Monday, February 8, 2016

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  • Highgate Hill homes: Fears raised more Brisbane heritage could be ...

    Highgate Hill homes: Fears raised more Brisbane heritage could be ...
    Kim Stephens | 3 hours ago Fears have been raised more heritage homes across Brisbane could be set for demolition, after Brisbane City Council admitted it is powerless to save two century-old inner city houses from the wrecking ball. Latest Clare Kennedy | 4 hours ago A Collingwood interior design studio is offering to make over a room for someone in need, including the planning, design and construction up to a value of $30,000. Features Jennifer Duke | 7 hours ago Tenan..
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  • The start-ups driving Brisbane's high-tech industry

    The start-ups driving Brisbane's high-tech industry
    Budding entrepreneurs in a startup seminar at iLab business incubator. Photo: Supplied A search engine to streamline wedding planning and a smart phone app to control a home's solar power supply are among 100 Queensland start-ups backed by an "incubator", which has marked a milestone.ilab, which receives support from the Queensland government, has backed 100 local business start-ups since 2012, helping them to raise more than $80 million in grants and investm..
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  • Brisbane traffic: Story Bridge crash causes hour-long commutes

    Brisbane traffic: Story Bridge crash causes hour-long commutes
    A three-car nose-to-tail crash in centre lane of the north side of the Story Bridge caused already heavily congested traffic further delays. Photo: Michelle Smith A minor crash caused major delays for Brisbane peak-hour commuters on Tuesday morning.A three-car nose-to-tail crash in centre lane of the north side of the Story Bridge about 8.15am caused already heavily congested traffic further delays.A Queensland Police Service spokesman said no one was injured..
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  • Missing Australian man found living rough in UK after 16 years

    Missing Australian man found living rough in UK after 16 years
    Australian man Jason Ronald Douglas, 36, has been found living rough in the UK after he went missing 16 years ago. Picture: SuppliedBRISBANE man Jason Ronald Douglas was just a teenager when he vanished 16 years ago. His family didn’t know if he was dead or alive or if they’d ever lay eyes on him again.But that didn’t stop them from searching high and low in hope they would one day reunite.Last week, their dedication to tracking down Jason, now 36, finally paid off when he was located living rou..
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  • Brisbane fruiterer's sign likens avocados to cash

    Brisbane fruiterer's sign likens avocados to cash
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Avocados a 'premium' commodity A Graceville fruit shop attracts Facebook fame with a sign claiming no avocados or cash are kept in store overnight. PT1M13S 620 349 A Brisbane fruiterer has put up a sign likening avocados to cash after a recent demand spike for the green fruit saw prices soar.Superior Fruit & Wendy's Kitchen owner Peter Maniatis, who has run his family business for more than 30 years, put up his 'Please note: No cash or avocados k..
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  • Brisbane's apartment boom sees rise of hotel-theme designs

    Brisbane's apartment boom sees rise of hotel-theme designs
    Hotel-style residential developments are on the rise in Brisbane as apartment oversupply drives architects to search for a point of difference in a competitive market. Rothelowman Architects principal Jeff Brown said Brisbane is embracing a changing apartment market. “We are seeing a growing trend of this type of higher-end hotel-style apartments, which Brisbane has started embracing. There is a kind of renaissance going on as an influx of competition enters the market, meaning there is more pu..
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  • Brisbane man missing for 16 years found in UK homeless shelter

    Brisbane man missing for 16 years found in UK homeless shelter
    Brisbane man missing for 16 years found in UK homeless shelter An Australian man who went missing 16 years ago has been found alive in a homeless shelter in Milton Keynes in the UK.Family and friends of Jason Ronald Douglas, 36, are now making arrangements to bring him home to Brisbane after raising funds online.His sister, Lisa Andrews, had started a gofundme page to raise $2,5000, which they believed would be enough to get Mr Douglas home.A missing person's poster the family had been cir..
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  • Brisbane traffic: Tip truck load bursts into flames on Logan

    Brisbane traffic: Tip truck load bursts into flames on Logan
    Brisbane traffic: Tip truck load bursts into flames on Logan Motorway Video will begin in 5 seconds. Driver escapes truck fire A tip truck loaded with cardboard catches fire on the Logan Motorway at Drewvale early Tuesday morning. Vision: Today Show, Channel Nine PT1M57S 620 349 A tip truck's load of cardboard spontaneously burst into flame on Tuesday morning, halting traffic on the Logan Motorway.The fire, which started about 5.20am, forced the driver to dispose of the burn..
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  • Brisbane Roar don't want Western Sydney Wanderers points ...

    Brisbane Roar don't want Western Sydney Wanderers points ...
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Late Santalab strike helps Wanderers draw with Victory Western Sydney Wanderers get an 89th minute equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw away to Melbourne Victory. PT1M32S 620 349 Star Brisbane Roar striker Jamie Maclaren doesn't want to see A-League title rivals Western Sydney stripped of competition points as punishment for fan misbehaviour.The second-placed Roar, who sit equal on points with the Wanderers but behind on goal difference, would be the ..
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  • Diana Krall's Wallflower tour is lush, sumptuous and fine-tuned to ...

    Diana Krall's Wallflower tour is lush, sumptuous and fine-tuned to ...
    Diana Krall's Wallflower tour is lush, sumptuous and fine-tuned to sultry virtuosity. Photo: Don Arnold As far as modern-day female jazz performers go, there are few better than Diana Krall. The 51-year-old Canadian has an innate ability to take any piece of music, wrap her extraordinary voice around it and fire it in a kiln of jazzy goodness. She has won a string of Grammys for her efforts, been hailed by everyone from Billboard down and her albums are among the best-performing jazz album..
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