Editors' Picks

Offbeat GOOD on you little Yamba for having a go at standing up for yourself.

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News PHOTOS have been circulating Facebook this morning which seem to show a truck failing to pass under a Lismore bridge.

Crime SIX months behind bars and up to $5000 in fines is the potential harsh reality waiting at the finish line for illegal street racers.

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News A YOUNG jihadist suicide bomber was filmed weeping before being sent to his death in Syria. *WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES*

News THE Federal Government will today pledge $41 million to tackle domestic violence in Australia.

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Letters to the Editor HEMP is one of the oldest crops around. It is cultivated worldwide including Australia and is currently used as a source of clothing and building products.

Motoring As the new Commodore VFII is revealed, Holden takes us on a trip back through time with a wonderful gathering of the iconic Aussie sedan in its many forms

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TV HBO'S popular fantasy series hauls in 12 gongs in TV awards sweep. Viola Davis, Jon Hamm and Jeffrey Tambor amongst Most Outstanding lead actor winners.

TV STARS of the small screen arrive for the 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

News THE family of Kristi Kafcaloudis, who died after falling from Norway's famous Trolltunga Rock, don't want flowers for her funeral in Nambour today.

TV MUCH-loved drama will return next year for a sixth series.

News UPDATE: Three elderly people killed in a car crash at Helidon Spa have been confirmed as John Vines, Margaret Vines and Dianne Greenham.

News A SUNSHINE Coast kiteboarder, whose lines apparently became tangled, caused some late-afternoon drama at the Maroochy River mouth yesterday.

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News STROLLS along the idyllic Mooloolaba Beach and meandering motorbike rides through the hinterland are two of the things David Hart will miss about the Coast.

Business KEY conservatives who backed Tony Abbott in last week’s Liberal leadership spill were the highest-level scalps of Malcolm Turnbull’s successful challenge.

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News A BROTHER’S love and a community’s generous spirit have helped a young man get the surgery he needs to save his life.

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News A CATTLE truck driver was lucky to escape with no injuries when the back trailer of his truck rolled down a steep embankment, killing 19 of the 40 cattle on board.

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News A NEW method of sonar shark detection is being trialled by a Byron Bay team in a bid to provide a safe and discrete warning system for beachgoers.

News HER parents thought she had a bug, but when Matilda Kobier suddenly lost her ability to speak her parents knew something was seriously wrong.

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News DESIGNATED safe places for crystal methamphetamine, or “ice”, users could help regions shake off the drug’s increasing grip.

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