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Five-year-old accused of sexual assault
Education Queensland is investigating a serious complaint against a five-year old school boy on the Gold Coast.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 6:01 am -
Council divided on political donations
Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman says the State Government's new cap on political donations will be bad for democracy.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 9:00 am -
Road death hits tragedy target
With seven weeks of the year remaining, a fatal accident in Brisbane tragically matched the target set by authorities to keep Queensland's death toll under 300.
November 11, 2009, 8:15 am -
Girls 'sexually assaulted by schoolmate'
Two five-year-old girls have allegedly been sexually assaulted by a boy their age at a southeast Queensland school.
November 10, 2009, 8:44 pm -
Watchdog clears lobbyist Jim Elder
Queensland's corruption watchdog has found no evidence of misconduct by former deputy premier turned lobbyist Jim Elder.
November 10, 2009, 6:37 pm -
Food-producing areas 'need protection'
Good agricultural land must be preserved to avoid food shortages, a farm lobby group has reminded Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke.
November 10, 2009, 6:33 pm -
Bikie raid nets cash and drugs
Queensland police have seized cash and property worth $360,000 and almost the same amount in drugs during an operation targeting organised crime on the Gold Coast.
ABC - November 10, 2009, 6:31 pm -
Qld to cap political donations
Queensland election campaigns will be transformed by new laws capping political donations and likely limits on campaign expenditure by parties and the unions.
November 10, 2009, 5:54 pm -
Crowds mourn Qld road crash victims
Sad and silent crowds have gathered across Queensland to mourn the loss of many people on the roads and to fervently hope the carnage slows.
November 10, 2009, 4:40 pm -
Rocky residents highlight region's road toll
Nearly 300 people have gathered at a Rockhampton sports ground as part of a state-wide campaign to boost awareness of Queensland's road toll.
ABC - November 10, 2009, 4:37 pm -
Ex-MP Entsch confirms return to politics
The former federal member for the far north Queensland seat of Leichhardt says he will make a return to politics and contest the next federal election.
ABC - November 10, 2009, 3:33 pm -
Police put brakes on nude car wash romp
An early morning visit to a car wash at the weekend has earnt four central Queensland men an appointment with a magistrate next month.
ABC - November 10, 2009, 3:24 pm -
Judge rejects lungfish dam report
Conservationists can't rely on a report about lungfish to bolster their arguments against the construction of a southeast Queensland dam, a judge has ruled.
November 10, 2009, 2:43 pm -
No evidence of Elder misconduct: CMC
The Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) says it has found no evidence of official misconduct by former Queensland deputy premier Jim Elder in a land rezoning decision.
ABC - November 10, 2009, 2:23 pm -
Men face court for nude romp in car wash
Four central Queensland men will face court after cavorting nude in a car wash.
November 10, 2009, 2:19 pm -
Traveston dam alternatives dearer, says Bligh
Premier Anna Bligh says the Queensland Government will have to come up with alternative sources of drinking water if the Traveston Crossing dam in the state's south-east is not approved.
ABC - November 10, 2009, 2:15 pm -
Unions must end parallel election campaigns: Opposition
The Queensland Opposition says any changes to political donation laws should also stop unions from running 'parallel campaigns' during elections.
ABC - November 10, 2009, 2:05 pm -
Investigation launched into botched rescue
A helicopter company says an investigation is underway into a rescue that went wrong and injured two rescue workers in the Torres Strait, off far north Queensland, yesterday.
ABC - November 10, 2009, 2:04 pm -
Blast death inquest urges more apprentice supervision
An inquest into the death of an apprentice mechanic in Mackay in 2005 has found increased supervision may have prevented his death.
ABC - November 10, 2009, 2:02 pm -
Inquiry into soldier's suicide continues
A Defence inquiry into the suicide of a soldier in Brisbane has heard there is not enough personnel to manage the rehabilitation of injured soldiers.
ABC - November 10, 2009, 1:48 pm
