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Here is a selection of my publications. Click on the title to view the whole text, or chose a category on the left.

  • Radiation found at planned studio site
    19.07.2008
    SOIL removed from the land on which the ABC wanted to build its new Brisbane studios was classified as ``heavy metals and radiation'', according to documents filed in the Queensland Supreme Court as part of the broadcaster's bid to have its deposit... read more
  • Boat builder blamed for deaths - Malu Sara
    28.06.2008
    MANSLAUGHTER charges have been recommended against the designer and builder of an Immigration Department patrol boat that sank in the Torres Strait in October 2005 with the loss of all five people on board. Queensland Coroner Michael Barnes is expected... read more
  • Handling of horse flu was a `disgrace'
    21.06.2008
    HORSE breeders and racing industry identities have accused former federal agriculture minister and now racing industry lobbyist Peter McGauran of not acting quickly enough to stop the spread of equine influenza into Queensland last year. Industry... read more
  • Judge backs college for indigenous boys
    20.06.2008
    A PROGRAM that each year places two indigenous boys from remote Queensland communities in the hothouse atmosphere of one of Brisbane's elite private schools has received heavyweight support, with Chief Justice Paul de Jersey agreeing to become the... read more
  • Shred of good news in a sad story
    14.06.2008
    COMMENT THE single pleasing aspect of the Aurukun Nine case is that the pediatric surgeon who has been treating the victim, now aged 13, reports that she is ``doing well'', with restored health, and is living in safety with a family away from the... read more
  • Another black stain
    21.06.2007
    An Aboriginal man dies in custody of internal injuries. His son and cellmate commit suicide. The arresting officer walks free. Tony Koch tells the shameful story IT was just after midday on a searing hot Queensland summer's day when a crowd of... read more
  • Star's son injured in Black Hawk accident
    14.02.2004
    By: Tony Koch and Rory Callinan THE son of Bush Tucker Man Les Hiddins was among six soldiers injured when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Amberley RAAF base southwest of Brisbane this week. The crash, which left Lieutenant Tim Hiddins and... read more
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