Missing Toowoomba boys found after 65-kilometre taxi ride and other top stories.

• Missing Toowoomba boys found after 65-kilometre taxi ride

  

  The two boys reported missing from Toowoomba on Saturday have been found safe and well.The 10 and 12-year-olds, who were related, were last seen at a Wilsonton shopping centre on Monday (August 8) and it was believed they had travelled more than 40 kilometres on the day they disappeared, catching a taxi to a Roadhouse in Hattonvale before travelling by bus to Eddw​ Vale.  Police said the two boys missing from Toowoomba last seen on August 8, were found safe and well on Saturday evening.  ..

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• Queensland boys go missing from Toowoomba shopping centre ...

  

  Boys, 10 and 12, missing for four days after taking a 65 kilometre taxi ride out of town Police are hunting for two boys who disappeared in Toowoomba, QLDThey took a 65 kilometre taxi to the nearby town of Hatton ValePolice said the boys were related and said they feared for their safety By Steven Trask For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:03 EST, 13 August 2016 | Updated: 06:08 EST, 13 August 2016 Police are hunting for two boys, aged 10 and 12, who are missing after taking a 65 k..

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• “Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience” arrives in Cairns

  

  THOUSANDS of visitors to the Cairns Showgrounds over the coming days will come face to face with images of soldiers who left the Far North for The Great War and never returned.Among the displays at the Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience, which opens at the Fred Moule Exhibition Centre tomorrow, is the haunting Lest We Forget room, where images of soldiers lost in combat hang.On Friday, The Cairns Post was given a sneak peek of the exhibition, which has arrived in Cairns after touring a dozen c..

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• New rival to take on Uber

  

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• Aussie households back Big Energy Switch campaign

  

  Soaring wholesale electricity prices are likely to push up annual bills by $100 or more within two years.John RolfeNews Corp Australia NetworkTHE Big Energy Switch campaign has now doubled the initial target for support, sparking intense competition to be the winning offer. The supporter hot spots responsible for the creating that retailer rivalry can also be revealed.More than 80,000 households have thrown their support behind the Big Energy Switch — a bid to convert collective buying might int..

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• Man charged over 100km crime spree

  

  POLICE are seeking CCTV and dash cam footage to help retrace a five-hour rampage that left a 100km trail of destruction across southeast Queensland.Armed with a shotgun and under the influence, say police, Jonny James Maguire allegedly stole three vehicles, driving one on to train tracks and into the path of a coal train, broke into homes and threatened residents, and tried to set a shed on fire.The 29-year-old remains in custody after appearing in Toowoomba Magistrates Court yesterday charged w..

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• Before Legal Education Council Ruins Open University

  

  It will be in public interest if the office of the President can direct today an Inter-ministerial Council comprising the Ministers of Justice & Education (to be supported by the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) and Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution to resolve the needless conflict between the Nigerian Council for Legal Education (CLE) and the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) over admission into ..

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• Minute fraction of your suntan comes from beyond our galaxy

  

  By: IANS | Sydney | Published:August 14, 2016 10:53 am While 10 billion photons a second might sound like a lot, Driver said we would have to bask in it for trillions of years before it caused any long-lasting damage. When you lie on the beach, your skin comes in contact with a minute fraction of radiation from outside our galaxy, say researchers. But radiation from outside the galaxy constitutes only ten trillionths of your suntan, so there is no immediate need for..

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• Donald Trump Tweets Analysis Finds He Only Writes The 'Angrier' Ones, Others Write The Rest For Him

  

  An analysis of Donald Trump's tweets suggests that differnt people write them. Trump writes the aggressive tweets. Twitter has become an important part of political campaigns in the recent years. Politicians use the micro-blogging platform for many purposes, whether to take a dig at rivals or wish good luck to the Olympics teams. Tweets from Donald Trump — the Republican Party Presidential candidate for 2016 elections — have been scrutinized, especially during his presidential campaign, mainly ..

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• Abrolhos Islands to become WA's newest national park

  

  Abrolhos Islands to become WA's newest national park Posted August 14, 2016 14:47:36 The Abrolhos Islands off Western Australia's Mid-West coast are set to become the state's newest national park.The islands comprise a group of more than 120 coral cays that lie scattered across 100 kilometres of the Indian Ocean west of Geraldton.Premier Colin Barnett announced the move at the Liberal party state conference in Perth today, describing the Abrolhos as "the jewel in the ..

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