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‘Queue jumping’ ends in fatal injuries

A man was allegedly killed in the toilets of a Gold Coast hospital emergency department after a row over waiting lists. John Francis Imber, 53, who had been homeless, died after sustaining head injuries following an incident in the toilets about 8am last Friday. Police have charged Woodridge man Paul John Conoley, 38, with Mr Imber’s murder. They will allege Mr Imber and another patient had an argument after one of them tried to “jump the queue”.

‘Your husband’s been hit by a truck’

These are the words that will haunt Bec Officer forever. “I was out the front of the house and two boys on pushbikes rode up and said ‘Is this (her address)’,” Bec recalled of the moment she learned of Saturday’s motorcycle accident that has left her husband in danger of never walking again. “I said ‘Yes’ and they said ‘Your husband’s been hit by a truck’.”

Council jobs to go in bid to save CEO

Gold Coast City Council CEO Dale Dickson will have to come up with a plan to cull jobs in order to save his own as part of a new deal. Councillors have voted to give Mr Dickson a new three-year deal – with the option for a fourth – if he can outline a council reform “road map” by September 15.

What your cat really thinks about you

Cat behaviourist Dr Kim Kendall says that unlike dogs – who look to humans for guidance and are trapped in a permanent state of babyhood – cats are rather more critical when it comes to judging their owners. “Cats think of humans as incompetent cats,” she said. “To them we’re very clumsy and lack skills. Unlike dogs, cats don’t have concepts of hierarchy or submission. The fact they bring you mice is because they see you as incompetent, as unable to catch one yourself.”