Native title granted on Magnetic Island
NORTH QUEENSLAND: The Queensland government is to grant native-title rights to a section of Magnetic Island to the Wulgurukaba people. NORTH QUEENSLAND: The Queensland government is to grant...
View ArticleLNP wants young offenders named and shamed
QUEENSLAND: Children who commit repeat offences in Queensland will be named and shamed under a proposal to be considered by the state government. By Kym Agius QUEENSLAND: Children who commit repeat...
View ArticleNSW Labor condemns federal party policy on income management
NATIONAL: In a sign that the political cracks are starting to appear, the NSW Labor Party’s annual state conference has passed a resolution calling on federal Labor to abandon compulsory income...
View ArticleTracker joins search for missing Queensland gold prospector
NATIONAL: The last Aboriginal tracker working for the Queensland police has joined the hunt for a gold prospector missing in rough country on Cape York. NATIONAL: The last Aboriginal tracker working...
View Article140 jobs tipped to go in Queensland work program
QUEENSLAND: About 140 jobs are expected to be slashed from an employment program for disadvantaged people, the state Opposition claims. QUEENSLAND: About 140 jobs are expected to be slashed from an...
View ArticleLibs taken over by ‘tea party’ loopies, says Swan
NATIONAL: Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says the Liberal Party has been taken over by Tea Party-type activists. NATIONAL: Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says the Liberal Party has been taken over by Tea...
View ArticleTracker search suspended for Queensland prospector
FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND: A search for a prospector missing on Queensland’s Cape York, which includes one of the last government employed black trackers, has been abandoned as police follow “other lines of...
View ArticleChild inquiry chief won’t stand down over perceived bias
QUEENSLAND: The state’s child protection inquiry chief has dismissed requests to stand down because of perceived bias over the so-called Heiner affair, in which evidence about the sexual abuse of a...
View ArticleBoat with 3 intercepted in Torres Strait
TORRES STRAITS: Authorities have intercepted a boat carrying three suspected asylum seekers off the North Australian coast. TORRES STRAITS: Authorities have intercepted a boat carrying three suspected...
View ArticleDjungan people win native title in FNQ
QUEENSLAND: The Federal Court has granted the Djungan people native title to over 150,000 hectares of land in far north Queensland. QUEENSLAND: The Federal Court has granted the Djungan people native...
View ArticleLaw protects early-term fetus, judge says in Saibai Island case
NATIONAL: A judge has rejected a man’s last-ditch attempt to have his trial for killing an unborn baby thrown out, ruling the legislation was wide enough to protect the early-term fetus. By Christine...
View ArticleGovernment fight over lack of Torres Strait water
TORRES STRAITS: The Queensland government has hit back at claims from Canberra that it is leaving Torres Strait Islander communities high and dry without fresh water. TORRES STRAITS: The Queensland...
View ArticleUniversity evades remote students
QLD: High school students from remote and disadvantaged Queensland schools are less likely to be accepted into university. QLD: High school students from remote and disadvantaged Queensland schools are...
View ArticleTribes help protect large area of Qld
QLD: Eight Aboriginal tribes in far north Queensland have been tasked with helping to protect more than a million hectares of land. QLD: Eight Aboriginal tribes in far north Queensland have been tasked...
View ArticleQld booze bans don’t breach race laws
QUEENSLAND: In a ruling handed down in Canberra on Wednesday, the court rejected arguments that the management plans, which restrict and sale and possession of alcohol, breach both United Nations and...
View ArticleUnrest in Doomadgee
QLD: Extra police are being sent to a remote Aboriginal community in Queensland after a series of violent fights. QLD: Extra police are being sent to a remote Aboriginal community in Queensland after a...
View ArticleThird cyclone in a week building off Qld
QLD: Queensland’s third cyclone in less than a week is threatening to form in the Gulf of Carpentaria. QLD: Queensland’s third cyclone in less than a week is threatening to form in the Gulf of...
View ArticleCop who shot woman in eye was trainer
QLD: Acting Assistant Commissioner Steve Hollands said the officer who deployed a stun gun on an Aboriginal woman is a very experienced senior constable. QLD: Acting Assistant Commissioner Steve...
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