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It may not be health food but good chocolate is hard to refuse. And being a chocolate judge would have to be one of the best jobs around. Today a handful of those experts put the best chocolate to the test at the RNA showgrounds. Teagan Sydes reports. By Meagan Lawrence Protesters at the tent embassy in Musgrave Park say they have reached a verbal agreement with the Brisbane City Council. Read on » Protests continue at Aboriginal tent embassy in Brisbane If you think you’re over-worked, under-paid and predisposed to having high blood pressure, today’s your day. Experts in Brisbane have celebrated World Hypertension Day by releasing the findings of a world-first study into what makes our hearts tick. Amity Neumann reports. Read on » Brisbane professor leads the pack in heart research In Federal politics, ALP elder statesman Bill Kelty has told unions ‘don’t give up on Labor’. But the man, former Prime Minister Paul Keating called the nation’s greatest post-war union leader, was blunt in his assessment of why the current government’s in trouble. Bonny O’Shea reports. By Danika Ferguson, edited for online by Sarah Richards The Coral Sea in North Queensland has been earmarked to become the world’s biggest marine park. But there are fears tourism figures may slump if the government does not improve plans to protect its reefs. By Tess Lawrence, edited for online by Sarah Richards A new study highlights the increased likelihood of pregnancy complications for older women. By Jorge Brance, edited for online by Sarah Richards Disability groups are criticising shadow treasurer Joe Hockey’s lack of commitment to the National Disability Insurance Scheme. They say it is not a political issue, but a matter of human rights. Dozens of protestors were arrested this morning as police shut down the Musgrave Park Aboriginal Tent Embassy. Brisbane City Council asked them to intervene, to clear the park for this weekend’s Greek Paniyiri Festival . Angry protestors then marched to Parliament House. Cameron Robinson reports. Things looked a little shaky this morning when the evicted tent embassy marched on Parliament. But they moved on in time for an afternoon filled with bells and whistles starting with the Australian Army band and Royal Guard coming up Alice Street in full song. Shortly after, the Queensland and Brisbane mounted police escorted Her Excellency Governor Penelope Wensley into the Parliament House forecourt. Bonny O’Shea reports. A Brisbane Family Court judge won’t intervene in a custody battle involving four Sunshine Coast girls. The girls’ mother had been seeking a stay application, to keep the girls in Australia. And this afternoon, the court heard an application by lawyers for Queensland’s child saftey services. The girls’ grandmother, great grandmother and aunt have now been ordered to appear in court Friday, to face questions about the girls’ whereabouts. Zac Street reports. |
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