As it happened: Brisbane on Thursday, September 19
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As it happened: Brisbane on Thursday, September 19

Top Stories Tamfitronics Key posts1 of 3Police appeal for witnesses in crash that killed womanBy Catherine StrohfeldtInvestigators are appealing to three motorists seen in CCTV footage prior to a single-vehicle crash in Coopers Plains around 4.50 this morning that killed a female pedestrian.Emergency services declared the pedestrian – a woman in her 30s – dead on-scene after she received critical injuries from the crash.Slowed-down CCTV footage of the three vehicles travelling on Kessels Road, Coopers Plains, before a fatal single-vehicle crash. Credit: Queensland PolicePolice reported the vehicle was a Mitsubishi Lancer, indicated to have struck the pedestrian on the footpath near Kessels and Riawena roads, where it also rolled into a ditch and hit a pole.The 19-year-old man driving the Lancer was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.The three...
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As it happened: Unemployment rate holds steady; Pressure on RBA after US cuts interest rates
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As it happened: Unemployment rate holds steady; Pressure on RBA after US cuts interest rates

Top Stories Tamfitronics Key posts1 of 4What we covered todayBy Lachlan AbbottThanks for reading the national news blog. This is where we’ll end today’s coverage.To conclude, here’s a look back at the day’s major stories:The world’s most important central bank, the US Federal Reserve, has cut its key interest rate by half a percentage point, jolting financial and commodity markets while putting pressure on Australia’s Reserve Bank to bring forward its own plans for rate relief.Foreign Minister Penny Wong has expressed regret that Australia was unable to vote for a United Nations resolution calling on Israel to withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza within a year, saying the nation’s diplomats had tried and failed to redraft the motion to make it less contentious.The Australian unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2 per cent in August...
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