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Councillors on the plonkism
Tony Moore Labor called it "plonkism", but Brisbane's City Council's Liberal National Party administration on Tuesday approved the Queensland government's 45-storey William Street development.
Whose views skew the news?
Folker Hanusch, University of the Sunshine Coast Most Australian journalists describe themselves as left-wing, yet amongst those who wield the real power in the country’s newsrooms, the Coalition holds a winning lead.
DisabilityCare now a reality but how can we protect its future?
Donna McDonald, Griffith University Legend has it that before the introduction of Medibank (now Medicare) in 1974, then-prime minister Gough Whitlam convinced the premiers at a Commonwealth-states meeting to introduce a national...
Injured boy may be have been too small for carnival ride
Marissa Calligeros Authorities will investigate claims that a boy who is in an induced coma after being flung from a carnival ride on the weekend was below the minimum height requirement.
'Quantum leap' in ride fall boy's recovery
Marissa Calligeros Five-year-old Patrick O’Sullivan began breathing under his own steam in hospital overnight, but his family maintains a bedside vigil in the hope he will soon open his eyes.
Prison escapee found in Gold Coast roof
Marissa Calligeros A New South Wales prison escapee has been found hiding in a house on the Gold Coast and charged with fresh burglary offences.
One meal, one woman, one dollar: Palmer will give up 'everything' for politics
Marissa Calligeros Mining billionaire Clive Palmer says he’s willing to be poor, eat one meal a day, and spend his time with one woman, to serve the Australian people.
McLindon resigns as KAP national director
Bridie Jabour Katter's Australian Party's national director has announced his resignation in a shock statement.
Freedom: What the NDIS means to Anthony
Amy Remeikis A lot of words have been exchanged between the state and federal governments in relation to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Just two minutes to save man on train tracks
Bridie Jabour A trainee nurse who jumped on to train tracks to save a man who had fallen thought she had six minutes until the next train arrived, when in fact she had only two.
Branson tells UQ forum not to waste money on degrees
Katherine Feeney Billionaire Sir Richard Branson used a university-sponsored lunch to tell a room full of MBAs, undergraduates and high schoolers not to waste money on business degrees.
Newman backs NDIS levy
Amy Remeikis Julia Gillard has an unlikely supporter for her the Medicare levy plan to fund the National Disability and Insurance Scheme; Campbell Newman.
Good and bad in state's economic position: report
Amy Remeikis Queensland's economic performance has been labelled "solid" by the government and described as being "smothered" by the opposition – but the latest CommSec report shows the truth is somewhere...
Abortion drug RU486 added to scheme
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has recommended the federal government subsidise the controversial abortion drug RU486.
Housing options for low-income families shrinking: study
Katherine Feeney Brisbane families on minimum wages and those receiving government payments are being pushed to the brink as a source of affordable homes continues to dry up, an Anglicare Southern Queensland study...
