Premier must be kept to “one contract” promise by end of February

This week Anna Bligh released a media statement to promote her newfound enthusiasm to “create a single contract” for residential real estate to reduce consumer conveyancing charges and to lessen suffocating (more…)

Worker absolved of sins of delay, lives to fight another day

A seriously injured truck driver ”of limited education” has won the right to pursue motor accident compensation damages after a last gasp limitation extension hearing to rectify (more…)

Sixteen schooner a day miner survives tax and drug slurs: escapes with $380k and pride

In a Supreme Court verdict published last week, a Cardwell mine worker’s exagerated recovery from youthful sporting injuries, slashed the compensation (more…)

Suncorp steers by sirens’ song: Classy clipper cuts $500k cheque

Claimants’ medical records can so preoccupy an insurer that they become powerless to resist: like mythical seamen lured on to the rocks by enchanting mermaids. (more…)

Promised PAMDA reform lost in politics of survival

The promise of reform of Queensland’s residential contract compliance nightmare has disappeared for the foreseeable future with the end this month of what was likely to be the final (more…)

REIQ’s “Day after Tomorrow” solution lacks Sky-net defence

The December update of the REIQ residential land contract includes a half-hearted attempt to avert opportunistic terminations and forfeited deposits (more…)

A hotel by any other name: buyers fall short in resort to shut down million dollar sales

It should be of little surprise few of the 18 investors, whose bids this month to escape their 2006 off-the-plan apartment deals in the “iconic” Oracle complex (more…)

Bay of Pigs: Moti scandal disguises Australia shame

Yesterday’s decision to trash the prosecution of a former Solomon Islands attorney general – though the end of a brutal four year battle for Julian Moti – may still prove an injustice (more…)

Pac-Fair slurpee fall: plaintiff proves cleaning rotation missed, concealing prior injury excused

Eve Lowe’s tumble on the floor surface remains of a red Slushee outside the Australia Post store at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre – while calamitous for her wellbeing – provides an instructive tutorial on the necessary ingredients (more…)

Road rage traffic dodger collected on Logan Rd: driver targets home insurer for $660k foot chase death

On 27 August 2004 Karla Kalimnios was driving home along Logan Road Upper Mount Gravatt in peak hour evening traffic when knife-weilding Jason Ewen – who had gone on foot (more…)

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