The trauma of flying foxes continues to brood from the main street of Gayndah to George St in Brisbane. In the last 10 months, the area is haunted by about 150,000 flying foxes. It has been reported that just like Gayndah, towns from Mount Isa to Moreton Bay are also becoming the victim of flying foxes.

The first day of spring 2011 will mark a complete prohibition on smoking in the Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk is due to proclaim that September 1 will indicate the start of a totally smoke-free mall which was first announced by his antecedent Campbell Newman in November 2010.

According to a recent announcement by Lord Mayor Campbell Newman, Brisbane is set to be serviced by two super-fast broadband networks with the National Broadband Network (NBN) to go ahead with is scheduled roll out in the city.

The National Identity Crime Symposium in Brisbane has been warned that Australia could be a main target for international ATM skimming gangs, because of the use of outdated technology.

It is worth mentioning that every year, due to card skimming, tens of millions of dollars are lost in Australia.

For the previous two Mondays, all the Brisbane hospitals have been on ‘bypass’ as reported by the union representing ambulance officers. It was informed by the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU) that there are many patients who are waiting in the back of an ambulance or in the corridors of the hospital for their treatment.

Sunscreen is recommended by all skin specialists worldwide to guard against the harmful ultra-violet (UV) rays that can cause skin cancer. However recent studies show that choosing relatives carefully could also reduce your chances of skin cancer.

Dr Jayant Patel an Indian-trained American surgeon is facing 14 charges, including manslaughter, grievous bodily harm as well as fraud

BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 29 -- Australian golfer Don "Dasher" Asher says he got along fine with his chums at a Brisbane golf club until he showed up in a dress.