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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 Local heroes around the country will be recognised for their efforts during National SES Week. The week will provide an opportunity to recognise the vital work carried out by volunteers and hopefully recruit more. Kristy McMahon reports. 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. Australian travellers will soon have the choice of another budget airline as Air Australia prepares to launch its new service. The launch coincides with the start of an airline price war as Virgin Australia moves to take advantage of the recent turmoil in Qantas. Erin Smith reports. Suncorp Insurance has released a report identifying the top 10 Brisbane suburbs worst affected by the January floods. While the report reveals the average cost per suburb of personal insurance claims, many homes across Brisbane are still a long way from removing the scars left by the raging Brisbane river. Matt Warren 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. A record number of people gathered on the Sunshine Coast this morning to march in honour of murdered school boy Daniel Morcombe. Nearly 2,000 people walked from Woombye to Palmwoods to help raise child safety awareness. Alicia Bolton reports. Around 330 positions are to be axed from the Queensland Police Service, to cover the $27-million gap in the Government’s police budget. The Minister for Police announced the decision in Parliament yesterday. Nicholas Chin reports. A new study has shown that mothers in higher income areas are more active than those in lower socio-economic areas. The Brisbane mums were tracked by a “check-in” system while using social media networks. Alicia Bolton reports. Predictions that the Chinese economy could face a serious downturn within the next two years have been ridiculed by Queensland mining executives. Business leaders meeting in Brisbane at the Mining 2011 Resources Convention say there’s no end in sight to the minerals boom that is being fuelled by a China, hungry for resources. Alexa Gordon reports. |
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