September, 2010

Lions lose their best and fairest

Lions lose their best and fairest

Monday, September 13, 2010, 3:26 pm | Reported by Natalie Sprott

Michael Rischitelli has won the Merrett-Murray Medal for the Brisbane Lions’ best and fairest player a mere two days after the team lost him to the Gold Coast Suns.

Brisbane seniors embrace free internet kiosk training

Sunday, September 12, 2010, 6:05 pm | Reported by Kate OHara

A free internet kiosk providing services for senior Australians to develop online skills has been launched in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.

Fees blamed for vendors’ snub of laneway markets

Fees blamed for vendors’ snub of laneway markets

Saturday, September 11, 2010, 5:34 pm | Reported by Dominique Wiehahn

Organisers blame newly introduced stall fee charges, poor weather and Father’s Day for a slump in vendors and shoppers at the new Valley Laneway Markets in Brisbane last Sunday.

Unhappy Sunshine Coast residents talk with water boss

Friday, September 10, 2010, 5:39 pm | Reported by Ella Feinberg Large

More than 400 unhappy Sunshine Coast residents attended a forum addressing rising water prices.

Anti-war protest divides opinion

Anti-war protest divides opinion

Friday, September 10, 2010, 5:33 pm | Reported by Kathleen Quinn

A rally organised by a group of Brisbane veterans opposed to the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts aims to promote awareness of their opposition to the wars.

War on censorship divides public

War on censorship divides public

Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 11:48 am | Reported by Alexander Fynes-Clinton

When it comes to the issue of censorship, Australians are divided about the road to take.

Riverlink staff want change in parking policy

Riverlink staff want change in parking policy

Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 4:29 pm | Reported by Ellen-Maree Elliot

Some staff at the major Ipswich shopping centre, Riverlink, west of Brisbane, are confused and angry about car parking regulations.

Government plan to move asylum seekers to Dalby denied

Government plan to move asylum seekers to Dalby denied

Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 9:07 am | Reported by James Finlayson

The Western Downs Regional Council has confirmed it will not process and detain boat people, after the Federal Government labelled the south-east Queensland town of Dalby as a potential site to house asylum seekers.

Griffith international students ’shunned through stereotype’

Griffith international students ’shunned through stereotype’

Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 1:02 am | Reported by Suraya Daly

International students in Griffith University’s Business and Asian Studies and Politics degrees are facing stereotyping by the local students, according to observations by local students of the same courses.