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Family escapes house fire

A FAMILY and their dog have escaped a fire that destroyed their house in southeast Queensland.

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Thu Nov 26, 2009

The Sydney Morning Herald

Soldier accused of shooting children

A serving soldier has been accused of shooting two children in a park in north Queensland.

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Wed Nov 25, 2009

The Age

Destination Sin City

Sin City, aka Las Vegas, at night. Like thousands of Aussies every year, I'm making the well-worn pilgrimage from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, that mecca of excess, indulgence and bright lights plonked in the middle of Nevada's Mojave desert.

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Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV, Australia, World News, Travel

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Report scathing of police in Indigenous communities

A Crime and Misconduct Commission investigation has found policing strategies in remote communities in Queensland are "poorly developed and piecemeal". A spotlight was put firmly on policing in Queensland's Indigenous communities after a controversial death in custody on Palm Island rocked the state in 2004.

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Related Topix: Prison, Australia, World News

Sun Nov 22, 2009

News.com.au

Horror crash leaves teens dead, critical

A 15-year-old boy and a young girl are dead and a 16-year-old driver is critically injured after her car went into a power pole.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

News.com.au

Two more dead on roads

TWO people have died and another has life-threatening injuries after three crashes in Queensland this weekend.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

The West Australian

Aussies who served in Iraq get a parade

Australia will pay tribute to the men and women who served in Iraq with a national parade in Canberra on Saturday.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Doomadgee death in custody report due in December

The Crime and Misconduct Commission says a report about the police handling of a north Queensland death in custody is likely to be finished by the end of the year.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

NEWS.com.au

No closure for Doomadgee family

FAMILY and friends of Cameron Doomadgee will gather on Palm Island on Friday to mark the fifth anniversary of his death in police custody.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Dengue fever return to north Qld surprises authorities

The early onset of the mosquito-borne virus this season has authorities desperate to stop the insects breeding.

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Related Topix: Entomology, Science, Australia, World News, Weather, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Mon Nov 16, 2009

NEWS.com.au

Deodorant foils teen 'sex assault'

A QUEENSLAND teenager has been charged with the sexual assault of four women over a three-month period.

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Science Daily

Self-Cleaning Silicone Gel Insect Wings

They discuss the latest developments in their laboratories in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Nanomanufacturing.

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Related Topix: Chemistry, Science, Australia, World News

Sat Nov 14, 2009

News.com.au

Dengue outbreaks up north

DENGUE fever has struck again in north and far north Queensland, with authorities confirming three cases in Cairns and one in Townsville.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

The Age

Long investigation 'took toll on Isles'

Queensland's peak corruption watchdog took too long to wrap up its investigation of a police officer who has since gone missing and is feared to have committed suicide, a review has found.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

NEWS.com.au

Sabi the Army wonder dog found safe

Sabi found after 14 months Fled during bloody Afghan battle Found by a US soldier Townsville Bulletin: More pics of Sabi SHE survived almost 14 months in the unforgiving Afghan desert after being declared missing in action during a bloody battle with the Taliban.

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Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, World News, Australia,

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Valencia Sailing

Alinghi ready for 33rd America's Cup in Valencia in February 2010

SNG has also expressed its intention to publish the 33rd America's Cup Notice of Race with immediate effect.

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Related Topix: Australia, World News, Oceania

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Sunfish North Qld folds

It is feared the closure of the recreational group Sunfish will make it more difficult for anglers to have their say on state policies.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Courier Mail

Legal fight over glass ban

LICENSEES representing 14 pubs and clubs across Queensland will fight to prevent glass being banned at their venues in the Supreme Court in Brisbane today.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Scoop

Patrol Boat Upgrade for Fed. States of Micronesia

The latest in a series of Australian-sponsored Pacific Patrol Boat refits has been completed and the refurbished vessel handed-back to the Federated States of Micronesia at a ceremony at the Rosshaven Marine Shipyard in Townsville QLD today.

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Clover Herald

Study: Fiddler crabs exchange sex for survival

In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection is, apparently, prostitution, according to an Australian study published Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Human Sexuality, Australia, Oceania, World News, National University,

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