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Police catch NSW schoolie with extendable baton
Police say a school leaver from New South Wales was found with an extendable baton in Surfers Paradise on Queensland's Gold Coast last night.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:54 am -
QR fined over employee deaths
Queensland Rail (QR) has been fined almost $800,000 over the deaths of two workers in the state's central region in 2007.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:40 am -
Man released on bail in attempted murder case
A Brisbane magistrate heard a man charged with attempted murder has spent more than 20 days in custody because of a police error.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:38 am -
Man charged over alleged road rage stabbing
A 24-year-old man will face Ipswich court today, west of Brisbane, after a male driver was stabbed during a road rage incident.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:28 am -
Most schoolies behaving 'great'
A volunteer chaplaincy group says school leavers partying at Airlie Beach, north of Mackay in north Queensland, have appreciated the assistance of its volunteers that offered them food or to walk them home.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:22 am -
Parliament passes new Qld anti-bikie laws
Queensland Parliament passed legislation last night cracking down on outlaw motorcycle gangs.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:19 am -
Doors to shut on KR Castlemaine factory
More than 190 workers will clock off for the last time today at one of Queensland's biggest pig processors.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 9:27 am -
Union says rail deaths fine not enough
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union says Queensland Rail (QR) should have received the maximum fine of $750,000 for the deaths of two employees in central Queensland in 2007.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 9:21 am -
Emaciated pups shock RSPCA
The RSPCA says it is shocked by the condition of 10 puppies found at a south Rockhampton property in central Queensland yesterday.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 9:18 am -
Expert to probe fish kill
The Moreton Regional Council in south-east Queensland has hired an independent waterways specialist to investigate a fish kill in a lake at Beachmere, north of Brisbane.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 9:12 am -
Alleged burglar in hospital after fall
A 28-year-man is in a Brisbane hospital under police guard after he allegedly broke into a house and fell almost three floors.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 9:04 am -
Schoolies witness man's balcony plunge
A 22-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital after falling from the balcony of a nightclub at Surfers Paradise, on Queensland's Gold Coast, in front of hundreds of schoolies.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 9:01 am -
Burglar injured after drainpipe escape
A burglar has fallen seven metres into the water tank of a house after being startled by residents and trying to escape down a drainpipe.
November 27, 2009, 8:43 am -
Man falls off balcony near schoolies
A man has suffered head injuries after falling head first off a nightclub balcony in front of a crowd of schoolies on the Gold Coast.
November 27, 2009, 8:00 am -
Treasurer puts Forestry Plantations up for sale
The sale of public assets has begun, with Treasurer Andrew Fraser announcing that Forestry Plantations Queensland is now on the market.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 6:52 am -
Soldier accused of shooting children
A serving soldier has been accused of shooting two children in a park in north Queensland.
November 26, 2009, 6:26 pm -
Qld govt adviser denies misconduct
The former senior adviser to sports minister Judy Spence has denied he was involved in siphoning off $200,000 from a $4.2m grant to the Queensland Rugby Union.
November 26, 2009, 5:44 pm -
Missing man 'swam to schoolies zone'
Police believe a man still missing in the surf on the Gold Coast was trying swim around security fences to get into the schoolies-only hub.
November 26, 2009, 4:54 pm -
Qld asset sale starts with forestry
The Queensland government has started the ball rolling on the first public asset to be sold under its $15 billion privatisation plan.
November 26, 2009, 4:37 pm -
Train driver excused from inquest
The central witness in the deaths of three Aboriginal boys has been excused from giving evidence on medical grounds.
November 26, 2009, 4:07 pm
