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First aid going to schools

Sun, 26 May 2013 06:17:48 +1000

ABOUT 300 Australian children under the age of 14 are killed and another 60,000 admitted to hospital following accidents each year.

Four years in prison and still no trial

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:02:46 +1000

A HERVEY Bay man has been in custody for 4.5 years without conviction but his trial seems no closer.

Slain soldier's family pays tribute

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000

THE father of Lee Rigby, the soldier killed in a knife and machete attack in Woolwich, has today paid an emotional tribute to him.

The costs of recycling our e-waste

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000

YOU have to look twice to distinguish the form of the knobbly-kneed little boy hunched over a non-descript silver rectangular container.

Movement is the key to a healthy body

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000

YOU’VE read the news about how sitting all day long can impact negatively on your health.

Doctors warn of health risks of gas and coal mining

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:44:48 +1000

A GROUP of activist doctors have taken aim at gas and coal projects in Queensland and New South Wales.

Muslim: ‘lunatics’ killed UK soldier

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:31:28 +1000

THE two men who hacked to death a British soldier on a London street were “lunatics” who had done great harm to Islam, according to a leading Muslim moderate.

13-year-old apologises for racist taunt agains Goodes

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:15:59 +1000

UPDATE: Sydney Swans champion Adam Goodes says he has “never been more hurt” after a 13-year-old girl called him an “ape".

Jury says man didn't touch girl, retrial on rape likely

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:33:31 +1000

A MACKAY miner has been acquitted of indecently touching his young stepdaughter but a jury could not reach a decision on whether he raped her.

Child porn downloader breaches reporting obligations

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:00:00 +1000

A CHILD pornography downloader was drinking and trying to find an old friend when he breached his reporting obligations by setting up an alias Facebook account.

Coalition plans carbon tax cut to decrease flight costs

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:30:00 +1000

ABOLISHING the carbon tax to reduce domestic flight costs would be the first step the Federal Shadow Tourism Minister would make if his government takes office.

Girl taken to hospital after being hit by racing lawnmower

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:51:56 +1000

A YOUNG girl who was watching the lawnmower racing at the Fraser Coast Show was taken to hospital yesterday afternoon.

'Undetectable' printed 3D guns have real potential to kill

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:00 +1000

PLASTIC guns made using a 3D printer have the potential to kill, New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione has warned.

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

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:59:40 +1000

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

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:45:41 +1000

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.

Cars, people in river after Washington bridge collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:16:52 +1000

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

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

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:05:53 +1000

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.

Gas protestors stand their ground despite shots being fired

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:11:04 +1000

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

UK terror attack will be monitored for G20 event

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:00 +1000

A “SICKENING and shocking” terror attack in the United Kingdom where two men butchered a soldier will be factored into police planning for the G20 event.

Attack suspect known to banned Islamist group, security services

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:47:39 +1000

ONE of the two men involved in the Woolwich terror attack was known to a banned Islamist organisation and went by the name of Mujahid.