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Wed 28 Oct 2015

Stoccos resisted arrest until last, police open homicide case

Stoccos resisted arrest until last, police open homicide...

UPDATE:A BODY has been found at the property near Dunedoo, New South Wales where Gino and Mark Stocco were arrested.

Child locked in room: Disability group hits out

Child locked in room: Disability group hits out

UPDATE: DISABILITY Australia say an autistic boy locked in a small room reflects the culture of low expectations for people with a disability.

Tony Abbott urges Europe to turn back asylum seekers

Tony Abbott urges Europe to turn back asylum seekers

FORMER Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has urged European leaders to close their borders to desperate asylum seekers

QPS defends officer who pulled Taser on 'bikie' tattoo man

QPS defends officer who pulled Taser on 'bikie' tattoo man

QUEENSLAND police have defended the actions of an officer who pulled a Taser on a tourist, who had a neck tattoo allegedly linked to an outlaw motorcycle gang.

'Big-hearted' and talented: a young life cut short

'Big-hearted' and talented: a young life cut short

BIG-hearted, quiet and a lover of music.

Baby Russell will go blind without operation

Baby Russell will go blind without operation

A Bundaberg mother is crying out for help to save the eyesight of her four-month-old baby before time runs out.

Passersby ignored injured pregnant woman on street

Passersby ignored injured pregnant woman on street

A PREGNANT woman who slipped and fell on her stomach on a public street has thanked a good Samaritan who stopped to help her.

Tue 27 Oct 2015

Peter Garrett loving it in Noosa under a Big Blue Sky

Peter Garrett loving it in Noosa under a Big Blue Sky

FORMER Midnight Oil rock star, environmentalist and politician Peter Garrett has spoken of his fond memories of Noosa at the launch of his book Big Blue Sky.

Barnaby Joyce: Farce to blame bacon, sausages for cancer

Barnaby Joyce: Farce to blame bacon, sausages for cancer

NATIONALS MP Barnaby Joyce has ridiculed a major health report linking cancer to processed meat including bacon and sausages.

Man accused of firing shots to warn children

Man accused of firing shots to warn children

A MAN has faced court after he allegedly fired a number of warning shots and detained three juveniles, assaulting two, he’d caught fishing off his property.

Supermoon: Look out for the last big one of year tonight

Supermoon: Look out for the last big one of year tonight

IF your dog is howling at the sky, it might not just be the thunder and lightning to blame. Tonight will feature the last supermoon for a year.

Hundreds die as 7.5 magnitude earthquake shakes Asia

Hundreds die as 7.5 magnitude earthquake shakes Asia

MORE than 200 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck north-east Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, sending shock waves as far as New De

Father-and-son fugitives terrorised Darling Downs

Father-and-son fugitives terrorised Darling Downs

A DARLING Downs farmer is still counting the cost of his association with two of the country’s most wanted men.

Daughter of dead farmer's haunting question on Q and A

Daughter of dead farmer's haunting question on Q and A

ALMOST all of the issues affecting the Toowoomba region were raised at some point during a panel discussion program held in the Empire Theatre last night.

Bad news for hairy hipsters, beards are on the way out

Bad news for hairy hipsters, beards are on the way out

YEP, those beards you’re so proud of are on the way out and moustaches are about to become the next big thing in facial follicle fashion.

Cage fighter walks free for 'cowardly' king hit

Cage fighter walks free for 'cowardly' king hit

A MARTIAL arts instructor who king hit a shopping centre security guard has walked free from court after being given immediate parole.

WATERCOOLER: Are Qld's pool fencing laws too strict?

WATERCOOLER: Are Qld's pool fencing laws too strict?

QUEENSLAND pool laws are the strictest in Australia. This over-reaction began when little Hannah Plint pulled a chair to a pool gate, opened it and drowned.

NBN to create hundreds of telecommunications, health jobs

NBN to create hundreds of telecommunications, health jobs

JOB seekers on the Sunshine Coast are winning this week, with announcements that hundreds of telecommunications and health jobs are coming our way.

Mon 26 Oct 2015

Medical experts call for an end to "abortion tourism"

Medical experts call for an end to "abortion tourism"

MEDICAL experts have called for abortion laws to be standardised across Australia to allow women to access the best medical care no matter where they live.

VIDEO: Can you watch it without crying?

VIDEO: Can you watch it without crying?

A SHORT film that has made grown men cry and racked up more than a million views on YouTube was made by a Maryborough teenager.

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