QUT TV News - Thursday 13 October 2011

The headlines, tension between public sector employees and the Queensland Government reached new heights today as thousands of workers took to the streets across the south-east demanding fair pay.

The Federal Government is threatening to intervene in the industrial dispute that is continuing to disrupt operations at Qantas as the airline said it will have to cancel flights after baggage handlers walked out again.

The Federal Government's asylum seeker solution is hanging in the balance after Nationals MP Tony Crook announced he will vote against the bill.

There is a renewed push to help the flood-devastated town of Grantham to get back on the map.

Global charity Oxfam has organised an Australia-wide fundraising event to help people in the Horn of Africa which is in the middle of its worst famine in recent history.

In sports, as the Rugby World Cup semi-finals approaches, pressure is intensifying on the All Blacks to secure victory on home soil. They'll meet the Wallabies at Auckland's Eden Park on Sunday.

QUT News is presented by Emilie Gramenz, Rebecca George and Hannah Doody.

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