Health worker banned for performing oral sex on patient
Jorge Branco A health worker jailed for sexual assault after performing oral sex on a vulnerable patient has been banned for life from performing any sort of health service.
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Greens promise more 'green bridges', stand-alone cycle lanes
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Tony Moore 9:44 PM The Greens would add a separate dedicated cycling lane to the University of Queensland's Green Bridge and extend it all the way down to the Annerley Road intersection at the 'Gabba where Swedish cyclist Rebekka Meyer died in September 2014.
Plebiscite or perish? Taking the politics out of same-sex marriage
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Madonna King 9:27 PM The same-sex marriage plebiscite, scheduled in the weeks after Malcolm Turnbull's likely victory on Saturday, will upstage any of the nastiness we've seen in recent politics.
Gay candidate won't defy electorate on same-sex marriage
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Nathanael Cooper 8:24 PM Jonathan Pavetto will vote against same sex marriage if the Kennedy electorate doesn't support it in a planned plebiscite.
Queensland frog hospital faces uncertain future
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Amy Mitchell-Whittington 6:50 PM Queensland's frog hospital property is up for sale.
Drink-driving traffic cop caught three times over limit loses appeal
![A Queensland traffic cop blew 0.141 in a roadside breath test.](/web/20160629131951im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/1/b/1/j/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpueg6.png/1467189077595.jpg)
Jorge Branco 8:30 PM Cop caught riding his personal motorbike almost three times the limit.
Brisbane Festival to paint the town pink this September
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Nathanael Cooper 6:30 PM The annual party that stops the city, Brisbane Festival, rolls into town from September 3 to 24 bringing with it arts events from around the city, around Australia and around the globe.
Riverside Expressway crash causes major delays
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Nathanael Cooper 6:22 PM A crash on the Riverside Expressway is causing major delays for people heading into the city.
West End development headed to court and the Deputy Premier's office
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Cameron Atfield 6:03 PM Opposition to a controversial development at West End has ramped up with a court challenge and calls for the state government to call the project in.
Lazarus never thought he'd 'be in a sex video with Jacqui Lambie'
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Cameron Atfield 4:51 PM Glenn Lazarus may have had a few preconceived ideas about politics before being voted into the Senate, but starring in a sexually charged political advertisement was not one of them.
Trad hasn't ruled out Cross River Rail levy altogether
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Tony Moore 3:42 PM Ratepayers in south-east Queensland will pay some form of "public transport infrastructure levy" to help pay for Brisbane's Cross River Rail, it appears.
Exclusive
By george! They're reuniting for one night at Brisbane Festival
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Paulie Bromley, Geoff Green, Katie Noonan, Nick Stewart and Tyrone Noonan - are reforming for the ...](/web/20160629131951im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/u/d/d/h/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpufke.png/1467182193877.jpg)
Nathanael Cooper 4:30 PM Their flame only burned briefly, but it burned brightly, and now iconic Brisbane band george are about to let it burn again.
Sleeping wife hit: 'Bugger it, I'll whack her on the head'
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Sarah Motherwell 1:16 PM Man just wanted to give her "a lump on the head", court told.
Sesame Street's Grover in Brisbane for the first time for live Q&A;
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12:46 PM He's worked as a taxi driver, photographer, a singing telegram artist and, most famously, a waiter at Charlie's Restaurant, now Sesame Street favourite Grover has made his first visit to Brisbane.
Opposition condemns 'sneaky' Cross River Rail levy proposal
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Tony Moore 12:37 PM The Queensland opposition has condemned the government over "six sneaky taxes" contained in the business case for Cross River Rail
Farmer who could barely read duped out of $2.7m
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12:02 PM Man fraudulently promised to invest money overseas.
Jamie's Italian among iconic eateries for sale
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Amy Mitchell-Whittington 11:54 AM Seventeen establishments across Australia, including two Brisbane spots, are up for sale.
12-year-old fire victim's organs donated
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Jorge Branco 11:21 AM Gympie girl burnt in house fire north of the Sunshine Coast has passed away in hospital.
Government rules out Cross River Rail levy
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9:54 AM Deputy Premier rejects claims state will slug motorists up to $1.2b.
Teen charged over string of sexual assaults
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9:23 AM Gold Coast teen allegedly assaulted five women in six months.
Hanson, Lazarus and Bartlett battle it out
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Cameron Atfield 8:04 AM Saturday's federal election represents controversial political figure Pauline Hanson's best chance of winning since 1998, according to a respected political analyst.
Car badly damaged in collision with cow
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Jorge Branco 7:54 AM Four kids escape injury after car crashed into cow.
Tree-changers put Nats at risk in former strongholds: study
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7:31 AM City dwellers retiring to the country could harm Nationals.
Woman sexually assaulted at Mooloolaba's Loo with a View
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Jorge Branco 7:09 AM Victim was followed into prominent toilet block overlooking beach.
Day of the Tropics puts heat on the world
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6:58 AM Study finds world's urban population grows fastest in the tropics.
Donations flow for 12-year-old victim of house fire
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6:50 AM Crowdfunding campaign is just shy of $4000.
Brisbane deportee determined to make the most of second chance
![Australian-raised Ricardo Bolvaran is back in Brisbane following his 2015 deportation to Chile.](/web/20160629131951im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/t/l/7/u/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gptuzy.png/1467113570701.jpg)
Cameron Atfield After being forcibly removed from the only country he had ever known, Ricardo Bolvaran is back on Australian soil.
Ipswich rate rises average 3.8 per cent
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Tony Moore Average rates bill to rise by equivalent of $1.22 per week.
Let's talk about sex: UQ wants aroused volunteers
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Nathanael Cooper Are we more aroused when we are drinking or not drinking? Do men feel sexually aroused more often than women? How does stress impact our arousal? One UQ researchers wants to know.
Twinings tea makers to develop a blend especially for Australia
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Nathanael Cooper People have been drinking Twinings tea since before Captain Cook set sail for Australia. So it is about time the world leading tea company came down under and added an Australian blend to their array of teas.