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Townsville prison farm escapee pleads guilty
A convicted sex offender has been jailed for nine months for escaping from a north Queensland prison farm in April. Comment?
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City poet wins bush competition
That might sound like a contraction but the Townsville residents' love of the land led her to write and recitd tales of the bush. Comment?
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Community still too afraid to approach police
Most members of the LGBTI community actively avoid involvement with the police force when they are the victims of crime. Comment?
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NORTH Queensland's basketball future looks in safe hands if the performances at recent Queensland Schools Championships are anything to go by. Comment?
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Laurie Spina Shield carnival now a major regional event
A full field of 64 teams from across North Queensland will play at this year's under-11 Laurie Spina Shield rugby league carnival, with the grand final set to be held under the lights of 1300SMILES Stadium. Comment?
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RESIDENTS are urged to roll up their sleeves and donate blood, with dengue fever restrictions lifted for most parts of Townsville. Comment?
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WATER levels at Ross River Dam could drop to a worrying 31 per cent before the start of the next wet season in November. Comment?
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RESIDENTS are invited to be part of Townsville's great V8 race by helping collect surveys during this year's Townsville 400. Comment?
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Mum takes on mining giant
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THE mother of a young Townsville girl, believed to have lead toxicity after living in Mount Isa, has been diagnosed with renal tumours which she believes are linked to her own exposure in the mining town. Comment?
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Offenders rounded up in parole blitz
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A killer and a violent rapist who was jailed indefinitely are among a growing number of criminals returned to jail after breaching parole conditions as part of a police effort to clear long-term warrants. Comment?
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Townsville business seeks to build links with PNG
PNG PRIME MINISTER Peter O'Neill is expected to pay a visit to Townsville before the end of this month. Comment?
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Season's first whale splashes down
Boaties captured this spectacular image of a humpback whale breaching in Cleveland Bay yesterday, just four days after another whale was spotted by a dive boat at the Yongala wreck Townsville. Comment?
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Premier seeks vow on refinery jobs
PREMIER Campbell Newman has called on Clive Palmer to guarantee jobs at his Yabulu nickel refinery, following reports the billionaire may have to axe up to 1000 jobs. Comment?
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Budget blooper in breach of regulations
THE Queensland Audit Office has found Townsville City Council was in breach of financial regulations because two different reporting formats were used for the Budget and monthly variance reports presented to all councillors. Comment?
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Cops fear results of booze ban rejection
POLICE will need to double their numbers in indigenous communities overnight if the High Court today rules that Queensland's alcohol management plans are unlawful, the Police Union warns. Comment?
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QUEENSLAND State of Origin selector Gene Miles may have been an Origin hard man, but dropping forwards David Shillington and Ashley Harrison for Origin II almost broke his heart. Comment?
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Two teenage boys have been charged after allegedly stealing a car and petrol, evading police for two days and crashing into another vehicle in the northeast Queensland city of Townsville. Comment?
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Police fear lifting of grog ban
POLICE will need to double their numbers in indigenous communities overnight if the High Court on Wednesday rules that Queensland's alcohol management plans are unlawful, the Police Union warns. Comment?
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Australians Dimitri Agathos , Joseph Mawson and Josh Smith were out of luck at Round One of the 2013 CIK-FIA European KF Championships in Spain on the weekend. Comment?
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UN challenges government to protect Great Barrier Reef
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A UN report has urged Australia to ensure expansion of ports doesn't damage the 'outstanding value' of the Great Barrier Reef. Comment?
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