Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Norman Olsen dies after bid to stop alleged domestic dispute in ... and other top stories.

  • Norman Olsen dies after bid to stop alleged domestic dispute in ...

    Norman Olsen dies after bid to stop alleged domestic dispute in ...
    Norman Olsen dies after bid to stop alleged domestic dispute in Toowoomba By Ellie Sibson and staff Updated February 24, 2016 13:51:15 A 65-year-old good Samaritan has died in a Brisbane hospital after he was allegedly assaulted trying to help a woman in Toowoomba.Norman Olsen was driving with his partner on Bridge Street in the suburb of Wilsonton at 3:00pm on Monday when police say he saw a woman being attacked by a young man.He tried to intervene but was allege..
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  • Where did the dog go? Toowoomba street artworks removed as ...

    Where did the dog go? Toowoomba street artworks removed as ...
    Where did the dog go? Toowoomba street artworks removed as building development continues Posted February 23, 2016 16:06:11 For eight months Toowoomba's CBD was home to a colony of bats, a giant eagle and a pug dog — and plenty more bright and colourful characters.Painted along a section of hoarding on Margaret Street, the works were created as part of the First Coat festival.This month, half of the pieces have been removed as development works continue.It is the fi..
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  • RUSH HOUR: The stories you need to know today

    RUSH HOUR: The stories you need to know today
    Rush Hour Video - 24/02/20160:57Rush Hour Video - 24/02/2016 Tensions continue to boil over in Europe as the flow of migrants fails to subsid. Photo: AFP/Sakis mitrolidisGood morning, and welcome to our headlines-in-a-hurry news coverage. We bring you the morning’s biggest stories so you can get across the news quickly.9:40am:Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has jumped on the government’s contradictory scare campaign over Labor plans to limit negative gearing to newly constructed properties.Assis..
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  • Palaszczuk forced to back NQ, Katters go missing

    The embarrassing backdown in Parliament on Tuesday night followed calls by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Saturday for the Commonwealth to fast-track legislation for the $5 billion NAIF and establish its head office in Brisbane.  EYES NORTH: Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has been forced to support basing the headquarters of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility in North Queensland, rather than Brisbane.That call drew howls of protest from the LNP Opposition which said the organisation..
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  • Aussie teen fights back: 'I'm not ISIS'

    Aussie teen fights back: 'I'm not ISIS'
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  • Sydney autumn over for Too Good To Refuse

    Mark Oberhardt Brisbane Wednesday 24 February 2016, 11:06am Smart three-year-old Too Good To Refuse is out of the Sydney autumn carnival and will instead be targeted at Brisbane's feature races.Too Good To Refuse ran second last in the Group Two Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday following an injury scare earlier in the week when he was stung by a stingray while swimming at Nudgee Beach, a popular spot to exercise horses in Brisbane."I have been swimming horses there for years but n..
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  • El Nino? La Nina? what's next? Reading the late summer signals

    El Nino? La Nina? what's next? Reading the late summer signals
      As we head towards the end of our summer rainfall and grass growing season, the big question is whether the current El Niño is going to break down over the next few months or persist on into late winter or spring of 2016. The 2015-16 El Niño has been the strongest on record, with sea surface temperatures in the Eastern and Central Pacific more than three degrees Celsius (oC) above normal during the second half of 2015 and into 2016. This makes this event comparable to the very strong 1982-83..
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  • Pilot airlifted after clipping powerlines

    Pilot airlifted after clipping powerlines
    Pilot airlifted after clipping powerlines Reported by Stephen | 09:20am, Wednesday 24 February, 2016 Photo: SafetyCulture Library A pilot was airlifted to hospital with serious back injuries after his helicopter crashed near the town of Waikola on Saturday morning. The man had been mustering cattle on a property about 80km’ North East of Roma when the chopper reportedly clipped powerlines. Ambulance paramedics treated the man at the scene before he was airlifted to Toowoomba Base ..
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  • Nhân loại sắp phải uống nước bồn cầu?

    Nhân loại sắp phải uống nước bồn cầu?
    Image copyright Luke Peterson Flickr cc by 2.0 Ở một số nơi trên thế giới, nước thải đi qua các cống rãnh, bao gồm từ các toilet, đang được lọc và xử lý cho đến khi nó sạch như nước suối, nếu không muốn nói là sạch hơn.Nghe thì không lấy gì làm hấp dẫn cho lắm, nhưng nước được tái chế rất an toàn và có mùi vị giống như tất cả những loại nước đóng chai hay lấy từ vòi ra.“Nước được tái chế thậm chí còn có vị hơi ngọt,” Anas Gadouani, kỹ sư môi trường từ Đại học Wester Australia ở Crawley, nói..
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  • Oil prices mixed over further glut fears

    Oil prices mixed over further glut fears
    Oil prices mixed over further glut fears
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Girl gored by goat west of Toowoomba .Where Toowoomba jobs will be in five years time .
Two men airlifted after ute rollover near Warwick .Sue's healing touch helps Toowoomba dogs .

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