Dam release ‘will be safe’
MORE than a million megalitres of water will be let out of the Wivenhoe dam into the Brisbane River over the next week.
Investigations
Brimming dam has capital at its mercy
THE Wivenhoe Dam’s ability to provide expansive flood protection to the city of Brisbane and surrounding districts was failing yesterday.
Death on the reef: evidence slanted
QUEENSLAND police who spent five years investigating the scuba-diving death of an Alabama woman on her honeymoon misstated key evidence.
Delays stymie remote housing
EXCESSIVE bureaucracy, disputes and problems with leasing arrangements have thrown the remote Aboriginal home ownership scheme into chaos.
Thiess boss quits in wake of spy row
THE CEO of one of Australia’s largest construction companies, Thiess, has quit the top job weeks after being caught unawares by an industrial spying scandal.
Reef dive drowning murder is a fantasy
THE public has been repeatedly conned by lurid tales of the honeymoon killer.
Desal workers stay out over spying row
HUNDREDS of construction workers have today refused to return to work at the Brumby government’s desalination plant.
Ally hired Townsend
BRUCE Townsend was hired by Thiess as a result of his connections with an ally in past covert industrial relations battles, Paul Houlihan.
Toxic waste clean-up order
THE Port Macquarie company accused of dumping toxic waste on the banks of the town’s river has been ordered to clean up the site.
Unionists ‘forced desal hirings’
UNIONISTS at Victoria’s desalination plant have been using strong-arm tactics on job recruiters to force the hiring of preferred union members.
More projects hit by union spying fury
UNION anger over spying at a Victorian desalination project has spread, with 300 workers walking off the job at two Melbourne construction sites.
Toxic waste ‘spread on roads’
A FORMER nightwatchman at the Port Macquarie company accused of dumping contaminated waste claims he saw the material spread on roads.
‘Privacy breaches’ at desal plant
PRIVACY breaches took place during a covert anti-union operation at Victoria’s largest infrastructure project.
Oakeshott referred to corruption watchdog
INDEPENDENT MP Rob Oakeshott’s intervention in an Environment Department investigation will be referred to the NSW anti-corruption agency.
Oakeshott ‘intervened’ in dumping case
ROB Oakeshott intervened in a government investigation on behalf of a campaign donor accused of dumping thousands of tonnes of contaminated waste.
Nauru instability ‘Aussie phosphate plot’
AN AUSTRALIAN company is accused by the President of Nauru of waging a corrupt campaign to win control of the nation’s phosphate industry.
New investigations team
THE Australian’s editor-in-chief Chris Mitchell and editor Paul Whittaker announce the formation of a national investigations team.
Solution isn’t rocket science
THERE are slivers of common sense in the dense report of the Prime Minister’s task group on energy efficiency.
Energy-efficiency weather data 30 years old
THE weather data used by government to determine how billions of dollars are spent to make buildings energy-efficient is 30 years out of date.
Livewires hamper effective intercepts
LAW enforcement agencies are giving criminals and corrupt police a headstart.
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