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Water restrictions in south-east Qld to stay
South-east Queensland's water restrictions are set to change from next month, but the overall target for daily use will stay the same.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 2:22 pm -
Tree of Knowledge memorial wins award
The controversial monument to the historic Tree of Knowledge in western Queensland has won national recognition.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 2:00 pm -
Bligh says states forced to manage immigration impacts
Premier Anna Bligh says state governments are being left to manage many of the impacts of population growth.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 12:47 pm -
Schoolies warned to celebrate safely
Schoolies are being urged to avoid dangerous behaviour while they celebrate on Queensland's Gold Coast.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 12:42 pm -
Man burnt in tent blaze
A 28-year-old man has suffered burns to his face and arms after the tent he was sleeping in caught fire in north Queensland.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 12:29 pm -
Queenslanders vie for 'Australian of the Year'
Queensland candidate for the Australian of the Year Award Dr Chris Sarra says he is honoured to represent the State at the national awards in January.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 11:18 am -
Virgin Blue's move to Brisbane nearly collapsed
The head of Virgin Blue, Brett Godfrey, has revealed a famous deal with the Queensland Government to base the airline in Brisbane almost collapsed at the last minute.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 11:10 am -
Population planning must improve: Bligh
The federal and state governments need to plan better for Australia's growing immigrant population, says Queensland Premier Anna Bligh.
November 20, 2009, 10:53 am -
Minister denies rail project delays
Queensland Transport Minister Rachel Nolan has rejected suggestions the Gold Coast's light rail project could be up to two years late.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 10:12 am -
Firefighters monitor blaze near Bundaberg
Crews have returned to monitor a fire at Mount Maria in the Wide Bay Burnett region of southern Queensland.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 10:04 am -
Asset sale money for infrastructure: Bligh
Premier Anna Bligh says asset sales will allow the Queensland Government to invest in new projects, such as an underground metro rail system in Brisbane.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 9:36 am -
Changes at the top after Bundaberg hospital scare
Queensland's chief dental officer has taken control of oral services in Bundaberg in the wake of the hospital's dental clinic sterilisation bungle.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 9:30 am -
Jet's cockpit warning probed by ATSB
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating why warning alerts went off in the cockpit of a Virgin Blue plane on approach to Darwin Airport earlier this month.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 9:26 am -
$1 land sale 'success' despite no new homes
A western Queensland town that sold $1 blocks of land says its initiative has been a success, even though a year on no new homes have been built from the sale.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 9:14 am -
Flannery calls for population inquiry
The former Australian of the Year, environmentalist Tim Flannery, is worried what effects a growing population will have on the environment.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 9:05 am -
Stood down doctor prompts shortfall fears
Queensland Health Minister Paul Lucas says he wants to ensure that no unnecessary pressure is placed on health workers at the Emerald Hospital in central Queensland after an overseas-trained doctor was stood down.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 9:00 am -
Three charged after drug busts
Three people are facing drugs charges after police raids in south-east and central Queensland.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 9:00 am -
Driver charged over toddler death
A 23-year-old woman has been charged with the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after a crash that killed a toddler.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 9:00 am -
Bligh endorses former adviser's big pay
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says her outgoing chief of staff is worth every cent of his new half-a-million dollar pay packet.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 8:48 am -
Solar farm thrives in heat
The extreme heat in outback Queensland is proving ideal for the state's first solar power station.
ABC - November 20, 2009, 8:35 am
