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Truck fire delays Gateway
Congestion has eased on the Gateway Motorway after truck's cardboard load caught fire. The truck was traveling south on the motorway near the Old Cleveland Road overpass at Belmont when it's load of cardboard caught fire about 6.30am. The fire was extinguished within half an hour and the truck was towed shortly before 8am. "Traffic is recovering," a spokeswoman from the ...
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Man dies after crashing motorbike in early hours on Bruce Highway at Proserpine
A MAN believed to be in his 40s has died after crashing his motorbike on the Bruce Highway in North Queensland on Friday. Police were notified around 3.50am of the accident, near the Glen Isla turn-off at Proserpine. The rider died at the scene. More details are yet to ...
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Greek choreographer continues Cretan dance quest
A famous Greek dance choreographer has visited Australia as he continues a self-proclaimed quest to see dances from the island of Crete spread throughout the world.Australia is the latest stop for Gianni Megalakakis, who has devoted his life to seeing traditional Cretan dance recognised on a global scale.The Greek island of Crete was home to one of the world's most sophisticated ancient ...
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Devoted father named as London terror victim
Alleged Woolwich killers' 'names on file' The soldier killed in Wednesday's alleged terrorist attack in Woolwich, London has been identified by the Ministry of Defence as Drummer Lee Rigby, a 25-year-old with a two-year-old ...
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Critics query climate costs
The Coalition's ''direct action'' plan to cut carbon emissions may have a hole blown in its $3.2 billion budget by the actions of conservative colleagues in Queensland, the federal government and green groups say. The Queensland Parliament passed legislation on Tuesday easing land-clearing rules for the state's landowners, opening as much as 2 million hectares of ...
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Drinks debate rages into the wee hours
Acting deputy speaker Verity Barton yelled for order so loudly her voice cracked. The Leader of the Queensland Katter's Australian Party, Ray Hopper, yelled so much he was suspended from parliament. Members talked so much, the debate raged from Wednesday night into Thursday morning - until a brisk 2am. But in the end, as each and every bill submitted by the government into this State ...
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Police extend search for clues to murder
Friends said the 27-year-old woman was "ecstatic" to be three months pregnant and was looking forward to having her first ultrasound next week. Police believe Mrs Ryther was sexually assaulted before she was bashed to death and left in the front yard of a Leichhardt Street house. Her body lay a kilometre from the Mayes Street home she shared with her husband and less than 200 metres ...
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Cyclists filling emergency rooms
Cyclists account for one third of all transport related injury cases presenting at Queensland hospital emergency departments. That works out to about 6000 bicycle riders, including children, arriving at the state's emergency rooms each ...
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Queensland scientists hunt anorexia genes
Queensland researchers have begun the search for Ana. Scientists have long known that genes can increase the risk of suffering the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. Now an international team has begun the search for those genes. Researchers will recruit 8000 women from Australia, the United States, Sweden and Denmark for the study. The Queensland Institute of Medical Research's Genetic ...
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Griffin holds no fears for Norman
Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin says the club has no concerns about Corey Norman after the fullback found himself mixed up in the scandal in which Ben Te'o has been accused of assaulting a woman. Brisbane woman Katie Lewis told Channel Nine in an interview aired on Wednesday night that she had suffered a fractured eye socket after being struck in the face by Te'o at Norman's ...
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Garuda launches chauffeur-drive limousines for Brisbane flights
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Husbands grief hits home
It was the first time the Canadian-born chef had been able to return home after the half-naked and battered body of his wife Joan was found in a nearby street by a passerby on Wednesday morning.Ms Ryther, 27, was on her way to work at the Logan Central McDonald's restaurant about 8.30pm on Tuesday when she was attacked, murdered and dumped in the front garden of a Leichhardt St ...
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Its out of control mum says
THE mother of a Sunshine Coast teenager who committed suicide after being attacked on Facebook says online bullying is "out of control" and something must be done to protect vulnerable ...
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Bullying suicides prompt call for action
A RECORD seven child suicides in 2012-13 are likely to have been caused by bullying, the head of the state's Child Death Register has ...
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School cant cope with closure Forum
Fortitude Valley State School is earmarked for closure by the end of the year. The P&C will fight to keep it open. P&C president Anthony Holcroft and concerned parent Marc Steffens, outside the ...
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2500 lose jobs as debt sinks cleaning firm
"That is what led to the appointment of the administrators."Mr Elkerton said some staff had moved immediately to new companies, while others were being contacted about Swan Services going out of business."There were a number of customers of Swan who had anticipated the appointment of the voluntary administrators and had contingency plans in place, which they enacted this ...
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Schools at peak capacity
Member for South Brisbane Jackie Trad said school community members were also being kept in the dark on the Brisbane State High School (BSHS) and Coorparoo Secondary College (CSC) amalgamation proposal, including how a $40 million infrastructure upgrade would be spent at BSHS.The State Government has come under attack at meetings over school community concerns that they are not being given ...
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Amalgamation unsustainable because Queensland schools at peak capacity says Opposition
A "SUPER-SIZE" catchment combining Brisbane State High School and Coorparoo Secondary College has almost 9000 children, making future amalgamation unsustainable, the State Opposition says. Member for South Brisbane Jackie Trad said school community members were also being kept in the dark on the Brisbane State High School (BSHS) and Coorparoo Secondary College (CSC) amalgamation ...
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Online bullying out of control grieving mum says
THE mother of a Sunshine Coast teenager who committed suicide after being attacked on Facebook says online bullying is "out of control" and something must be done to protect vulnerable children. Dannii Sanders, 14, took her own life in July 2011 after she was subjected to cruel internet attacks. The blonde-haired, blue-eyed Australian trampoline representative was found dead in the ...
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Track change on rail future without Cross River Rail
PREMIUM-PRICED peak fares and a timetable rejig are among the measures being considered to try to squeeze more capacity out of southeast Queensland's rail network. With Cross River Rail plans in tatters, the State Government has been forced to examine plan B to deal with escalating demand for rail services. But transport groups yesterday warned the measures were "tinkering at the ...
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Trail of blood led to pregnant Joan Canino Rythers body in Logan Central street
LOOKING drained and distraught, an unshaven Cory Ryther cradled his cat and said goodbye to detectives as he prepared to spend his first night alone in the house he shared with his wife. It was the first time the Canadian-born chef had been able to return home after the half-naked and battered body of his wife Joan was found in a nearby street by a passerby on Wednesday morning. Ms Ryther, 27, ...
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Mourning friends hold vigil at Woodridge for Joan Ryther brutally murdered in Logan
THEY cried for Joan Canino Ryther and for the little boy they'll never meet. Friends of murdered woman Joan Canino Ryther yesterday gathered to grieve for the bubbly Filipino woman who had never - in the four years they'd known her - lost her ever-present smile. Ms Ryther was three months pregnant when she was snatched off the street, bashed, sexually assaulted and dumped half-naked in a ...
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Robert Lui re-signs with North Queensland Cowboys
Townsville 4810 Half-back Robert Lui says the love North Queensland showed him during some dark times last year made it easy to reject offers from rival clubs and sign a new deal with the Cowboys.A day after securing the services of veteran centre Brent Tate for another season, Lui inked a new contract until 2014 despite receiving a much bigger offer from the Warriors.The Cowboys tossed Lui a ...
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Hazel Hawke dies aged 83
Hazel Hawke, ex-wife of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, has died aged 83, following a battle with dementia.Her family issued a statement on Wednesday night saying she passed away peacefully after succumbing to complications of the disease.Her family said they appreciate the great affection many have for Hazel, but have asked for privacy.There will be a private funeral for family and close ...
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Birdsville croc a long way from home
THE remote southwest desert community of Birdsville developed a new tourist attraction today, when a freshwater crocodile was found in the Diamantina ...
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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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