan, who is set to take outgoing Barnaby Joyce’s seat in the Senate. Senator Joyce will run against independent MP Tony Windsor ...
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Epaulette wins Doomben 10000
Doomben 4007 The Peter Snowden-trained Epaulette has scored a dominant victory in the Group One Doomben 10,000 in Brisbane.Ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, Epaulette defeated last year's winner Sea Siren, while local hope Buffering was third.The heavily backed favourite Your Song cut a frantic early pace along with Buffering and weakened to finish sixth.The race finished on a sad note for veteran ...
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Woman crushed by horse following an accident at Ocean View north of Brisbane this morning
A WOMAN has died in a horse riding accident north of Brisbane. The rider, in her 30s, was crushed by the animal when it fell in a ditch at Ocean View, north of Brisbane, the Department of Community Safety said. The woman went into cardiac arrest after she became trapped underneath the injured horse, which had suffered a broken leg. A rescue helicopter was called to the known horse trail at about ...
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Rider critically hurt in raceway crash
A MOTORCYLIST is in a critical condition after a multiple motorbike crash at the Lakeside Park raceway in Brisbane's north this ...
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Take note Junior this punch brings down skyscrapers
v Colton Smith This image is the reason that Junior dos Santos could be forced to utilise his rarely-before seen ground game when he steps into the Octagon against Sydney-based Kiwi heavyweight Mark Hunt at UFC 160 in Las Vegas tomorrow (AEST). Hunt's brutal knock-out victory over seven-foot Dutchman was notable for the fact that in winning, he became the only current heavyweight in the ...
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Motorcyclist in critical condition after multiple motorbike crash at Lakeside Park Raceway north of Brisbane
A MOTORCYLIST is in a critical condition after a multiple motorbike crash at the Lakeside Park raceway in Brisbane's north this afternoon. Paramedics and a doctor were called to the Pine Rivers raceway about 2.30pm where they found the rider with head and internal injuries. Another person was treated for neck and spinal injuries and both were rushed to Royal Brisbane and Women's ...
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NRL agent linked to mans death
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Is football equipped to handle scandal
A woman who claims to have been assaulted by NRL player Ben Te'o. Everybody loses when footballers are accused of behaving badly. It's a seasonal staple that has cropped up again this week with Ben Te'o facing allegations of assaulting a woman in a Brisbane home. It's serious stuff, with potentially serious consequences. And even with an abundance of unwanted practice ...
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The message from the horrific Woolwich killing No ones safe
In an instant the image has been seared on the collective consciousness, in the same way pictures of ash-strewn figures groping their way through the streets of Manhattan had been in the wake of September 11. This man stands with his hands stained red with blood, a meat cleaver in one fist, a crumpled body lying behind him on the road. It's a scene that might have come out of Rwanda or the ...
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Queensland woman dies after being crushed by horse
Ocean View 4521 A woman in her 30s has died after being crushed under a horse in south-east Queensland this morning.The accident happened at a trail riding property at Ocean View, north-west of Brisbane. It is believed the woman and horse fell down a ditch.The woman's riding companion called emergency services.The EMQ helicopter was used to winch a paramedic to the woman, but she died at ...
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Pedestrian run down on Gold Coast road
A MAN is in a serious condition after being hit by a car on the Gold Coast this afternoon. He was struck on the Gold Coast Highway at Surfers Paradise around 12.40pm and rushed to Gold Coast Hospital with head injuries. The accident has caused heavy congestion in the area and police are urging motorists are urged to avoid it. They remain on scene and investigations are ...
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One dead as car goes under water near Bundaberg
ONE person is dead after a car ran off the road into a "body of water" leaving one person trapped. Police have confirmed one person died in the single vehicle accident at about 10.30am on the Bundaberg-Gin Gin road, near the small town of Sharon, near Bundaberg. Details are sketchy at this stage. Paramedics said three people were in the car which became "inundated' with water. ...
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Kyhesha-Lee suffered in final two weeks
Three-year-old Kyhesha-Lee Joughin was found dead at her Petrie home over the Easter long weekend. Her father has been charged with manslaughter and child ...
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Trapped in hospital bound to their beds
Disability groups say the problem of hospital beds being "blocked" by patients on the waiting list is costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in funding hospital beds, whereas supported accommodation would cost a fraction of the price.Hospitals have no choice but to continue housing patients long after their treatment has ended as they wait on the Disability Services ...
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Dont just stand there
WHY do window shutters have to be open and seats upright upon landing? Is diet cola harder to pour in the skies? Here are 10 things you just have to know about air ...
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Trackwork halts trains on southside
TRAIN services on Brisbane's southside will be limited this weekend with track work scheduled on every line and passengers advised to allow an extra hour for any ...
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Residents struggle with Joans death
RESIDENTS of Leichhardt St at Logan Central are battling guilt and confusion at being unable to save the life of mum-to-be Joan ...
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Councils in $1.5m credit card splurge
Queensland councils put it on the plastic, what else would you do with a taxpayer-funded credit card than buy tickets to watch a Bee Gee in ...
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Girls opting out of science
Australia needs to do more to engage its girls in the hard sciences, according to a CSIRO chief. “As soon as you take your foot off the accelerator trying to create initiatives and excitement, things just go back down again,” said Cathy Foley, the head of CSIRO's Materials Science and Engineering division. A passionate advocate for women in science, Dr Foley says it was ...
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Brisbane father bailed over girls death
A BRISBANE man charged with causing the death of his three-year-old daughter has been granted bail. The 28-year-old man appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Saturday, a day after he was charged with manslaughter and cruelty to children under 16. The girl's body was found at the home she shared with her father in suburban Petrie on March 30, over the Easter weekend. The matter will ...
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Australian Muslims warned of possible backlash after Woolwich attacks
QLD Australian Muslims are being urged to be aware of the possibility of a local backlash after the deadly terrorist attack in London this week.British soldier Lee Rigby, a 25-year-old Afghan war veteran, was killed near the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, south-east London, on ...
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ASIC appeals against fairness of Storm Financial settlement
QLD Australia's corporate regulator is appealing against the fairness of a financial settlement between former Storm Financial clients and the Macquarie Bank.The settlement follows a class action against the Macquarie Bank by Sydney law firm Levitt Robinson. The bank was ordered to pay $82.5 million to more than 1,000 Storm clients who took out margin loans. Under the settlement, around ...
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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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