October, 2010
Support for clean energy growing: survey
Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 9:31 am | Reported by Catherine Tucker
A recent survey by Auspoll showed 85 per cent of rural respondents and 82 per cent of urban respondents want governments to make clean energy cheaper quicker.
Unhealthy waterways a cause for concern
Monday, October 25, 2010, 3:53 pm | Reported by Sebastian Sinclair
Conservationists say developers have been put on notice to improve south-east Queensland waterways.
Junk food as bad as heroin: ad producer
Sunday, October 24, 2010, 8:44 am | Reported by Ellen-Maree Elliot
A producer has defended an advertisement to highlight the problem of childhood obesity that equates parents giving their children junk food to injecting them with heroin.
Financial downturn shaping jobseeker attitudes: recruiters
Sunday, October 24, 2010, 7:38 am | Reported by Tijana Jaksic
Some Australian recruiters say the way businesses handled the financial downturn is shaping jobseeker attitudes towards potential new employers.
Annual festival showcases multicultural Queensland
Friday, October 22, 2010, 9:38 am | Reported by Jin Kok
Many people had a day of immersion into different cultures at the Queensland Multicultural Festival at the Roma Street Parklands in Brisbane’s CBD on Sunday, October 17.
Constitutional amendment sought for Indigenous community
Thursday, October 21, 2010, 2:30 pm | Reported by Olivia Noakes
A group of psychiatrists is petitioning for the right of Aboriginal people to be included in the federal constitution.
Residents furious over ruined road
Thursday, October 21, 2010, 2:14 pm | Reported by Caitlin Adams
Residents of Brookfield, in Brisbane’s west, are in for another bout of roadworks after severe rains have ruined the newly upgraded Rafting Ground Road.
Australian tourism continues to decline
Thursday, October 21, 2010, 12:01 pm | Reported by Olivia Noakes
Europe is still suffering from the brutal effects of the Global Financial Crisis but Australian tourist dollars are helping.
New breast cancer research linked to relatives
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 6:01 pm | Reported by Phoebe Baker
New research has found an increased risk of cancer among the relatives of young women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Strawberry season over in the South East
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 5:49 pm | Reported by Olivia Noakes
The south east’s severe soaking has brought an abrupt end to the region’s strawberry season.
