Health Minister says some of the 400 Queenslanders waiting years for surgery includes people who hadn't updated their contact details, were not fit for surgery due to smoking or obesity, or were awaiting minor procedures. - Brisbane Times more (The Brisbane Times — 5 hours ago)
Mitchell Johnson claims winning scalp with 10 balls remaining. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 5 hours ago)
Residents of the central Queensland town of Tieri will meet to discuss the looming loss of 230 jobs at the town's Xstrata Coal mine. - Brisbane Times more (The Brisbane Times — 2 hours ago)
THE Rural Fire Service will enforce a fire ban through large areas of the state today as firefighters struggle to contain three blazes and temperatures are expected to reach 40 degrees. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 10 hours ago)
Israeli shelling killed more than 40 Palestinians at a UN school where civilians had taken shelter, medical officials said, in carnage likely to boost international pressure on Israel to halt a Gaza offensive. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 12 hours ago)
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe appoints eight acting ministers days after firing a number of ministers from his ZANU-PF party who lost in the March 2008 elections. - Brisbane Times more (The Brisbane Times — 5 hours ago)
Phantom loads from turn-off electronics add up to a lot of wasted energy. Good for You, Good for the Planet says its technology cuts vampire energy to zero. more (CNET News.com — 38 minutes ago)
More than half of teenagers mention risky behaviors such as sex and drugs on their MySpace accounts, US researchers said on Monday. - Brisbane Times more (The Brisbane Times — 5 hours ago)
Jett Travolta's death certificate says he was killed by a seizure, undertaker confirms. - Brisbane Times more (The Brisbane Times — 6 January, 2009)
Reggie Watts enjoys messing with the collective heads of an audience. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 6 January, 2009)
Latvian giant-killer Ernests Gulbis bows out of Brisbane International. - Brisbane Times more (The Brisbane Times — 6 hours ago)
The two people who know Matthew Hayden best gave no indication that he planned to retire after he was applauded from the Sydney Cricket Ground. more (The Age — 23 hours ago)
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