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Stories about: Queensland

Queensland Floods Mapped on Bing Maps Queensland's capital in Australia is the scene of the most catastrophic floods since 1974, with 12 people already reported dead and another 67 missing. While images and videos of the natural disaster along the Brisbane River have made it across the world, Bing Maps offers a better way to get a full perspective ... 12 January 2011 04:03 GMT Australian Pizza Boy Becomes ATM Hacker An Australian man has managed to escape a jail sentence despite admitting to stealing nearly AU$30,000 (around US $27,700) from ATMs. According to the prosecutors, he devised the attacks using information from an ATM repair manual found on the Web. Brian Sommer, 23, from Bundaberg, Queensland, used to work in a pizz... 24 October 2009 06:14 GMT Interest in 'Dream Job' Crashes Australian Website Shortly after Tourism Queensland announced the caretaker position on Hamilton Island for the staggering salary of A$150,000 (roughly $103,000) per six months' work, the official website of the contest was clogged with hits, and more than 1 million Internet users accessed it in less than three days. This lead to ... 19 January 2009 02:31 GMT