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Landmark case opens up compensation claims for F-111 workers
A Brisbane solicitor believes hundreds of former RAAF workers will seek compensation from the Department of Veteran Affairs after a landmark legal win.[MORE]
F-111 inquiry hearings end in Canberra
Senate inquiry hearings into the controversial F-111 reseal-deseal maintenance program have ended in Canberra. [MORE]
Southern Qld shivers as chilly nights continue
Brisbane residents have woken up to the coldest morning of the year so far.[MORE]
Brisbane hearings of deseal-reseal inquiry to resume
A parliamentary inquiry into the handling of health and compensation issues raised by former F-111 maintenance workers will continue hearing evidence in Brisbane today. [MORE]
F-111 workers seek better access to health care
Former Air Force personnel, who say they were exposed to toxic chemicals through a maintenance program, have told a parliamentary inquiry all former deseal-reseal workers must be given access to the same level of medical care.[MORE]
Brisbane public hearings begin into RAAF deseal-reseal program
A public hearing will be held in Brisbane today into the handling of health concerns raised by former Defence Department staff who worked on the cleaning of F-111 fuel tanks.[MORE]
F-111 workers seek mediation for compensation
Former Air Force personnel who say they were exposed to dangerous chemicals during maintenance work want a new compensation scheme based on mediation.[MORE]
Department criticised over F-111 worker payments
An inquiry has heard claims of inconsistent decision-making for workers affected by the RAAF's F-111 deseal/reseal program.[MORE]
Soldier's body arrives home
The body of SAS soldier Sean McCarthy, who was killed in Afghanistan, has returned home.[MORE]
Soldier's body to return home today
The body of Australian soldier Sean McCarthy killed in Afghanistan last week will return to Qld today.[MORE]
RAAF contamination concerns 'may be more widespread'
There are fears the chemicals used in the RAAF's deseal-reseal program could have affected the health of more people than first thought.[MORE]
Parents angry Amberley school to move to Yamanto
Parents from Amberley State School have voiced disappointment at the Queensland Government's announcement the school will move to Yamanto, west of Ipswich.[MORE]
Former worker backs RAAF health inquiry
A former RAAF employee says he is pleased with the guidelines for an inquiry into health concerns stemming from reseal-deseal work. [MORE]
RAAF plane leaves on Burma aid mission
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 transport plane will leave the Amberley Air Base west of Brisbane today to help in the relief effort in cyclone-affected Burma.[MORE]
Pelican shreds F-111's nose
RAAF F-111 forced to make emergency landing after nosecone shredded in collision with a pelican.[MORE]
Inquiry to probe F-111 workers' chemical exposure
The Government will hold an inquiry into cases of ex-servicemen exposed to chemicals while working on F-111s.[MORE]
Rain causes chaos on Qld roads
Roads have been cut as heavy rain continues to fall across parts of Queensland. [MORE]
Severe storms forecast for SE Qld
More severe thunderstorms are moving across south-east Queensland this afternoon.[MORE]
Digger's body returns home
The body of an Australian soldier who died in East Timor earlier this month has been returned to Australia and met by family and colleagues at the RAAF Base at Amberley, west of Brisbane.[MORE]
Digger's body to arrive home
The body of an Australian soldier who died in East Timor earlier this month is due to be repatriated tonight to the RAAF Amberley air base, west of Brisbane.[MORE]
Labor pledges inquiry into RAAF Amberley health concerns
The Federal Opposition has promised to hold a parliamentary inquiry into the Government's handling of health concerns surrounding the RAAF's deseal-reseal program at Amberley air base, west of Brisbane.[MORE]
F-111 makes emergency landing in Brisbane
An F111 aircraft has made an emergency landing at Brisbane Airport.[MORE]
Records tumble as winter bites in Qld
Weather records continue to tumble in Queensland with parts of the state shivering in the coldest morning of the year.[MORE]
Defence gives $330m for Amberley RAAF Base
The Defence Minister has committed $331.5 million for the third stage of redevelopment of the Amberley RAAF Base, 50 kilometres south-west of Brisbane.[MORE]
Air force worker jailed for illegal explosives, firearms
A 32-year-old Air Force employee from Newcastle on the central coast of NSW has been sentenced to nine months' jail for the illegal possession of explosives and firearms.[MORE]
