Qld doctors hail cancer surgery robot
Brisbane doctors are celebrating the first successful use in Queensland of a remote-controlled robot to carry out surgery for prostate cancer.
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New technology takes off at the Brisbane airport precinct
Ground-breaking technology being trialled for the first time in Australia is helping to inform motorists about travel delays when leaving the Brisbane airport precinct.
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UQ wins tender for Queensland Centre for Mothers and Babies
Health Minister Stephen Robertson said a centre of excellence for mothers and babies is one step closer with the Government awarding a tender for this important component of the maternity reform agenda in Queensland
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A cleaner energy future for Queensland
The Bligh Government's world-leading gas scheme has reduced dangerous greenhouse gas emissions by around 8 million tonnes since it began in 2005, Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson said today.
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SUNSHINE STATE SWITCHES ON TO SOLAR
Australia's newest solar farm is now delivering clean emissions-free energy to an outback Queensland town.
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BLIGH WELCOMES NATION BUILDING PACKAGE
Premier Anna Bligh said today that Queensland's share of the Federal Government's $4.
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Developer defies crisis with 73-storey CBD giant
Property developer Meriton has announced plans to build a 73-storey skyscraper in Brisbane's CBD, despite the global economic crisis.
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Tough year for QLD tourism but new international air routes help buoy tourism figures
New international air routes into Queensland from Asia and the Middle East combined with strong marketing are helping to buoy Queensland's foreign visitor numbers, Tourism Minister Desley Boyle said today.
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UK development sector losing international status
National industry could slip to fifth in global rankings, falling two places in two years
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Brisbane gets go-ahead for high-speed internet
A high-speed fibre optic broadband network in Brisbane that could provide 15,000 jobs and tip an estimated $5 billion into the local economy has been given the go-ahead by Brisbane City Council.
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BRISBANE SOUTH BANK TO BE HOME TO THE ABC'S NEW HEADQUARTERS
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh today announced the new Brisbane headquarters for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation will be in the heart of South Bank.
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Bligh Government's record building program preserved
Treasurer Andrew Fraser has announced that the Bligh Government will deliver in full its planned $17 billion capital works program in 2008-09.
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Tough decisions for tough times: Unemployment Public Enemy #1 in Major Economic Statement
Treasurer Andrew Fraser has pledged to maintain the state's $17 billion capital works program as the Bligh Government seeks to ward off a predicted rise in unemployment.
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Queensland economy to stare down global financial crisis: economic outlook remains strong
Queensland economy to stare down global financial crisis: economic outlook remains strong
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Primo to join Coca-Cola Amatil in "industrial hub" with $70m investment
Smallgoods manufacturer Primo is to establish a $70m plant at Wacol as the area's emergence as an industrial and employment hub gather pace, according to Invest Brisbane, the city's official investment promotion agency and part of Brisbane Marketing.
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Brisbane-based MonkeyBars survive the financial crisis
Julian Mitton, chief of steel production company Monkey, discusses how the business, which developed a product called MonkeyBar, has survived the global financial turmoil.
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MORE OF SEQ PROTECTED FROM DEVELOPMENT
More of South East Queensland will be off limits to developers than ever before under the Bligh Government's long term plan to protect the region's lifestyle.
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PLAN FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
A South East Queensland Climate Change Management Plan will be developed to move the region to a low-carbon future and make it more resilient to the effects of climate change.
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Primo to join Coca-Cola Amatil in “industrial hub” with $70m investment
Smallgoods manufacturer Primo is to establish a $70m plant at Wacol as the area’s emergence as an industrial and employment hub gather pace, according to Invest Brisbane, the city’s official investment promotion agency and part of Brisbane Marketing.
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Primo to build $70m Wacol plant
Smallgoods manufacturer Primo has announced it will establish a $70 million plant at Wacol in Brisbane.
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SkyAirWorld expands
BRISBANE (ABC) - An agreement has been signed with Brisbane-based SkyAirWorld to help create East Timor's first international airline.
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US Text Mining Company Sets up Shop in Brisbane
New investment to inject $8 million into the Brisbane economy and create 50 jobs
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Business plans to invest $102bn next financial year
BUSINESSES have increased their investment plans, despite the global financial crisis and rapidly slowing domestic economic growth. Data shows ...
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Australia will avoid recession, says OECD
AUSTRALIA will avoid a recession next year, one of only a handful of developed countries whose economy will continue to grow, a leading global think tank says.
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Queensland companies making presence felt at Middle East's biggest building and construction exhibition
Representatives from 24 Queensland construction and infrastructure companies are visiting Dubai to attend the 2008 BIG 5 Construction Exhibition.
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Not just rockstars rock out green events
A CARBON neutral major event was once something tackled only by environmentally conscious