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Archive for January, 2019
Queensland man says he’s trapped in Syria
A Queensland man wishes he’d never gone to Syria but now can’t leave after his passport was cancelled. January 21, 2019 A Queensland man who went to Syria as a teenager says four years of living in a war zone has toughened him up but he wishes he’d never left his family. Oliver Bridgeman, 21, has […]
Missing man’s body found in Brisbane River
Police have found the body of a man who disappeared in the Brisbane River over the weekend while drinking with friends at a popular barbecue spot. January 21, 2019 A Queensland man’s body has been found days after he disappeared into the Brisbane River after drinking with friends. Matt Jarvis, 34, was last seen struggling […]
Missing man’s body found in Brisbane River
Police have found the body of a man who disappeared in the Brisbane River over the weekend while picnicking with friends. January 21, 2019 The body of a Queensland man who went missing in the Brisbane River on an outing with friends has been found. Matt Jarvis, 34, disappeared in the river near the bottom […]
Search for man missing in Brisbane River
The search operation to find a Brisbane man who disappeared in the Brisbane River while picnicking is expected to resume at first light. January 21, 2019 The search for a Queensland man who went missing in the Brisbane River while picnicking with friends is expected to resume at first light. A massive search operation throughout the […]
ASX tipped for solid gain at the open
Reports the US and China will restart trade talks is likely to push the Australian share market up when trading resumes on Monday. January 20, 2019 The Australian share market is set for a solid gain at the open after reports the US and China are prepared to make concessions in trade talks pushed global […]
Qld outback town smashes heat record
A string of nine days over 45C in Birdsville has smashed a Queensland heatwave record. January 20, 2019 Queensland’s most famous town has smashed another heat record, with the mercury topping 45C for a ninth day in a row at Birdsville. While it’s nowhere near the highest maximum temperature of 49.5C recorded in 1972, the […]
No sign of man missing in Brisbane River
Emergency services have failed to find a 34-year-old man who disappeared into the Brisbane River while picnicking with a group of friends. January 20, 2019 A massive search operation to find a Queensland man who disappeared in the Brisbane River has found no sign of him. Matt Jarvis, 34, was picnicking with friends at the bottom […]
ASX tipped for solid gain at the open
Reports the US and China will restart trade talks is likely to push the Australian share market up when trading resumes on Monday. January 20, 2019 The Australian share market is set for a solid gain at the open after reports the US and China are prepared to make concessions in trade talks pushed global […]
Legal challenge to Barrier Reef shark cull
Humane Society International will push for the removal of the 173 lethal drumlines in Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef. January 17, 2019 Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef shark culling program is to be challenged in court by the Humane Society. Humane Society International will push for the removal of 173 lethal drumlines installed in the world heritage-listed […]
Watchdog guns for Qld mortgage broker
The corporate watchdog is seeking a court order against a Queensland mortgage broker over his scheme to channel super clients into investment properties. January 17, 2019 A Queensland mortgage broker is accused of acting as an unlicensed financial adviser when he channelled superannuation clients into property development investments for a fee. The corporate watchdog says […]
Qld restaurateur abuses health inspector
A Brisbane health inspector was insulted and told to go back to her own country after she found a cockroach infestation in an Indian restaurant kitchen. January 15, 2019 A Brisbane Indian restaurant owner who told a health inspector to go back to her own country after she found cockroaches in the kitchen has been […]
Qld family find tick-riddled snake in pool
A carpet python covered in more than 500 ticks has been found in a backyard pool by a Gold Coast family. January 11, 2019 A Queensland family were startled to find a carpet python with more than 500 ticks on its body in their backyard pool. Gold Coast snake catcher Tony Harrison, who was called […]
No end in sight for western Qld heatwave
Birdsville is predicted to reach 46C degrees next week as a heatwave affecting western Queensland continues. January 11, 2019 Western Queensland towns enduring a heatwave can expect the above-average temperatures to continue for at least another week. Birdsville near the Northern Territory border is predicted to reach 46C degrees next week after similar recent temperatures, […]
Home repair scam targets elderly Qlders
Two men accused of defrauding elderly Queenslanders via a home maintenance scam will front court after being charged with fraud, forgery and theft offences. January 11, 2019 Two unlicensed tradies accused of ripping off elderly Queenslanders via a home maintenance scam have been nabbed for fraud, forgery and theft offences. The men in their 20s […]
Stranded Queensland pig hunters rescued
Five men have been rescued after their ute was washed away by floodwaters in the Whitsundays. January 10, 2019 Five cold and hungry pig hunters have been rescued after becoming trapped by floodwaters in Queensland’s Whitsundays. The men, all aged in their 20s, were heading home after a hunting trip when massive rains halted their ute […]
Girl, woman bitten by shark in Whitsundays
A girl and a woman have been bitten in an apparent shark attack in shallow waters off Queensland’s Hamilton Island. January 10, 2019 A girl remains in hospital in a stable condition after being attacked in the Whitsunday Islands by what was believed to be a shark. An elderly woman was also bitten while the pair […]
More guards to be trialled at Qld prison
Guards at Woodford Correctional Facility have agreed to trial extra officers and OC spray following an attack on a prison officer and strike last month. January 10, 2019 Extra prison officers armed with capsicum spray will be trialled at a Queensland jail following the brutal bashing of a guard and staff walkout last month. The […]
Weather hampers search for Qld pig hunters
Efforts to locate and rescue five men stranded when their ute was washed away by floodwaters in the Whitsundays have been hampered by bad weather. January 10, 2019 Severe weather has grounded a search and rescue crew looking for five pig hunters trapped by floodwaters in the Whitsundays. The men, all aged in their 20s, […]
Union demands reform to Qld prison system
Queensland prison guards are demanding change in the state’s prison system after a guard was brutally bashed in December. January 10, 2019 Overcrowding and safety in Queensland prisons are among the issues guards are demanding the government take action on following the brutal bashing of a colleague. More strike action hasn’t been ruled out if […]
Anning keen for more right-wing rallies
Senator Fraser Anning plans to represent Queensland at more right-wing extremists rallies. January 9, 2019 Senator Fraser Anning says he’s prepared to travel to more right-wing rallies on behalf of Queensland. Both sides of politics have robustly criticised the independent senator’s presence at an extremists rally in Melbourne on Saturday, which was attended by people making […]
Queensland prison guards demand reforms
Overcrowding and safety at Queensland prisons are among the issues union delegates for correctional staff want the government to address. January 9, 2019 Queensland prison guards have demanded changes to the state’s corrections system, with the bashing of a guard by an inmate blamed on overcrowding. Union representatives for Queensland correctional staff have met in Brisbane, […]
Australian sawfish close to extinction
Australian sawfish are among the most endangered of all marine fish and like the rhino are listed among the most endangered animals on the planet. January 8, 2019 Rare, beautiful and deadly sawfish once swam in waters from Sydney to Perth but these days you’re more likely to spot one nailed to the wall of […]
Concerns over pill testing ‘misinformed’
A warning that pill testing could lead to the testers being charged by police are misinformed, a civil libertarian says. January 7, 2019 A leading Queensland civil libertarian has poured cold water on a warning that pill testing could be a legal liability minefield. Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers has entered the pill testing debate […]
Media messages throw shade on sun safety
A study has found some Australian media have been publishing inaccurate and conflicting information about vitamin D and safe sun exposure. January 7, 2019 Some Australian media have been publishing inaccurate and conflicting information about vitamin D and safe sun exposure, research has found. Researchers reviewed more than 200 articles published between 2000 and 2017 […]