The federal government has written to the Australia Energy Regulator asking it to investigate claims Queensland’s government-owned power generators have been price-gouging.
Category: Updates from Brisbane Times – Queensland
Brisbane weather: 'Some semblance' of winter is coming
Brisbane’s overnight temperatures are tipped to plunge into the single figures in something forecasters have admitted could almost be called winter.
Cane farm worker attacked by crocodile
A cane farm worker was attacked by a crocodile while working on a far north Queensland farm.
$160k worth of protected reptiles seized from car at Mount Isa
Two south-east Queensland men have been charged after police seized more than 30 protected species, worth about $160k, from a vehicle in Mount Isa.
Gas company fined over radiation exposure
An oil and gas company has been fined $162,500 after a worker at a Queensland drilling site was burned when exposed to unsafe levels of radiation.
CCC gathering evidence against Ipswich ex-mayor Paul Pisasale
The Queensland corruption watchdog is continuing to build its brief of evidence against embattled former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale.
Residents busted illegally selling council property online
Residents are trying to make a quick buck by illegally selling council wheelie bins online.
'FU YOR DEAD': Police investigating suspicious fire in Woodridge
Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a home south of Brisbane where the words “FU YOR DEAD” have been graffitied across the front.
Queensland economy given mixed report card during slow recovery from slump
The latest report into Queensland’s economic growth was a truly mixed bag in terms of data and descriptions.
Brisbane car chase ends in head-on crash
Two men who led police on a dangerous car chase tried to flee on foot even after a high-speed, head-on crash in Brisbane.