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Investment in resources set to fall dramatically
The Federal Government's commodity forecaster is predicting investment in the resources sector is set to fall by more than two-thirds in the next five years. The Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics says there will be fewer 'high value' projects coming onstream to fill the gap after the country's major LNG projects are up and running. It says about $150 billion worth of ...
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Sea turtle mysteries to be revealed via satellite
Maroochydore 4558 Marine researchers on Queensland's Sunshine Coast are using satellite trackers to monitor two turtles that have been returned to the ocean today.The olive ridley sea turtles, named Jamieson and Olive Oil, were treated for floating syndrome at UnderWater World in Mooloolaba.They are the first to be fitted with the devices before being release from the centre.Animal health ...
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Ben Teo assault allegation withdrawn
Brisbane 4000 Queensland Police say an allegation against NRL player Ben Te'o has been formally withdrawn.The South Sydney forward had been accused of assaulting a woman in Brisbane last month but denied any wrong-doing. Earlier today, the Nine Network published a preview of an interview in which a woman claimed she was punched in the face by Te'o in the presence of former Brisbane ...
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Slow commute as rain plays havoc
A crash at Coopers Plains is causing delays heading westbound along Kessels Road, with two lanes blocked off.Police are diverting traffic but motorists are urged to expect moderate delays while the incident is cleared.In the inner-city, Roma and Ann streets are banked back due to earlier congestion heading onto the Inner City Bypass and Riverside Expressway.Milton Rd is at a crawl in both ...
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Health pays docked to recoup funds
THE Queensland Government will soon start docking the pay of health workers to recoup overpayments arising from the Queensland Health payroll ...
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Palmer says MPs lining up to join
BILLIONAIRE miner and aspiring Prime Minister Clive Palmer has predicted more State MPs will desert the LNP for his fledgling party - just don't expect them to jump before the September federal ...
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Fete fall victim wakes from coma
LITTLE Patrick O'Sullivan has emerged from a coma and is "trying to talk to his Mum and Dad", his school announced in a statement this ...
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Clive still Queenslands richest
QUEENSLAND'S wealthiest person, Clive Palmer, has had $1.6 billion stripped from his estimated personal wealth while fallen mogul Nathan Tinkler has been dropped from the list altogether, according to the latest BRW Rich 200 List published ...
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Bligh to face health payroll inquiry
Paul Lucas, Anna Bligh and Robert Schwarten will be called to the Queensland Health Payroll inquiry next week. Former premier Anna Bligh is expected to face the Queensland Health Payroll inquiry next week. Ms Bligh, along with former ministers Paul Lucas and Robert Schwarten, will front the Richard Chesterman-led inquiry as it enters its final stages. The inquiry, which opened on February 1, ...
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Abbott rules out rail funding
Abbott rejects Cross River Rail Tony Abbott says a Coalition government will not fund Cross River Rail, prompting Campbell Newman to label the decision ...
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Last drinks for states party precinct program
The future of the state's Drink Safe Precinct program could rest with industry stakeholders. The Queensland Auditor-General has released a ...
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Wet weather causing drama on roads with traffic banked back in all directions
WET weather is causing drama on the roads tonight with traffic banked back in all directions in and out of Brisbane. A crash at Coopers Plains is causing delays heading westbound along Kessels Road, with two lanes blocked off. Police are diverting traffic but motorists are urged to expect moderate delays while the incident is cleared. In the inner-city, Roma and Ann streets are banked back due ...
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Clive Palmer says more state MPs will desert the LNP for his party but not before Septembers federal election
BILLIONAIRE miner and aspiring Prime Minister Clive Palmer has predicted more State MPs will desert the LNP for his fledgling party - just don't expect them to jump before the September federal election. Speaking at one of his frequently-held press conferences outside State Parliament today, Mr Palmer said his Palmer United Party would stand candidates in every state electorate. But he said ...
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Digby Ioane may miss Australias first Test against the Lions after undergoing surgery
Brisbane 4000 Wallabies winger Digby Ioane is in doubt for the start of the British and Irish Lions Test series after undergoing a knee operation this morning.Ioane had arthroscopic surgery in Brisbane to clean up articular cartilage on his troublesome left knee after flying back from Queensland's two-match tour of South Africa.The Reds believed the operation would only rule Ioane out of ...
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Drugs and cash found in police bikie raids
Toowoomba 4350 Police have carried out a number of raids across southern Queensland as part of an operation targeting outlaw motorcycle gangs. Officers from Taskforce Hydra raided properties in Toowoomba, Charleville, Goondiwindi and Roma this morning, searching for cannabis and methamphetamine. Police say a handgun, cash and an amount of illicit drugs were seized. It is not clear if anyone ...
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Siblings cut ex-wife from family fortune
TWO siblings have cut an ex-wife out of a vast family fortune after she complained of "repugnant" violence during a 35-year ...
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Same-sex farmers in bizarre dispute
QUEENSLAND police resorted to using a court order to split same-sex farmers who were engaged in a war of words in a farm diary throughout a "violent" four-and-a-half year ...
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Rinehart drops more than Lowys worth
The 62-year-old is one of China's largest real estate developers with more than 70 projects in progress, rocketing to seventh on BRW's list with an estimated wealth of $4.8 billion. He is one of 16 list members to be based overseas, up from 14 last year. Old money in general played a solid game over the past 12 months, with eight of the 18 long-time Rich 200 listees finishing the year ...
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Club backs Teo amid assault claims
A Brisbane woman has contacted Queensland police alleging she was physically assaulted by Te'o in the presence of fellow NRL players Corey Norman and Darius Boyd. News Limited can reveal Norman, the Broncos fullback, made a 000 emergency call after the alleged incident, which left the woman with a black eye and facial injuries. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has told ...
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$33m share sale a mystery
FORMER childcare multi-millionaire Le Neve Groves says she was so busy at work she took almost two weeks to start seriously investigating a mystery sale of $33 million of her own shares in ...
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Domestic violence order ends same-sex relationship after showdown at farm house
QUEENSLAND police resorted to using a court order to split same-sex farmers who were engaged in a war of words in a farm diary throughout a "violent" four-and-a-half year relationship. The legal intervention was the final step in a bizarre showdown between the two women, who are currently locked in a property dispute in the Family Court of Australia. In a judgment released this week, one ...
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Palmers court win in royalties battle
The state's wealthiest individual, Mineralogy chairman Clive Palmer, has secured a major Supreme Court victory in his battle with the Chinese company CITIC Pacific, the managers of his WA iron ore ...
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Husband at station as family car towed
POLICE are questioning the husband of a woman found murdered and dumped in Logan this morning and have towed away the family car for forensic ...
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Shark scare off Gold Coast waters
POLICE have cleared boardriders from the water at South Stradbroke Island, off the Gold Coast, after a monster shark was spotted at the popular surf ...
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Frantic search missed wifes dead body
The woman's husband, who is not in custody, is being interviewed "as per normal", according to police. The couple's silver Subaru Liberty was towed from the home this morning after their Mayes Ave home was roped off as a crime scene. Resident Wade Wilson said his friend Robbie Mills found the woman's body this morning. Mr Wilson said he saw the woman laying face down ...
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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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