Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Funding doubts for Brisbane's $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project and other top stories.

  • Funding doubts for Brisbane's $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project

    Funding doubts for Brisbane's $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project
    Brisbane's $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project is still not fully funded. Supplied Doubts have emerged over the future of the $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project in Brisbane after the cash-strapped Palaszczuk government committed only $800 million to the state's most important infrastructure project.Federal Labor leader Bill Shorten has promised a future ALP government would also allocate $800 million towards the new Brisbane rail crossing,..
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  • Brisbane residents slapped with fines for parking in own driveways

    Brisbane residents slapped with fines for parking in own driveways
    Margaret Dekker and Caity Stone - Yahoo7 News on June 27, 2016, 7:11 pm Video Brisbane residents getting fines for parking in own driveways In a bureaucratic bungle, residents of Fitzgibbon in Brisbane's north are being slapped with hefty parking fines for parking their vehicles in their own driveways and they are not impressed.Residents are saying Brisbane City Council's strict enforcement of state laws are unfair and unclear.One by one, residents of Caribou Crescent ..
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  • Broncos should fear the Storm

    Broncos should fear the Storm
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  • Number of homeless women rising in Brisbane, domestic violence ...

    Number of homeless women rising in Brisbane, domestic violence ...
    Number of homeless women rising in Brisbane, domestic violence often the cause, experts say Posted June 27, 2016 13:44:50 There are about 4,000 women in Brisbane homeless on any given night, says one expert, and only 46 beds available to them in shelters, compared to 200 beds for men. Key points:Domestic violence a common reason for homelessnessCrisis accommodation an issue, more funding needed Over 40 per cent of people homeless because of family, relationship break..
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  • Huge CBD tower gets green light

    Huge CBD tower gets green light
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  • Brisbane Boys school defends 'Candyman' assignment

    Brisbane Boys school defends 'Candyman' assignment
    Beynon has made his fortune as owner of the Free Choice Tobacco chain. An elite Brisbane high school is under fire after students were allowed to turn in assignments about notorious playboy Travers 'Candyman' Beynon. The English assignment, done by two Year 12 students from Brisbane Boys College private school, showed a naked woman lying flat on her back and covered in sushi, appearing to be used as a serving tray, Gold Coast Bulletin reports. Another image showed a shirtless Beynon lying on th..
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  • Gympie house fire leaves girl in critical condition

    Gympie house fire leaves girl in critical condition
    A critically injured 12-year-old girl has been airlifted to Brisbane after suffering severe burns when her home went up in flames overnight.The Careflight helicopter arrived in Gympie, north of the Sunshine Coast, just after noon to fly the girl to the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital for further treatment. RACQ CareFlight airlifted a girl with serious burn injuries to Brisbane's Lady Cilento Children's Hospital. Photo: RACQ CareFlight She suffered severe burns to her upper body and smok..
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  • Rugby League: Storm s injury woes ahead of Brisbane - Yahoo7

    Rugby League: Storm s injury woes ahead of Brisbane - Yahoo7
    Knee injury sidelines Asofa-Solomona Melissa Woods - AAP on June 27, 2016, 6:03 pm Melbourne are likely to lose forward Nelson Asofa-Solomona for their tough NRL trip to Brisbane. Melbourne prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona is out of the NRL for up to eight weeks due to a knee injury.Asofa-Solomona suffered the injury in the Storm's win over Wests Tigers on Sunday.The Storm confirmed the extent of the problem, a torn posterior cruciate ligament, on Monday. ..
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  • Rockliff and Lions miles apart on new contract

    Rockliff and Lions miles apart on new contract
    TOM Rockliff’s future is up in the air after it emerged the Lions skipper has pulled a contract proposal he’d made to Brisbane off the table.Relationships between club and captain are not strained and both parties say they want to strike a new deal but they are currently miles apart on the 26-year-old’s value.Rockliff has a year to run on his existing deal, but his manager approached the club earlier in the year after Daniel Rich and Dayne Zorko were given lucrative long-term extensions, looking..
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  • If AFL Games Ended 5 Minutes Into The First Quarter, The Brisbane ...

    If AFL Games Ended 5 Minutes Into The First Quarter, The Brisbane ...
    Posted: 27 June, 2016 by Triple M If AFL Games Ended 5 Minutes Into The First Quarter, The Brisbane Lions Would Be Bloody Good Would make for a very different season... (Image: Getty) 2016 has been an incredibly forgettable season for Brisbane Lions players, staff and fans alike - but there is an interesting trend that has followed them this season. The Lions are very handy in first quarters. So far as to say that if the f..
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Canberra hold off Titans in NRL .Man drives through Syd park during pursuit .
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