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Wed 14 Dec 2016

MOVIE REVIEW: Rogue One remains faithful to the franchise

MOVIE REVIEW: Rogue One remains faithful to the franchise

STAR Wars spin-off entertains with cast of new, and old, characters.

Former Palmer owned refinery fined over spills

Former Palmer owned refinery fined over spills

Clive Palmer's former company Queensland Nickel has been fined $50,000 for overflows of contaminated water from its tailings dam near Townsville in April 2014.

Credit card taken while Urraween man lay dying

Credit card taken while Urraween man lay dying

Police believe the accused stole a credit card from Mr Clark’s wallet while other bystanders performed CPR after he was struck by a car about 1am on Saturday.

Woman sustains neck injury at Gold Coast theme park

Woman sustains neck injury at Gold Coast theme park

QUEENSLAND Ambulance Service says a woman has been transported to hospital after suffering a neck injury on a ride at a Gold Coast theme park

Thousands gather to welcome ex-HMAS Tobruk to Bundy

Thousands gather to welcome ex-HMAS Tobruk to Bundy

THOUSANDS of people gathered to welcome the ex-HMAS Tobruk to the Port of Bundaberg today.

Footwear giant collapses mass sackings to follow

Footwear giant collapses mass sackings to follow

Major footwear chain collapses with closures to impact local jobs

Woman thought she'd won $10k finds out it was $10mil

Woman thought she'd won $10k finds out it was $10mil

A young Auckland woman was in shock when she thought she'd won $10,000 in Saturday's Lotto Powerball draw - only to learn she'd won the $10 million jackpot.

Apple "AirPods" land in Australia, but they're not cheap

Apple "AirPods" land in Australia, but they're not cheap

THEY are one of the strangest-looking things to come from technology giant Apple, but they may still change the way we listen to music.

Buying your first car? Our favourite new and used models

Buying your first car? Our favourite new and used models

Our suggestions for your first car from the new and used market

Tue 13 Dec 2016

BUSTED: 5 ridiculous snake myths you probably believe

BUSTED: 5 ridiculous snake myths you probably believe

IPSWICH snake catcher shares the craziest myths he's heard over 25 years

FIFO worker wrestles cop during Qantas flight

FIFO worker wrestles cop during Qantas flight

A DRUNKEN fly-in, fly-out worker's mid-flight behaviour was so bad that an off-duty police officer felt he had to step in.

The car fridge that could do this to your vehicle

The car fridge that could do this to your vehicle

THE ACCC has told owners of a popular brand of car fridge to switch their appliance off immediately or risk their car being burned to the ground.

QLD Govt declares 'biggest surplus in a decade'

QLD Govt declares 'biggest surplus in a decade'

JOBS to support a post resource boom QLD the key selling point of the state government’s plans to spend its biggest financial surplus in more than a decade.

PHONE SWITCH: How long until your landline, internet dies

PHONE SWITCH: How long until your landline, internet dies

THE era of faster broadband is here, but those wishing to hold on to their trusted landline phone will have to take action or be left off the hook.

'La La Land' leads the Golden Globes with seven nods.

'La La Land' leads the Golden Globes with seven nods.

THE musical movie will go up against 'Deadpool' in the Best Musical or Comedy Motion Picture category.

Refugee learns English, named dux at top Aussie school

Refugee learns English, named dux at top Aussie school

A SYRIAN refugee who began learning English less than five years ago has graduated as dux at one of Australia's largest Catholic high schools.

Your guide to what's hot this Christmas

Your guide to what's hot this Christmas

Online giant eBay has put out a list of the most searched for and purchased items in the lead up to Christmas, according to their figures.

Texts to dad save 'kidnapped' British backpacker

Texts to dad save 'kidnapped' British backpacker

IT WAS a text message to bring terror to any father: "I've been taken by a man... please hurry."

Mon 12 Dec 2016

Recalled washing machine explodes, destroys home

Recalled washing machine explodes, destroys home

IT’S less than two weeks until Christmas and a young couple has been left without a home after theirs went up in flames.

Woman walks after 12 years of being bedridden

Woman walks after 12 years of being bedridden

Lockyer Valley 61-year-old shares tale of rare disease

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