Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Queensland Government 'powerless to act' against rogue company ... and other top stories.

  • Queensland Government 'powerless to act' against rogue company ...

    Queensland Government 'powerless to act' against rogue company behind huge Brisbane tyre stockpiles Updated July 28, 2016 23:01:31 A massive stockpile of used tyres at two sites in Brisbane's south has been described as a disaster waiting to happen, with the Queensland Government saying it is powerless to act against the rogue company operating the sites. Key points:Tyremil Group is controlled by former building industry figure Tony Di CarloInsiders say the 'recycling'..
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  • Man assisting police over stabbing

    Man assisting police over stabbing
    A MAN is assisting police with their investigation after a woman was stabbed in her home at Kallangur, north of Brisbane, overnight.The 32-year-old man is co-operating with police and has not been charged.Narelle ‘Mia’ Venn was stabbed multiple times in the face, legs and chest shortly after she arrived at her Paul Street home about 7pm last night.She is now in stable condition in hospital but it is likely she will have to undergo plastic surgery as a result of her injuries.Neighbour, Stephen Ma..
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  • Bunker controversy hits new high

    Bunker controversy hits new high
    Chook's retro round genius0:47NRL: The Sydney Roosters pick up a brilliant try courtesy of a magical moment from Blake Ferguson Howler. Herman Ese'ese’s arm launching over for a try but was disallowed.FANS were outraged after a series of howlers were made in tonight’s clash between Sydney and Brisbane.Both sides were denied tries in the round 21 match which left Wayne Bennett’s Broncos in severe doubt for the final eight.Twitter erupted with fans cursing the controversial bunker — some crying d..
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  • Min Tae Kim killing: Sanghyun Hwang jailed for life over Brisbane ...

    Min Tae Kim killing: Sanghyun Hwang jailed for life over Brisbane ...
    Min Tae Kim killing: Sanghyun Hwang jailed for life over Brisbane murder Updated July 28, 2016 17:30:49 Sanghyun Hwang has been jailed for life for the murder of fellow Korean Min Tae Kim in December 2013 in Brisbane.The Supreme Court jury retired earlier today to consider its verdict and found 31-year-old Hwang had killed Mr Kim, 28, during a botched money exchange at a property in Algester, an outer suburb of Brisbane.Hwang was also found guilty of interfering with a ..
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  • Skilled Brisbane student racks up '500 unsuccessful job applications'

    Skilled Brisbane student racks up '500 unsuccessful job applications'
    Mel Buttigieg - Yahoo7 News on July 28, 2016, 1:35 pm Twenty-year old former beverage assistant Adam Bilkey said he cannot find a job, despite his broad skillset. Picture: Linkedin A Brisbane university student with hospitality experience says he has been knocked back for 500 jobs and is looking for an answer as to why he keeps missing out.Qualified barista and former "beverage assistant" Adam Bilkey, 20, holds a Responsible Service of Alcohol certificate and is look..
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  • Lively Brisbane riffs on its colourful past

    The Story Bridge, seen from Spicers Balfour, could tell some stories of Brisbane's seamy past. The devil's work is done in Brisbane – on George Street, to be precise. That's the site of the heritage-listed Government Printing Office, with its two devils sculpted by William Priestly MacIntosh crouched on the parapet above the entrance. For good measure, the devil's face also appears above the main door."When mechanical printing arrived in the 15th centu..
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  • Brisbane Festival puts audiences in the lineup

    Brisbane Festival puts audiences in the lineup
    David Berthold is banking on "a spectacularly mad three weeks". by David Berthold Brisbane Festival artistic director David Berthold tells Life & Leisure what excites him most about this year's lineup.Ten years ago Time magazine's Person of the Year was YOU. It was a recognition of the democratising power of Web 2.0.The shift remains unstoppable. We live in an age of public participation. We tweet and vote while watching TV..
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  • Hawthorn protected from the hubris that downed Brisbane Lions

    Hawthorn protected from the hubris that downed Brisbane Lions
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  • Kevvie's back to boost battling Broncos

    Kevvie's back to boost battling Broncos
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  • Racist tirade: 'I feel sorry for the woman'

    Racist tirade: 'I feel sorry for the woman'
    Woman starts racist rant with young man at a Brisbane train station0:29A woman says she think Australia is "overrun with foreigners" as she starts a rant on foreigners with a young man at a Brisbane train station. Courtesy: YouTube/Sebrof71 Jerome Forbes smiles during the woman’s racist tirade against him.A MAN whose video of a woman’s racist tirade towards him at a Brisbane bus stop went viral said he felt sorry for the elderly woman.Jerome Forbes, 20, was waiting at a bus stop in the southern..
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Driver's massive fail: Stairwell? What stairwell? .Leppa in danger of losing job: Brittain .
Bill Shorten takes on Indigenous affairs in new Labor front bench .Queensland weather: Brisbane enjoys hottest July day for 70 years .

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