Some Brisbane bus drivers will refuse to collect fares this morning as industrial action enters its fifth day and council refuses to budge on their pay offer.
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Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale facing more charges
Former Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale is charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice while on bail on three separate offences, including extortion.
Construction union faces 11 more Queensland lawsuits
The construction union is facing a further 11 lawsuits in Queensland including for coercion, after receiving a $300,000 fine for unlawful strikes.
Sunshine Coast University Hospital fails criteria to train orthopaedic surgeons
Australia’s newest hospital has failed to meet the criteria to train specialised surgeons, a letter obtained by the ABC shows, and will be stripped of accreditation from next year.
Union taskforce branded 'sloppy' over charge mix-up with former CFMEU boss
Lawyer Terry Fisher blasts the police taskforce investigating union corruption, saying former Queensland union boss Dave Hanna appeared in court today charged with an offence that does not exist.
'It's not how trade works': NZ Government says 'Buy Queensland' policy crazy
The New Zealand Government issues a public invitation to Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to discuss a “crazy” and “possibly illegal” decision to ignore trade agreements, which could threaten up to 30,000 Queensland jobs and $5 billion in state exports.
Macadamia crop losses this year masks a cracking future
The impact of extreme weather looks like it will buck a growing trend this year, causing macadamia prices to rise as a recent forecast for Australia’s crop was revised down 13 per cent.
Message in a bottle found 35 years later on a remote WA coastal cattle station beach
A pastoralist tries to find the author of a 35-year-old message in a bottle washed ashore on beach on the edge of a remote coastal cattle station in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
Southport Spit casino developers consider challenging rejection
A director of the Chinese consortium behind the massive $3 billion Gold Coast casino resort development rejected by the Queensland Government this week says they are “still in shock” and could challenge the ruling in court.
Homes 'rocked' by truck explosion next to Brisbane motorway
A truck carrying chemicals explodes and bursts into flames near the M1 at Loganholme, south of Brisbane, with police declaring an emergency situation covering a 1-kilometre radius of the crash site.