Provides the latest RSS feeds for Australia News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Brisbane News.net http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/cat/88f7d0d02bea1b33/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:18:08 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:18:08 -0400 30 The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has been hit with another round of scandal when some of its serving and former personnel were found to be linked with sexist and anti-Muslim posts on Facebook pages. In the earlier scandal, some of the ADF personnel including senior officers who called themselves the 'Jedi Council' were recently involved in a sex email affair, which was perceived as even bigger ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287990/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:50:01 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287990/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian scientists have used state-of-the art technology to create super-sized titanium replica of insects. The CSIRO research would soon enable them to handle and examine bugs, some of which are so small that they are barely visible to the naked eye, in large-scale detail for the first time, News.com.au reported. CSIRO used 3D technology to create a computer-aided design file of exact ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287245/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:30:03 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287245/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A team of Australian scientists has identified 280 craters on the moon's surface using a combination of gravitational data and topographical images from satellites, media reports said. A high-definition map prepared by the researchers at Curtin University in Perth identifies lunar craters not previously detected, ABC reported Tuesday. The project was initially designed to capture ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287242/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:30:02 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287242/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Three out of four Australians have claimed to be watching the clock during first dates, a new survey has revealed. According to relationship councillor and author Elly Taylor, people are playing it too safe when planning the dates or not even planning them at all, the Daily Telegraph reported. Taylor said that a dinner and a movie don't bring out the best in us, and wearing clothes that you ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287096/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:00:02 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287096/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian fashionistas are mourning the closing of the Lisa Ho fashion house, which has dressed stars such as Olivia Newton-John, Jennifer Lopez and Elle Macpherson over the past three decades. Lisa Ho Group, which has total debts of some A$10.47 million ($9.91 million), handed over control of its operations to receivers earlier this month as part of its bankruptcy filing. The Lisa Ho ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287092/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:50:01 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287092/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Cricket Australia (CA) will reportedly be sending certain players from the defeated ICC Champions Trophy squad to join Australia A to maximise preparation time for the Ashes. Following a disappointing pool-round exit from the Champions Trophy, Australia will use the extra time before the opening tour match to give some players time with the A team, who completed a 93-run first-class win over ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286223/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:03 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286223/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that he does not believe that his degenerative back condition requires a serious operation, despite the dire predictions made regarding his long-term future in cricket. Clarke is on track to play in the opening match of the Ashes tour next week against Somerset after missing the ICC Champions Trophy tournament, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286220/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:02 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286220/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Bringing a ray of hope for the Australian team after their disastrous ICC Champions Trophy campaign, captain Michael Clarke is on course to play in the Ashes. After missing all three Champions Trophy matches with recurring back problems, Clarke is set to play the first of two four-day warm-up games, against Somerset next week, before the first Test begins at Trent Bridge on July 10, News.com.au ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286221/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:02 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286221/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Australia have held talks over a number of issues of mutual interest and explored ways to develop bilateral relations in all sectors. The talks were held Tuesday between General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's deputy prime minister and Roger Wilkins, the visiting Australian director of public prosecution. Other important officials were also present on ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283402/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:02 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283402/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Using ultra-high resolution mapping techniques, scientists from Australia have identified 280 craters on the moon that have never been mapped before. The researchers at Curtin University in Western Australia used computer modelling of lunar gravity and topography data to explore detailed basins that would be obscured using other methods, Xinhua reported. A total of 66 of the craters identified ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215267395/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:00:01 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215267395/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Left-handed batsman Phil Hughes and wicket-keeper Matthew Wade will join the Australia A squad here Tuesday ahead of their final tour match against Gloucestershire beginning Friday. Skipper Michael Clarke, James Faulkner, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Shane Watson and Chris Rogers will remain in London to prepare before the Ashes squad officially assembles June 24. Australia were knocked out of ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215266789/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:30:02 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215266789/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Celebrity cook Nigella Lawson's billionaire husband, Charles Saatchi, has admitted that he assaulted his wife by choking her in public during a heated fight at the Scott's restaurant in Mayfair. Earlier he had described his act as merely a 'playful tiff' with no grip during a discussion where he was trying to 'emphasize' a point, the Herald Sun reported. Saatchi was interrogated for five hours ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215266769/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:10:01 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215266769/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Dalai Lama promoted peace and a pop song during an event in Melbourne. The Tibetan spiritual leader also spoke at the Melbourne Convention Centre to a crowd of about 6000 devotees. Actress Magda Szubanski hosted the event and introduced a pop song in which he features. According to the Herald Sun, introducing the song, she said that it would be pretty cool to see his Holiness at number one ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215265822/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:30:01 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215265822/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The National Rugby League (NRL) of Australia has reportedly been investigating claims that spectators had racially abused the wife of a rugby player during a match last Friday. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, NRL football operations director Nathan McGuirk had confirmed that the body's integrity unit was aware of claims that the wife of Canterbury forward Frank Pritchard's wife Raima, ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215265776/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:03 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215265776/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SYDNEY (AFP) - Pakistan-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed was on Wednesday named on the Australia A squad for a tour of Africa beginning next month, despite also being in contention for selection for the Ashes series against England.Ahmed was added to the 15-man squad for the July and August tour along with Ashton Agar, who has Sri Lankan grandparents and paceman Gurinder Sandhu, born in Australia but ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289020/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:31:53 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289020/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Third baseman Matt Dominguez has hit a grand slam to lead the Houston Astros to a 10-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.Houston, who have the second-worst record in Major League Baseball (MLB) this season, continued their improvement in the past week with a thumping win over the Brewers.The Astros collected their fifth win in six games on Tuesday, scoring five runs in the seventh inning in ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289119/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:29:46 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289119/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Orica-GreenEDGE has named its nine-man team for the 100th Tour de France, with Stuart O'Grady to captain the side in his penultimate appearance.O'Grady will equal the George Hincapie's record for most Tour starts - 17 - when the race begins later this month, ahead of potentially holding the honour on his own in 2014, after which he plans to retire.The 39-year-old is a valuable ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289118/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:29:45 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289118/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian television rights for the next two Summer Olympic Games are likely be sold as a bundle after all three major TV networks failed to bid for the upcoming Rio Games, Nine Network boss Jeff Browne says.And in the wake of the Socceroos booking a place in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Mr Browne said Nine would be a serious bidder in future for the broadcast rights for the A-League.Mr Browne, who ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288808/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:29:40 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288808/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia's most populous state is considering the sale of the world's biggest coal export terminal, subject to a detailed study of the implications of such a ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288901/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:25:35 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288901/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Canterbury chief executive Todd Greenberg is confident the ugly scenes at Brookvale Oval, where star fullback Ben Barba was spat on by Manly fans, is simply a one off for the NRL. And Greenberg, who will join the NRL as second-in-command to CEO Dave Smith in August, said he is comfortable leaving the investigation in the hands of the NRL's integrity unit. He has yet to speak to the wife of ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289122/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:27 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289122/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 When Jill Meagher "crossed paths with evil" her future was snatched away. But rather than exhibit outrage over the sentencing of her killer, serial rapist Adrian Ernest Bayley, her family is satisfied justice has been done. On Wednesday, Ms Meagher's parents, husband and brother watched in the Victorian Supreme Court as Bayley was jailed for life with a 35-year non-parole period ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289123/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:26 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289123/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia's World Cup fate hinged on a moment of sheer "intuition" and so too, FFA boss David Gallop admits, did coach Holger Osieck's job. At 0-0 and with 13 minutes to go in Australia's must-win World Cup qualifier against Iraq on Tuesday Osieck had one last role of the dice. Often criticised for his decisions, the German coach made the gutsiest one so far when taking ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289121/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:25 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289121/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at close on Wednesday: CHC - CHARTER HALL GROUP - up 24 cents at $3.89 Property firm Charter Hall and an associated superannuation fund have paid $458 million to buy a Perth development which houses Bankwest's headquarters and the city centre's biggest retail space. NNC - NEW NEWSCORP - down 45 cents at ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289124/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:24 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289124/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Experience, youth, depth. The Socceroos are convinced they now have all three key ingredients in sufficient quality and quantity to make an impression on next year's World Cup finals. For now, those who criticise the Socceroos for being an aging squad have been silenced. The experienced players - Lucas Neill, Mark Schwarzer, Sasa Ognenovski, Mark Bresciano and Tim Cahill - have all played ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289126/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:22 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289126/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Not much fazes Mal Meninga, but the all-conquering Queensland coach admits he is concerned about his team's attitude ahead of next week's must-win State of Origin clash in Brisbane. However, Cameron Smith reckons he is not losing sleep over the thought of being the first Queensland captain to lose an Origin series since 2005. Meninga may have masterminded an unprecedented seven ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289125/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:22 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289125/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Industry Minister Greg Combet blames the coalition for causing uncertainty in the car-making industry that has forced GM Holden to seek deep cuts to its labour costs. Holden workers in Adelaide may be forced to take a pay cut to save their jobs and keep the carmaker alive. Mr Combet believes the coalition's position to take out $500 million of assistance from the motor vehicle industry ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289127/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:21 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289127/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The NSW Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is under pressure to explain why a charge against Thomas Kelly's killer was downgraded to manslaughter, but Premier Barry O'Farrell has stopped short of ordering a review. Kieran Loveridge, 19, was allowed to plead guilty to the lesser charge on Tuesday after he fatally king hit Mr Kelly in Sydney's King's Cross last year. He had ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289129/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:20 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289129/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 This year's Miles Franklin award-winning novel, Michelle de Kretser's Questions of Travel, is hailed as a "rich and ambitious work" that explores many of Australia's big political and cultural issues. De Kretser won the $60,000 prestigious literary award ahead of a shortlist of five titles all written by women. It centres on two characters, with two stories, each ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289128/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:20 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289128/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 New News Corp has had an inglorious debut on the Australian share market, with its stock falling. The share price of the newly hived off publishing business was down nearly four per cent to $14.42 at 1245 AEST, after opening at $15.00 at noon on Wednesday. The non-voting stock was down more than eight per cent to $14.80 after starting at $15.60. The shares have begun trading on the ASX on a ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289130/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:07:19 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289130/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 MORE than $23 million in public sector fraud was investigated by West Australian police in just two years, a new report has revealed, and corruption within government agencies is ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289131/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:05:38 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289131/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 GROWING numbers of visitors are flocking to Western Australias Coral Coast each year to enjoy the year-round sunshine, get closer to nature and escape the crowds of the ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289132/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:05:31 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289132/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 QUEENSLAND'S premier claims an unholy alliance of non-government organsiations, the Greens and the federal Climate Commission are trying to shut down the state's coal ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289134/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:05:26 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289134/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 NSW pet owners will no longer be in the doghouse thanks to changes to the state's strata laws making it easier to keep cats and dogs in ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289133/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:05:26 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289133/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 But after vowing to give up the grog as part of the annual Dry July fundraising push, the controversial politician seems to have the support of the country, currently sitting number one on the national league table of fundraisers for the Cancer Council.While he struggles to balance WA's books as the state's mining boom comes off the boil, Mr Buswell has had no trouble drumming up ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289135/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:05:25 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289135/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 I once worked in a call centre where a few of the interviewers would be regularly rostered to do phone surveys about female incontinence products. Asking strangers whether they lost a teaspoon, a tablespoon or more in volume per occasion is a tough gig. Then again, the horror of the role was somewhat less visceral than that experienced by a worker I’d once represented who had to manually ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289010/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:03:52 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289010/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SYDNEY ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288811/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:35:22 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288811/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is facing renewed opposition to her leadership from within her own government, less than three months before the scheduled September election. Underlying the turmoil-wracked minority government is a wider crisis of the Labor Party and the entire parliamentary setup in Australia.Labor parliamentarians yesterday met in Canberra for the final two-week session ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288267/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:29:38 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288267/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 General Motors Holden (GMH) yesterday demanded that its Australian workforce accept further job losses, major wage cuts and productivity speed-ups by the end of August. Managing director Mike Devereux stated that unless workers agreed, GM would join Ford and cease car production in Australia. Last month Ford announced the closure of its assembly plants in Melbourne and Geelong in 2016, ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288056/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:29:36 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288056/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:28am EDT (Updates to close) SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 1 percent on Wednesday, helped by expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will not move quickly to scale back its monetary stimulus and as a weaker Australian dollar lifted stocks with large exposure to overseas markets. The S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 47.1 points to 4,861.4, according to the latest ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289040/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:28:53 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215289040/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A serial sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of an Irish woman that outraged Australia's second-largest ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288207/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:18:41 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288207/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia's economy has been clouded with negative forecasts in recent weeks with some even warning of a dip back into recession, but a recent report argues the economy is poised for a rapid acceleration in the coming months. According to Clifford Bennett, chief economist of the financial services firm White Crane Group, which publishes the White Crane Report, Australia is set for a major ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288050/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:15:22 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288050/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Babel, english company filming about tourism in arab countries. Iraq, 1961, Ani, Latif el - Professional photographer, Ani, Latif el Collection, Copyright Arab Image Foundation (Photo from the event's Facebook ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288202/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:13:38 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288202/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia Gains in resources stocks have helped the Australian share market to stay in positive territory today, but trade has been mixed among the banks.The All Ordinaries had climbed 0.8 per cent to 4,830 points at 2:40pm (AEST), while the ASX 200 was also up 0.7 per cent to 4,851.Rio Tinto added 1.3 per cent to $54.22, and BHP Billion climbed 0.8 per cent to $32.95.Fortescue and Woodside ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288269/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:13:13 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288269/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia Australian swimming's controversial 'Stilnox six' will find out their punishment from the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) next week.The six men's 4x100 metres freestyle swimmers have already been disciplined by Swimming Australia (SA) but face further sanctions from the AOC.The swimmers - Eamon Sullivan, Matt Targett, James Magnussen, James Roberts, Tommaso ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288268/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:13:11 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288268/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 POLICE are searching for a man with possible links to two indecent exposures in the eastern suburbs. The man is believed to have flashed a woman waiting at a Felixstow bus stop earlier this month. Police say the 20-year-old woman was sitting at a bus stop on Glynburn Rd when the man approached her on Monday, June 3. There he tried to strike up a conversation with her before exposing ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288880/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:13:00 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288880/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 St Kilda have suspended Stephen Milne after the AFL player was charged with four counts of rape. Saints president Greg Westaway made the announcement at the club headquarters on Wednesday afternoon. "The board acknowledges this is a most serious matter and one that is distressing to all the parties that are involved," Westaway said, reading from a prepared statement. "It also ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288271/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:04:20 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288271/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 IBM Australia is in the midst of axing up to 1500 Australian staff in a reshuffle that will send many jobs offshore to Asia and New Zealand, according to sources. Affected staff have told Fairfax Media between 1200 and 1500 local jobs are being made redundant this year in several ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288273/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:04:15 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288273/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The High Court has accepted an indigenous woman's argument that alcohol restrictions on a Queensland island targeted indigenous people, but has rejected her bid to have the restrictions removed. Joan Maloney, an indigenous resident of Palm Island, was convicted of possessing a bottle of rum and a bottle of bourbon in a public place, in breach of the island's alcohol restrictions. The ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288272/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:04:14 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288272/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 WESTERN Australia's opposition is calling for the head of a minister over what it says is the waste of $250 million of taxpayers' money on the refurbishment of a 47-year-old power ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288125/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:03:16 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288125/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 ACTING Victorian Premier Peter Ryan has two words of advice for insurance companies thinking of gouging customers over the removal of the fire services levy: good ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288085/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:03:14 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288085/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 FORMER deputy prime minister Tim Fischer has paid tribute to Michael Hodgman, one of Australia's longest-serving ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288275/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:03:05 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288275/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 HEALTH authorities are revisiting a 2011 legionnaires' death at a major Brisbane hospital to see if it is linked to the recent outbreak of the ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288276/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:03:01 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288276/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 WITH a career in federal and state politics spanning more than 40 years, Michael Hodgman was one of Australia's most durable ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288277/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:02:59 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288277/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 On Wednesday, Fairfax confirmed the 6PR announcer had apologised for his offending comments on Twitter on September 12 last year."In retrospect, I should have done things differently," Jordan said."I need to apologise to Charlotte as I never intended to hurt her."I apologise unreservedly for any hurt I may have caused Charlotte during our tweet conversation."Jordan said ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288278/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:02:58 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288278/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 ALMOST a fifth of NSW's sick and injured workers have had their payments cut over the last year, and half of this group have lost them altogether, a new report ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288279/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:02:56 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288279/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Burke, 66, entered the plea in person at Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court in Perth today.His co-accused, former Patersons Securities stockbroker David John Massey, 57, also pleaded not guilty to the same charges.The charges followed secret recordings by the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) of Burke's phone calls some six years ago, which were passed on to federal authorities.It is ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288280/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:02:49 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288280/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The rush will extend across profiles. Outsiders will want to be part of the changes that Murthy will bring in; and this will not happen if they are working for competition," says Aditya Mishra, Randstad ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288213/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:57:10 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288213/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The triumphant Socceroos have celebrated booking a place in next year's World Cup in Brazil with hundreds of fans in Sydney on Wednesday. Peter Allen's famous tune I Go to Rio rang through the crowd as the players were feted at a public reception outside Customs House in Circular Quay. The 1-0 win over Iraq in front of over 80,000 fans at ANZ Stadium the previous night was enough to ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287370/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:22:35 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287370/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 economy in the coming quarters, a report from Westpac and Melbourne Institute showed Wednesday. The annualized growth rate of the leading index, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity three to nine months into the future, was 5.4 percent in April, comfortably above its long term trend of 3 percent. The level of the index increased 1.8 points from a month earlier to 294.0 in April. ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287308/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:11 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287308/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 300m offshore of Broadbeach surf club a kayaker gets to splash around with a mother and her calf. Surfer Jordan Hart films as he swims with whales about 300m off Broadbeach yesterday, June 18, ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287371/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:14:35 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287371/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Michelle de Kretser has been named winner of the 2013 Miles Franklin literary award for her fourth novel, Questions of Travel, at a ceremony in Canberra on Wednesday lunchtime. De Kretser beat four other shortlisted authors – all women, for the first time in the prize’s history – with her novel set in Australia and Sri Lanka, where she was born, that touches upon travel, ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287238/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:14:28 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287238/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:13am EDT * Lenders swap Tinkler debt for 20 pct stake in Whitehaven * Hedge fund Farallon becomes top shareholder * Farallon in no rush to sell down stake-source * Coal assets plentiful in weak market-analysts * Whitehaven shares jump 9 pct By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE, June 19 (Reuters) - Australia's Nathan Tinkler has handed his stake in Whitehaven Coal Ltd to lenders to pay ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288274/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:13:47 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288274/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 DEPUTY Premier John Rau has accused the Opposition of jeopardising plans for a major expansion of Adelaide Casino by carving up new gambling legislation negotiated between the State Government and industry. Mr Rau is currently attempting to pass legislation which gives Adelaide Casino further exclusive rights and allows it to expand operations. Linked in to the legislation are plans to change ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288872/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:06:00 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288872/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Brisbane ruckman Matthew Leuenberger believes he's committed himself to special times ahead after signing a contract extension with the AFL club. The 25-year-old put an end to speculation linking him to several clubs including Greater Western Sydney by signing a two-year extension to his deal with the Lions on Wednesday. Leuenberger is one of several young Lions who will be expected to ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287377/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:00:10 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287377/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A measure of economic growth in the coming months has strengthened because of growing company profits and gains on the share market. The Westpac Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity three to nine months in the future, was 5.4 per cent in April, well above its long-term trend of 3.0 per cent. The two major reasons for the above-trend reading ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287376/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:00:08 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287376/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SHARES in mining engineer WorleyParsons are up three per cent after a South Korean shipbuilding giant awarded it a $US100 million ($A105.97 million) offshore oil and gas contract in ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287295/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:58:18 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287295/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 AN elderly woman whose arms were burnt and a man who suffered severe hand burns are among the victims of more than 200 kitchen fires in NSW in just six ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287378/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:58:17 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287378/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 FOUR people charged over the importation of more than 35kg of methylamphetamine hidden in ceramic tiles from China have appeared briefly in a Perth ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287379/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:58:16 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287379/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 At 12pm AEST today, the Australian dollar was trading at 94.69 US cents, down from 94.92 cents yesterday.Easy Forex currency dealer Tony Darvall said that while the US Federal Reserve meeting was dominating the news cycle, traders were offloading the Australian dollar on expectations of more rate cuts."You don't need information to sell the Aussie," he said."Unless we get some ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287380/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:58:07 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287380/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 ENVIRONMENTALISTS have welcomed a $50,000 boost towards the future protection of the dwindling Australian Giant Cuttlefish numbers in the state's northern Spencer Gulf region. The State Government today announced an extra $50,000 - making it a total of $200,000 - towards monitoring and investigating the reasons behind the species decline. Adelaide University ecologist Professor Bronwyn ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288281/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:58:00 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215288281/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A second man has been charged with murder after a fatal fight in southwest Sydney last year.A 39-year-old man was walking home with friends at Macquarie Fields in the early hours on September 2 when they got into a fight with another group of men.Police arrived to find two men unconscious on the footpath.The 39-year-old died in hospital a short time later while his friend, 42, received treatment ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287382/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:52:56 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287382/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 ADELAIDE City Council is set to dump plans to charge $4 an hour for "premium" on-street parking spaces and raise some other parking fees by 25 per cent after a committee last night voted to water down the controversial hikes. However, the cost of some on-street parking spots will still likely rise by as much as 16.7 per cent, from $3 to $3.50. The plan, revealed in The Advertiser ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287381/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:42 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287381/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Channel Seven have secured the rights to the Australian Open until 2019.The five-year deal extends the partnership between Tennis Australia (TA) and Seven to 46 years and Seven West Media CEO Tim Worner said that the historic relationship was part of the network's character."This is a great partnership for Seven," Worner said."The Australian Open is an extraordinary event and ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287383/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:43:23 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287383/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 URBAN Myth Theatre artistic director Glenn Hayden wants Goodwood Rd to be Adelaide's Broadway. Well, little Broadway at least. The company has received a $30,000 interest-free loan from Unley Council to finish an upgrade of the Goodwood Institute. "It will mean the Goodwood Institute is a very, very well serviced, professional standard venue for South Australia," Mr Hayden ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287236/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:35:28 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287236/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A New Zealand man has been found dead outside a house in Clermont, Queensland this morning. An Australian police spokeswoman said the 40-year-old's death was not being treated as suspicious. It is believed the man slept outside the house in freezing conditions; however police could not confirm this. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the temperature in Clermont ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287374/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:34:19 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287374/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 British and Irish Lions leave the field after losing their trial match against the ACT Brumbies at Canberra stadium June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286465/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:17:20 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286465/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian business confidence slid to the lowest in nine months in May, despite the central bank’s interest rates cut to the lowest in three years, amid global uncertainties, especially as Europe’s debt crisis continues to deepen while Greece may leave the euro ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286311/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:13:40 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286311/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 the milestone of their 500th Test match . Two of the three NZ tries were instant classics. In fact, there probably won't be a better score this year than Beauden Barrett's late try under the sticks following a dazzling length-of-the-field breakout. But a performance "close to perfection" and other misty-eyed exaltations? Hardly. In fact, come to think of it, there's a ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286316/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:10:28 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286316/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The company was already involved in the rollout of fibre optic cable in Sydney, and that work has been extended for another two years in a contract worth $300 ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287050/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:07:45 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215287050/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia Pakistan-born spinner Fawad Ahmed is being sent to Africa on an Australia A tour at the same time as the Ashes series.But Ahmed remains in contention for the Ashes should his Australian citizenship be approved in time.Ahmed and fellow tweaker Ashton Agar were on Wednesday named in a 15-man Australia A squad for an African tour next month.Ahmed's citizenship is expected to be ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286470/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:05:06 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286470/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Adelaide 5000 A lengthy legal dispute appears to have been settled between Adelaide City Council and a group of street preachers.In 2009, brothers Caleb and Samuel Corneloup from the Adelaide Street Church were prosecuted for preaching in Rundle Mall without a permit.They challenged the validity of council by-laws, which they said breached their right to free speech.More recently, the High ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286543/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:05:04 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286543/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia Australian councils, charities and churches that lost hundreds of millions of dollars through products marketed by the failed US investment bank Lehman Brothers may have to wait several more years to get their money back.The groups have formed a class action against Lehman Brothers, and expected the repayments on the investments be finalised at a creditors meeting in Sydney ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286542/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:05:04 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286542/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- A serial sex offender was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for raping and murdering an Irish immigrant while free on parole after previous convictions for raping five ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286459/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:56:48 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286459/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Pakistan-born spinner Fawad Ahmed is being sent to Africa on an Australia A tour at the same time as the Ashes series. But Ahmed remains in contention for the Ashes should his Australian citizenship be approved in time, chairman of selectors John Inverarity says. Ahmed and fellow tweaker Ashton Agar were on Wednesday named in a 15-man Australia A squad for an African tour next month. ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286545/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:55:55 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286545/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sydney director Andrew Pridham will replace long-serving Richard Colless as chairman of the AFL club next year. Colless last month said he would not be seeking re-election when his term ends in February. Pridham will step into the role having served on the Swans board for the past 12 years, while Andrew McMaster will continue as deputy chairman, the club announced in a statement on Wednesday. ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286546/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:55:54 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286546/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 FACEBOOK has gone down briefly, offering the world a brief and horrific glimpse of what life would look like without the social networking ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286548/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:54:09 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286548/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE Australian Greens want Aboriginal rock art in Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula to be protected and are pushing for the area to be given world heritage ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286547/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:54:09 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286547/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A 39-year-old man has been charged over his alleged role in the fight, which happened outside a cafe in Coolangatta on June 8 during the annual Cooly Rocks On festival.The man is expected to appear at the Southport Magistrates Court on July 2.On Tuesday, Gold Coast detectives announced they had charged five men with affray while former NRL player Anthony Watts was charged with affray over the ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286549/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:54:07 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286549/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 LABOR is demanding the resignation of former energy minister Peter Collier over what it is calling a $250 million power scandal in ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286550/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:54:04 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286550/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The gentle pace of Adelaide's Rundle Mall resembled the more extreme pockets of Speaker's Corner in London's Hyde Park as evangelical preachers harangued shoppers who didn't love Jesus enough, threatening extra hell-fire for the sins of women, homosexuals and Muslims. The group was silenced after a year-long spectacle when the high court ruled to uphold a council by-law ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286461/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:52:14 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286461/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 CANBERRA (Reuters) - Afghan authorities will lay charges against officials at a prison run by the country's internal security service, Australia said on Wednesday, just weeks after Canberra blocked prisoner transfers over fears of detainee ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286444/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:51:25 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286444/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Talks between Britain and Ecuador have ended with no breakthrough over Julian Assange, nearly a year after the WikiLeaks founder fled to the Ecuadorean embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden. Hayley Platt ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286552/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:51:16 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286552/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 CABINET minister Greg Combet says federal Labor needs to keep renewing itself with fresh talent amid a new row over dumped Northern Territory Senator Trish ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286551/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:51:16 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286551/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Adelaide retailer Trims has gone into liquidation, after being in business since 1937. Administrator Andre Strazdins of BRI Ferrier said there was a potential buyer for the company's assets. He says the mood among Trims' creditors was fine at the latest meeting, despite them having lost their ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286384/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:45:58 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286384/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 FRUSTRATED with global speculators treating the dollar like a casino game and the ''cheap and cheerful'' tag hanging on our wine, John Geber, owner of Chateau Tanunda in South Australia's Barossa Valley, has decided to pull up stumps and move to the United States. Mr Geber told BusinessDay he was moving to Florida for two years, although he added he would return to ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285683/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:56:42 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285683/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 FARMERS descended on Canberra this week to address concerns common across commodities, including mounting bank debt, diminishing profitability and falling equity levels. About 20 producer representatives from the Victorian dairy sector, WA grains, the northern beef cattle industry and NSW and Victorian horticulture, held urgently arranged meetings with the two main political parties and key ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285684/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:56:41 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285684/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 (26 mins ago) A serial sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison for a rape and murder that outraged Melbourne. The violent killing of Jill Meagher as she walked home from a bar last September shocked the city of Melbourne. A week later, 30,000 people took to the streets near the laneway where she was strangled to rally against violence toward women. The 29-year-old Meagher was born in ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285685/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:50:10 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285685/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Nothing but life in jail will suffice for Adrian Ernest Bayley's savage rape and murder of Jill Meagher, a judge says. But Bayley could one day walk free after Victorian Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Nettle granted him a non-parole period of 35 years. Justice Nettle described Bayley as a repeat violent sexual offender, but said he was satisfied he had a small degree of remorse for his ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285686/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:49:35 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285686/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A federal government plan to give councils an extra $150 million in infrastructure funding supports the case for constitutional recognition of local government, the sector says. Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese says the funding will be provided under the government's regional development Australia Fund and Livable Cities programs. The funding can only be used to build and renew ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285687/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:49:34 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285687/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Coal seam gas and large coal developments will face greater scrutiny under federal laws designed to ensure new mining projects don't put water reservoirs at risk. But farmers won't have the power to stop coal seam gas (CSG) and coal mining companies from entering their land, after a proposal by the Australian Greens was shot down in the Senate. Under the new laws passed by parliament ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285688/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:49:34 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285688/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Wednesday: CHC - CHARTER HALL GROUP - up 19 cents, or 5.20 per cent, at $3.84 Property firm Charter Hall Group and an associated superannuation fund have paid $458 million to a receiver for a Perth development which houses Bankwest's headquarters and the city centre's biggest retail space. QAN - QANTAS AIRWAYS - up 2.5 ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285690/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:49:31 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285690/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Job advertisements on the internet rose by 0.2 per cent in May, federal government figures show. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations internet vacancy index rose to a seasonally adjusted 62.1 points in the month. However, the index was still 22.8 per cent lower than a year earlier. Five of the eight occupational groups monitored by the department rose in ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285692/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:49:30 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285692/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tasmanian former federal minister Michael Hodgman, the father of state Liberal leader Will Hodgman, has died aged 74. Mr Hodgman died on Wednesday morning at an aged care facility in Hobart after a long battle with emphysema, a Liberal Party spokesman said. Once nicknamed "The Mouth from the South" for his outspokenness, Mr Hodgman was a minister in Malcolm Fraser's government ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285691/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:49:30 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285691/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Jill Meagher's family says justice has been done. Adrian Ernest Bayley has been jailed for life but granted a 35-year non-parole period for the Melbourne woman's rape and murder. Ms Meagher's father George McKeon read a brief statement on behalf of the family outside the Victorian Supreme Court, saying she lived a life full of friends, family and her beloved husband Tom. ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285694/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:49:28 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285694/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 It sounds like something straight from a horror film. Australian scientists are using state-of-the art technology to create super-sized creepy crawlies, up to 50 times their original size. But the project is not a bid for world domination by raising an army of massive, mutant mosquitoes. There will be no Weevil Knievel super ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285695/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:49:27 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285695/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The NT government says the service for M. Yunupingu will be held at Gulkula in north-east Arnhem Land on June 30.Yunupingu, an Aboriginal elder, educator and 1992 Australian of the Year, died aged 56 at his home in the small town of Yirrkala on June 2.He was the first indigenous person from Arnhem Land to gain a university degree and the Northern Territory's first Aboriginal school principal ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285700/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:47:27 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285700/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A SUPREME Court judge has been urged to decide quickly if CCTV footage of an ex-policeman apparently punching and kneeing a prisoner in the head can be released to the ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285701/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:47:18 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285701/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Missouri father Joseph Gibson took his three-year-old son to the Botanic Gardens, before popping into Friendly's Sports Bar for a 7-up, chicken and fries.Everything went according to plan, until Mr Gibson received a bill with "F***in needy kids" printed right above the $13.75 charge.Mr Gibson posted the receipt on ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285702/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:47:01 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285702/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 AUSTRALIAN shares were stronger at noon, with trading levels light as investors await a crucial economic statement from the US Federal ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285703/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:46:51 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285703/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 0.00% fell 15 Australian cents to 14.85 Australian dollars ($14.04) Wednesday as they began trading in Sydney. The company holds the publishing assets that were spun off by media conglomerate News Corp. More than 4.6 million New Newscorp shares were traded in the first 15 minutes of their debut, according to FactSet data. News ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285572/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:45:21 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285572/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 It’s usually a night when politics is put aside for good times and glamour, but there have been occasions when tempers have frayed at the press gallery’s annual mid-winter ball, to be held in Canberra on Wednesday night. With Labor’s leadership tensions turned up (Spinal Tap-style) to 11 and just five sitting days left for the tumultuous 43rd parliament, this year’s event ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285617/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:44:48 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285617/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia's captain Lucas Neill (L) celebrates victory with teammate Mark Bresciano after defeating Iraq in the World Cup qualifier in Sydney, on June 18, 2013. Coach Holger Osieck claimed vindication for his methods after Australia qualified for the Cup with a last-gasp ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285631/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:44:36 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285631/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 After just recently opening an office in Melbourne to complement its Sydney agecny, Exposure Public Relations & Marketing has already won two new clients in the medical and beverage fields. With a list of prestigious clients already under its belt including celebrity chefs and premium beauty brands, Exposure PR is now adding the Los Angeles-based fertility doctor Dr Potter, and BOK ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285704/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:43:10 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285704/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The first advertisers have taken pride of place on OohMedia’s new billboards above Sydney’s busy Spit Road. Optus and Blackberry are the first companies to advertise on the Bridgepoint pedestrian bridge at Mosman. Brendon Cook, CEO of OohMedia, said: "The bridge links Bridgepoint Shopping Centre to buildings on Spit Road’s southern side so the location couldn’t ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285705/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:43:07 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285705/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 MELBOURNE, Australia - A serial sex offender was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for a rape and murder that outraged Australia's second-largest city. The violent death of Irish immigrant Jill Meagher as she walked home from a bar on Sept. 22 last year shocked the city of Melbourne. A week later, 30,000 people took to the streets near the laneway where she was strangled to rally ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285706/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:42:11 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285706/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 MELBOURNE, Australia -; A serial sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison for a rape and murder that outraged Australia's second-largest ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284850/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:44 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284850/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Australian stock market is trading higher on Wednesday with investors indulging in some brisk buying in mining, energy and industrial stocks, tracking positive cues from Wall Street, where the major averages surged higher overnight on the back of some encouraging economic data.The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index, which advanced to 4,844.8 in early trades, is currently trading at 4,825, up ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284526/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:04:54 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284526/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:03pm EDT (Updates with movements in late morning trade, analyst comments) SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.5 percent in late morning trade on Wednesday, after a second straight day of gains on Wall Street, but trading was subdued as investors remained cautious ahead of the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve monetary meeting. The Fed meeting started on ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285698/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:03:36 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285698/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 After two unsuccessful campaigns, Australia finally qualified for their first World Cup. Australia were dealt a tough group. Games against East and West Germany (pictured above), ended in defeat. They gained a point against Chile but it wasn't enough to save them from group-stage elimination. Photograph: ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284538/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:58:17 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284538/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 " alt="Qantas IT glitch lists $11,000 Sydney-Melbourne fares" style="position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%; margin-left: -233.5px; margin-top: -130px;" title="Qantas IT glitch lists $11,000 Sydney-Melbourne fares" ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284563/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:53:06 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284563/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 While Dustin Martin and Jack Riewoldt are yet to re-sign to AFL deals, Richmond have re-signed Chris Newman, Jake King, Nick Vlastuin and Brandon ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285343/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:50:50 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215285343/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A Sri Lankan woman and her son were released from detention after their ASIO assessment was reviewed. Lawyer Elizabeth O'Shea acted for the family - and says it is not a victory for the ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284774/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:44:16 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284774/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Authorities will widen an investigation into a legionnaires' disease outbreak at a major Brisbane hospital to include a 2011 death. Queensland's Chief Health officer Dr Jeannette Young has called a press conference for 11am (AEST) to discuss her probe into the outbreak at The Wesley Hospital. One patient is dead and another one is in intensive care after an outbreak of the disease at ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284854/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:42:30 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284854/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Adrian Ernest Bayley has been jailed for life but granted a 35-year non-parole period for the rape and murder of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher. Victorian Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Nettle jailed Bayley for life for the murder plus 15 years for the rape. "The nature and gravity of your offending and its antecedence ensure that nothing but life imprisonment will suffice," Justice ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284855/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:42:28 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284855/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian shares have opened stronger as investors look to whether the United States will alter its massive economic stimulus program. The US Federal Reserve early Thursday is expected to provide an update on its $US85 billion a month asset purchase program, known as quantitative easing. IG markets analyst Evan Lucas said a clear direction from the US Fed would prompt bargain hunting by ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284856/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:42:27 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284856/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt and Nick Dal Santo want teammate Stephen Milne playing in their milestone AFL match this Saturday. Milne was charged with four counts of rape this week and the Saints board met on Tuesday night to discuss the crisis. The AFL is awaiting further information from the club and it is unclear whether the veteran goalsneak will be stood down because of the charges. ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284858/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:42:27 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284858/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Entrepreneur Nathan Tinkler has sold about half of his stake in miner Whitehaven Coal to his financier Farallon Funds. The financially troubled businessman has sold a stake of 9.9 per cent for about $300 million, or $2.96 a share, to the US investment firm. It cuts down his own stake to less than 10 per cent. The Whitehaven holding represented the one-time billionaire's major ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284857/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:42:26 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284857/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian shares have opened stronger as investors look to whether the United States will alter its massive economic stimulus program. The US Federal Reserve early Thursday is expected to provide an update on its $US85 billion a month asset purchase program, known as quantitative easing. IG markets analyst Evan Lucas said a clear direction from the US Fed would prompt bargain hunting by ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284859/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:42:25 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284859/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 ALCOHOL management plans don't breach racial discrimination laws because they are "special measures" designed to protect vulnerable indigenous communities, Australia's High Court has ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284860/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:43 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284860/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 AN attempt to outrun WA police ended in pain and embarrassment for a motorcycle rider, after he fell into a ditch and his bike landed on top of ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284861/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:41 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284861/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 PROPERTY firm Charter Hall Group and an associated superannuation fund have paid $458 million to a receiver for a Perth development which houses Bankwest's headquarters and the city centre's biggest retail ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284655/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:41 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284655/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE decision to downgrade the charge against Thomas Kelly's killer to manslaughter should be explained to the community, NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284862/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:39 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284862/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says an opposition motion calling for embattled Finance Minster Greg Pearce to be referred to the corruption watchdog is a ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284863/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:34 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284863/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 And without a resolution to the conflict soon, that number could double by the end of the year, UN High Commissioner for Refugees regional representative Richard Towle says.New figures from the UNHCR show an extra 7.6 million people were displaced globally in 2012, including 1.1 million new refugees, mainly due to conflicts or persecution.By the end of 2012, there were 45.2 million forcibly ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284864/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:30 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284864/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 CONTROVERSIAL reforms to the compulsory third party insurance scheme have been put on hold after the NSW government failed to secure enough support to pass the bill in ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284865/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:29 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284865/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 AUSTRALIA'S alcohol industry is raising a "one-fingered salute" to society by continuing to push its product onto youngsters, Western Australia's top cop Karl O'Callaghan ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284694/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:25 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284694/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Robert Martinez, 26, and Chantal Barnett, 27, were last seen in the Rockhampton/Yeppoon areas in late February or early March.The new search will focus on the Mt Morgan area, southwest of ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284868/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:24 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284868/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The 40-year-old New Zealander slept on a patio at a Clermont house, west of Rockhampton, on Tuesday night.His housemates found him dead this morning, police said.It was near on freezing in the area, with an overnight low of just 0.8 of one degree, the weather bureau said.Police said the death was not suspicious, but would not say if cold was to blame.AAP ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284867/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:22 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284867/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SECURITY screening staff are rallying at Qantas terminals around Australia in support of Perth airport colleagues who have been locked out of their jobs during a wage ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284866/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:22 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284866/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks rose in early trade Wednesday, following up on Wall Street's rally before the U.S. Federal Reserve addresses its outlook on its stimulus measures. The benchmark S&P/ASX ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284776/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:39:08 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284776/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Julian Assange speaks to the media on the first anniversary of him taking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. He is angry at his treatment at the hands of the Australian government. picture: Anthony ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284870/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:37:31 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284870/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 START-UP businesses and entrepreneurs will be ­encouraged to set up shop in Port Adelaide under a scheme to revitalise empty buildings. Renew Adelaide is looking for creative businesses to fill three vacant shopfronts on St Vincent St from July. Interested entrepreneurs need to submit their business ideas to secure the short-terma property, which will be available rent-free on a rolling ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284656/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:12:00 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215284656/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian batsman Phillip Hughes said his side must quickly switch their focus to the red ball with an admittedly 'low' morale, after a dismal ICC Champions Trophy campaign.The George Bailey-led one-day side failed to chalk up a victory in three group games - including one no-result - to leave the tourists void of momentum ahead of the much-hyped Ashes series beginning July 10.Hughes ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283758/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:35 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283758/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia will maintain an ongoing force of several hundred troops after most of the diggers come home by the end of this year, Defence Minister Stephen Smith has told parliament.Presenting possibly his last update to parliament on the mission in Afghanistan, Mr Smith said the troops remaining would include about 75 personnel, including instructors, support staff and soldiers for protection at ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283749/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:32 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283749/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Holden’s workers were given an ultimatum on Tuesday: take a pay cut or the company would join Ford and stop making cars in Australia in 2016. Mike Devereux, chairman of General Motors Holden, told the company’s staff that its Port Melbourne (300 workers) and Elizabeth (1700) should consider a pay cut of $200 per ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283678/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:53:50 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283678/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 cancer despite it being offered for free, which is putting them at risk from the second biggest cause of cancer death in the country.A study, published in BMC Public Health on Wednesday, found that just 25% of eligible men and 20% of women were screened for bowel cancer during the study period.Spokesperson for the Cancer Council, Associate Professor David Smith, said people need to take more ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283600/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:51 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283600/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SOUTH Australia's courts are reducing their presence in regional areas in order to save money. District Court Judge Paul Muscat today said the length of the District Court circuits would be reduced from four weeks to three from the next circuit as part of cost-cutting measures. "As I understand it, the cutback in the length of the District Court circuit is to remain until the end of the ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286473/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:47:00 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286473/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Adrian Ernest Bayley has been jailed for life but granted a 35-year non-parole period for the rape and murder of Melbourne woman Jill ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283761/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:36:14 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283761/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell denies more public sector jobs will go as a result of his government's "efficiency dividend" being extended by two ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283764/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:33 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283764/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The girl was riding her bike at Kingswood on Tuesday afternoon when a blue Volkswagen Combi van stopped near her.The male driver asked her to get in the car, saying her parents had sent him to pick her up.The girl didn't speak to him and he drove off.Police say it's similar to an incident last week when a 15-year-old boy was approached near Mercedes College at Springfield.A man in a ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283763/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:33 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283763/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 What's wrong with this picture? That's right, it's from 2011. Tony Windsor, Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard celebrate the Government's Clean Energy Bills pass House of ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283765/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:29 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283765/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Holden will open the books to the union and employees during a consultation process, before award-covered workers vote on a proposal in August. Pic: Morne de Klerk/Getty ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283766/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:20 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283766/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 AUSTRALIA'S alcohol industry is raising a ``one-fingered salute'' to society by continuing to push its product onto youngsters, Western Australia's top cop Karl O'Callaghan ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283767/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:18 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283767/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A 42-YEAR-old Geographe man has been charged with drunk-driving -- more than five times over the limit -- after crashing his 4-wheel-drive with his young daughter on ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283768/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:15 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283768/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Is it possible that for all the criticism that has been directed at the Fed that the nuances are actually starting to become apparent between a "taper" and a withdrawal of stimulus? I'll have a chat about it below but as a recap stocks did really well last night, better than I would have thought and the Euro pushed further into nose bleed territory making a high of 1.34 on better ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283769/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:32:46 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283769/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE Federal Opposition believes the government has yet to win over key crossbenchers to support its crackdown on temporary visas for skilled foreign ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283770/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:31:36 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283770/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 FARMERS from across the country have described a constant rumbling and pulsing in their heads and a feeling of oppressive anxiety they attribute to wind ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283771/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:31:34 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215283771/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Deloitte's nation-leading Perth office is keeping the faith despite the affects of the mining slowdown.Announcing the appointment of six new partners yesterday, the office's managing partner Mike McNulty said the WA practice was still growing, despite "a tougher back end" to Deloitte's 2012-13 financial year to the end of May 31."It has tightened up, but the Perth ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282681/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:55:02 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282681/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 For 48 hours before the game, a major Sydney road was rechristened as the Tim Cahill Expressway. This was a man who had scored his country's first ever World Cup goal and at times had dragged the team through qualification. For years, he has been the source of goals when all others had run dry. Yet with 13 minutes remaining ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282304/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:45:14 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282304/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The kiwi dollar rose against the Australian but was little changed against the greenback. Photo / File The New Zealand dollar rose to a three-week high against the Australian currency after yesterday's minutes of the latest Reserve Bank of Australia meeting confirmed it is likely to cut interest rates in the future and expects the Aussie to decline further. The kiwi rose as high ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282379/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:37 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282379/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian bond futures contract prices are weaker as healthy US economic data convinces investors the US Federal Reserve will dilute its quantitative easing program. ANZ head of interest rate research Tony Morriss said 10-year bonds had weakened, ahead of the US central bank's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, while three-year bonds held their ground as investors anticipate another ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282684/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:31:00 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282684/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Brisbane have extended the AFL contracts of Matthew Leuenberger and Dayne Zorko. Ruckman Leuenberger, 25, has agreed a two-year extension with the Lions while 24-year-old Zorko has signed a new three-year deal. Leuenberger was pick four in the 2006 draft and has established himself as the Lions top ruckman despite an injury-ravaged start to his career. Zorko was snared by the Lions after being ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282685/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:30:59 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282685/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SENIOR Nationals figure Barnaby Joyce has told local government delegates they can't wait around for a Messiah to win their case for constitutional ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282686/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:21 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282686/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE federal opposition believes the government has yet to win over key crossbenchers to support its crackdown on temporary visas for skilled foreign ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282687/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:19 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282687/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Socceroos are through to the finals after beating Iraq 1-0 in Sydney on Tuesday night in their Asian Group B qualifier.Jackman is impressed."The Socceroos are going to Rio. Massive result. Huge congratulations," the US-based actor tweeted after the game.Jackman is preparing for his role as Wolverine in X-Men: Days of Future Past, which has the Australian testing out another strange ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282688/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:19 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282688/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Large crowds are expected at Circular Quay, on the city's harbour foreshore, around midday on Wednesday to cheer on the home side.Australia secured a third successive World Cup berth on Tuesday at ANZ Stadium with a 1-0 win over Iraq.Fans are encouraged to get to the Quay early.Some streets will be closed between 11am and 1.30pm, and special event clearways will remain in place until ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282689/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:19 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282689/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 POLICE hold grave fears for the safety of women and children in indigenous Queensland communities if alcohol bans and restrictions are ruled ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282408/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:15 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282408/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 ONLY five days after 6PR presenter Howard Sattler was sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard a series of bizarre questions, the station is investigating the conduct of another of its presenters Jason ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282690/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:07 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282690/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 At 7am AEST today, the local unit was trading at 94.86 US cents, down from 94.92 cents yesterday.With the US Federal Reserve starting its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, traders are expecting chairman Ben Bernanke to signal a dilution in the third round of bond buying, known as quantitative easing, or QE3.HiFX currency strategist Alex Hill said this was boosting the greenback, and ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282691/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:06 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282691/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The chief refused a trading update despite his leadership reaping signs of a turnaround at the February half-year result.The company yesterday told investors that it planned to stabilise earnings before interest and tax within the next two years.But the road map aims for net sales to be "modest" within four years and "sustainable" within five.In the key underwear division, ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282692/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:03 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282692/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to rebound on Wednesday, after Wall Street rose for a second straight day as investors bet the Federal Reserve will maintain its stimulus support for the world's biggest economy. A weaker Australian dollar may also benefit stocks with overseas exposure. * Local share price index futures rose 0.7 percent to 4,855.0, a 40.6-point ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282289/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:13:16 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215282289/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Holger Osieck risked being the Socceroos coach who shot Bambi. Instead, he can reflect with pride after his brave substitution of national hero Tim Cahill with the game in the balance swung it - and World Cup qualification - for the Socceroos. Cahill's replacement Josh Kennedy netted the 83rd minute winner at ANZ Stadium on Tuesday night which saw off plucky Iraq to book Australia a place ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215281509/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:49 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215281509/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 ACTU secretary Dave Oliver won't say whether trade unions continue to back Julia Gillard's leadership of federal Labor. Their backing for the prime minister is seen as her strongest bulwark against supporters of Kevin Rudd. Confidential polling conducted for the ACTU has confirmed Labor is facing huge swings in a raft of government seats at the September 14 election. It predicts ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215281508/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:49 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215281508/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Labor senators have defended Senator Trish Crossin and launched a broadside at the Prime Minister over her treatment of the outgoing senator. Senator Crossin delivered her valedictory speech to parliament on Tuesday after being dumped in January for Julia Gillard's ''captain's pick'' of indigenous ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215281510/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:48 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215281510/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, June 19: ELD - ELDERS - down two cents, or 22.22 per cent, at 7.00 cents RHL - RURALCO - down nine cents, or 2.65 per cent, at $3.30 Elders has shunned a takeover bid for its rural services division by rival ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215281511/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:47 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215281511/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A QUEENSLAND train driver suffered a severe electric shock after his train was allowed to use a track with a damaged overhead power ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215281512/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:26:10 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215281512/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 BIG accountancy firm Deloitte was fined $US10 million by New York State overnight for its actions in advising Standard Chartered Bank over money ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215281513/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:25:55 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215281513/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Kevin Anderson in first-round play. The 32nd-ranked Benneteau, who made the finals at the Rotterdam event this year, prevailed over hard-serving South African Anderson 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 at Devonshire Park. Australian Bernard Tomic rebounded from a recent dry spell with a 6-3, 6-4 decision over British wild card James Ward, while Czech ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215281918/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:24 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215281918/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Aerial view of houses in Rosedale / Albany. Photo / Chris GormanAustralians are contributing to New Zealand's skyrocketing house prices, with new research showing they bought more property than any other overseas group. The figures have prompted calls to ban purchases by foreigners or impose a tax on top of the sale price. BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander has found Australians are the biggest ... http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286544/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:06 -0400 http://www.brisbanenews.net/index.php/sid/215286544/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33