Drinking straws, coffee cups, bait bags and releasing helium balloons need to be banned in Queensland, environmental groups argue.
Category: Updates from Brisbane Times
End in sight for pirate film booty stoush
Dead men may tell no tales but Screen Queensland is determined to keep quiet about how much it paid for Disney to set course for Gold Coast studios.
Initial tests come back positive for Panama disease at banana plantation
A north Queensland banana farm is in lockdown after initial tests of a banana plant have come back positive for panama disease.
Drones present a threat to cities, expert warns Brisbane conference
Drones have been recognised as a very real threat to cities as the use of the technology by terrorist organisations increases.
Croc trap tampering to attract $14,000 fine to deter 'stupidity'
Penalties will be handed down to those who interfere with crocodile traps.
'Overcooked' media tart: Gold Coast mayor lashes Beattie
Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate will review the purchase of Commonwealth Games tickets by his chief executive to make sure council staff are not receiving taxpayer- funded “freebies”.
Search widens for alleged Gladstone murder weapon
The search area has widened for the alleged murder weapon used to kill a Gladstone father as police investigations continue.
'Somewhat chaotic': Hospital criticised for heart disease patient care
A regional Queensland hospital has been criticised for its handling of a woman who died of heart disease two days after she was discharged.
0.0048 per cent of people scanned with ID scanners on ban orders
Almost half a million IDs have been scanned at licensed venues in Queensland’s Safe Night Precincts since the laws came into effect on July 1.
Look out Sydney, the cane toads are coming
Australia’s punishing climate has made invasive cane toads tougher than their country of origin counterparts.




