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Dark clouds are seen over Miami's skyline before the arrival of Hurricane Irma to south Florida.
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Hurricane Irma roars into Florida Keys, claims first life

Hurricane Irma's northern edge crashed into the Florida Keys on Sunday, bringing a double barrel threat of destructive winds and life-threatening storm surges.

  • by Robin Respaut, Bernie Woodall

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Questions raised over Brisbane City Council's $192 million spend
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Questions raised over Brisbane City Council's $192 million spend

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has been left defending why the council can't specifically detail where $192 million in infrastructure charges went.

  • by Ruth McCosker
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten are engaged in political trench warfare.
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Federal

Labor maintains election-winning lead in poll despite Shorten nosedive

Bill Shorten's popularity and standing as preferred prime minister has taken a hammering from voters in the latest Fairfax-Ipsos poll.

  • by James Massola
Qld drivers are ignoring the risk of answering mobile phones, study finds
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Qld drivers are ignoring the risk of answering mobile phones, study finds

Almost 50 per cent of people think finding and answering a ringing phone while driving is less risky than talking and texting, a new study has found.

  • by Rachel Clun
Nationals deputy leader Fiona Nash said that up until the 2013 election, Labor awarded $141 million to its own seats, while handing $30 million to Coalition seats.
NSW

Federal Coalition pork-barrels own Queensland seats 138:1

The Turnbull government has funded community developments in electorates held by the Coalition at the ratio of 138 to one in Queensland.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw

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