Thursday, January 21, 2016

Man charged after bomb 'hoax' puts inner Brisbane park into lockdown and other top stories.

  • Man charged after bomb 'hoax' puts inner Brisbane park into lockdown

    Man charged after bomb 'hoax' puts inner Brisbane park into lockdown
    A man has been charged after a fake bomb was found inside a toilet block at a park in inner Brisbane, sparking a security scare.The man allegedly ran into the busy Brisbane Jazz Club at Kangaroo Point, saying there was a bomb in a nearby toilet block.Queensland Police then reportedly found a device with wires coming from it in the toilet block at Captain Burke Park. The device was found to be inert. (9NEWS) A man is arrested in the area. (9NEWS) Specialist police were called to the scene and an..
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  • Australia Day weather Brisbane: It could be a wet one

    Australia Day weather Brisbane: It could be a wet one
    Brisbane is in for a hot Friday. Photo: Michelle Smith Dangerous surf conditions, storm activity and temperatures as high as 45 degrees are forecast for parts of Queensland in the lead up to Australia Day.Meteorologists are tipping an almost even chance of rain in south-east Queensland for the day itself.Residual effects of a tropical cyclone over the Fijian islands are causing instability along the southern Queensland coast, expected to persist over the week..
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  • Brisbane River teeming with bull sharks in summer, fisherman says

    Brisbane River teeming with bull sharks in summer, fisherman says
    Brisbane River teeming with bull sharks in summer, fisherman says Updated January 22, 2016 07:38:50 An avid fisherman claims summer is the best time to catch bull sharks in the Brisbane River.Rob Stevens and a group of mates have been fishing from the banks of the river near the William Jolly Bridge for the past six years.He said the river was teeming with the sharks, which provide an exhilarating fight when hooked."Over that time we've caught around 30 sharks with brea..
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  • Singapore Post invests $40 million into Brisbane facility

    Singapore Post invests $40 million into Brisbane facility
    The $40 million CouriersPlease distribution centre at Salisbury is Singapore Post's first major investment in Australia. Photo: Supplied A multi-million dollar investment by Singapore-based distribution company CouriersPlease has been hailed by the Lord Mayor as a vote of confidence in the south-west Brisbane industrial economy.The $40 million, 11,800 square metre facility on Evans Road was parent company Singapore Post's first investment in Australia.Lord Ma..
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  • PREVIEW: Brisbane Roar vs Adelaide United

    PREVIEW: Brisbane Roar vs Adelaide United
    Adelaide United may be the form team of the comepetition as of late, but the Reds travel on Friday to Suncorp Stadium, where the hurting Brisbane Roar are yet to lose at home all season.A Friday night thriller opens round 16 of the Hyundai A-League between the competition leaders and a Reds outfit on the rise.   It’s perhaps a little early to suggest Roar have peaked but two games without a win ensures there must be some concern for coach John Aloisi.   A goalless draw with Wellington followed ..
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  • Viral Brisbane police arrest video sparks 'independent review'

    Viral Brisbane police arrest video sparks 'independent review'
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Police arrest family in Brisbane home Mobile phone video shows police arresting a family in their Brisbane home has prompted condemnation on Facebook. PT0M56S 620 349 Queensland police have launched an "internal independent review" into a Brisbane cop's actions in an arrest caught on a viral video that has been condemned online.Dramatic video of the arrest shows the officer pushing Zillmere resident Natasha King five times in the upper body while..
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  • Brisbane council election: Greens announce $6.5 million cat ...

    Brisbane council election: Greens announce $6.5 million cat ...
    Greens lord mayoral candidate Ben Pennings says he'd spend $6.5 million over two years to desex 40,000 cats. Photo: Michelle Smith Up to 20,000 Brisbane cats a year would be desexed free or charge under a $6.5 million Greens council election commitment announced on Thursday.Greens lord mayoral candidate Ben Pennings said the mobile desexing service would reduce the size of Brisbane's feral cat colonies and save native wildlife."Unwanted cats pose a significan..
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  • Woman put on hold for 15 hours

    Woman put on hold for 15 hours
    Welfare bill a bit rich0:39Tax payers look set to shell out $190 billion for Centrelink payments A MOTHER has waited for 15 hours to get through to Centrelink staff as the service experiences a blowout in demand.Desperate parents calling the family line to make changes to family, childcare and parenting payments are being met with a busy tone and given no chance to use online or in-office services instead.Redcliffe woman Sandra Kajewski was on hold for more than 15 hours on Monday in a marathon..
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  • Brisbane worker crushed by vehicle

    Brisbane worker crushed by vehicle
    A TRUCK driver has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after a workplace incident in Brisbane’s inner-east. The man, believed to be in his 30s, was crushed by his own truck at Melrose Wholesale Meats on Manton St, Morningside, about 12.30pm.It is believed the vehicle rolled back onto him, leaving him with significant injuries to most of his body.Paramedics were called to the address where the Higher Acuity Response Unit was also called.Workplace Health and Safety Queensland confirmed..
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  • Meet the man who upset Batman

    Meet the man who upset Batman
    Atheist and author Sam Harris once angered Ben Affleck with his views on Islam.LOOKING for something to do this weekend in the southeast? We’ve compiled the top things to see, do and eat in our weekly Best of Brisbane entertainment wrap - enjoy!1. We need to talk about SamAmerican best-selling author and prominent atheist Sam Harris upset actor Ben Affleck in a TV interview last year labelling Harris’ stance on Islam as racist. You can be the judge tonight when Harris takes to the stage at the B..
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