Local, national and world news for Ipswich, QLD | Wednesday 14 May, 2008
Meatworks pushes for water cost guarantees
IPSWICH'S biggest commercial water user, Swift Australia meatworks at Dinmore, wants the State Government and Ipswich City Council to do more to keep water costs down and guarantee supply. Swift director John Berry said yesterday the company had spent hundreds of millions of dollars on water efficiency...-
Police offer reward to find house arsonist
IPSWICH police want to bring the killer of five men, who were burnt to death in the 1990 Oakdale Guest House fire, to... -
No Payne in turning 90
WITH just days until her 90th birthday, humility is a quality Elsie Payne has in spades. "I don't reckon there's much... -
Call me 'Dr Dung Rat'
A GOODNA man charged with making threats against Federal Member for Oxley Bernie Ripoll has refused to speak to a prosecutor... -
Jets jump at chance to train alongside Maroons
NOT only has the Ipswich Jets' red-hot form rocketed them to the top of the Queensland Cup ladder, it has also given their... -
Renters sleep through rear building's blaze
EARLY yesterday morning a fire raged through the granny flat of a Goodna rental property, while two adults and a baby slept...
Australian news
'One punch can kill' law delayed
The Queensland Government has been accused of ?dithering? over the proposed ?one punch can kill? law reform aimed at cracking down on violent crime.Qld delays controversial defence changes
The Queensland government has sought further advice on changes to the justice system's controversial accident and provocation defences involving death.FBI tip-off leads to child sex arrest
A 57-year-old Canberra man has been charged with child sex offences following a tip-off from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, police say.Swan can't promise rates won't rise
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan believes his first budget has done enough to keep inflation under control, but says he can't promise rates won't rise again.
World news
Obama looks towards McCain fight
Democrat Barack Obama looked headed for a crushing defeat to Hillary Clinton in the West Virginia primary but was already cranking up a general-election battle.Mokbel makes last-minute appeal
Lawyers for drugs fugitive Tony Mokbel have made a last-minute appeal to the Australian and Greek governments to delay his long-awaited extradition from Athens.Charges dropped against alleged hijacker
The Pentagon has dropped charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani, the alleged "20th hijacker" in the September 11 attacks on the US, a Pentagon spokesman says.Breast saving surgery not always best
Many young women with breast cancer are risking their lives by opting for surgery to save their breast over more protective treatment, a database has found.