Toxic fumes and rubble are all that remains of a factory which went up in smoke overnight on Brisbane’s southern outskirts. Emergency services were called to Yatala where the business was engulfed by flames. Kara Butler reports.
The biggest roof top solar panel system in Australia will be set up at the University of Queensland. The new grid will stop more than 1,700-tonnes of greenhouse gases from being emitted each year, the equivalent of taking 335 cars …
The task of housing the homeless has received a kick-start with the announcement of a unique affordable housing project for inner Brisbane. The $22-million dollar development in Fortitude Valley is expected to be completed by early next year. Rebecca Belsham …
The Chinese coal carrier which ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef has been successfully refloated. Maritime authorities pulled off the complex salvage operation without spilling any more oil. Kara Butler reports.
Minister for Climate Change Penny Wong has warned of the dangers climate change poses to Queensland’s coastline. She says the state will take a big hit economically as well as environmentally. Carly Synnott reports.
Nuclear protesters delivered a radioactive message to Kevin Rudd’s electoral office in Brisbane today. The group is fighting against a Bill, which proposes dumping Nuclear Waste on Aboriginal Lands in the Northern Territory. Johanna Liddle reports.
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