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Raiders dash Broncos' finals dream
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The Broncos miss the finals for the first time in 19 seasons as the Raiders seal their spot in the final eight with an 18-16 win in Brisbane.
Clem7 bosses collect $1m in bonuses
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Five executives of the company that operates Brisbane's Clem7 tunnel have received bonuses totalling more than $1 million.
Samba flair boosts Roar
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Ange Postecoglou will add another dimension to Brisbane Roar by starting Brazilian Reinaldo and unveiling Costa Rican Jean Carlos Solorzano against Newcastle Jets.
Lions appoint two new directors
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The Brisbane Lions have appointed two new directors in the wake of former chairman Tony Kelly standing down from the AFL club's board.
'No fix for homelessness without drug, alcohol prevention'
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A national conference on homelessness has been told the problem will not improve until more money is provided to drug and alcohol prevention.
Catholic school evacuated because of smell
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Students at a Brisbane Catholic school have been allowed back into their classrooms after buildings were evacuated because of a strange smell.
Brisbane braces for Cuban invasion
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Cuba's national ballet company to perform Don Quixote as part of what promoters call a 'Cuban cultural invasion'.
Australia-wide shortage of type-O blood, says Red Cross
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The Australian Red Cross (ARC) Blood Service says there is a national shortage of type-O blood.
Dad admits plea that cost Labor was untrue
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A father whose comments have been blamed for costing Labor the election admits his health system plea was not entirely truthful.
Most 'Go cards' given away not yet used
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The Queensland Government and the Opposition have opposite interpretations of a recent "Go Card" giveaway in the south-east.
Courts won't apply new sex offender laws: Opposition
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The Queensland Opposition has welcomed new sex offender laws but says Queensland's courts are too weak to implement them.
The farmer wants - an MP
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Sustainability Minister Kate Jones has accepted an offer from a Boonah farmer to join him on his property for a day to pull weeds and ear-tag cattle.
Collingwood Park families demand compensation for subsidence
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Residents of Ipswich west of Brisbane whose homes are on top of an old mine say subsidence problems have caused them two-and-a-half years of hell.
Katter hands in 20-point wishlist
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Key independent MP Bob Katter has published a 20-point wishlist, including a call for more government control of interest rates, as Australia's political limbo drags on.
Funeral for soldier killed in Afghanistan
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There has been an emotional farewell to a Brisbane soldier recently killed in Afghanistan.
Ailing tunnel project takes toll on investors
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Investors in the Clem7 toll road project have turned their attention to legal action over grossly over-estimated traffic forecasts.
Surgeon banned over patient deaths
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A Gold Coast surgeon has been ordered to retire permanently from medical practice.
Chick lit writers tell critics to hush
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A panel of authors has defended the often-ridiculed chick lit genre to a crowd of literary enthusiasts at the Brisbane Writers Festival at South Bank.
Angry families walk out of mediation over subsidence
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Ipswich families storm out of a mediation meeting with the State Government over subsidence issues in their Collingwood Park homes.
McKay pushing towards Asian Cup
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Brisbane Roar skipper Matt McKay hopes his red-hot A-League form will reap plenty of goals and a Socceroos berth at January's Asian Cup.
Fish stocks recovering in Moreton Bay green zones
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New research has found more fish in Moreton Bay in south-east Queensland because of an expansion of green zones.
Proposal for fixed Qld Parliamentary terms
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There is another push in Queensland for fixed parliamentary terms.
Taxpayer-funded advertising 'must benefit the people'
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New guidelines say publicly-funded State Government and Opposition advertising must have a direct benefit to the people of Queensland.
Affordable housing numbers will improve, conference told
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A national conference on homelessness has heard there should be significant progress on the issue in the next two years as homes built with stimulus money are finished.
'Less violence, better school attendance' in Indigenous communities
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The Queensland Government says a new report shows a reduction in violence and improved school attendance in Indigenous communities.
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'No fix for homelessness without drug, alcohol prevention'
