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Teen catches alight on jet ski

Posted August 30, 2008 01:00:00

A 16-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after a jet ski accident on the Gold Coast.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, maritime-accidents, australia, qld, southport-4215

Haneef to seek compensation, lawyer confirms Audio Photo

Posted August 29, 2008 22:17:00 | Updated August 29, 2008 22:26:00

A lawyer representing Mohamed Haneef says his client will be seeking compensation after the Australian Federal Police officially dropped the Indian-born doctor as a person of interest.

Tags: health, doctors-and-medical-professionals, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, police, australia, qld, southport-4215

Roar vows to retain identity

Posted August 29, 2008 18:00:00

The Queensland Roar has pledged to retain its current name even though the state will soon have another two teams in the A-League.

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, robina-4226, townsville-4810

AFP drops case against Haneef Audio Photo

Posted August 29, 2008 17:27:00 | Updated August 29, 2008 20:08:00

The AFP has declared that the Indian-born doctor Mohamed Haneef is no longer a person of interest.

Tags: health, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, qld, southport-4215

Farina supports A-League expansion Photo

Posted August 29, 2008 13:01:00 | Updated August 29, 2008 14:38:00

Queensland Roar coach Frank Farina has welcomed the inclusion of two new A-League teams in the state and believes local rivalries will strengthen the competition.

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, robina-4226, townsville-4810

Haneef advice ignored by Andrews: lawyers Photo

Posted August 29, 2008 12:05:00 | Updated August 29, 2008 12:06:00

Lawyers for Dr Mohamed Haneef say they have new documents showing the Govt ignored advice.

Tags: immigration, government-and-politics, federal-government, law-crime-and-justice, judges-and-legal-professionals, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, southport-4215

Hopes high for best Gold Coast Show yet

Posted August 29, 2008 08:10:00

The 102nd Gold Coast Show starts this morning at Parklands.

Tags: community-and-society, southport-4215

Southport hit-run victim dies

Posted August 29, 2008 07:39:00

The 34-year-old woman who was hit by a car on the Gold Coast last week has died.

Tags: road-accidents, southport-4215

Blaze closes Surfers Paradise high-rise Photo

Posted August 29, 2008 07:34:00 | Updated August 29, 2008 07:56:00

Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire in a high-rise hotel on the Gold Coast.

Tags: fires, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Ambulance union backs dying patients claim Audio Photo

Posted August 28, 2008 13:26:00 | Updated August 28, 2008 14:02:00

The union representing Qld paramedics backs claims patients have died because they could not get a hospital bed.

Tags: health, doctors-and-medical-professionals, healthcare-facilities, health-policy, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, bundaberg-4670, cairns-4870, longreach-4730, mackay-4740, maroochydore-4558, mount-isa-4825, rockhampton-4700, southport-4215, toowoomba-4350, townsville-4810

Teen to face trial accused of murdering mum

Posted August 28, 2008 13:00:00

A Gold Coast teenager accused of murdering her mother and attempting to murder her father is to stand trial.

Tags: courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, southport-4215

North Qld, Gold Coast to join A-League Photo

Posted August 28, 2008 12:31:00 | Updated August 28, 2008 12:49:00

Football Federation Australia (FFA) has signed off on a two-team expansion for the A-League from next season.

Tags: sport, football, aleague, australia, qld, robina-4226, townsville-4810

Robertson rejects Gold Coast hospitals in crisis

Posted August 28, 2008 07:44:00

Queensland Health Minister Stephen Robertson says the State Government has done more for Gold Coast public hospital patients than the Opposition would have done if they were in power.

Tags: states-and-territories, health, southport-4215

Police suspect Mudgeeraba death drug-related

Posted August 28, 2008 07:33:00 | Updated August 28, 2008 08:30:00

Queensland police suspect a drug overdose could have cost the life of 33-year-old woman in the Gold Coast suburb of Mudgeeraba yesterday.

Tags: drugs-and-substance-abuse, police, mudgeeraba-4213, southport-4215

Latest hit-run sparks police plea

Posted August 28, 2008 07:25:00

Queensland police have appealed to drivers to stay at the scenes of accidents.

Tags: road-accidents, police, burleigh-waters-4220, southport-4215

Fed Govt unveils $370m funding for Qld councils

Posted August 27, 2008 15:00:00

The Federal Government has revealed that Queensland's 73 councils will share in $370 million worth of new funding for roads and services across the state.

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, local-government, states-and-territories, qld, southport-4215, toowoomba-4350

CDPP reps probed on Haneef charges Photo

Posted August 27, 2008 10:45:00 | Updated August 27, 2008 12:18:00

Two representatives from the CW DPP will be interviewed today as part of the Haneef inquiry.

Tags: government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, judges-and-legal-professionals, unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, australia, qld, southport-4215

Mayor urges councillor expense allowances

Posted August 27, 2008 08:24:00

The Gold Coast Mayor says councillors should have an allowance to cover expenses.

Tags: local-government, southport-4215

Federal Govt urged to fund breast milk bank

Posted August 27, 2008 08:21:00

The federal Health Minister says the Government never made a commitment to fund a breast milk bank on the Gold Coast.

Tags: federal-government, states-and-territories, health, southport-4215, tugun-4224

Motorcyclist hurt in Gold Coast hit-run

Posted August 27, 2008 07:27:00

A man has been injured in a hit-and-run accident on the Gold Coast overnight.

Tags: road-accidents, burglary, assault, burleigh-heads-4220, southport-4215, tugun-4224

Hamilton-Smith hits back over games jibe Photo

Posted August 26, 2008 21:17:00

SA Liberal leader hits back at a suggestion Adelaide is a 'cemetery with traffic lights'.

Tags: sport, commonwealth-games, australia, qld, coolangatta-4225, sa, adelaide-5000

Lewis charged with dangerous throw

Posted August 26, 2008 18:06:00

Penrith half-back Luke Lewis has been charged with a dangerous throw by the NRL judiciary.

Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, nsw, penrith-2750, qld, robina-4226, vic, melbourne-3000

Independent retailers warn against extending trading hours

Posted August 26, 2008 14:19:00

Independent retailers say extended trading hours at major supermarkets on the Gold Coast would wipe them out.

Tags: retail, business-regulation, small-business, qld, southport-4215