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from the Whitsunday Times
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The Rubens will pick up where their Triple J Hottest 100 success left off with their hit track Hoops and embark on a 15-stop regional Australian tour. Read More »
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North Queensland Cowboys have both triumphed and flopped on the field, but Rotary's networking night focused on the success of the club's off-field endeavours. Read More »
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THE weather is beginning to cool and excitement is building among the region's music lovers as the time approaches for Wintermoon Festival 2018. Read More »
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IN three weeks time 75 years will have passed since the sinking of the AHS Centaur in which 268 people lost their lives. Read More »
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With the demise of the track in Townsville, the Whitsunday track (and three-hour associated journey) is the next closest bitcumen for avid racers Read More »
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Prosail Whitsunday passes on the Broomstick, Hammer and Condor to two eager sea men of the Whitsunday waters. Read More »
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WFC is off to a cracking start to the season after finishing as wooden spooners last year; the team sits comfortably in equal top spot on the ladder Read More »
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A GOLDEN yellow hue dimly illuminated the crowds forming a lose semicircle at the Cannonvale cenotaph for the 2018 Anzac Day dawn service. Read More »
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WSE women's side kicked off their first game of the season with a loss to Bakers Creek 62-12. Read More »
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CHILDREN like Connor Howse are the reason Janelle 'Woody' Eastwood and Shona Russell are about to ride 1110km for Tour de Cure. Read More »
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HOLIDAYMAKERS have been barred from camping at a popular Proserpine fishing spot for nearly two decades because of an infestation of a plant with pink flowers. Read More »
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Ever wondered what your barista what your barista thinks of your unique order? Read More »
National News
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Peace and denuclearisation will be on the agenda at the inter-Korean summit this Friday, but what does China have to gain out of the meeting? Read More »
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The Sunshine Girls went home empty-handed after defeating the Silver Ferns last month when NZ netball officials refused to let them take the competition trophy back to Jamaica. Read More »
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As more Australians in regional areas connect to the National Broadband Network, congestion is creating havoc during busy times, with 18 locations identified as delivering speeds below 3 megabit per second during peak hours. Read More »
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Home to the only dawn service for 280 kilometres, the tiny SA town of Manna Hill grows tenfold every Anzac Day thanks to an influx of people paying their respects. Read More »
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A small band of East Timorese veterans have been a regular feature of Hobart's Anzac Day march, but this year they are joined by dozens of compatriots working as fruit pickers. Read More »
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Former prime minister Kevin Rudd slams the US move to withdraw its nominated ambassador to Canberra and send him to South Korea instead, saying it shows Donald Trump does not take the alliance with Australia seriously. Read More »
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The Storm and the Warriors wrap up the Anzac Day NRL action after the Dragons took the honours with a win over the Roosters. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary. Read More »
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Malcolm Turnbull praises the feats of Australian troops in the battle to re-take the French village of Villers-Bretonneux exactly a century ago, while the feats of the Anzacs were also remembered on the shores of Gallipoli. Read More »
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A big Anzac Day win has Collingwood up to fifth on the AFL ladder and dreaming of September action, while Essendon's expected season of emergence is beginning to unravel. Read More »
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WA Deputy Premier Roger Cook calls on the City of Perth to reconsider hundreds of parking fines issued to people attending the Anzac Day Dawn Service at Kings Park this morning after a deluge of public criticism towards the council. Read More »
Sport
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The Sunshine Girls went home empty-handed after defeating the Silver Ferns last month when NZ netball officials refused to let them take the competition trophy back to Jamaica. Read More »
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The Storm and the Warriors wrap up the Anzac Day NRL action after the Dragons took the honours with a win over the Roosters. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary. Read More »
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A big Anzac Day win has Collingwood up to fifth on the AFL ladder and dreaming of September action, while Essendon's expected season of emergence is beginning to unravel. Read More »
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Port Adelaide midfielder Sam Powell-Pepper will miss a third consecutive game, after the AFL found he inappropriately touched a woman at an Adelaide bar while he was drunk. Read More »
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Tim Cahill's hopes of some much-needed game time before the start of the World Cup are handed a blow after he is slugged with a three-game suspension for elbowing an opponent in the neck. Read More »
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Mohamed Salah's exquisite display leads Liverpool to a 5-2 win over former club Roma, leaving the English team in sight of the Champions League final. Read More »
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In 1943, a journalist and former footballer wrote up the rules for a hybrid code called Austus. It blended Australian rules football and gridiron, and a game played between Australians and US soldiers was captured on film. Read More »
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Injuries have stunted the career of GWS Giants rising star Will Setterfield, but the 20-year-old is determined to fight his way back into the AFL from a severe knee injury. Read More »
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Port Adelaide's Lindsay Thomas is handed a three-match ban for rough contact with Geelong's Scott Selwood, which left the Cats midfielder concussed and unable to play the rest of the game. Read More »
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Richmond storm to the top of the AFL ladder with a late burst sealing a 46-point win over a fading Melbourne at the MCG. Read More »
