Reported by Chris and Jemma
The Governments proposed economic stimulus package is being examined by a Senate Committee.
The Senate is being urged to hand out vouchers instead of cash payments.
The Australian Retailers Association's Richard Evans has told the inquiry that using vouchers would ensure that money is spent rather than saved.
Brisbane commuters who travel by train will find out today whether or not there will be a 24 hour strike next week.
The Rail, Tram and Bus union says the main issue is QR's demand for train drivers to work one in two Sundays, instead of one in three.
Queensland Transport Minister John Mickel has urged train drivers to consider the jobs of their passengers before they cause mass disruptions.
Brisbane held a meeting yesterday for international malaria specialists in a bid to eradicate the disease from the Asia Pacific region by 2060.
Director of global health, Sir Richard Feachem said the knowledge and tools are available to entirely stamp out the disease, which kills more than one million people worldwide each year.
Thousands from around the country have already raised millions of dollars in donations to help the people affected by the bush fires in Victoria.
Earlier this morning we spoke the “Victorian Country Fire Authority” who confirmed the death toll has risen to 173 and is expected to climb well above that number.
The Brisbane city council has pledged $200 000 to the Victorian relief effort.
The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd has withdrawn from the battle with the Japanese fleet after violent collisions between both sides.
The potential for serious injury or death if the confrontation continued was the reasoning for this decision.
Sea Shepherd leader Paul Watson said he was being followed by a fleet spotter ship. A spokesman for Japan's institute of Cetacean Research would not comment on the fleet's movements.
During a traditional festival in southeastern South Korea yesterday, a fire triggered a mountaintop stampede which killed four people and injured thirty.
The event is based on an old tale about the force of fire bringing good crops and happiness. Unfortunately, some members of the 150, 000 crowd were forced over a cliff as the flames spread out of control.
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