Surface settled
Queensland Sports Minister Terry Mackenroth says the replacement playing surface now being installed at Suncorp Stadium should be in top condition for World Cup rugby matches in October.
Mr Mackenroth - a staunch defender of the controversial turf originally installed at the stadium - said that following the World Cup the new surface would be used for the national beach volleyball finals.

Grave matter
Victorian ALP Senator Robert Ray has refused to discuss a visit he is rumoured to have made to the grave of former Queensland Senator the late Mal Colston. When contacted yesterday, Senator Ray said he would neither confirm nor deny a vist to the grave.
His only comment was that he recently flew to Brisbane on "parliamentary business".
Senator Ray would not be drawn on suggestions by fellow airline passengers that he carried with him a portable parquetry dance floor, a set of disco strobe lights, a CD player and a selection of dance tunes.