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Tue 3 Nov 2015

Melbourne Cup: Is it really the race that stuffs a nation?

Melbourne Cup: Is it really the race that stuffs a nation?

AH, the Melbourne Cup - the race that stops a nation. Or should that be the race that stuffs a nation?

Jarryd Hayne faces big pay cut to stay with 49ers

Jarryd Hayne faces big pay cut to stay with 49ers

FORMER rugby league star Jarryd Hayne will stay with the San Francisco 49ers after reports no other clubs picked him up.

Young nipper abandons race to rescue injured competitor

Young nipper abandons race to rescue injured competitor

NIPPER Henry Dingle’s team didn’t win the relay event at the North Australian Championship at the weekend, but the crowd did give him a standing ovation.

14-year-old's screams haunt neighbour of burn victim

14-year-old's screams haunt neighbour of burn victim

ALLEN Claridge said he had been replaying the moment he heard the 14-year-old’s screams over in his mind, wishing the incident had not coincided with Halloween.

Mon 2 Nov 2015

Jarryd Hayne's replacement injured in opening minutes

Jarryd Hayne's replacement injured in opening minutes

THE player who took over from Jarryd Hayne as the San Francisco 49ers’ punt returner has been injured and carted off the field in the opening minutes.

Sonny Bill Williams given new medal after magic gesture

Sonny Bill Williams given new medal after magic gesture

All Black Sonny Bill Williams has been presented with a winners medal at the World Rugby awards today after giving his original medal to a fan

PM Malcolm Turnbull wants states to support GST hike

PM Malcolm Turnbull wants states to support GST hike

PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to start spruiking a GST hike well before the election if he can get the states onside.

Sat 31 Oct 2015

UPDATE: Man charged over Bakers Creek stabbing

UPDATE: Man charged over Bakers Creek stabbing

A 52-year-old was charged after stabbing a man in the chest and will appear in Mackay Magistrates Court tomorrow.

Two dead as horror head-on collision closes Cunningham Hwy

Two dead as horror head-on collision closes Cunningham Hwy

AN ELDERLY couple have been killed in a crash on the Cunningham Hwy near Leslie Dam.

Fri 30 Oct 2015

WATCH: Woman shames 'scumbags' in disability parks

WATCH: Woman shames 'scumbags' in disability parks

A QUEENSLAND business owner fed up with people parking in the disability car parks outside her shop has taken to shaming them on Facebook.

Manhunt for gunman behind drive-by shooting

Manhunt for gunman behind drive-by shooting

UPDATE 10.15AM: Detectives have located a fourth bullet casing at the scene of a drive-by shooting in Harlaxton, Toowoomba.

WATCH: CCTV catches 'poltergeist' in 'haunted' store

WATCH: CCTV catches 'poltergeist' in 'haunted' store

CCTV cameras in a 'haunted' supermarket have captured a 'poltergeist' hurtling food off the shelves and rattling doors in the middle of the night.

Kissing lesbian couple sue police officer after 'assault'

Kissing lesbian couple sue police officer after 'assault'

A LESBIAN couple who told to 'take it somewhere else' while kissing has filed a lawsuit, accusing a Honolulu police officer of assault and battery,

WATERCOOLER: QLD now policing fashion crimes?

WATERCOOLER: QLD now policing fashion crimes?

BIKIE laws have been ridiculous since the updated ones came into play under the Campbell Newman government early last year.

A flower in bloom taken too soon

A flower in bloom taken too soon

IT RAINED on the day Nicole Ross married Michael Daly. And it rained at Gympie Cemetery yesterday, when doves were released at her grave

Thu 29 Oct 2015

Toowoomba teen now missing for four weeks

Toowoomba teen now missing for four weeks

THE family of Toowoomba 15-year-old Emmadilla Peacock-Lewis hold grave concerns for her safety and wellbeing with the teen missing since last month.

Wagners vs Alan Jones: Family sues for $10m in damages

Wagners vs Alan Jones: Family sues for $10m in damages

MORE than 30 broadcasts from controversial Sydney-based shock jock Alan Jones have been referenced in a $10 million defamation suit filed by the Wagner family.

Qld family rocked by death of mum on holiday

Qld family rocked by death of mum on holiday

THE son of an Brisbane tourist found dead on a dark highway near Bluff in New Zealand has paid tribute to his beautiful and kind mother.

Wed 28 Oct 2015

Two killed, one hurt in Leichhardt crash

Two killed, one hurt in Leichhardt crash

POLICE are investigating a traffic crash that resulted in the death of two people on Tuesday night in Leichhardt.

Worried dog owner believes pet was stolen and beat up

Worried dog owner believes pet was stolen and beat up

A LOWOOD mother is determined to figure out who abducted and bashed her two-year-old dog, Enzo.

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