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Man charged over Kyhesha-Lees death
Police have charged a 28-year-old man with the manslaughter death of a three-year-old girl. Kyhesha-Lee Joughin's body was found at the Petrie unit she shared with her father on March 30. The Hillcrest man will face charges of manslaughter and cruelty to children under 16 at the Brisbane Magistrates Court on ...
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Protesters fail to show up for anti-Islam demonstration
After more than a few racially-fuelled declarations on Facebook, a planned anti-Islam rally in Brisbane's CBD has failed to eventuate. A Buderim man is believed to be behind the "Restore Australia" group that 25 minutes after the 4pm Friday starting time had failed to attract a single protester. Instead, only six police officers and some members of the media were there for the ...
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No-show for anti-Islam protest
After more than a few racially-fuelled declarations on Facebook, a planned anti-Islam rally in Brisbane's CBD has failed to eventuate. A Buderim man is believed to be behind the "Restore Australia" group that 25 minutes after the 4pm Friday starting time had failed to attract a single protester. Instead, only six police officers and some members of the media were there for the ...
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Joan killed metres from work
Police believe slain mother-to-be Joan Canino Ryther was killed just metres from the McDonald's restaurant where she worked. For the first time since Mrs Ryther's bloodied, partially-clothed body was found, police have confirmed they are of the view the expectant mother was attacked four blocks from her Logan home as she walked to work on Tuesday night. Her body was found in the ...
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Police are investigating death of rugby league referee Tony McGrath in Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba
UPDATE 5.50pm: THE Brisbane rugby league community is in mourning following the shock death of refereeing identity Tony McGrath. Mr McGrath, president of the Brisbane Rugby League's Referee Association, had been appointed to the role only two months ago. The body of Mr McGrath, 58, was found last night at his Maynard Street home in Woolloongabba by a family friend. Police said they were yet ...
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New body aims to maximise Commonwealth Games legacy
Southport 4215 Former Queensland premier Rob Borbidge says it is important that the benefits of the 2018 Commonwealth Games are felt long after the event.Mr Borbidge will head the Gold Coast Legacy Advisory Committee, which will aim to maximise the benefits from the games.He says it is getting harder for Australia to attract major events."We're bidding against other countries with ...
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Clear run this afternoon but delays expected later tonight when a major Brisbane road shuts for road works
COMMUTERS can expect a clear run home this afternoon with no major incidents on the roads. All train and bus services are running as normal. The only traffic incident at the moment in a multi-vehicle crash in the outbound lane of Lutwyche Rd at Lutwyche, near Norman Avenue. Only minor delays are expected. Delays are expected on the Fiverside Expressway from 8pm tonight as road works begin. The ...
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Police investigating Gabba death
Investigations are continuing into the circumstances of the man's death after he was found in a property on Maynard St at Woolloongabba.Police said they were yet to determine whether the death was suspicious but said the man appeared to have died from a head injury.The age of the man is not known.A Department of Community Safety spokeswoman said an ambulance crew was called to a private ...
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Cub cam almost too cute to bear
Six cameras installed in a polar bear den at Sea World on the Gold Coast are recording the magical bond developing between mother Liya and her newborn cub.Sea World marine sciences director Trevor Long says they have been monitoring the cub's progress since its birth on May 9.But he says staff have enjoyed it so much, they're now sharing the "cub cam" footage live with ...
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Logan woman killed metres from work police
Police believe slain mother-to-be Joan Canino Ryther was killed just metres from the McDonald's restaurant where she worked. For the first time since Mrs Ryther's bloodied, partially-clothed body was found, police have confirmed they are of the view the expectant mother was attacked four blocks from her Logan home as she walked to work on Tuesday night. Her body was found in the ...
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Former hostage back behind the lens
Bundaberg photographer Nigel Brennan is a water-lover. "I can remember sticking my arm out of the window and feeling rain on my arm and wanting to strip off my clothes and run 'round in the courtyard of the house naked," he says. "But that was never going to happen." It never happened because Brennan was a hostage of Somali criminals, taken in 2008 when on a ...
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Big changes for public transport
Major sporting events and train station closures means a lot of changes to public transport timetables this weekend. Here's our guide to getting around. ...
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Sports science expert calls for AFL clubs to change training methods to reduce numbers of ACL injuries
Brisbane 4000 The 2013 AFL season could legitimately be renamed the "Battle of Wounded Knee". And after the 15th top-level player was laid low with a dreaded anterior cruciate ligament rupture last weekend, one sports science expert says it is now time for clubs to train their players to avoid injury rather than play with no fear.When emerging Gold Coast ruckman Zac Smith crumpled in ...
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Sea World installs cub cam to share footage of polar bear cub with mother Liya at Gold Coast theme park
IT'S so cute, it's almost too much to bear. Six cameras installed in a polar bear den at Sea World on the Gold Coast are recording the magical bond developing between mother Liya and her newborn cub. Sea World marine sciences director Trevor Long says they have been monitoring the cub's progress since its birth on May 9. But he says staff have enjoyed it so much, they're now ...
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Youngest Lib MP supports gay marriage
"I support the right of same-sex couples to have their loving and committed relationships recognised in state-sanctioned marriage," said Mr Roy, who at 23 is the youngest MP in Federal Parliament. Mr Roy said he would support a free vote in the party room on the issue.His announcement comes in the same week as former prime minister and fellow Queensland backbencher Kevin Rudd's ...
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Mans body found under house
A man's body has been found beneath an inner-Brisbane house and it may have been there for up to three days, police suspect. The 58-year-old man was discovered dead beneath the Maynard Street home in Woolloongabba about 6pm on Thursday. Forensic police arrived at the scene on Friday morning, but investigators are yet to determine if the man's death was suspicious. ‘‘It ...
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Police pursue leads on Logan murder
Husband home after wife's killing Corey Ryther spends his first night at his Logan home Thursday night after the body of his pregnant wife Joan was found in a yard. Nine ...
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Disease largely to blame for worsening mental illness life expectancy gap study
A new study has found mental illness sufferers in Australia are dying up to 16 years earlier than the general population, with most deaths due to disease rather than accidents or ...
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Hunt continues for people exposed to drug-resistant TB
Cairns 4870 Queensland Health is still searching for people in the state's far north who may have been exposed to a multi-drug resistant strain of tuberculosis (TB).Last month, a woman died in Cairns Base Hospital while being treated for TB.Chief health officer Jeannette Young says anyone who was in contact with the woman for more than eight hours is being screened."The last number I ...
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Driver crawls from burning truck
A truck driver has crawled from his semi-trailer after it rolled and burst into flames on the Mount Lindesay Highway, south of Brisbane. The truck spilled thousands of litres of fuel over the highway when it rolled onto its roof near Palen Creek and ignited, about 7.15am. The cabin and trailer were destroyed by the blaze, which spread to nearby scrub. It took firefighters more than one hour ...
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3D-printed gun will kill police warn
instructions downloaded from the internet NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said on Friday police easily made two Liberator plastic guns on a $1700 home 3D ...
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Outback Qld tourism leaders discuss 20 year vision
Longreach 4730 Outback Queensland's tourism leaders have identified top priorities for the next 20 years.Forty delegates attended a workshop held in Longreach in Queensland's central-west earlier this week to formulate a state-wide vision for tourism.Leanne Coddington from Queensland Events and Tourism says its focus is teaching history and heritage, as well continued promotion of ...
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Whitsunday Mayor says $900K review worthwhile
Townsville 4810 Whitsunday Mayor Jenny Whitney says she believes ratepayers will back the north Queensland council's decision to spend almost $900,000 on a review.The study was completed last year and details of the process were made public during this week's council meeting.The council hired several consultants to look at the effectiveness of its operations and services.Despite the ...
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Bikie on gun drugs charges
Rebels member Saleh Atasoy, 26, applied for bail in the Southport Magistrates Court today.He was arrested yesterday after police allegedly found a loaded gun, amphetamines and illegal steroids at two homes on the Gold Coast.Officers searched one home at Oxenford on May 16 and then another at Biggera Waters on May 23.Atasoy is charged with four counts of possession of a dangerous drug, one count ...
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Southeast braces for damaging winds
The Gold Coast hinterland and southern border ranges were expected to bear the brunt of the conditions late today.Weather bureau senior forecaster Matthew Bass said the southeast was experiencing moderate winds between 20km/h and 40km/h this morning, which were set to increase with possible wind gusts of up to 70km/h this afternoon.Gusts up to 85km/h were expected at the border ranges this ...
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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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