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Hail, severe storm heading for south-east Qld

  • Posted 5 hours 32 minutes ago

There is a severe thunderstorm warning for south-east Queensland for damaging wind and large hail.…more

Brisbane city cats back on river tonight

  • Posted 6 hours 32 minutes ago

Brisbane's high speed ferries will be back on the water tonight after recent storms forced normal services to be suspended.…more

Ipswich council workers hold stop-work meeting

  • Posted 7 hours 0 minutes ago

Administrative staff at the Ipswich City Council are holding a stop-work meeting to protest against changes to Council services and the Council's wage offer.…more

DPI cleared over Hendra virus handling

  • Posted 7 hours 5 minutes ago

The Queensland Government says the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has been cleared over its handling of this year's fatal outbreak of the Hendra virus.…more

Govt moves for Indigenous preamble in Qld Constitution

  • Posted 8 hours 19 minutes ago

The Qld Govt wants to insert a preamble into the Constitution recognising Indigenous people.…more

Redbacks admit one-day hopes over

  • Posted 9 hours 56 minutes ago

South Australian coach Mark Sorell says the Redbacks are out of the domestic one-day competition after losing to Queensland at the Gabba.…more

Business confidence slumps in Qld

  • Posted 11 hours 32 minutes ago

A survey has found business confidence in Queensland has plummeted over the past three months to less than half the level recorded at the same time last year.…more

Qld Govt defeats Oppn push to pass lying laws

  • Posted 11 hours 32 minutes ago

The Qld Oppn has failed in a push to reinstate laws that made lying to State Parliament a criminal offence.…more

Family escapes as tree spears house during storms

  • Posted 11 hours 44 minutes ago

A family had a lucky escape after a tree speared through their roof during wild storms in south-east Qld overnight.…more

Bulls down Redbacks in rain-shortened match

  • Posted 21 hours 18 minutes ago

Queensland has beaten South Australia and picked up a bonus point in a rain shortened one-day cricket match at the Gabba.…more

Thousands without power after storm hits SE Qld

  • Posted 22 hours 4 minutes ago

The weather bureau says a band of severe storms moving across south-east Queensland will not last for long.…more

$48m train upgrade to benefit disabled passengers

  • Posted 23 hours 26 minutes ago

The Queensland Government says upgrades to south-east Queensland's trains will make public transport easier for people with disabilities.…more

DPI to release Hendra virus report

  • Posted Wed Dec 3rd, 2008 6:32pm

Queensland Primary Industries Minister Tim Mulherin has promised to release a report on a fatal outbreak of the Hendra virus.…more

Enjoy lower petrol prices 'while you can'

  • Posted Wed Dec 3rd, 2008 6:27pm

The RACQ says petrol prices in south-east Queensland are the lowest in four years.…more

Brisbane airport upgrade prompts security call

  • Posted Wed Dec 3rd, 2008 5:13pm

The head of the Brisbane Airport Corporation says authorities should be allowed to use passenger "profiling" to identify security threats.…more

City Hall renovation fund announced

  • Posted Wed Dec 3rd, 2008 5:13pm

The Brisbane City Council has set up a special fund to help pay for the restoration of the crumbling City Hall.…more

Cane toad 'hitches ride from Brisbane to Perth'

  • Posted Wed Dec 3rd, 2008 5:00pm

A man says a cane toad hitched a ride in his golf shoe on a flight from Brisbane to Perth, surviving for six days before it was discovered on an Albany golf course.…more

No choice but to sack legal team: Nuttall

  • Posted Wed Dec 3rd, 2008 4:01pm

Gordon Nuttall says he has been forced to sack his legal team ahead of a second corruption hearing.…more

Daryl Hannah sets sail on whale quest

  • Posted Wed Dec 3rd, 2008 10:14am

US movie star Daryl Hannah is on the Sea Shepherd's anti-whaling ship, the Steve Irwin, which is leaving Brisbane for the Southern Ocean.…more

Olympic cyclist Carrigan calls it quits

  • Posted Wed Dec 3rd, 2008 10:00am

Olympic gold medallist Sara Carrigan has announced she is retiring from professional cycling.…more

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