Tony Moore

Tony Moore

Tony Moore is a senior reporter for brisbanetimes.com.au.

Nurses union wants talks in wake of attack

Tony Moore The Queensland Nurses Union will urgently write to Queensland Health today seeking urgent talks over statewide nurse safety after two chilling abduction attempts near Princess Alexandra Hospital over...

Health services close across state

The Minister For Heath Lawrence Springborg speaks during question time in Parliament in brisbane. 17th of May 2012. Photo: Harrison Saragossi

Tony Moore Queensland's health services are under massive pressure statewide as health districts make tough decisions to close services and cut staff to meet budget fund reductions.

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Joh's Stradbroke land-for-bridge plan

Joh Bjelke-Petersen.

Tony Moore The Bjelke-Petersen government considered gifting 800 hectares of prime crown land on North Stradbroke Island to developers in order to build a bridge across Moreton Bay, a 1982 cabinet document...

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Australia adds two skink species

skink thumb

Tony Moore Australia has added two more species of skink to its 420 — which is around a third of the world total.

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Wiped off the map, Mutchilba fights back

Map of Queensland

Tony Moore One of Queensland's best little mango towns is fighting to puts its name back on the map after its residents last week learned their town did not technically exist.

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West prepares to get wild

Cyclone Yasi.

Tony Moore When you are 412 kilometres inland from Cairns and almost halfway to the Gulf of Carpentaria, you don't automatically think your town needs to prepare for cyclones.