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Day 17 of the Occupy Brisbane protest and numbers are starting to dwindle. After two evictions, 11 arrests and up to $30,000 in damage Brisbane City Council is finally cracking down. Claudia Kirkman reports. Read on » Brisbane City Council issues fines to Occupy protestors The 14-year-old Australian boy arrested for allegedly buying a small amount of marijuana in Bali, has appeared in court for the first time. The teenager was masked as he was ushered into the Denpasar District Court this morning. Michele Harris reports. Neighbourhood rows over trees are no longer an issue for the courts in Queensland. Residents now have the right to take fencing issues into their own hands. Candice Anderson reports. Three drugs charges have been filed against the 14-year-old Australian boy who was arrested earlier this month in Bali for alleged cannabis possession. The most serious of the charges carries a six-year jail term. Natalie Ross reports. Legislation to allow civil unions for same-sex couples is expected to be introduced to Queensland parliament tonight. Deputy Premier Andrew Fraser has won a fight to have his private member’s bill introduced despite the opposition saying it’s a “cheap political trick”. Kimberley McCosker reports. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has spoken by telephone to the 14-year-old Australian boy under arrest in Bali. It is now feared the teen will remain in custody for weeks, if not months, before there is any decision regarding possible drug charges. Max Kosmala reports. News Limited columnist Andrew Bolt has been found guilty of racial discrimination after a series of articles he wrote and published for the Herald and Weekly Times two years ago. The Federal Court found that the articles written by Bolt contravened the Racial Discrimination Act. Issy Fry reports. By Madolline Gourley The man responsible for the safety of Wivenhoe Dam has argued for a new step to be added to the dam’s emergency flow chart, allowing for more time to release floodwaters. Dam safety regulator Peter Allen today gave evidence to the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry in Brisbane. By Imogen Knowles A 17-year-old man attempted to drown a police dog when he was restrained by the dog at Urraween last night. The Urangan man, and a 16-year-old accomplice, tried to evade arrest when they were caught trespassing and allegedly throwing bottles at residents who tried to stop them. By Kieran Marsh and Jin Kok  Nuttall is expected expected to implicate former colleagues and high-ranking Government MPs of corruption. Photo: David Jackmanson / Flickr Former Queensland Government minister Gordon Nuttall will speak publicly in Parliament on Thursday for the first time since being convicted and jailed for corruption. After two years in a maximum security prison, Nuttall will become the first criminal to address the Parliament. Read on » Convicted corrupt Nuttall to address Qld Parliament |
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