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Police praise Gold Coast schoolies
An early intervention policy was being credited with zero assaults on the first night of schoolies on the Gold Coast.
November 22, 2009, 2:31 pm -
Helicopters fight Sunshine Coast fire
Two water bombing helicopters have been summoned to a large grass fire burning out of control in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
November 22, 2009, 4:24 pm -
Man swims into the arms of the police
Gold Coast police outsmarted a crashed motorist who tried to make a swim for it on Sunday.
November 22, 2009, 3:23 pm -
CMC to investigate former govt advisor
Queensland's CMC will begin a public hearing on Monday into allegations a former ministerial adviser siphoned millions of dollars to rugby clubs.
November 22, 2009, 3:23 pm -
Qld govt defends bureaucrats big salary
The Queensland government is defending paying $440,000 and more in salaries to bureaucrats at the same time it had a bitter pay dispute with teachers.
November 22, 2009, 2:47 pm -
Qld govt spends $1.5m on alcohol blitz
The cash-strapped Queensland government will spend $1.5 million on policing entertainment hot spots to curb violence during the festive season.
November 22, 2009, 1:44 pm -
Schoolies get top marks for good behaviour
Police are praising the behaviour of school leavers on the Gold Coast with the number of arrests on the first night of Schoolies Week down on last year.
ABC - November 22, 2009, 12:39 pm -
Authorities to investigate 12yo solo trip
Queensland's Police Minister Neil Roberts says it is "beyond belief" that a child not yet in her teens was allowed to go to the Gold Coast unsupervised.
ABC - November 22, 2009, 11:29 am -
Two dead after weekend crashes in Qld
Two people have died and another has life-threatening injuries after three crashes in Queensland this weekend.
November 22, 2009, 10:16 am -
Search for Gold Coast swimmer
Police are searching for a man they fear went missing while swimming at a Gold Coast beach.
November 22, 2009, 10:15 am -
Schoolies celebrate on the Gold Coast
Tens of thousands of schoolies have descended on Surfers Paradise, kicking off a week of celebrations on the Gold Coast.
November 21, 2009, 10:04 pm -
Qld kids potentially exposed to asbestos
Almost 80,000 confirmed or presumed asbestos sites at Queensland state schools have been listed on a government online register made available on Saturday.
November 21, 2009, 5:29 pm -
Talks on Qld Northern Busway extension
The Bligh government will open talks about possible routes for extending the Northern Busway from the northside suburbs Kedron to Bracken Ridge.
November 21, 2009, 1:02 pm -
Schoolies on best behaviour, police say
Police say they are happy with the behaviour overnight of Gold Coast schoolies in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast.
November 21, 2009, 10:53 am -
Ipswich schoolies both good and bad
One school in Ipswich produced both the best and the worst of end-of-year behaviour as 45,000 Queensland students finished Year 12.
November 20, 2009, 9:10 pm -
Violence mars 'all' Qld indigenous areas
Every Queensland indigenous community has a substantial violence problem, and a new approach is needed to tackle the mayhem, a landmark report says.
November 20, 2009, 6:55 pm -
CMC chief sorry over Doomadgee delay
Queensland's anti-corruption chief has apologised over a delayed report into the police handling of an Aboriginal death in custody.
November 20, 2009, 6:21 pm -
SE Qld facing new limits on water use
There'll be no relaxation of water restrictions for southeast Queensland, as a consequence of the federal government's scrapping of the Traveston Crossing Dam.
November 20, 2009, 4:36 pm -
Tests clear dental patients in Qld
All 31 patients tested after being treated at a southern Queensland dental clinic have been cleared of blood-borne diseases.
November 20, 2009, 4:01 pm -
Property developer loses court appeal
A Brisbane property developer jailed for forging cheques has lost an appeal against his convictions.
November 20, 2009, 3:04 pm
