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The Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says the Occupy Brisbane protesters are no longer welcome in the Central Business District and should move on. This morning Police forcibly removed the protesters from Queen’s Park but the group has now moved to another inner city location. Jess Sier reports. Indonesian authorities are considering calling off the search early for missing asylum seekers just two days after the boat sank off the coast of Java. Eight have been found dead with more are still missing. Claudia Kirkman reports. Occupy Brisbane protestors have been moved on from Post Office Square in Brisbane today. Police arrived in the Square at 4.30am this morning to begin negotiations with the group. Kayla Millhouse reports. A QUT study has found that despite tighter child safety laws, one in four parents is still not restraining children properly in cars. A range of other safety issues have been raised at a national injury prevention conference in Brisbane this week. Jessica Sier reports. Brisbane’s Lone Pine Sanctuary has embarked on a program that will give kids the chance to get up close to Australian wildlife on their school holidays. The Sanctuary is running a “Junior Keeper” program, that will give young animal lovers the chance to help care for the animals for a day. Suraya Daly reports. Santa Claus has dropped in early swapping his sleigh for a parachute. The skydiving Santa is in town to help disadvantaged kids. Rebekah Fay reports. French horse Dunaden has won the 2011 Melbourne Cup in the tightest ever finish in the 151 year history of the big race. The horse’s Qatari owner will pocket more than three and a half million dollars for the win. Suraya Daly reports. While the horse owners and jockeys were taking on the serious task of preparing for the big race, tens of thousands of Australians were turning out in their finery to celebrate in their own way. For many people, fashion was the main event and the biggest horse race of the year was more of an afterthought. Kristy McMahon reports. It’s moustache season – or Movember if you like – so expect to see a lot more male facial hair this month. The popular charity drive raises awareness of men’s health issues and provides funds for research. Rebekah Fay reports. Laptops have overtaken PCs as the preferred personal computer in Australia. Endless advances in technology are changing the way we connect at home as well as the office Guillaume Benoist reports. |
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