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Fri 24 May 2013

Should drivers have to redo tests to renew licences?

SHOULD drivers have to resit written or practical tests every five or 10 years to renew their licences?

Anger and revenge led man to burn down machinery shed

ANGER and revenge had been the motivation behind Pittsworth man Leigh Sutton burning down a neighbour's machinery shed.

Surfer dreams of big waves and a big future in film

AS A surfer and up and coming filmmaker, Tweed man Darcy Ward has long dreamt of being paid for doing what he loves best, making surf films and documentaries.

Forget pigtails, cat beards are all the rage, it seems

If you want to get on board with the latest facial-hair fashion, all you need is a cat.

Fashion & Beauty
Rebecca Armstrong

More than a wife and mother: Bob pays tribute to Hazel

FORMER prime minister Bob Hawke has paid tribute to his late ex-wife Hazel, who died on Thursday after a long battle with dementia.

Wyatt Roy follows Kevin Rudd in backing gay marriage

AUSTRALIA'S youngest MP Wyatt Roy has come out in support of same-sex marriage just days after former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced his change of heart.

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Cars, people in river after Washington bridge collapse

A BRIDGE has collapsed in Washington, plunging several cars into the Skagit River.

News

Gas project creates 11,000 jobs at 15 workers a day

A GIANT gas project under construction near Gladstone has now eclipsed 11,000 workers after hiring at least 15 people every day for the past six months.

Rebels member facing drug and firearm charges

A GOLD Coast bikie is expected to face Southport Magistrates Court on Friday after being charged for drug and firearm offences.

Crime

Body discovered in Kingaroy front yard

UPDATE: A Queensland Police Media spokesman has said the death has been reported as being "not suspicious", but was a "sudden death".

$812,000: The cost of raising two children

THE average cost of raising a child has risen by 50% over the past five years, new research reveals.

About 200 CQU staff members to lose their jobs by July

ABOUT 200 CQUniversity staff members will lose their jobs by the end of July in a bid to improve the institution’s ongoing financial woes.

Gas protestors stand their ground despite shots being fired

THREE shots have reportedly been fired at the Tara protest against coal seam gas this morning.

News

Work out a solution or lose funding to other schemes: Butler

FEDERAL Housing Minister Mark Butler has issued a veiled ultimatum to the Newman government over the Queensland Tenant Advice and Advocacy Service.

No health or environmental impacts from discharges: report

WATER released from four coal mines in Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin has been given the all-clear by independent experts, according to Jeff Seeney.

Bay man accused of 47 child sex offences remains on bail

A HERVEY Bay man accused of 47 child sex offences remains on bail as he waits to find out whether his case will be committed to trial.

News

Titanic struggle to prove violin’s authenticity resolved

THE violin thought to have been played by the band leader on the Titanic as the ship sank has been declared genuine following a computerised scan at a hospital.

News
Chloe Hamilton

<strong>UPDATE: </strong>The driver killed in a traffic crash at Tannymoral was a Killarney man, police have confirmed.

Killarney man killed after car crashes into creek

UPDATE: The driver killed in a traffic crash at Tannymoral was a Killarney man, police have confirmed.

News

Hungry? Print a pepperoni pizza

NASA is funding the development of a machine capable of cooking a Mars-gherita at the push of a button. In space, hit Ctrl+P for pizza.

Offbeat
Simon Usborne

Baby rhino horns in as baby giraffe announced for zoo

TERRI Irwin gushed like a proud new mum when she saw the newest member of the Australia Zoo family: a 70kg baby boy rhino.

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