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• Mary Valley celebrates Garretts decision to veto Traveston Dam proposal

  
  North Coast Voices — Authority: 139
  It has been a long fight against the proposed Traveston Dam for Mary River catchment communities in Queensland, and they now have what is hopefully a long respite from any talk of new dams with Federal Environment Minister Peter Garretts announcement rejecting the dam on solid environmental grounds. Everyone who ...
  4 hours ago

• Cricketing in Queensland

  
  A Snail's Eye View — Authority: 112
  Now that the rain has started, insects have been peppering the windows like birdshot. Moths drum frantic tattoos with their wings. Beetles of all types have are throwing themselves against the glass. Some of the scarabs are heavy enough to rattle the panes, while smaller ones make a ticking sound like a tin roof in ...
  10 hours ago

• Bogie Blue Draws Red Again At Albion Park

  
  Australian Racing Greyhound Greyhound Racing News — Authority: 131
  Ryan Ayre’s speedy chaser Bogie Blue will jump from box one again this week after winning solidly on Monday night from the same box.The Lindale Blue – Bogie Benz performer will start in this week’s Big Dog Racing Supplements Best Eight over 520m, and on Monday ran a very sharp first sectional of 5.78, and ...
  14 hours ago

• Peter Garrett rejects Traveston Dam

  
  Larvatus Prodeo — Authority: 574
  Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has declined to give Anna Bligh’s Traveston Dam the tick of approval. Bligh inherited this project from Peter Beattie, and I, and a lot of others, always thought its conception in the first place had been as a political wedge. It had a lot more to do with Beattie’s ...
  14 hours ago

• Buffed and Polished

  
  The Friggin Loon — Authority: 151
  Has anyone got a towel? OK, here’s the thing naked young men cooling off in a carwash, there are some pretty high pressured cleaners in there! Four young dudes, paid their $17 before stripping off and running around inside a carwash in central Queensland. Their fun came to a grinding halt after cops, cruising the ...
  18 hours ago

• Best Job’s (very long) glory list

  
  mUmBRELLA — Authority: 693
  Tomorrow sees Australia’s biggest advertising awards night of the year with the AWARD awards. And it’s a fair bet that the team from Cummins Nitro (Or Sapient Nitro as they are now known) will be walking on and off the stage for their headline-making Tourism Queensland Best Job in the World campaign.   ...
  20 hours ago

• Queensland shapes up for more reform

  
  Open and Shut — Authority: 424
  The Queensland Government Response yesterday to the public consultation about integrity and accountability includes plans for a suite of reforms that again will see that state move ahead of the rest of the field. And promptly- deadlines for action are by the end of the year or mid 2010. Here are some highlights: ...
  22 hours ago

• Publicly avaiailable information isnt always old hat

  
  Open and Shut — Authority: 424
  A fuss in the UK about fast tracking immigration processing, apparently based on documents released after a Freedom of Information battle and posted in the disclosure log on an agency website seven months ago, but just discovered by the mainstream media and politicians, has given rise, somewhat unfairly to ...
  22 hours ago

• Newspoll: ??-??

  
  The Poll Bludger — Authority: 487
  Following last week’s surprising and almost certainly rogue Newspoll result, The Australian sent its pollster out into the field again over the weekend for an eagerly anticipated follow-up survey. However, when the results were published yesterday, all that was offered was attitudinal results on asylum seekers – ...
  1 day ago

• Queensland struggles to keep up with property demand

  
  Real Estate Buzz — Authority: 157
  Land prices in south-east Queensland are rising at a rate of more than 10 per cent a year, thanks to large land shortage in the region. The shortage is being blamed for last month’s HIA-RP data Residential Land Report results, which showed Brisbane land prices had climbed 7.1 per cent Real Estate Business ...
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• Buyer’s $24m cash splash on island homes

  
  Real Estate Buzz — Authority: 157
  Cashed-up buyer splurges on properties in a $555m residential island community . News Money | Buyer’s $24m cash splash on island homes
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• Why I’ve gone back in, after getting out

  
  Andrew Bartlett — Authority: 538
  I usually try to avoid blogging in an overly partisan party political way (as opposed to expressing an opinion about specific issues). However, given the interest some have expressed in my decision to throw in my lot as a House of Representatives candidate for the Greens after having spent twenty years with a ...
  1 day ago

• Traveston Dam Decision Expected Within a Week

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 155
  A decision on whether the Queensland Government’s controversial Traveston Dam will go ahead will be made within a few days. Environment Minister Peter Garrett told Channel Ten’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday November 8 that he would “…make a proposed decision over the next week,” adding he would, “take ...
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• Junior Australasian Champion of Champions (Vikings)

  
  Futsal4all - Futsal in Australia and New Zealand — Authority: 138
  The Beautiful Gold Coast On the 13th, 14th and 15th November 2009, 32 School teams from across Australia and New Zealand will contest the 2009 Junior Australasian Champion of Champions at Runaway Bay Indoor Sports Stadium, Runaway Bay. These School Teams are the best in their Age Groups From across both Countries ...
  2 days ago

• Curly Hair Gene Identified by Australian Scientists

  
  Nerdy Science Blog — Authority: 120
  Trichohyalin gene is known for hair production and development.  Scientists from Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia, analyzed collected data from 5000 twins and found the same gene is responsible for curly hair.  The scientists have not fully understand the effect of such gene on biochemical ...
  2 days ago

• Bartlett to run for Brisbane

  
  Larvatus Prodeo — Authority: 574
  Former Australian Democrats Senator Andrew Bartlett has announced he will be contesting the federal seat of Brisbane for The Greens. That’s my local electorate, and I’m looking forward to an interesting contest! Antony Green has much more. He points out that Bartlett’s chances aren’t fantastic, because ...
  2 days ago

• Ways To Ensure You Are Not Surprised When You Are Charged For Your Car Rental

  
  Naked News — Authority: 172
  Renting a car seems like a simple task. You call around or look on the web and find the best deal. Comparing prices is made simple using this method. Just because you get the best base rate quote from one car rental agency over another does not in fact mean that you are getting the best overall deal.
  2 days ago

• Fully Understanding Your Car Rental Agreement

  
  Travel Blog — Authority: 143
  Renting a car seems like a simple task. You call around or look on the web and find the best deal. Comparing prices is made simple using this method. Just because you get the best base rate quote from one car rental agency over another does not in fact mean that you are getting the best overall deal. When you receive ...
  2 days ago

• “Moving Overseas”…(again!)

  
  Honey the Great Dane — Authority: 118
  Today my human took me to a very strange place… …there were many big buildings and huge, long car machines and lots & lots of giant boxes everywhere… It was near the place where the Big Flying Machines live, so it was very noisy and windy. . . . . . . After we parked our car machine, my ...
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• Business on both sides of FOI battle

  
  Open and Shut — Authority: 424
  Although decided under the now repealed Freedom of Information Act a recent decision by Assistant Queensland Information Commissioner Henry may highlight a situation that will arise more frequently under access laws that place greater weight on disclosure: one business exercising its right of access, a clash between ...
  2 days ago

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