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Stolen vehicle involved in fatal Beenleigh crash

ABC News: Top Stories - Sat, 2013-05-18 14:38

A man is dead after a two-car smash involving a stolen vehicle south of Brisbane this morning.

Qld property under quarantine after lyssavirus discovery

ABC News: Top Stories - Sat, 2013-05-18 09:52

A property in southern Queensland remains under quarantine after the first ever breakout of lyssavirus in horses.

Authorities unable to test whether second horse had lyssavirus

ABC News: Top Stories - Sat, 2013-05-18 09:52

Authorities say it is too late to confirm if a second horse euthanised on a southern Darling Downs property almost a fortnight ago also had lyssavirus.

Authorities unable to test whether second horse had lyssavirus

ABC News: Top Stories - Sat, 2013-05-18 09:52

Authorities say it is too late to confirm if a second horse euthanised on a southern Darling Downs property almost a fortnight ago also had lyssavirus.

Bunnies humiliate toothless Tigers

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 21:34

Wests Tigers remain in last place on the ladder after being embarrassed by a 54-10 loss to South Sydney.

Lyssavirus detected in horse on Qld Darling Downs

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 16:11

Biosecurity Queensland says a horse has tested positive to the bat-borne lyssavirus, in what is believed to be the first cross infection of its kind.

Qld Government seeks more cross-river rail funding

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 15:59

Queensland Transport Minister Scott Emerson says a federal funding promise for Brisbane's cross-river rail project is not genuine.

Court orders retrial over punch death

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 15:49

A retrial has been ordered for a man accused of a fatal assault on Queensland's Gold Coast.

Authorities probe tuberculosis death in Cairns

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 15:32

Queensland Health is investigating the death of a Torres Strait Islander from tuberculosis.

Report says Abbot Point dredging impacts short-term

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 12:49

The port authority for the Abbot Point coal terminal development near Bowen, in north Queensland, says any areas affected by dredging to expand the site should recover within three years.

Rio rejects bauxite mine shipping claims

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 12:47

Rio Tinto Alcan has responded to claims a new bauxite mine on Queensland's Cape York would result in an additional 900 shipping movements.

Court rules no discrimination in prostitute's motel ban

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 12:44

The Court of Appeal has ruled the owners of a central Queensland motel did not discriminate against a sex worker who was banned from the premises.

Qld Government considers billion-dollar natural disaster levy

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 12:23

Queenslanders look set to pay a new billion-dollar levy to help better protect communities from natural disasters.

Horwill to return against Cheetahs

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 10:37

Queensland has named skipper James Horwill in the Reds' side to face the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Sunday.

Ex-Burdekin Ag College sells for $5m

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 10:06

Burdekin Shire Mayor Bill Lowis says he is doubtful the former Burdekin Agricultural College in north Queensland will be returned to a teaching facility.

Cyclist's death sparks memorial ride safety message

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 09:54

The organiser of a memorial ride for a cyclist killed near Cairns in far north Queensland last weekend hopes the community will get behind tomorrow morning's event.

Grain producers claim Toowoomba rail loops win

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 09:44

Farming lobby group AgForce says the construction of new passing loops for trains on the Toowoomba range on Queensland's Darling Downs will take more prime movers off the Warrego Highway.

Council seeks more details on Branson Noosa plans

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 09:41

The Sunshine Coast council has asked for more information on a plan by Sir Richard Branson to open up his Noosa retreat in south-east Queensland to paying guests.

Truckie survives road train roll

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 09:38

A man has been taken to Townsville Hospital with minor injuries after a road train rollover in outback north Queensland early this morning.

Car hits Dalby pedestrian

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 09:34

A 24-year-old man is in Dalby Hospital on southern Queensland's Western Downs with head injuries after a car struck him this morning.

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