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Labor's proposed changes to 457 visa system in doubt

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:03:31 +1000

JANELLE Saffin says temporary overseas work visas are being used effectively but maintains the government’s proposed reforms of the system are necessary.

Qld unlikely to sign on to Gonski school reform deal

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:30:00 +1000

WITH just nine days to go until the Gonski school reform deal must be signed, School Education Minister Peter Garrett has called on states to come to the party.

Howes claims Gillard still best choice to lead Labor party

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:45:00 +1000

ONE of the "faceless men" credited with ending Kevin Rudd's time in The Lodge says Julia Gillard remains the best person to lead Labor to the election.

Nurses' murder inquest shocker: likely killer died in crash

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:12:29 +1000

THE only man with enough evidence that could have seen him stand trial for the Murphys Creek murders is now dead, an inquest has heard.

Same-sex marriage bill defeated despite Boyce's support

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:00:00 +1000

A GREENS' bill to recognise the marriages of homosexual Australians who tie the knot overseas has been defeated in the Senate.

Truck driver tries to tempt teens with speed on his penis

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:40:45 +1000

THREE girls’ lives have been scarred after a man in a “moment of madness” dosed them up with speed and sexually assaulted them.

QUT a 'rising star' as it ranks among top young universities

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:31:13 +1000

QUEENSLAND University of Technology is Australia’s the top young university, more than 60 places ahead of Brisbane rival, Griffith University.

Mal Meninga sorry but labels incident 'a storm in a teacup'

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:51:32 +1000

QUEENSLAND coach Mal Meninga says it is 'ludicrious' his eviction from a Brisbane bar has become national news.

Don't touch that salad roll - it could kill you

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:41:49 +1000

TAKING a bite out of a salad roll while driving could kill you.

Think it's cold here? Check out what Kiwis are enduring

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:01:28 +1000

IF you think it's been cold in Queensland this week week, spare a thought for our New Zealand neighbours.

Serena Williams apologises over teen gang rape comment

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:43:08 +1000

SERENA Williams was forced to issue an apology for saying that the 16 year-old victim of a gang-rape had been "shouldn't have put herself in that position".

Relief as man reveals details of rape, murder of nurses

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:36:13 +1000

A MAN believes his life will be able to restart after revealing to an inquest how he heard two nurses were raped, beaten and bound at Murphys Creek in 1974.

Burglar's shock as he bumps into dead body in dark

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:00:00 +1000

A BURGLAR made a shocking discovery when he stumbled upon a dead body hanging in the dark as he snooped around a house.

Man dies sleeping outside in "freezing" conditions

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:00:00 +1000

A NEW Zealand man was found dead on the patio of a Clermont home, after he slept outside in what one resident described as “freezing” conditions.

Developing countries host more than 80% of world’s refugees

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:00:00 +1000

MORE than 23,000 people were forced to flee conflicts around the world every day last year.

GVK dismisses critical coal project report

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:00:00 +1000

CLAIMS in Greenpeace-commissioned report, that a multi-billion-dollar Central Queensland mine project was unviable, have been dismissed by Indian developer GVK.

Barnaby Joyce rallies councils for 'yes' campaign

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:00:00 +1000

QUEENSLAND Senator Barnaby Joyce has warned the referendum to formally recognise local government in the Constitution is at risk of failing.

Prof pushing for Federal Govt to raise legal drinking age

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +1000

THE academic who called for the legal drinking age to be raised to 21, has expressed concerns about the increasing availability of alcohol in regional areas.

Parliament returns to secrecy with exclusion of FOI requests

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:00 +1000

THE Parliament of Australia is again excluded from FOI requests, after a bill to restore the exclusion passed the Senate quietly on Tuesday night.

Grants delivered for 'shovel-ready' council projects

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:42:47 +1000

LOCAL councils across the country will share in $150 million for community infrastructure projects, including more than $100 million for regional areas.