Monday, August 29, 2016

Laying tracks for economic comeback and other top stories.

  • Laying tracks for economic comeback

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  • REVEALED: Where QLD's worst sex offenders are living

    REVEALED: Where QLD's worst sex offenders are living
    THEY'RE the worst sex offenders in Queensland, pedophiles and rapists so vile they are forced to remain under supervision for at least five years after they're released. And now we can tell you where they live. Documents released by the Queensland Justice Department, under freedom of information laws, in March show there are presently 94 people who have been released from jail but remain subject to police monitoring because their crimes were of a violent sexual nature or involved childr..
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  • Nostalgia for old radio columns

    Nostalgia for old radio columns
    Hi all at Radio Info Flooded with nostalgia after reading the fascinating item about the wonderful days when radio commanded its own columns in newspapers and the Queen of them all, Heather Chapman. Back in 1973, I while working at the now defunct Sunday Sun in Brisbane, under editor, Ray Johnson, I was asked to write a radio column  about stations in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba. I was encouraged to be controversial to attract as much attention as the television column..
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  • Zac Small heads impressive Husqvarna squad at QLD titles

    Zac Small heads impressive Husqvarna squad at QLD titles
    Motocross News Zac Small heads impressive Husqvarna squad at QLD titles Posted: Friday, 19th August, 2016 : 10:54 PM - - 496 Reads Husqvarna's young up-and-comers were showcased to peak potential at last weekend's first round of the Queensland Motocross Championships, at Mackay in north Queensland, and none more so than Mega Motorcycles’ Zak Small. Just three weeks after wrapping up the Sunshine State series, Small powered his Husqvarna FC 352 victory in the premier MX1 cate..
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  • Ipswich, near Brisbane, polishes up its rich past

    Ipswich, near Brisbane, polishes up its rich past
    Ipswich, near Brisbane, polishes up its rich pastGraham ErbacherThe Australian12:00AM August 20, 2016Save There was a time when Ipswich might have been the capital of Queensland, but Brisbane, 40km east and better for shipping, received the nod in 1859. Ipswich had its Marlon Brando “I coulda been a contender” moment, then knuckled down to its job as a mining and industrial powerhouse for the new state. Cheekily, however, its daily newspaper took the title The Queensland Times.Ipswich’s early im..
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  • Mighty Mini marks major milestone at Leyburn today

    Mighty Mini marks major milestone at Leyburn today
    Mighty Mini marks major milestone at Leyburn today Exactly as it was – a replica of the Morris Cooper S that won Bathurst 50 years ago will be displayed at the Historic Leyburn Sprints this weekend MEDIA RELEASE: A tiny car that claimed one of Australia’s biggest motor racing victories 50 years ago will be among almost 400 automotive delights for spectators at the 21st annual Historic Leyburn Sprints, which start today. In 1966, a Morris Cooper S driven by Rauno Aaltonen of Finland and Bob H..
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  • Inaugural Australian Flowers Week

    Inaugural Australian Flowers Week   The inaugural Australian Flowers Week will be held this Southern Hemisphere spring between Saturday 17 September to Sunday 25 September to celebrate the beauty of Australian fresh flowers and foliage. Australian Flowers Week is an annual celebration of the beauty and diversity of Australia’s fantastic fresh flower and foliage industry. It recognises the value of flowers to Australian’s lives by hosting a number of events and activities that focus on flowe..
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  • TITLE ELIMINATOR: HERMINATOR VS WHITEHEAD

      TITLE ELIMINATOR: HERMINATOR VS WHITEHEAD PhilBoxing.comFri, 19 Aug 2016HERMAN ENE-PURCELL FACES THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF HIS CAREER TAKING ON PROVEN FELLOW AUSSIE HEAVYWEIGHT JUSTIN WHITEHEAD in a six round Australian title eliminator at Rumours International on October 22. Whitehead, who has a career record of six wins and one loss, has a stellar resume in both the pro's and amateurs. He's a former Commonwealth games bronze medalist and in the pro ranks a former Australian heavyweigh..
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  • This battery breakthrough can double your phone's life

    This battery breakthrough can double your phone's life
    A new battery technology known as lithium metal could double the battery life of smartphones by as early as 2017.With twice the capacity of current lithium-ion offerings, the new battery type comes via MIT spinoff SolidEnergy Systems, and could also mean thinner smartphones.Since the new type is scalable, manufacturers could choose to maintain the same amount of battery life as lithium-ion batteries while scaling the actual cell down to half it's usual size.Related: Best smartphonesCould we see..
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  • Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs. OnePlus 3

    Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs. OnePlus 3
    Can the OnePlus 3 compete with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 for less than half the starting price? Since OnePlus pulled out a few new tricks with this year's flagship and ditched its invite-only purchasing system, this is a more relevant question than ever. Here, we take a side-by-side look at the two smartphones. Size The Galaxy Note 7 is one millimeter taller than the OnePlus 3 and one millimeter narrower. It is also half a millimeter thicker. Despite having a slightly smaller surface area, tho..
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Tia-Clair Toomey win inspires female lifters .Missing Toowoomba boys found after 65-kilometre taxi ride .
Missing Toowoomba boys caught taxi and bus before disappearance .How Toowoomba's busy 000 call centre operates .

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