Get ready for a lunar eclipse June 15, 2010 at 2:07 PM |
AUSTRALIANS watching the sky later this month will be treated to a partial lunar eclipse when the shadow of the Earth partially obscures the Moon. |
Cops get new power to fine June 15, 2010 at 1:46 PM |
POLICE statewide will be given the power to issue on the spot fines for public nuisance offences. |
Ship 'ignored stricken Jessica' June 15, 2010 at 1:32 PM |
THE watch officers on a ship which collided with Jessica Watson's yacht did not offer help after the crash, says a report which blames both parties. |
Daylight bill 'to go ahead' June 15, 2010 at 1:31 PM |
AFTER being inundated by daylight saving supporters, MP Peter Wellington has decided to push ahead with his Bill for a vote on the issue. |
Floods wash sharks into city lake June 15, 2010 at 12:18 PM |
SUSPICIONS sharks are lurking in a Gold Coast lake have been confirmed with the capture of a bull shark. |
Patel showed 'lack of insight' June 15, 2010 at 12:13 PM |
A FORMER surgeon facing manslaughter charges showed a lack of insight when he told a nurse "the community was lucky to have someone like him". |
Uni student on trial for $2m fraud June 15, 2010 at 12:03 PM |
A UNIVERSITY of Queensland business student who had $2 million mistakenly deposited into his account will stand trial for trying to steal the money. |
Patel declines to testify June 15, 2010 at 10:15 AM |
FORMER Bundaberg Hospital chief surgeon Jayant Patel has elected not to give or call evidence in his manslaughter trial. |
'No hope' for missing fishing mate June 15, 2010 at 10:01 AM |
POLICE say there is no hope of finding a man alive after he disappeared when the canoe he and a mate were on flipped on Wivenhoe Dam. |
LNP hit by another defector June 15, 2010 at 8:29 AM |
A THIRD member of Queensland's opposition Liberal National Party has quit, saying it's wracked by divisions and she has no faith in its vision. |
Learner driver six times over June 15, 2010 at 6:32 AM |
A LEARNER driver has been caught more than six times the legal blood alcohol limit, leaving police disgusted with drivers' attitudes. |
Fishing mates missing on lake June 15, 2010 at 6:22 AM |
A SEARCH has begun for two Ipswich men who have failed to return from a fishing trip on Lake Wivenhoe. |
Ban quizzed on asset sale June 15, 2010 at 12:34 AM |
HAJNAL Ban sold a sick friend's assets, including a tractor, TV and fridge, while holding financial power of attorney, tribunal documents show. |
O'Chee may bid for surprise comeback June 15, 2010 at 12:22 AM |
COLOURFUL former Nationals Senator Bill O'Chee is considering making a comeback from the political dead in the Coalition's must-win seat of Wright. |
Elderly suffer in silence June 14, 2010 at 11:36 PM |
THOUSANDS of Queensland's seniors are believed to be living with abuse in what has been termed the state's "shameful, silent problem". |
Xstrata mulls quitting Mt Isa June 14, 2010 at 10:45 PM |
HAVING put a major part of its plans in north-west Queensland on hold over the super profits tax, there is now speculation Xstrata might abandon Mount Isa. |
Pint-sized singer is voice of Origin June 14, 2010 at 10:00 PM |
AS his Maroon heroes dream of victory, tweenage sensation Straalen McCallum lives his dream of singing before tomorrow night's Origin blockbuster. |
Driver lobbies for bus safety June 14, 2010 at 9:56 PM |
A LOGAN-BASED bus driver is leading a statewide push for supervisors to be placed on school-runs amid a growing number of attacks. |
Top cop not signed up June 14, 2010 at 8:49 PM |
ALMOST four months after it was announced Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson had accepted another three-year term, his new contract has yet to be signed. |
Holiday diners slugged with surcharges June 14, 2010 at 8:29 PM |
RESTAURANTS across the southeast are flouting pricing laws, slapping diners with hidden public holiday surcharges of up to 20 per cent. |
Property under pressure June 14, 2010 at 7:46 PM |
A DOWNTURN in mining investment and a collapse in non-residential building has put the brakes on house prices in Brisbane, experts say. |
Man killed in motorcycle crash June 14, 2010 at 7:33 PM |
A 45-YEAR-OLD male motorcycle rider has died after a crash in Toowoomba, bringing the state's long weekend road toll to four. |
Fire engulfs suburban home June 14, 2010 at 4:22 PM |
A HOUSE has been engulfed by flames on Brisbane's south side this afternoon. |