Brisbane
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.
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.
Queensland experiences torrential rain
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 5:38 pm | Reported by Caitlin Adams
Queenslanders were warned to stay safe last week with extreme weather flooding roads, ripping up trees and bringing down power lines.
Spanish culture is on the rise
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 5:25 pm | Reported by Olivia Noakes
With Brisbane’s annual multicultural festival on recently, you could step out this summer, Spanish style.
The highs and lows of Larry Olsen
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 4:13 pm | Reported by Jemma Cutting
In the 1980s, Larry Olsen went from retirement and weighing over 80 kilos, to riding the winner of the Melbourne Cup.
Australians lack respect for food: experts
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 12:07 pm | Reported by Karin Adam
Australians waste food and need to rethink their attitude towards it, say global food experts who met in Brisbane recently.
