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Qld seeks change to council referendum question
Brisbane 4000 The Queensland Government says it cannot give its full support to the referendum question on local government.Voters will be asked to recognise local councils in the constitution at the September federal election.But State Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie says legal advice confirms the referendum question would allow the Federal Government to control councils by placing conditions ...
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State of Origin II Josh Papalii and Daly Cherry-Evans called up to make Queensland debuts at Lang Park
QLD Barnstorming Canberra Raiders forward Josh Papalii and Manly half-back Daly Cherry-Evans will make their State of Origin debuts after being selected for Queensland in the second game of the series at Lang Park next week.Dropping out of the squad are Gold Coast veteran Ashley Harrison and Raiders prop David Shillington.Papalii will start off the bench with South Sydney's Chris McQueen ...
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Fire engulfs Ipswich house
Crews are currently at the scene however it is understood the fire is under control.Emergency services have said that nobody is unaccounted for.More details ...
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Hospital cleared of legionella
The hospital has been following an intensive treatment program since the outbreak that claimed the life of a 66-year-old man and left a 46-year-old woman in intensive care.Water systems have been scalded while chemical solutions have been used to ensure any remaining traces of the bacteria are destroyed.The east wing contains 180 beds and its reopening would be a crucial step towards a return to ...
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Reef on brink of danger listing
The Great Barrier Reef may be added to a list of world heritage sites in danger unless Australia can show a firm commitment addressing key threats to the ...
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A slice of the Big Apple in Vegas
First it was a Paris-style shared bicycle scheme, now Brisbane City Council is taking its cue from the Big Apple with the launch of shared garden furniture. About $14,000 will be spent to install and maintain more than 40 outdoor tables, chairs and deckchairs in Post Office Square over the next six months, brisbanetimes.com.au can reveal. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said the Chairs2Share trial ...
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Come clean on jobs Newman tells Palmer
"I was put through a lot of scrutiny to get into this job and during my time as lord mayor, and Mr Palmer needs to understand you can't have it both ways." - Campbell Newman Premier Campbell Newman has asked Clive Palmer to "guarantee" jobs at his Townsville nickel refinery and Sunshine Coast resort. But Mr Palmer has hit back by saying he would "undertake a ...
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Labor sets plan for early picks
Queensland Labor has begun to rally the troops. At an administrative meeting of state party heavyweights on Monday night, leader Annastacia Palaszczuk and deputy Tim Mulherin set out a plan to recruit for the first round of state pre-selection, a senior Labor party source has told Fairfax media. The seat of Redcliffe, currently held by former LNP member Scott Driscoll, is believed to be one of ...
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UNESCO postpones decision about adding Great Barrier Reef to in danger list
Townsville 4810 UNESCO's World Heritage Committee has deferred its decision to place the Great Barrier Reef on the "in danger" list.The World Heritage Committee, currently meeting for its annual session in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, has been tasked with determining if the Great Barrier Reef was in trouble.UNESCO raised concerns about the level of development along the ...
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Oldie but a Goodie
Sometimes you can play it cool when speaking to a childhood hero. Other times you wind up gushing to a Goodie about Cambridge University in the early 1960s being a meeting place of the comedy gods. “Oh please, you're going over the top, you really are,” laughed Bill Oddie, who will present his one-man nostalgic show An Oldie but a Goodie on Thursday at The ...
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City Hall brings a slice of the Big Apple to Post Office Square
First it was a Parisienne shared bicycle scheme, now Brisbane City Council is taking its cue from the Big Apple with the launch of shared garden furniture. About $14,000 will be spent to install and maintain more than 40 outdoor tables, chairs and deckchairs in Post Office Square over the next six months, brisbanetimes.com.au can reveal. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said the Chairs2Share trial ...
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Rabbitohs prop George Burgess stood down after being charged with wilful damage to a car
Cairns 4870 South Sydney Rabbitohs prop George Burgess has been stood down by his club after being charged with two counts of wilful damage to a car.The Rabbitohs confirmed that the 21-year-old has admitted the charges and is co-operating with police over the incident, which took place at 2:45am on Monday in the suburb of Redlynch near Cairns.It is understood that Burgess threw a street sign ...
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Qld Govt considers stock route management options
Winton 4735 The State Government is finalising possible management options after a review of Queensland's extensive stock route network.With drought continuing to impact across much of the interior, stock routes have been busy over recent months.Local councils have the task of managing the routes, some of which have not seen drovers for decades.The Department of Natural Resources says the ...
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Gun threat no joke to vigilante dad
A FATHER-of-three who inflicted horrific injuries during a vigilante-style attack on a man who allegedly threatened his daughter with a gun has been jailed for five ...
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Peter Beattie calls for Bob Hawke to play role of Labor peacemaker
Australia Former Queensland Labor premier Peter Beattie says it is time Bob Hawke was called in to sort out what he has described as the party's federal leadership "saga".Leadership tensions are continuing to haunt Labor in the final fortnight of this Parliament and they were fuelled yesterday by the release of a Nielsen poll showing the party's position would be vastly ...
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Tape sneak is true villain Newman
But Mr Newman today brushed off the allegations as "ancient history" and floated the idea of tougher penalties to prevent the contents of private conversations being passed on to other parties.The recordings, made by Moggill MP Bruce Flegg, include a lengthy conversation in which Dr Flegg repeatedly discusses a resignation proposal for him to step aside for Mr Newman, and an offer of a ...
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Support for Rudd only half the battle
IF the assessment by Kevin Rudd's backers that there is a majority of federal Labor MPs backing a leadership change is right - and it probably is - it's only half the ...
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Beattie urges Hawke to step in
The Pulse Live: Stephanie Peatling blogs live from Parliament Labor Party statesman Peter Beattie has called on Bob Hawke to break the leadership stalemate between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd. The former Queensland premier, Mr Beattie, told Sky News that Labor's crisis would continue unless the former prime minister acted as a "circuit breaker". ''You've got to ...
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Cherry-Evans in Maroons squad
Phil Lutton: Stay tuned to Brisbane Live for the announcement of the game two Queensland State of Origin team. The Maroons press conference will be held at ...
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Digby Ioane fit for Wallabies first Test against British and Irish Lions
Brisbane 4000 Wallabies coach Robbie Deans received some welcome news on Tuesday with bustling winger Digby Ioane declaring himself fit for the first Test against the British and Irish Lions in Brisbane on Saturday.The powerfully-built Ioane, who had knee surgery late last month to clean up damaged cartilage, said his rehabilitation had gone well enough for him to feel he was ready to play, if ...
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Why you were late to work
IF YOU work in the service sector or are a high income earner chances are you work more hours than you get paid for. But why do you do ...
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Can fight can drink Newman
Old enough to go to war, old enough to drink. That's the view of Premier Campbell Newman, who has rejected arguments to raise the legal drinking age to 21. A national forum on the subject has begun in Canberra, where stakeholders will discuss age-specific strategies to tackle alcohol-related violence. Queensland maxillofacial surgeon Anthony Lynham, who will speak at the event, is in ...
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Police officer charged with obstructing assaulting colleague
Booval 4304 A police officer has been charged with obstructing and assaulting police after allegedly starting an altercation with colleagues during a random breath test.The 42-year-old Senior Constable was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over by police at Booval in Ipswich, west of Brisbane, on Saturday.He is due to face the Ipswich Magistrates Court on July 1.In a separate incident, ...
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Target left blushing over fake make-up
Target has all but run up the white flag and offered to settle its court battle with US cosmetics giant Estee Lauder over its sale last year of allegedly counterfeit MAC make-up. In the Federal Court on Tuesday Target made an offer to Make-Up Art Cosmetics, a subsidiary owned by Estee Lauder, to settle the case brought against it when it was discovered that Target was selling what was claimed ...
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Police breath-testing at highway servo
A random breath-testing operation under way at the southbound Caboolture BP this morning, where hundreds of vehicles were being stopped as they entered. Picture: Peter ...
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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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