ABC News: Queensland

ABC News for Queensland

06/26/2007 05:49 PM
Icey cold temperatures predicted for SEQ
The Queensland weather bureau says widespread rainfall over the south-east delivered 40 to 50 millimetres of rain since Monday morning.
06/26/2007 05:33 PM
Water poll mayor to step aside
Toowoomba Mayor Di Thorley says she is honouring a commitment to her children in deciding not to recontest the next election.
06/26/2007 05:16 PM
Mental health body calls for overhaul of services
A peak mental health body says it is time for a major overhaul of how Queensland's mental health services are delivered.
06/26/2007 05:16 PM
Jetstar eyes Gold Coast base
Low-cost airline Jetstar says it is looking at introducing direct international flights to the Gold Coast.
06/26/2007 05:13 PM
Ipswich Mayor set to deliver record budget
The Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasle says he will deliver a record budget for the city worth more than $400 million later today.
06/26/2007 04:41 PM
Indigenous group rejects Traveston dam agreement
An Indigenous group has knocked back a $1 million offer from the State Government to sign a land use agreement for the Traveston Crossing dam in south-east Queensland.
06/26/2007 04:32 PM
Indigenous leaders warn police over death in custody
Queensland Indigenous leaders say it is highly inappropriate for police and their union to be speculating about the cause of another death in custody.
06/26/2007 04:00 PM
Govt approves Patel extradition: report
The office of the Federal Justice Minister David Johnston has refused to confirm whether the Government has approved the extradition of former Queensland surgeon Jayant Patel from the US.
06/26/2007 09:43 AM
Youths charged after Gold Coast raids
Six adults and three juveniles have been charged with a variety of offences following a series of raids on the Gold Coast yesterday morning.
06/26/2007 09:22 AM
1,400 schools win chaplaincy funding
The Federal Government has awarded funding to 1,400 schools as part of its $90 million national school chaplaincy program.
06/26/2007 06:00 AM
PM happy to meet premiers over Indigenous plan
Prime Minister John Howard says he is willing to discuss his plan to curb Indigenous child sexual abuse with premiers and chief ministers individually - but not as a group.
06/26/2007 04:24 AM
Police offer support to family of man who died in custody
Queensland police have offered their assistance and support to the family of an Indigenous man who died in custody in the state's far north today.
06/26/2007 02:00 AM
Politicians to calm concerns over Indigenous reforms
Northern Territory Government politicians are heading out to their bush seats to try to stem panic about the Federal Government's reforms targeting Indigenous child sexual abuse.
06/26/2007 04:25 AM
Man charged over beekeeper murder
A 33-year-old man from New South Wales has been charged over a shooting murder near Woodford, north-west of Brisbane.
06/25/2007 11:26 PM
Maroons unchanged for Origin III
Queensland selectors have named an unchanged line-up for the third and final State of Origin match against New South Wales in Brisbane on July 4.
06/26/2007 01:07 AM
Injured teen rescued near Rockhampton
Emergency authorities have trekked for nearly an hour to reach an injured teenager at a cave near Rockhampton in central Queensland today.
06/26/2007 01:00 AM
Investigations begin into Qld death in custody
Two investigators and a forensic expert are on their way to Mareeba in far north Queensland to begin an inquiry into the latest Indigenous death in police custody.
06/25/2007 07:00 PM
I'm better than my father ever was: Mundine
On the eve of his world title defence, Australian boxer Anthony Mundine says he is a better fighter than his father was.
06/26/2007 12:49 AM
Turnbull wants Vic response on national water plan
Federal Water Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on the Victorian Government to declare what it wants in legislation that would formalise a national takeover of the Murray-Darling river system.
06/25/2007 11:46 PM
Bullets poach NZ international
The Brisbane Bullets have signed New Zealand forward Craig Bradshaw for the next two National Basketball League (NBL) seasons.
06/25/2007 11:10 PM
Businessman criticises delay on daylight saving research
A south-east Queensland business leader says he is horrified that Premier Peter Beattie has put the daylight saving issue on the backburner.
06/25/2007 11:00 PM
Housing affordability threatens growth, says industry group
The Housing Industry Association says affordability poses the main risk to continued strong property sales in Queensland.
06/25/2007 09:42 PM
Beattie appeals for calm after death in custody
Queensland Premier Peter Beattie is appealing for calm after a death in custody in the state's far north.
06/25/2007 10:39 PM
Noosa Mayor unconcerned by Rudd ban
Noosa Mayor Bob Abbot says he is not concerned by Queensland Premier Peter Beattie's decision to ban ministers from meeting a lobbyist that the council hired as part of its anti-amalgamation campaign.
06/25/2007 10:37 PM
Wedged truck lifts bridge 30 centimetres
A prime mover remains wedged under a timber railway bridge at Warwick on Queensland's southern Darling Downs.