state & national news

Brisbane Times

Custody death 'a disgrace'

Mother of Aboriginal teen who died in police custody has said she was refused access to her dying son.

11 March, 2010 - 3:36pm

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$1m price on story: agent

Lara photographed without her engagement ring, but has the golden couple really broken up?

11 March, 2010 - 9:30am

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Buckle up, or pay

From today, all Queensland parents will have to ensure their children are properly restrained in cars.

11 March, 2010 - 5:00am

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Custody death 'a disgrace'

Mother of Aboriginal teen who died in police custody has said she was refused access to her dying son.

11 March, 2010 - 3:36pm

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Fumes sicken Brisbane plane travellers

Chemical smell wafts through Jetstar flight, making crew and passengers ill.

11 March, 2010 - 3:00pm

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ABC News

State rejects council bus takeover

The State Government has rejected a call by Brisbane's Lord Mayor Campbell Newman for it to take over the city's bus network.

11 March, 2010 - 9:29am

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ACCC blocks cancer treatment claims

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has obtained an injunction against a Queensland man who treats people with cancer.

11 March, 2010 - 1:49pm

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Legal action launched over Xstrata discharge

Mining giant Xstrata says it has been advised the State Government has begun legal action over the discharge of water from a north-west Queensland...

11 March, 2010 - 1:08pm

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Rally calls for inquest into Aboriginal death in custody

There are calls for a full coronial inquiry into the death of a young Aboriginal remand prisoner in Brisbane.

11 March, 2010 - 1:08pm

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Govt to probe school asbestos scare

Education Queensland (EQ) has launched an investigation into the discovery of asbestos at a north Queensland high school.

11 March, 2010 - 1:00pm

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Policeman testifies about Doomadgee death

A policeman who found Cameron Doomadgee's body in a jail cell on Palm Island in 2004 has given evidence at a North Queensland inquest.

11 March, 2010 - 12:41pm

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ABC News

Mothers accused of attacking alleged paedophile

Two women will be charged on summons over an alleged assault on an accused paedophile outside the Melbourne Magistrates Court.

11 March, 2010 - 1:16pm

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Paris masterpieces to hang around

The National Gallery extends the record-breaking Masterpieces From Paris exhibition by two weeks.

11 March, 2010 - 11:09am

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Rally calls for inquest into Aboriginal death in custody

There are calls for a full coronial inquiry into the death of a young Aboriginal remand prisoner in Brisbane.

11 March, 2010 - 1:08pm

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Policeman testifies about Doomadgee death

A policeman who found Cameron Doomadgee's body in a jail cell on Palm Island in 2004 has given evidence at a North Queensland inquest.

11 March, 2010 - 12:41pm

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Brisbane Times

Yudhoyono's plea for better ties

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has made a historic pitch for better relations with Australia, promising action on people smuggling...

11 March, 2010 - 2:00am

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$124m of defence weapons useless

More than $1.2 billion worth of defence munitions are useless or are not ready for battle, the national auditor has found.

11 March, 2010 - 2:00am

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'Miracle' elephant calf confounds the experts

Sydney's ''miracle'' Asian elephant calf is the first baby elephant known to have survived such a protracted and difficult labour as his mother...

11 March, 2010 - 2:00am

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Video game violence stand-off

Family and Christian groups draw on evidence they claim shows links between violent video games and increased violence among players as part of a...

11 March, 2010 - 9:11am

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Australians warned of Bangkok strife

Australians have been warned against travelling to Bangkok this weekend, as fears grow that massive anti-government protests will turn violent.

11 March, 2010 - 5:36am

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