Cloncurry Shire Council has handed down the 2016/2017 budget, which it said “balances capital and effective maintenance throughout ...
Cloncurry will remove rate capping
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Council says rise amounts to $3 a week
Qantas assists school
Upgrade underway
Local projects seek funds
‘Stop all solo call outs for RANs’
Search and rescue at Croydon after fatal crash
Airstrip repairs needed quickly
The Mornington Shire Council seems to be receiving necessary funding for the damaged airstrip but needs repairs before ...
Red Dirt is coming
Curry queens judged
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Mid-air fight could cost Aussies tens of thousands of dollars
NSW: A mid-air brawl could cost a group of men mightily after a Jetstar flight was forced to ...
Migaloo the white whale spotted
NSW: Migaloo, the white whale, has been seen off the Port Stephens coast.
Doctor faces inquiry after woman dies at home
NSW: The Illawarra once rallied to save Trudy Davis' life; but in 2013 she died hours after being ...
Plea for calm over mosque approval
NSW: A mayor is calling for calm after his council’s approved a mosque, sparking a tense and mixed ...
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Record numbers
IsaRATS president is delighted with the large number of competitors entering Outback to the Stack.
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AFL 2016: The best of North Melbourne champion Brent 'Boomer' Harvey
As North Melbourne champion Brent Harvey equals Michael Tuck’s AFL games record with an amazing 426 senior appearances, ...
Nice, Orlando attacks prompt look at link between terrorism and mental health
Australia's counter-terrorism czar has been tasked with exploring whether potential "lone wolf" terrorists can be better identified by ...
One in three Queensland teens say selfies while driving are OK: RACQ survey
One in three Queensland teenagers think it is OK to take selfies while driving, an RACQ survey has ...
Headaches for Bill Shorten as Labor Left splits, NSW Right rumbles over frontbench
Labor's National Left faction is set to formally split and shadow minister Kim Carr is ready to lead ...
AFL season 2016: Gold Coast's Gary Ablett denies he's precious about injuries
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NRL: Canberra Raiders poised to lock down young stars but still room for Shaun Fensom
Canberra Raiders insist club stalwart Shaun Fensom remains in their plans for next season.
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Community
From the principal’s desk: Good Shepherd Catholic College principal Wayne Wood
From the principal's desk column with Wayne Wood from Good Shephed Catholic College.
Prose and poetry
Jenny Old’s McAllister is a fine read
Rovers scrub up well
Rovers footballers, netballers and supporters let their hair down and socialised on Saturday night.
Entertainment
The unreal universe of Matt Damon and Jason Bourne, his 'anti-Bond' action hero
Matt Damon likes to think of himself as the other guy in the room, in a universe where ...
Star Trek Beyond's Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Justin Lin on why the franchise has lived long and prospered
The latest Star Trek instalment, Star Trek Beyond, features some introspective moments for the crew of the USS ...
Shannen Doherty shares raw images of breast cancer treatment on Instagram
The former 90210 actress shared some honest images to her Instagram account on Wednesday.
Divergent finale to debut on TV with spinoff series after box office flop
The final movie of the Divergent series will skip theatres to debut on television with a spinoff series, ...
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Medibank customer complaints have sky-rocketed since its privatisation
Medibank customers appear to be the most dissatisfied, with complaints to the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman sky-rocketing in the past ...
Theatre review: Extinction by Hannie Rayson at the Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre, is first-rate drama
Hannie Rayson's new play is laden with drama, complicated by conflict, and laced with humour and surprise.
HIV prevention drug PrEP being tested on high-risk adolescents
A preventative HIV drug being used by thousands of gay men in Australia is being tested on teenagers ...
Peter Mac not short on funds, cancer patient needs being met, says health minister
Health Minister Jill Hennessy slams reports that dozens of beds and chemotherapy treatment chairs at the recently opened ...
Bank sold $650 debt after woman failed to pay fees for account she didn't want
Patricia Howard's first hint that something was wrong came when one of her credit cards was cancelled. Then ...
Gastro warning: 49 outbreaks in NSW childcare and nursing homes
A wave of gastroenteritis outbreaks in daycare centres and aged care homes has sent more than 3,300 young ...
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For the past few years there has been much talk about the ''death of snowboarding''. But is it ...
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For the non-tripod toting photographer, here are some rules around what you can and can't shoot.
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