Local, national and world news for Gladstone, QLD | Saturday 17 May, 2008
Miracle recovery after hit and run
HALEY Anderton describes the moment when she realised her four-year-old son Brock Owen-Cooper had been run over by a fourwheel drive as one of "the worst of my life". Pushing her one-year-old son Kyrhan in his stroller while navigating Stockland Kin Kora's parking lot on May 9, Haley was unaware Brock,...-
Power's coach expects action-packed game
GLADSTONE women's basketball team Port City Power are in for a tough home game as they take on State rivals Rockhampton... -
1770 Festival shows of region's artistic streak
QAL has doubled the major art prize at the 1770 Festival, promised a three-year sponsorship and encouraged some of Australia's... -
Hip pockets hurting as fuel goes up
There's no doubt 146.9c a litre for petrol is hard on the hip pocket. The price of fuel has drained the pockets of many... -
Pressure is on Brothers and Saints after both posted losses
LAST weekend's surprise loss to the Gladstone Mudcrabs has come at the right time of year according to coach Alan Watkin.... -
Gladstone locals care about air
WHO is protecting Gladstone's children? It was the most poignant question of the evening, and the round of applause it...
Australian news
Draft carbon capture laws unveiled
Resources Minister Martin Ferguson has unveiled draft legislation to establish the world's first framework for carbon dioxide capture and geological storage.Federal govt cracks down on dole cheats
The federal government is cracking down on dole cheats by allowing Centrelink investigators easier access to welfare recipients' private bank accounts.Pensioners 'will revolt without policy'
Neither side of federal politics has developed a plan to address pensioner pay, federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson says.Blokes 'will suffer' with alcopops hike
Blokes who like their Bundy and coke in a bottle are going to suffer thanks to the government's new tax, federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson says.
World news
China buries dead as new aftershock hits
An aftershock brought new havoc to the earthquake-stricken region of China on Friday, as it struggled to bury some of its estimated 50,000 dead.UN's Holmes to arrive in Burma on Sunday
UN humanitarian affairs chief, John Holmes, has secured a visa for cyclone-hit Burma and will arrive in Rangoon for talks on relief aid Sunday.Saudis increase oil output slightly
Saudi Arabia announced a modest increase in oil output on Friday after an appeal from visiting US President George W Bush.Doomsday cult leaves cave: officials
Toxic fumes from rotting corpses has driven the final members of a Russian doomsday cult from the cave where they had been waiting for the end of the world.