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Qld Government to push for more Mount Isa kids to get lead level tests
Mount Isa 4825 Queensland's chief health officer Jeannette Young says new strategies will be rolled out over coming months to get more children tested for lead levels in Mount Isa in the state's north-west.Research published yesterday in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Pollution found lead levels in dust from Xstrata's operations "form a significant pathway" ...
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Man shot in arm south of Brisbane
Police said few details were available, but the victim is not believed to have life-threatening injuries.Officers were alerted about 4.30am (AEST) and found the injured man in the Logan suburb of Marsden.Police said a woman who'd been with the man was helping with ...
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Not again NRL star damaged car
REPORTS have emerged of another NRL player in off-field strife with a South Sydney star allegedly involved in an incident in ...
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Valley takes music to the streets
Talks are underway for a new live theatre venue in Fortitude Valley, the chair of Fortitude Valley’s Economic Development Board, John Cotter has confirmed. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk on Monday unveiled Brisbane City Council’s $4 million vision for ...
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Valley theatre plans unveiled
Talks are underway for a new live theatre venue in Fortitude Valley, the chair of Fortitude Valley’s Economic Development Board, John Cotter has confirmed. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk on Monday unveiled Brisbane City Council’s $4 million vision for ...
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ACCC accuses door-to-door seller Titan Marketing of Indigenous rip-off
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched Federal Court action against a company it has accused of ripping off people in Indigenous communities, including Queensland's Cape York. The ACCC says Titan Marketing representatives engaged in misleading and unconscionable conduct when making door-to-door sales of first aid kits and water filters in Queensland, New ...
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Winter westerly whips up chill
Temperatures were expected to dip to 7C in Brisbane early this morning and 7C tomorrow.A cold westerly buffeted city workers, with Brisbane Airport yesterday making a top of just 13.2C with a wind chill factored in. Brisbane dropped to 8.9C overnight, while the coldest place in the state was Applethorpe on the Granite Belt, with -3C.It will be colder still tomorrow and Wednesday when the ...
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Man shot in chest in Brisbane
Police said the victim, a man aged in his thirties, is not believed to have life-threatening injuries.Officers were alerted about 4.30am (AEST) on Tuesday, and found the injured man in a street in the Logan suburb of Marsden.He has been taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital.More to come ...
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ATOs war on facilitators
The Tax Office has declared war on the top end of town accountants and lawyers who have helped Australians avoid tax by setting up secretive offshore companies and trusts. ''I am going to target the facilitators,'' warned the deputy commissioner of serious non-compliance, Greg Williams. ''I am a pretty simple bloke but I don't wake up in the morning and say, ...
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Parents in dark over BSHS split
A merger between Brisbane State High School and Coorparoo Secondary College would likely see separate junior and senior campuses established, though the lack of firm detail from the state government has left parents reeling. Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek defended the absence of a definite proposal for the new super-school, which he said remained the subject of community consultation. ...
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Airport to spread its wings
Brisbane Airport could have a new terminal for low-cost airlines, more public transport facilities and a passenger lounge for resource sector workers by 2033 if a new master plan wins approval. The developments are contained in a draft 20-year strategy document the airport corporation is currently finalising with key stakeholders including state and local governments. BAC CEO and managing ...
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LNP toes line on Flegg
Singing from the same songbook, members of the LNP have had one thing to say about the Flegg tapes: Nothing at all. Since News Limited began transcribing a series of conversations, allegedly recorded by the member for Moggill Bruce Flegg, ranging from alleged inducements for Dr Flegg to vacate his seat for premier Campbell Newman to commentary on other LNP MPs, including treasurer Tim Nicholls, ...
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Two stabbed on Surfers Paradise street
A HEATED argument between three men, believed to be friends, led to a brutal double stabbing in Surfers Paradise last night with one blood-soaked victim dragging himself into a nearby kebab shop, begging shocked witnesses for help.Police were called to the Sahara kebab restaurant on Surfers Paradise Boulevard about 5.15pm following reports a 38-year-old man had been stabbed in the leg and a man ...
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Swan gives constituents a voice
CONSTITUENTS in Treasurer Wayne Swan’s north Brisbane electorate will be given a new opportunity to complain to their local ...
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Bundy flood bill tops $1 billion
THE Bundaberg flood bill has risen to at least $1 billion and hundreds of houses in the city remain at risk of future ...
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Obesity a big issue for airlines
Virgin Australia boss John Borghetti says obesity was "a big issue" for the airline because of the care taken to carry just the right amount of fuel for the ...
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Fears over grog ban challenge
The full bench of the High Court will hand down its decision in Maloney V The Queen, a case brought on by a Palm Island woman Joan Monica Maloney, 59, who has argued that AMPs are a breach of the Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act.If the measure is found to be discriminatory, and full strength beer and spirits are allowed back into many of the north Queensland indigenous communities, the ...
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Police lower speed tolerance
Police Commissioner Ian Stewart talks tough on how the Police Service plans to reverse a losing battle on the state's road toll. Photo Adam ...
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Beattie calls on Hawke to help
Mr Beattie last night said the former prime minister and Labor legend was the ideal candidate to help settle the differences between Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the man she toppled for the top job in 2010, Kevin Rudd.Mr Beattie told Sky News it was clear Ms Gillard was not planning to go anywhere, and that Mr Rudd ``clearly had leadership ambitions'' - and that without such ...
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Teens probation checks done by text
The 16-year-old sent texts to his supervisor for four months in a practice slammed by a judge as unacceptable.Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie last night vowed to end the practice after being informed of the case by The Courier-Mail.In the Children's Court, Judge Tony Rafter, SC, said the teenager was put on four months' probation for entering a takeaway with intent to commit an ...
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$400k to gauge public service mood
ORC International is conducting the survey of 230,000 government workers, the largest of its kind ever undertaken in Queensland.Under the terms of the contract, the company will be paid a fixed amount of $369,288 plus an extra $30,000 if at least 5000 surveys are returned.A Public Service Commission spokeswoman said the survey ``explored various aspects of workplace climate including employee ...
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Storm surge property warning
Experts concede convincing people to follow the recommendations will be a great challenge.The study, Housing Shadow Prices in an Inundation-prone Suburb, looks at 4000 sales in an unnamed inner-Brisbane suburb.The location is described as close to the river but not riverfront and within 5km of the CBD. It contains properties worth up to $5 million.The research modelled buyers’ willingness ...
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Man shot while bushwalking
It is understood the 40-year-old man was hiking alone at Agnes Waters when he was shot about 4pm.The man continued walking until he reached a Bills Road address about 6pm where he was able to raise the alarm.Ambulance crews were called to treat the man for a gunshot wound to his abdomen.The man was taken to the Bundaberg Base Hospital in a stable condition.Police are continuing their ...
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Power reforms could affect network reliability report
The government’s proposed power reforms could lead to a less reliable electricity network, an interdepartmental report suggests. The report, looking at the electricity sector found the prescriptive security and reliability standards which apply to the power network, were one of the key factors driving cost increases. The report recommended replacing those standards ';that drive ...
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Airport expansion would separate fliers
Brisbane Airport could have a new terminal for low-cost airlines, more public transport facilities and a passenger lounge for resource sector workers by 2033 if a new master plan wins approval. The developments are contained in a draft 20-year strategy document the airport corporation is currently finalising with key stakeholders including state and local governments. BAC CEO and Managing ...
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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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