Tony Moore
Tony Moore is a senior reporter for brisbanetimes.com.au.
MP gnashes teeth over fluoride cuts
Tony Moore The six Queensland councils removing fluoride from drinking water are “making a terrible mistake”, according to the state's highest-profile dentist - Education Minister John-Paul...
Traffic may return to Brunswick Street Mall
Tony Moore Brisbane's Brunswick Street Mall could be re-opened to day traffic by June, according to Fortitude Valley's main business group.
Death of the Brisbane backyard? Lots to go under the knife
Tony Moore Brisbane's traditional suburban backyard could face a slow death under Brisbane City Council's new draft City Plan, according to Council Opposition Leader Cr Milton Dick.
Reveal bus services changes, transport minister told
Tony Moore and Katherine Feeney Pressure is mounting on the Transport Minister Scott Emerson to announce changes to southeast Queensland's busways before the university semester begins.
'I'm not protecting anyone', says Heiner figure
Tony Moore Senior public servant denied he was covering for anyone as a Queensland inquiry probes reasons why evidence from a government inquiry 23 years ago was shredded, despite solicitors wanting access to...
Heiner evidence shredded despite lawyers' request
Tony Moore Queensland's State Archives was not told in early 1990 that a law firm wanted to look through the evidence gathered through the Heiner Inquiry before Queensland's State Archives approved the...
Safety barriers for Story Bridge
Tony Moore Brisbane's Story Bridge will have three metre-high safety barriers in place by mid 2014, Lord Mayor Graham Quirk announced on Wednesday.
Crop damage hits hip pocket and stomach
Tony Moore Queensland's flood has left farmers with a devastating damage bill and consumers with a potential food shortage.
Union to fight power asset sales
Tony Moore and Marissa Calligeros Queensland’s electricty union has declared it will campaign against any sell-off of government-owned energy suppliers in the government’s marginal seats.
Health services close across state
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.
Police restructure puts focus on organised crime
Tony Moore Tackling organised crime in Queensland - including taskforces similar to the pre-Christmas raid on customs and airline officers in Sydney - now falls under Queensland's new deputy police...
Roma gets state funding for flood levee
Tony Moore Queensland's Roma - flooded for three consecutive years - has state government support for $13 million it needs to build a $20 million, 4.8 kilometre flood-proofing levee.
Caltabiano paid $130,000 for doing nothing
Tony Moore Stood-aside senior public servant Michael Caltabiano will have earned about $130,000 for doing nothing by the time Parliament sits again on February 12.
Tributes laid for two teenage girls killed in Anstead crash
Tony Moore Tributes have been placed at the site where two teenage girls were killed in a horror crash early Sunday morning at Anstead in Brisbane's southwest.
Joh's Stradbroke land-for-bridge plan
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...
Awning collapse victim 'saved lives'
Tony Moore An award-winning developer pushed three people out of the way and took the full weight of a falling awning that crushed him to death on the Gold Coast, witnesses told his partner.
Witnesses to Burleigh awning collapse heard cracks
Tony Moore Witnesses have told how they heard loud cracks in a Burleigh Heads shopping precinct this morning moments before a metal awning collapsed, killing one man and injuring three women and two children.
Australia adds two skink species
Tony Moore Australia has added two more species of skink to its 420 — which is around a third of the world total.
Heritage watchdog gets new members
Tony Moore Queensland's Heritage Council has four new members in what Environment Minister Andrew Powell describes as a "revitalisation" of Queensland's 11-person heritage watchdog.
