RocKwiz heads out on national tour Oct 29, 2009
"I suppose it was (inspired by) the flood of people wanting us to come to Sydney, come to Wagga, come to Brisbane, come to Wollongong, come to Perth - we're very big in Perth," Nankervis said. "The website was filled with people saying, 'when are you going to travel? When are you going to tour?'.". (The Age, Australia)
Making connections Oct 26, 2009
FROM surviving the 1997 riots in Jakarta to learning to trade electricity in Brisbane, Joanna Yeohs work has taken her places ... In 1999, Yeoh was sent for her first long-term posting to Brisbane, Australia, and held the position of generation forecasting manager. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Wotif expects lift in first half profit Oct 26, 2009
"The apparent robustness of the Australian economy and the strength of our currency augers well for the group," Mr Cooke said in statement at the company's annual general meeting in Brisbane on Monday. "We are very well positioned to drive demand not only for our Australian and New Zealand suppliers but also for our international suppliers in the 47-plus destinations we offer overseas.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Jets can take flight after derby victory, says skipper Oct 25, 2009
We'll enjoy this win and start concentrating on Brisbane next week ... Mariners captain Alex Wilkinson said the scuffle also sparked his side into action after going 2-0 down, but was disappointed they hadn't been up for the match from the start after last week's 3-0 win over Brisbane Roar ... The Jets travel to Brisbane to face the Roar on Friday night. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
New moon rising Oct 23, 2009
After growing up in Brisbane, he spent his formative early adult years - aged 17 to 21 - in Australia's rock'n'roll capital studying photography at RMIT, working odd jobs and playing in a Brit-pop inspired band that came last in a Battle of the Bands competition ... During the ''divorce'', Stockdale found solace in staying at home in Brisbane writing songs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Door-knocking Dutton has work cut out Oct 21, 2009
Search brisbanetimes ... The Liberal frontbencher Peter Dutton will board a caravan and begin door-knocking residents in his Brisbane electorate in a bid to win back their trust following yesterday's preselection back flip. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Nielsen not positive over Clarke injury Oct 20, 2009
But Nielsen said he was more concerned about ensuring Clarke was fit enough to last the Australian summer and beyond, even if it meant not re-joining the squad until the first Test against the West Indies at Brisbane in November ... " After India, the Australians play Test and one day series against West Indies and Pakistan at home before travelling to New Zealand for a full tour and then on to the West Indies for the Twenty20 World Cup. The punishing schedule then continues with Tests and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Twinkle twinkle little space junk Oct 19, 2009
Search brisbanetimes ... Mark Rigby, curator of The Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, was called upon to identify the piece of space junk at the time and says due to our landmass Australia attracts much waste falling from space. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Top Ten Things to do on the Gold Co... Oct 19, 2009
Located only an hour by ferry from Brisbane, that lets visitors get back to nature thanks to its tiny population and mostly untouched surroundings. Accommodation is a little scarce, so book ahead. (Suite101.com)
Billionaire arrested over $22m insider trading scam Oct 19, 2009
Search brisbanetimes ... "Mr Rajaratnam was ranked this year by Forbes as the 559th richest person in the world, with a net worth of $US1.3 billion.The six defendants are charged with using insider information in two overlapping schemes to trade in shares of companies including Google, Polycom, Hilton Hotels and Advanced Micro Devices.Prosecutors had been investigating the case since at least November 2007, when someone they have not named began meeting FBI agents. The person, who the Government... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
ARCTIC SHIPPING Oct 19, 2009
"My wife and I keep pinching ourselves in amazement," David Clyde, an Australian tourist from Brisbane, said recently as he prepared to board a plane at Nome after an Arctic cruise. "We kept saying, 'Are we really here watching polar bears?' ". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Do the VCE exams pass the fairness test? Oct 18, 2009
Search brisbanetimes ... At Melbourne University, where just 8 per cent of students come from poorer backgrounds, vice-chancellor Glyn Davis has said: "You've got to ask yourself all the time, 'Are we confident that the current ENTER system is the best way and the fairest way of getting the right students?' We haven't concluded that it isn't, but we've asked 'Are there things we could do to supplement it to get a broader range of opportunities?'''These measures are admirable - as is the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Swallow your pride, Australia: think big Oct 17, 2009
The Big Biffologist, near one of the Brisbane motels where NRL players go to celebrate victories (and no, he would not have his pants round its ankles). The Big Shooter, to be erected in Lygon Street, Melbourne (modelled on Carl Williams and designed to sustain tourists attracted by Underbelly). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Show business is booming Oct 17, 2009
It has paid off its relatively modest $3 million investment after its Brisbane and Sydney seasons and so it's all profit from here to Christmas and beyond when it moves around the country and on to Asia. And then there's the amazing success of Matt Preston: the Musical and Touring Exhibition. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Get onya bike, but don't let the road lobby 'greenwash' you Oct 15, 2009
The cities with the least car driving (Sydney, Brisbane and Hobart), have the lowest cycling rates and (except for Brisbane) the highest rates of walking. Fortunately, things are not this bleak everywhere. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Aussie Rocky's crushing fall from grace Oct 14, 2009
The Royal Hotel in the main street of Gatton, an hour and a half west of Brisbane, is doing a roaring trade at Friday lunch ... It was entwined in his DNA. His father Trevor - "The Iceman" - was an Australian light-heavyweight champion who was on an upward trend until a fateful bout against Jackson McQuade in May of 1971 at Brisbane's Festival Hall. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Foreign flights for half the price Oct 14, 2009
Since then, V Australia has begun carrying passengers from LAX to Brisbane and Melbourne for rates as low as $359 each way, forcing Qantas into a fare war. CANADABy year's end, Canada's low-fare pioneer, WestJet, will have grown to 66 destinations in 11 North American and Caribbean countries. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Holiday sales events at warehouses, outlets Oct 12, 2009
145 S. Hill Drive, Brisbane. (888) 889-8638. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Angry residents disrupt Cal Ave tree meeting Oct 10, 2009
Favored trees included Shumard red oak, 'Autumn Blaze' maple, 'Autumn Purple' white ash, silver leaf linden, Engleman oak, Holmford ornamental pear, Southern live oak, Canary Island pine, Brisbane box 'Elegans' and the local native coast live oak. All of the arborists recommended a mixture of species and tree sizes, including evergreens that keep leaves in winter and deciduous trees producing brilliant fall foliage and drop their leaves. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
W. Tennis Travels to Northwestern Oct 9, 2009
Freshman (Brisbane, Australia) and junior (Evansville, Ind. also picked up a win in the first round of doubles after topping Pantusart and Castro of Akron, 9-8 (2). (Msuspartans.com)
Are our kids too fragile? Oct 9, 2009
The year after I finished my HSC, I caught a Greyhounds coach to Brisbane in the middle of the night, to live in a City where I knew not a single soul, to study at a Uni no one had heard of and start a life I'd never imagined I LOVED it And worked out how to pay bills, catch public transport, cook, clean and care for myself and so on by jumping in the deep end. Literally overnight I went from being cared for - "cottoned wool-ed" or "teacupped" my entire life, to being totally independant. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Taylor Swift is `Fearless' again in 2010 Oct 9, 2009
The 2010 tour opens Feb. 4 in Brisbane. Swift will do five shows in Australia. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Storm's evolution a tale of two cities Oct 5, 2009
West Coast Eagles and the Adelaide Crows and are new clubs in old markets, Brisbane Lions and Sydney Swans old clubs or traces of them in new markets, but Storm is a new club in a new and notoriously tough market. Yet somehow, in a remarkably short time, it has formed itself not just into an organisation with a powerful football team, but into an entity with a real sense of club about it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Storm making their mark in Melbourne Oct 2, 2009
Storm chief executive Brian Waldron is even more impressed by the number of Victorians expected to watch and support the Storm on television after an estimated 370,000 tuned into their preliminary final win over Brisbane, which was played on AFL grand final day. "We envisage about 10,000 will be travelling and on top of that, we'll have our share of support from those we have up there," Waldron said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Bruised and cut, Australian survivors limp home Oct 2, 2009
TWENTY-FIVE Australians who were caught in the Samoan tsunami arrived in Brisbane yesterday on a chartered flight, some sporting cuts and bruises. The group included passengers with no luggage or passports after the tsunami wiped out resorts and killed scores of people following the 8. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Sanofi to expand in emerging markets to bolster growth Oct 1, 2009
The company also will continue the hunt for innovative medicines such as the experimental breast cancer drug it acquired when it agreed to pay as much as $500 million in April for BiPar Sciences Inc., an 18-employee biotech company based in Brisbane, California, near San Francisco. The drug, called BSI- 201, attacks cancer cells in a novel way. (India Times)
The dust that dare not speak its name Oct 1, 2009
Search brisbanetimes ... "Or the curious etmological accident that makes homophones of farmer and pharma has ... Richard, Abbotsford Story Tools The Goanna Goanna Tracks Most commented 77 comments 52 comments 49 comments 45 comments 40 comments 50 comments 48 comments 46 comments 18 comments 14 comments 13 comments 3 comments Editor's picks Peter Craven Half the trouble with Australian theatre is caused by directors who feel they are above realism' Jessica Irvine Econogirl Blog YOU could work... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Bank sits tight on photocopier bills Sep 25, 2009
Bank representatives failed to appear at the Federal Court hearing on the matter in Brisbane yesterday, due to a squabble over photocopying costs. Apparently it does not want to foot the bill (estimated to be in the thousands of dollars) for photocopying client files that have been requested by Storm's liquidator, Worrells. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Beaks bent on revenge Sep 24, 2009
And to add insult to injury, nothing says spring in Brisbane like the sound of homicidal magpies bouncing off your noggin. The annual birds-versus-bikers battle is on and it's a one-sided war at best. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
* Worst dust storm in decades hits eastern Australia Sep 24, 2009
Air transport was severely disrupted with passengers facing long delays at Sydney airport and many international flights diverted to Melbourne and Brisbane. Flag-carrier Qantas urged passengers to cancel any non-urgent travel, while budget offshoot Jetstar offered free flight rescheduling and refunds. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* World News Quick Take Sep 24, 2009
The men, members of Queenslands explosives and hostage negotiation squad, will be probed by an ethical standards committee over the incident in Brisbane during a stag party on Sunday afternoon. The investigation relates to officers allegedly running naked around a police vehicle whilst stopped at several sets of traffic lights in Brisbane, police said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Wild weather in Australia Sep 23, 2009
Sydney airport warned of severe disruption throughout the day in the unusual conditions, as flag-carrier Qantas diverted incoming international flights to Melbourne and Brisbane. "We encourage any passengers with non-essential travel arrangements to reconsider their travel plans for the day," Qantas said in a statement. (iAfrica.com)
Dogs and Parra to smash crowd record Sep 23, 2009
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Pictured from left: Terry Lamb, Steve Mortimer, Peter Tunks, Paul Langmack, Steve Edge, Terry Leabeater, Ray Price, Peter Wynn, and Eric Grothe. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Qantas Airways Says Sydney Dust Storm Causing `Severe' Flight Delays Sep 23, 2009
All international flight arrivals at Sydney were diverted to Brisbane or Melbourne this morning, Qantas said in a. Severe delays are expected throughout the day and passengers with non-essential travel arrangements should reconsider their plans, the Sydney-based airline said. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
HMAS Barnaby's maritime metaphors of Titanic proportions Sep 22, 2009
HMAS Barnaby's maritime metaphors are of Titanic proportions. HMAS Barnaby's maritime metaphors are of Titanic proportions. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Pink days to be revisited Sep 21, 2009
Ellis told the Herald's Jonathan Dart that Nowra's wife, Mandy Sayer, tried to mend the relationship last week at the Brisbane Writers Festival, to little effect. "I told him, 'Prepare to die in poverty,'" Ellis said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Deceptive green of suburban gardens Sep 20, 2009
Tim Robbins' theatre troupe The Actors' Gang has brought The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, a much-lauded play, down under as part of the Brisbane Festival next week. Annabel Crabb. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Respect not a worry for bounced Titans Sep 19, 2009
Rather, Cartwright was left lamenting their qualifying final loss to Brisbane and his team's inability to produce at the crucial moments in the loss to the Eels, like when prop Matthew White dropped the ball over the line just after the break with his side trailing 12-2 ... " That loss to Brisbane forced the Titans to travel south to take on the Eels in front of almost 30,000 fans at the Sydney Football Stadium, 90 per cent of whom were there to support the blue and golds. Despite the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Beautiful one day, perfect for investment the next Sep 18, 2009
The Japan domestic market is not going to expand or even stay the same [so] Japanese companies have to go overseas to [survive],'' the president of the Brisbane branch of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hiroyuki Kano, said. Competition for assets from the emerging economies of China and India has further increased the pressure on Japanese companies contemplating offshore investments. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Frocks and jocks Sep 17, 2009
When we speak she has just gotten off a plane in Brisbane, where she flew shortly after flying in from a week in Hawaii. She is pretty much working seven days a week, doing weekdays on Sunrise, her Saturday morning show on Fox FM and then Sunday is often a travel day as she heads to her next Sunrise location. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Wallabies stick with tried and tested Sep 17, 2009
Both Polota-Nau and Turner, who suffered rib injuries during the 21-6 win over South Africa in Brisbane the previous week, have responded well to treatment in order to prove their fitness for selection ... The 23rd man aside, Deans has named the same line-up which opened Australia's account in the Tri-Nations with a gritty win over the subsequent tournament winners, South Africa, at Brisbane 10 days ago ... The Wellington Test, Deans said, is about consolidating the Brisbane performance. (iAfrica.com)
Storm have different focus: Smith Sep 16, 2009
The Storm suffered a shock loss to the eighth-placed Warriors in the first week of the 2008 finals series before scraping past the Broncos in Brisbane in week two, narrowly avoiding the ignominy of a straight-sets exit. It's the same scenario now facing minor premiers the Dragons, who must travel to Brisbane after losing at home to eighth-ranked Parramatta. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
PM passes on a chance to muster some more votes Sep 15, 2009
Seventeen days to go and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has finally "regretfully confirmed" to The Goanna that he will pass up the opportunity to catch up with his famous old ute, his mate the Brisbane car dealer John Grant and thousands of young folk from the bush ... The aforementioned car dealer, John Grant, who famously lent Rudd the old Mazda to help him electioneer, is having the modest vehicle trucked all the way from Brisbane to Deniliquin, where the ute muster is by far the biggest show in... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Dragons can cry us a river, say rivals Sep 15, 2009
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA'S rivals have little sympathy for the predicament the minor premiers now find themselves in by having to win in Brisbane and Melbourne to make the grand final following Sunday's loss to Parramatta ... Aside from the situation now faced by the Dragons, Brisbane supporters were yesterday asking how they came to be facing the minor premiers for the second successive season as the team they beat - Gold Coast - plays a lower ranked side. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Bellamy wary of Storm losing momentum Sep 14, 2009
They will now play the winner of the semi-final clash between minor premiers St George Illawarra and Brisbane on Saturday week at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. In their last three matches the Storm have hit their straps, racking up 108 points with only 16 scored against and are now the bookmakers' premiership favourites. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Eels stun Dragons to end Manly's season Sep 13, 2009
The Eels next face Gold Coast on Friday night, while the Dragons must travel to Brisbane to play the Broncos. The Eels led 12-8 at half-time and the Dragons looked to have evened up the score through a Matt Cooper try but it was ruled to be on the end of a knocked forward pass from Ben Creagh after he'd touched the ball down. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Metro passenger forecasts again in doubt Sep 11, 2009
Produced by Brisbane consultants Veitch Lister Consulting, the Zenith model was created and has primarily been used to predict traffic flow for large motorway projects, such as for a failed bid for the Lane Cove Tunnel, and for Melbourne's CityLink motorway. A transport planner, Chris Stapleton, said: ''Looking at these new predictions, you have to ask why the official model devised by the State Government's own Transport Data Centre got the patronage predictions so wrong, and I think the answer... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Gravy plane row: former MPs rush for travel benefits Sep 11, 2009
From her base in Perth, she charged the taxpayer $48,516 for flights to Hamilton Island, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Hobart. Mr Sercombe, who had his western Melbourne seat snatched by Bill Shorten, chalked up 53 flights costing $29,898 to Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth and Canberra. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
A trip to the future Sep 10, 2009
If you want to see the impact of allowing development on a controlled basis, then contemporary cities such as KL are a good example, along with, say, Budapest, Sydney, Brisbane and so many others, depending on the degree of control that interests you. There are cities such as Leningrad and Bucharest spoilt by the growth of really ugly public housing. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Dusty road trip marks Qantas genesis Sep 8, 2009
"As we travel on sealed roads with our air-conditioned cars, or hop on a plane for the short four-hour flight to Brisbane it's hard to imagine 51 days in a Model T Ford crossing the desert and then flood plains of the Northern Territory," he said. Fysh and McGinness started on their Defence Department assignment on August 18, 1919, surveying landing areas for the England to Australia air race. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Schoolgirl skipper, 16, sets sail in global quest Sep 8, 2009
Fifteen-year-old Queensland schoolgirl Jessica Watson poses on her yacht at the Rivergate Marina and Shipyard near Brisbane. Photo: Eddie Safarik. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Barnes to face Reds first-up Sep 8, 2009
Cannon, who left the Reds to play for the Waratahs in 2000, has not forgotten the first time he donned the sky blue of NSW to play Queensland in Brisbane and come off as 31-16 losers ... As with Barnes's return to Brisbane to play on Saturday, February 13, Matt Giteau's appearance for the Brumbies against his old Force teammates will add edge to that game the night before ... After playing the Reds in Brisbane, the Waratahs then travel to South Africa for their round-two clash against the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Suncorp stays solo in insurance battle Sep 7, 2009
Search brisbanetimes ... Virgin Insurance has also just launched an online service, primarily focused on Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, and hopes to leverage off the group's existing profile in Australia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Older women find partners online Sep 7, 2009
Within four hours we had 432 completed surveys We thought it was amazing,'' said Dr Bateson, who will present the results to the 2009 Australasian Sexual Health Conference in Brisbane today. About 1800 responses were analysed, two-thirds from women seeking long-term relationships. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Taking Bicycles on Queensland Train... Sep 7, 2009
Travelling with a bicycle by train through the city of Brisbane, Australia, sounds like a good idea, but it can lead to the emergency button being pushed ... Problems begin if one strikes a train with a different carriage configuration such as the train that runs north from Brisbane for destinations beyond the nearby city of Caboolture. (Suite101.com)
Traveling to Australia With Student... Sep 4, 2009
Most of the popular surfing areas like Bondi Beach in Sydney or Surfer s Paradise north of Brisbane have surfer schools that teach rudimentary surfing techniques to students while maintaining a strict policy of safety. For a nominal fee, instructors will teach the basics and accompany small groups into the waves. (Suite101.com)
Unnecessary 'safety' concerns are hampering farming Sep 2, 2009
Faustino, Brisbane, Australia. Might I suggest you read Waste:Uncovering The Global Food Scandal. (BBC News -- Science)
London lets its hair down Sep 1, 2009
"Nobody's holding back, it's pretty lively, everyone's enjoying the sun and having a cracking time," said Gina Lyons (24) from Brisbane in Australia. With hundreds of police patrolling the streets, officials said the two-day party passed off peacefully, despite a string of arrests for low-level offences. (iAfrica.com)
Rich absent for Rising Star ceremony Sep 1, 2009
The AFL will let Rising Star favourite Daniel Rich stay in Brisbane for Wednesday's awards ceremony ... The AFL will instead have a video link to Brisbane on standby for the lunchtime Rising Star function ... "The AFL has agreed with the Brisbane Lions that Daniel should not travel," a league spokesman said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Dogs get crucial one percenter over Collingwood Aug 31, 2009
However, with both to travel interstate in the opening week for difficult assignments in cut-throat matches against Brisbane and Adelaide respectively , there is no guarantee either will live to celebrate their improved fortunes on home turf ... That, and doubts surrounding Brisbane's key playmaker Simon Black, who limped from the SCG on Saturday night clutching a hamstring, will provide the Blues some hope after a dirty day at Etihad Stadium cost them a home final ... Brisbane could have two... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Boks show up critics Aug 31, 2009
Following a series win over the British and Irish Lions, they now have one hand on the 2009 Tri-Nations trophy, and judging by the way they dispatched of the Wallabies in Perth it is highly unlikely they will loosen their grip and falter over the next two matches against the Australians this weekend in Brisbane and then, finally, the All Blacks in Hamilton a week later ... Another victory in Brisbane and there is no telling what this side can achieve ... The Australians are understandably... (iAfrica.com)
Springboks take giant step closer to wrapping up Tri-Nations Aug 30, 2009
The teams meet again in Brisbane next Saturday before both sides travel to New Zealand in September for their final matches against the All Blacks. Reuters. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Broncos boosted by Folau's return Aug 28, 2009
BRISBANE star Israel Folau has been cleared to make his long-awaited return from a fractured ankle against North Queensland in Townsville tonight, putting the Broncos at full strength. Brisbane forward Joel Clinton also trained yesterday but is expected to miss out on the final cut after being named on an extended bench. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Boy killed in hallway of high school; student arrested Aug 27, 2009
Fashion Festival Brisbane: Day 3. LOCAL HEADLINES. (Yahoo News -- School Violence)
Energy cos shrug off Ambani gas row Aug 25, 2009
The government is planning similar road shows at Calgary, London, Perth, and Brisbane. At present, only 50% of Indian sedimentary basins are under exploration. (India Times)
