Temperatures across parts of Australia have been up to 13 degrees Celsius above the August maximum on some days this week, and while climate change may the words on everyone’s lips, it is not be the whole story.
Category: ABC Brisbane News Updates
Shelved gas power station plan back on the cards for Queensland
A controversial south-east Queensland gas-fired power station that was abandoned after years of legal battles applies again for the go-ahead, in a bid to meet what the facility’s proponents say is the state’s growing demand for electricity.
What is the cashless society doing to our kids?
It’s a tap-and-go generation, where school tuckshops even accept plastic cards, fuelling financial illiteracy in kids, with some already clueless of the perils of credit card debt.
Man charged over multi-million-dollar betting scam
A 38-year-old man allegedly involved in a long-running investment scam that ripped off victims to the tune of $3.5 million is facing five charges after being arrested by police on the Gold Coast.
One-armed woodchopper and doctor who saved his life reunite
More than 20 years after he lost his arm in a farming accident, a world champion woodchopper at Brisbane’s Ekka reunites with one of the doctors who saved his life.
Maxwell sentenced to 18 months' jail for assault over fatal one-punch attack
One of the two men responsible for a fatal one-punch attack on 18-year-old Cole Miller (pictured) in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley is sentenced to 18 months jail after his charge was downgraded to common assault. The sentence is suspended due to time already served.
Man who admitted role in fatal one-punch attack back in custody
The Australian Border Force takes New Zealand national Daniel Maxwell, who pleaded guilty over the one-punch attack on 18-year-old Cole Miller in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, into custody and he now faces deportation.
Prawn imports investigated for months before white spot outbreak
The Federal Government admits it kept an investigation into potentially illegal prawn imports secret, months before an outbreak of white spot disease devastated the prawn industry in south-east Queensland.
Retirees spending thousands waiting for retirement village properties to sell
The nest eggs of older Australians are being whittled away as they experience lengthy delays in sales of their homes in retirement villages, and legal experts say the whole industry needs a shake-up.
Hottest Ekka in 60 years, as Toowoomba carnival threatens to bloom early
Queensland is preparing for the hottest Ekka week since 1946, with unseasonably warm temperatures also causing buds to bloom too early for Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers.