Commentary
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.
La Nina weather pattern punishes Queensland
Thursday, October 14, 2010, 9:46 am | Reported by Clare Hunter
The Bureau of Meteorology’s summer forecast of rain, wind and cyclones reigns true as the latest weather wreaks havoc across the south east.
Drug smuggling mum avoids jail
Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 11:48 am | Reported by Jessica Uhlmann
A woman who violated a good behaviour bond by smuggling drugs into prison and biting the police officer who caught her has had her jail sentence suspended.
Showcasing the future of politics
Monday, October 11, 2010, 8:55 pm | Reported by Paige Ross
Ninety-two members of the YMCA Youth Parliament took over the Queensland political headquarters last week to show the State Government how it’s done.
Niche magazines’ passion create loyal followers: analyst
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 12:25 pm | Reported by Ellen-Maree Elliot
Niche magazines are gathering a growing and devoted following because young women have a greater sense of individuality than previous generations, magazine analyst and journalist Erica Bartle says.
Australian filmmakers unlikely to use marketing neuro-technology
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 10:29 am | Reported by Phoebe Clark
Some experts say neurocinematics studies, which monitors how an audience engages in a movie, are important to film marketing, but the Australian film and TV industry are unlikely to use it.
Thousands walk backwards to push climate change forward
Sunday, August 22, 2010, 7:57 pm | Reported by Phoebe Clark
Around 8,000 protesters walked backwards at King George Square in Brisbane’s CBD on Sunday, August 15, with the rally representing Australia’s politicians attitude to climate change. Organisers of Brisbane’s Walk Against Warming called on the Labor party to make a clear policy in regard to climate change.
Undecided Queensland voters grill leaders
Thursday, August 19, 2010, 6:08 pm | Reported by Tom Doyle
Prime Minister Julia Gillard emerged well from some questions at the public forum at the Broncos Leagues Club in Brisbane on Wednesday night, speaking after Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. Each candidate took one hour to answer questions from a 200-strong audience.
Soundwave Festival 2011
Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 11:41 am | Reported by Alicia Bolton
Soundwave Festival 2011 will take place in Australia’s capital cities from February 26th until March 7th and as the only major metal and punk festival in Australia, this is a day not to be missed.
Gillard announces upgrades to tele-health infrastructure
Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 11:10 am | Reported by Perry Woodward
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced new Medicare rebates for online health services.
