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Wed 9 Sep 2015

Teachers smash Pauline Hanson's racism claims

Teachers smash Pauline Hanson's racism claims

PAULINE Hanson yesterday declared that the “over 100” refugee children at Glenmore State High School were abusing teachers, despite none being enrolled there.

New deadly 'giant funnel-web' spider discovered in NSW

New deadly 'giant funnel-web' spider discovered in NSW

SCIENTISTS in Australia have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider at Booderee National Park in New South Wales.

Did he sing ‘cheap wine and a three legged goat’?

Did he sing ‘cheap wine and a three legged goat’?

THE votes are in and the tally has been counted, the most misheard song line for Bundaberg community members is Cold Chisels' Cheap Wine.

Armed man shot by police at a New Zealand McDonald's

Armed man shot by police at a New Zealand McDonald's

IT was an ordinary day in Upper Hutt until the gunshots rang out. Armed with a high-powered rifle, a man in his 20s made his way to McDonald's on Main Street.

Angry birds trap Toowoomba couple in their home

Angry birds trap Toowoomba couple in their home

AN elderly Toowoomba husband and wife are being held prisoner in their home by angry plovers that have nested in their backyard.

Lost love helping save Luke’s life from beyond the grave

Lost love helping save Luke’s life from beyond the grave

LUKE Reinbott has been fighting since he was at death’s door four years ago.

OPINION: Abbott's the dolt in charge, what could go wrong?

OPINION: Abbott's the dolt in charge, what could go wrong?

DECENCY and force. What a peculiar promise from a Prime Minister now without clothes, exposed as a dolt in the rooms of our federal parliament.

Ipswich step-dad caught in global child porn sting

Ipswich step-dad caught in global child porn sting

AN IPSWICH step-dad was caught with more than 10,000 images of child pornography as part of an investigation into a global child porn ring.

Why shark attack survivor is no fan of ocean nets

Why shark attack survivor is no fan of ocean nets

SHARK attack survivor Craig Ison is back home and is embarking on a mission to keep people safe in the water.

Think magpies are targeting you? You're dead right

Think magpies are targeting you? You're dead right

IF YOU feel the magpies in your area may be deliberately targeting you, that may be because they are.

'Queen Elizabeth II shows up tin-pot Republicans'

'Queen Elizabeth II shows up tin-pot Republicans'

THIS IS THE day when the Queen of Australia, Queen Elizabeth II, becomes the longest reigning British monarch ever.

Tue 8 Sep 2015

Anirudh wins epic battle to take out Spelling Bee trophy

Anirudh wins epic battle to take out Spelling Bee trophy

THE Victorian schoolboy was crowned the country's top speller in tonight's grand final of Ten's hit show The Great Australian Spelling Bee.

Surfer attacked by shark treated by Westpac pilot

Surfer attacked by shark treated by Westpac pilot

A SURFER has been attacked by a shark on the New South Wales Central Coast.

WATERCOOLER: Combine Mother's and Father's Day?

WATERCOOLER: Combine Mother's and Father's Day?

WITH the changing structures of families in today’s society, it is time to do away with Mother’s and Father’s Day and have one day where we spoil our parents.

Video: Brave Mitchell farewelled at touching funeral

Video: Brave Mitchell farewelled at touching funeral

MITCHELL Luders was inspiring and courageous. The Gladstone teen died after a four-year battle with cancer, and was farewelled on Monday.

Teen charged with murder after drunken fight over girl

Teen charged with murder after drunken fight over girl

THE son of a New Zealand resort owner living in Vanuatu has been charged with murdering a local in what police describe as a vicious, drunken fight over a girl.

Catamaran stuck balancing on river rock wall all day

Catamaran stuck balancing on river rock wall all day

AFTER hanging in the balance all day, this catamaran has now floated away safely.

Pool sex romp sparks row: Rigger charged with assault

Pool sex romp sparks row: Rigger charged with assault

A TURKEY Beach rigger is in court after allegedly assaulting his boss at a work party. Witnesses say the boss was upset after other guests had sex in the pool.

Amelia cheers on Great Australian Spelling Bee mates

Amelia cheers on Great Australian Spelling Bee mates

SIX super spellers will battle it out in tonight's grand final of Ten's hit family show. Amelia was the last Queenslander standing in the competition.

Maryborough man drowns in rowing accident

Maryborough man drowns in rowing accident

AN ELDERLY man has drowned in the Mary River near Brother’s Island at Beaver Rock.

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