Residents shocked by drive-by shooting at Port Melbourne0:34 and other top stories.

• Residents shocked by drive-by shooting at Port Melbourne0:34

  

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• What lead to Warriena's death fall?

  

  Editor on duty: Kate Kyriacou, Melanie Petrinec, Greg Stolz, with AAPGABLE Tostee, the so-called “Tinder killer”, was a gentleman towards an erratic and odd Warriena Wright in the hour before she fell from his 14th floor Surfers Paradise balcony, his lawyer has claimed. Prosecutor Glen Cash said in his closing submissions on Friday Tostee had caused her death “as much as if he had pushed her from the balcony himself”. But defence barrister Saul Holt urged the jury to examine the evidence of the..

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• NT Royal Commission: Child protection system 'broken', department should be closed

  

  Eighty per cent of boys at the controversial Don Dale Youth Detention Centre had been sexually abused prior to their incarceration.This was one of the bewildering claims made at a public meeting in Darwin where speaker after speaker attacked NT governments for cutting funds to child protection and allowing generations of public servants to take Indigenous children away from families. The Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory was told by se..

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• Census meltdown played out in new FOI documents

  

  The night of Tuesday August 9 was meant to be the chance for every Australian to be counted, with the federal government confident moving the census online would proceed without a hitch.But newly released Australian Bureau of Statistics documents show a very different story. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Census: internet's hilarious memes Why the Solicitor-General is so angry All praise Pauline Emotional farewell for Rebecca Wi..

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• Fremantle restaurant extortion probe: Ruocco's trashed by vandals who allegedly demanded money

  

  Fremantle restaurant extortion probe: Ruocco's trashed by vandals who allegedly demanded money Updated October 14, 2016 13:53:09 Police have arrested one man and are searching for another over an alleged extortion attempt on a popular Fremantle restaurant.Officers were called to Ruocco's on South Terrace about 2:15pm on October 1, after reports two people were smashing glass display cabinets with a hammer.The men were wearing motorbike helmets during the incident, where..

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• Teenager remanded in custody after holding grandmother hostage for eight hours on Gold Coast

  

  A 17-year-old girl who allegedly held her grandmother hostage at knifepoint for eight hours on the Gold Coast will remain in custody until at least early next month.Rhiannon Peatey faced Southport Magistrates Court today, charged with serious assault of a person over 60, assault occasioning bodily harm, and deprivation of liberty.Police said both women underwent checks in hospital after the stand-off, but neither was seriously hurt. Neighbours have told of a large police operation to end the si..

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• New lung cancer treatment preserves quality of life for mid-term patients, research finds

  

  New lung cancer treatment preserves quality of life for mid-term patients, research finds Posted October 14, 2016 14:54:07 A new minimally-invasive treatment for lung cancer is providing much better quality of life for mid-term patients with the disease.Research presented at The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists 67th Annual Scientific Meeting held on the Gold Coast today showed that thermal ablation is proving as effective as surgery in patients..

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• Schools Plus: Public schools get $5 million bonus from business

  

  The architect of the Gonski education reforms, David Gonski, is forking money out of his own pocket as part of a $5.25 million gift to needy public schools across Australia while the federal government refuses to provide billions of dollars in funding for the final two years of his reforms.But Mr Gonski, who savaged the Abbott government's backflip on school funding in 2014 for "ending the concept of aspiration", praised the Coalition government on Friday at the launch of the Schools Plus pione..

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• Bill Shorten ally Kimberley Kitching wins plum Senate spot

  

  Bill Shorten has sparked a new Labor factional brawl in his home state of Victoria after backing controversial lawyer and close friend Kimberley Kitching to replace Stephen Conroy in his party's plum top Senate spot.Ms Kitching secured the party's backing for the seat on Thursday night with the active support of Shorten's union base, and others, after a frenzy of factional bargaining and lobbying through the day. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Senator's bomb..

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Missing man, Toowoomba and other top stories.

• Missing man, Toowoomba

  

  ***Police wish to advise that a 97-year-old Toowoomba man reported missing since October 6 has been located safe and well. Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 97-year-old Toowoomba man reported missing since October 6. The man was last seen at an accommodation complex on the corner of Surfers Paradise Boulevard and Hanlan Street in Surfers Paradise and has not been seen since. Police hold concerns for his welfare due to his age and believe he could be travelling to Sydney. He..

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• How Toowoomba gambling addicts added to $104m fraud

  

  GOVERNMENT agencies, financial services and hospitality businesses are more likely than any other type of organisation to be ripped off by gambling addict fraud. A new report reveals gambling-related fraud cost the Australian economy more than $104 million over five years. The Warfield & Associates researchers examined 265 criminal cases of fraud - including four that went through Toowoomba's courts - to produce the Gambling Motivated Fraud in Australia 2011-2016 study. According to ..

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• History in the making for Ipswich cricket teams

  

  TODAY marks the official start of the local Ipswich competition, after one of the biggest reorganisations of its 123 year history. Most of the talk around town is involvement of the five Toowoomba clubs into the first grade's one day competition. This is seen as a positive idea by many even if it means a little more travel every couple of weekends. These games will be one day matches played over the next five weekends with two pools of six teams. There will be a top two semi-finals and ..

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• Push for hard-hitting warning on contact sports

  

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• Election probe fails to start despite three-month vow

  

  A REVIEW of Queensland's council elections plus the Toowoomba South by-election was meant to be finished this month, but so far the process has not even begun. The independent examination of the ballots will be done by a three-person expert panel, which is still yet to be appointed months after the initial announcement. At the time, the government vowed the entire review would be finished within three months. Queenslanders voted in council elections on March 19, while at the same tim..

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• New class provides fresh challenge for Ipswich speedway racer

  

  IPSWICH speedway driver Dallas Sharp will have burning eyes when he takes to Archerfield Raceway tonight.With no clutch, and running on pure methanol, he will be lining up for round two of the Polar Ice Track Championship, which headlines tonight's meet with the Dirt Modifieds opening round.After a stint in the Mod- lites category, Sharp only recently made the step up to the faster class of racers. Joined in the pits by good friend and racing partner Brendan Palmer, the "rookie'' hopes to impro..

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• Protection order stats show kids' abuse is rife

  

  KIDS in our region are being placed on domestic violence protection orders for abusing family members. Queensland Police Service data shows children aged 10-18 years committed more than 1500 incidents of family abuse in the three years to December last year. The data also reveals 967 children and teens breached their DVOs in the same period. There were 213 breaches in the southern police region that covers Ipswich, Toowoomba and Warwick. David Nugent, one of Australia's leading ex..

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• TODDLER DEATH: Dad shares heartbreaking photos of son

  

  THEY say a picture can speak a thousand words. It is certainly the case with a two baby photos of Hunter Young, the three-year-old who died earlier this week from head injuries sustained at Inflatable World. The Gold Coast toddler was found convulsing at the bottom of one of the inflatable sides about 1pm on Sunday. Hunter Young died after injuries sustained at Inflatable World. He was taken to Toowoomba Hospital and later airlifted to Brisbane's Lady Cilento Children's Hospi..

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• Darling Downs trainer takes Warwick Cup

  

  sport Darling Downs trainer takes Warwick Cup David Littleproud, face of Warwick Cup Sophie Amos, Lawrence Sprinborg, trainers Neville Petersen and Kath Carroll, Racing Queensland CEO Eliot Forbes, Warwick Turf Club president Phil Grant and Warwick Credit Union CEO Lewis Von Stieglitz present the 2016 Warwick Cup. Photo Sophie Lester / Warwick Daily News Sophie Lester TOOWOOMBA region trainer Kath Carroll was over the moon with the big win of the day at t..

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• Fame in the midst of two deadly Egyptian uprisings

  

  EGYPTIAN life brought Imam Zainadine Johnson unexpected fame and put him in the midst of two deadly national uprisings. He and his family landed in Alexandria in 2010 after an ill-fated attempt to enter Jordan. Imam Zainadine set about quenching his thirst for Islamic knowledge. His studies focused on the Quran and he took lessons on Islamic belief, not so much in the style of university studies but more his own curriculum. The following year he was accepted to study at Mohammad B..

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Oldest squawk box suggests dinosaurs were no songbirds and other top stories.

• Oldest squawk box suggests dinosaurs were no songbirds

  

  Oldest squawk box suggests dinosaurs were no songbirds Posted October 13, 2016 05:51:58 The discovery of the oldest known bird voice box is shedding light on what sounds dinosaurs were capable of making — or not! Key points:Birds have a voice box called a syrinx which has never been found in dinosaursA syrinx has been found in a bird that was around at the time of the dinosaursThis suggest the syrnix evolved late in the evolution of birds from dinosaurs CAT scans..

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• Hundreds of prehistoric human footprints found near African volcano tell unique story

  

  The amazing Engare Sero footprints with the ‘Mount of God’ in the background. Credit: Liutkus-Pierce et al., 2016Right by the southern shore of a lake in Tanzania, only nine miles away from an active and menacing volcano which the locals call the ‘Mountain of God’, scientists came across a monumental find. Etched and preserved in flood sediments were around 400 human footprints which are anywhere between 12,000 and 19,000 years old. No other site in the world has that many ancient human footprin..

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• Greek arts may have led to the creation of the Terracotta Army in ancient China

  

  Ancient Chinese sculptors may have gotten some help from the Greeks when making their world-famous Terracotta Army, new archaeological work has surprisingly found.Image credits Dimitry B. / Flickr.In 221BC Ying Zheng, a prince from the state of the Qin, became the first man to unify ancient China, taking up the mantle of emperor. He became Qin Shi Huangdi, the First Emperor of Qin, and did a whole bunch of impressive stuff — he revolutionized the administration, expanded the empire, and began bu..

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• Rise & Shine | Wednesday, October 12, 2016

  

  The whales and their calves are still putting on a great show. Photo by @portmacquarie. #iloveportmacquarie #splash #whale #whaleon #marinelife #wildaboutwhales #whalewatching. Your morning news snapshot from the Mid North Coast, around regional ...

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• What negative emissions options does the UK have?

  

  The latest Committee on Climate Change reports say greenhouse gas removal options will be needed to hit net zero emissions - BusinessGreen explores the options before the UK as the government considers how to go negative It is time to begin scoping out realistic possibilities for sucking carbon dioxide out of the air, the government's climate advisers have warned. In a series of new reports released today, the independent..

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• Consortium announces first 'space nation'

  

  A plan to create a new nation in space could blast off in the next 18 months.A GROUP of scientists, engineers, businessmen, and lawyers has unveiled plans for the “first nation state in space” in an ambitious bid to become the guardians of Earth. Dubbed Asgardia after a mythical city in the sky ruled by Odin in Norse mythology, the country will consist of at least one satellite launched into orbit as early as next year, according to those aiming to create the world’s newest member.The project’s ..

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• Aussie engineers make waves in quantum computing

  

  Recent award winners Andrea Morello (second from left) and Michelle Simmons (third from left) with fellow members of the Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, Sven Rogge (far left) and Andrew Dzurak (far right). Image: UNSW Two UNSW professors have won global awards for their contribution to quantum computing, a field which is becoming increasingly important for industry. Professor Andrea Morello has been named the inaugural recipient of the Rolf Landauer and Charle..

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• Drones provide insight into the health of endangered southern right whales

  

  Researchers from Australia's Murdoch University have teamed up with the World Wide Fund Australia and are using drones for the first time to check on the health of the endangered species.They're monitoring southern right whales in the Great Australian Bight and have revealed that females lose an extraordinary amount of weight while fattening up their calves, before journeying back to Antarctica.The whales travel thousands of miles to the area off South Australia's coast to give birth. Researcher..

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• Like Pokemon Go but with birds

  

  FLEDGLING birdwatchers can use a new app to help them join the annual Aussie Backyard Bird Count.Birdlife Australia is calling on bird lovers, Pokemon Go players and anyone else wanting to chase “real monsters” to join the count from October 17-23.Birdlife Australia’s Sean Dooley said it was an opportunity to connect with nature and would help the organisation count 1.5 million birds.media_cameraThe eastern curlew is one of the rarest birds to visit Brisbane’s bayside. Picture: Dean Ingwersen“I..

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• Starlight found to be a key ingredient in forming the stuff of life

  

  To have life, you first need organic molecules, but where did these come from? It's a big question that isn't easy to answer, but data from ESA's Herschel Space Observatory indicates that ultraviolet light from stars may be a key factor in turning interstellar gases into complex molecules. According to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, infrared observations of the Orion Nebula show that starlight could be what drives the formation of precursor chemicals that become the..

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'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare' First Beta Weekend Ongoing, How To Win A Free Code and other top stories.

• 'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare' First Beta Weekend Ongoing, How To Win A Free Code

  

  Finally, after almost two hours of delay, fans need not fret and wait anymore as the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare beta is now live, according to an update posted at 11:51 a.m. PT on Activision Support. The #IWBeta is live! Thank you for your patience. Time to suit up and jump in. pic.twitter.com/zM1xWcZbQp — Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) October 14, 2016 The first beta weekend of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, exclusively opening to those who pre-order the PS4 version, was set to start today, ..

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• Virtual reality rides the infamous hype cycle

  

  As home VR goes mainstream, can it survive a plunge into the trough of disillusionment?Virtual reality has been the "next big thing" for a while but this year it's finally going mainstream as the long-awaited Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR headsets hit the retail shelves. Sure Google Cardboard-style VR has been around for a while, letting you hold a smartphone up to your face, but these full-fledged consumer-grade VR headsets take things to the next level. More Technology ..

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• Mercedes-Benz driverless cars will hit pedestrians rather than endanger occupants

  

  Future Mercedes-Benz driverless cars will be programmed to prioritise driver and passenger safety at the expense of pedestrians.Comments by a senior Mercedes-Benz safety manager have again raised ethical questions about the future of driverless car technology.  More Technology Videos Previous slide Next slide Ride in Mercedes' F 015 Driverless Car Rivals ready to pounce on Samsung's mobile turf Yahoo secretly scans emails for US How does a ..

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• Ford auctions last Melbourne made cars

  

  Helen VelissarisAustralian Associated PressFord's last Australian built cars have been auctioned off, a week after ceasing local production in Melbourne.The last saleable Ford Falcon XR6, Falcon Ute, Territory and the limited edition Winter White Sprint Falcon XR6 were auctioned in Melbourne on Saturday for a combined $353,000.They came off the Geelong and Broadmeadows production lines last week, just before Ford called time on 92 years of local production.The Winter White Sprint Falcon, one of ..

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• 'Rise of the Tomb Raider' Latest News & Update: Tips & Reminders for 'Croft Manor: Blood Ties' Entrants

  

  Newest buzz about “Rise of the Tomb Raider” is the expansion story chapter called “Croft Manor: Blood Ties” which allows heroine Lara Croft to retrace her roots through documents and relics obtainable in this quest. (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images) Newest buzz about "Rise of the Tomb Raider" is the expansion story chapter called "Croft Manor: Blood Ties" which allows heroine Lara Croft to retrace her roots through documents and relics obtainable in this quest. Question is - how to get to ..

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• Playing Possum and Penguin: A Hotelier's Guide to Navigating Google's Recent Algorithm Updates

  

  Playing Possum and Penguin: A Hotelier’s Guide to Navigating Google’s Recent Algorithm Updates Background: The realm of organic search saw a very busy September marked by not just one, but two Google algorithm updates. First, on September 1st the local search community and hoteliers alike played possum with their Google My Business listings. Immediately after the update, many local businesses reported that their Google My Business listings were gone. This is not necessarily the case as the updat..

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• Apple's Free App Of The Week Is A Popular Ninja Game - $4 Value

  

  Every week on Thursday, Apple updates its free App of the Week promotion with a new game. This week, the company is giving away a popular platform game, Shadow bug, designed for both iPhone and iPad. This means that for the next seven days, you can pick up Apple’s free App of the week title absolutely for free. Let’s see some more details on the free game. Shadow Bug Is Apple’s Free App Of The Week Normally, Shadown Bug is priced at $4, so if you’re interested in getting it for free and save so..

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Why the Brexit hard landing will be worse than you think and other top stories.

• Why the Brexit hard landing will be worse than you think

  

  Very few managed to profit out of Britain's shock exit from the European Union, but one man who shorted the pound prior to the dramatic plunge says the drawn out pain of its economic problems is going to be rougher than anyone expects. "You never know what people are going to tick in the box on the day," said Lukas Daalder, chief investment officer for Robeco Investment Solutions, of the hedge decision that managed to avoid the harsh smack of the Brexit shock. More Business Videos ..

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• Slater & Gordon faces $250m class action

  

  Slater and Gordon is facing a $250 million class action from Maurice Blackburn. Listed law firm Slater & Gordon is facing a class action that is $100 million bigger than its market cap, but it is unlikely to drive the law firm to insolvency, says Maurice Blackburn.On Wednesday, Maurice Blackburn filed a $250 million class action on behalf of more than 3000 shareholders, including over 80 institutional investors and super funds. The action is backed by ..

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• Australia fastest growing AAA-rated commodity exporter despite Govt debt: Moody's

  

  Australia fastest growing AAA-rated commodity exporter despite Govt debt: Moody's Posted October 12, 2016 16:46:59 Australia is the fastest growing AAA-rated commodity exporter this year despite escalating government debt, according to credit ratings agency Moody's.Moody's said Australia is likely to maintain faster GDP expansion than Canada and Norway, and similar to New Zealand but, even with government debt rising to around 41 per cent of GDP in 2017 - the burden r..

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• Life insurance claims data to be made public

  

  Three insurers declined total permanent disability claims at rates as high as 37 per cent, compared to an industry average of 16 per cent. Life insurance companies will be forced to release data on the number of claims they reject as part of an Australian Investment and Securities Commission crackdown on the troubled industry.The action comes despite an ASIC review, which found nine out of 10 life insurance claims were accepted and paid out without dis..

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• SHANE OLIVER: Here's what could spark a housing market collapse in Australia

  

  Australian house prices are expensive on almost every metric. Check. Australian households are heavily indebted compared to global standards. Check. Australia is building a lot of apartments right now, the highest number on record. Check. Combined, those factors have Australia’s housing bears growling loudly, seen as a potent and damaging cocktail that will eventually lead to a collapse in house prices. “It’s nothing but a debt-fuelled bubble that’s going to pop in spectacular fashion” is the ..

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• Vocus leadership coup rattles investors

  

  Vocus Communications boss Geoff Horth has survived a plot to remove him from the helm of Australia's fourth-biggest telecommunications firm.The bid to oust Mr Horth, less than a month after chief financial officer Rick Correll resigned, was instigated by non-executive director Tony Grist, whose confidential proposal to the board was supported by executive director James Spenceley. It has been a tough day for Vocus Communications, and executive director James Spenceley.  Photo: Ben Rushton ..

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• ASX slips as investors turn wary on miners

  

  Australian stocks recovered from an early resources-led slump to close only marginally lower, as investors picked up Telstra shares and were cheered by another buyback announcement from CSL.A disappointing start to US earnings season, a drop in the oil price as well as another jump in the greenback had combined to drag down Wall Street's S&P 500 index by 1.2 per cent, triggering a leap in Wall Street's "fear gauge", the CBOE Market Volatility index, which ended the day up 15 per cent. Mini..

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• Succession on new CBA chair Catherine Livingstone's plan

  

  The appointment of a new chairman at CBA will put the spotlight on Ian Narev's successor. Julian Andrews Catherine Livingstone has had seven months to size up her fellow directors and the senior executive team at Commonwealth Bank of Australia. It was inevitable she was in line for the chairman's role when David Turner brought her in as a director in March.Confirmation she will replace Turner as chairman on December 31, means attention can now ..

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• Inghams poultry could be this year's biggest IPO as private equity firm TPG prepares $1.5 billion float

  

  Australia's largest poultry producer Inghams Group will list on the ASX next month with an equity value of up to $1.5 billion, putting it on course to be the country's largest initial public offering this year.US private equity giant TPG Capital Management will sell between 50 per cent and 70 per cent of the firm in the IPO, at an indicative price range of $3.57 to $4.14 a share. Chicken producer Inghams Group is preparing for its initial public offering.  Photo: Jay Cronan The range val..

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• Masters employs muscle to control ugly behaviour

  

  Masters Home Improvement has employed security guards to protect its staff from obnoxious customers who have lashed out and trashed stores as the fire sale heats up.In scenes reminiscent of the ugly drama of the Dick Smith closing down sale, Masters sales staff are reporting a slew of bad behaviour from verbal abuse to taunts about losing their jobs, tampering with price tags and even theft. More Business Videos Previous slide Next slide The end of Masters - bargain opp..

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Richmond Drive, Toowoomba and other top stories.

• Richmond Drive, Toowoomba

  

  Police believe the person pictured in this image may be able to assist officers with the investigation into a recent stealing offence which occurred on Monday September 19 2016 at approximately 10:00AM ..

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• Wellcamp launches regular international airfreight service

  

    THE new privately-funded Wellcamp airport outside Toowoomba this morning announced the start of regular international freight operations servicing North Asia. Cathay Pacific Airways will start operating an international weekly scheduled air cargo service out of the Brisbane West (Wellcamp) Airport from November 22. The 747J8F service between Toowoomba and Hong Kong will be southern Queensland’s only scheduled international airfreight-only service. Wagners’ global chairman and airport develop..

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• Jesse Madden welcomed back to Raceline Pirelli KTM from round two

  

  Supercross News Jesse Madden welcomed back to Raceline Pirelli KTM from round two Posted: Tuesday, 11th October, 2016 : 2:00 PM - - 386 Reads Raceline Pirelli KTM has confirmed that Queenslander Jesse Madden will re-join the KTM team from Round 2 of the Australian Supercross Championship at Toowoomba, in place of injured SX2 rider Wade Kirkland. Madden, who was a member of the team back in 2015, raced the first round of the Supercross as a privateer, however with Kirkland re..

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• What if I need to upgrade my dividing fence due to pool restrictions?

  

  Bianca, what if I need to upgrade a fence due to pool restrictions? Our current fence partly fences my pool area and needs to be upgraded to meet regulations. Our neighbours are great and we’ll definitely chat to them about it but I’m interested in your thoughts? Answer by Bianca O’Neill, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers Toowoomba Dividing fences that also serve as pool barriers are common in Queensland, where we have such long hot summers and plenty of pools to escape the heat! Where fencing work is..

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• Mystery surrounds 200-year-old 'haunted doll from hell'

  

  ONE of the world's most haunted dolls is believed to be possessed by the dead and lives right here in the region. The Letta Me Out doll lives in Warwick and is coming to Toowoomba later this month. The 200-year-old haunted doll is described by some as the "doll from hell." It has strange powers that terrify anyone who comes into contact with it. It has appeared on television shows and in newspapers around the world. The wooden, child-sized doll has been in Kerry Walton's posses..

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• ITF Toowoomba: Katy Dunne edged in final

  ITF Toowoomba: Katy Dunne edged in final   By Glenys Furness Katy Dunne reached the final of the Australian event Defeated two seeded players en route TOOWOOMBA, AUSTRALIA, Katy Dunne was the best performing Brit on the lower tiers this week. Taking out two seeded players on her way to the final of the ITF 25K event.   Dunne at just 21, has already won four ITF singles titles and six ITF doubles titles. Taking on a home country player in the first round, the Brit sealed a straight set vi..

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• Rogue swimming racehorse has future on dry land

  

  A horse that literally got in the sea has shown he still has a future on terra firma after delivering a three-length demolition in Queensland on Saturday.Rogue gelding Rebel Rover made headlines in February when he dumped his rider during beach work and went on a 10km swim in Brisbane’s Moreton Bay.The aqua adventure lasted two hours and his retrieval required the services of both the Brisbane Water Police and Volunteer Marine Rescue. Bris horse Rebel Rover got away and swam almost 10km offshor..

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• Wagyu genetics/genomics field day explores opportunities

  

    A TWO-DAY Wagyu Genetics and Genomics field day and workshop next month on Queensland’s Darling Downs will help unravel many of the questions existing and potential Wagyu producers have about how to benefit from the world-wide demand for Australian Wagyu beef. The first field day component of the event will be staged at Kerwee Lot Feeders near Jondaryan on Monday 14 November where 180 Wagyu-sired steers are being fed through GrowSafe equipment that measures and monitors individual animal fee..

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• Hobart radio survey released

  

  Radio ratings have been released for Hobart today to provide up-to-date data on who’s listening to radio in the Tasmanian capital.   The survey results are the first to be released for Hobart since 2014, with commercial stations Hit 100.9 (formerly Sea FM), Heart FM and 7HO serving the market.   Joan Warner, chief executive officer of industry body Commercial Radio Australia, said Hobart was one of 25 radio surveys to be undertaken across regional Australia this year to reinvigorate regional rad..

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• Leapai's comeback concerns

  

  ALEX Leapai is still 10-15kg away from making a comeback to boxing and — with concerns still over his eyesight — a sparring session with Australian champ Willie Nasio in two weeks could decide whether the former world heavyweight title challenger fights again.Leapai, who fought Wladimir Klitschko for the world heavyweight title in 2014, has been training for weeks with a view to resurrecting his career, but there are still concerns over his weight and eyesight following cataract surgery.Leapai a..

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