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Asian Honey Bees Found on Ship at Townsville Port in Queensland

Nearly three hundred Asian honey bees have been exterminated following an urgent pest control response at Townsville Port in Queensland. Live and dead Asian honey bees were found by stevedores…

January 10, 2012No CommentRead More

Matthew Humphries Win $5000 NAIDOC Prize for “Road to Change”

The National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee has awarded $5000 to Matthew Humphries, an indigenous artist from Mackay in Central Queensland, Australia, for his artwork “Road to Change”, which…

May 24, 2011No CommentRead More

Surfing: Silvana Lima Dominates Third Round at Roxy Pro Gold Coast

Silvana Lima took the top score at the third round of the Roxy Pro Gold Coast surfing competition in Australia. The two-time ASP Women’s World Runner-Up (2008, 2009) from Brazil secured…

March 7, 2011No CommentRead More

East Timor: Australian Troops Provide Flood Assistance

The International Stabilisation Force in East Timor, led by Australian troops, lent a hand in Dili as heavy rain threatened to engulf a school in the capital of East Timor.…

February 11, 2011No CommentRead More

Weather: Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi

Severe tropical cyclone Yasi is due to hit Townsville at 10pm on February 2nd 2011, further compacting the effect of devastating floods which have hit the region in the last…

January 31, 2011No CommentRead More

Australian Prime Minister Surveys Flooded Queensland

The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has visited the flood-affected areas of Queensland around Rockhampton in a chinook helicopter. Flying in from Gladstone, the premier met with Queensland Premier Anna…

January 10, 2011No CommentRead More

Australia: Queensland Floods Cut Off Town of Rockhampton

The Queensland town of Rockhampton is now completely cut off by floodwaters as the heavy rainfall and flooding in the region continues. The Fitzroy River, already causing huge problems, including…

January 3, 2011No CommentRead More

Science: DNA Mutation in c-Myb Gene linked to Leukaemia

Australian researchers have uncovered a novel DNA mutation in the c-Myb gene that may be linked to the development of leukaemia, breast and colon cancer. A team led by Dr…

August 10, 2010No CommentRead More

Biotech: Eli Lilly does deal in Queensland

Eli Lilly will take a 20% share in a new joint venture with the Queensland government in Australia to develop research in bio-pharmaceuticals. The venture capital fund is worth USD$250…

June 8, 2010No CommentRead More

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