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Mass extinction coming: study

THE world is facing a mass extinction event that could be greater than that of the dinosaurs, new research shows.

'Gay' kookaburra? Not in our school

A MELBOURNE school has dropped the word gay from the classic children's song Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree.
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DVDs still a buzz after 15 years

SEPTEMBER 1 marked the 15th anniversary of the entertainment phenomenon known as the DVD.
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Claims of Fraser Island 'cover-up'

THE Queensland Government's World Heritage management of Fraser Island has been called into question internationally over claimed incompetence and malice.
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Hungry start to life for Pakistan baby

A PAKISTANI summoned the energy to give birth in a graveyard that has become her refuge from the floods - but she cannot produce the milk to feed her newborn.

Lion shot in US suburb

POLICE have shot dead a 45kg mountain lion romping through a Californian neighbourhood blocks from a well-known French restaurant.

Man tried to pick up youth for sex

A GYMPIE man in his 60s has been charged for allegedly trying to obtain a young person for sex.

‘Ghost' water in new plan

THE spectre of the Traveston Crossing dam still hangs over the Mary Valley, despite a new draft water resource plan which claims to acknowledge the area.
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Rattler vandals in court

A MARY Valley Heritage Railway volunteer who let his friends into Rattler carriages for a drinking session has faced Gympie Magistrates Court.

Petty criminals target MVHR

ONGOING break-ins and vandalism at the Mary Valley Heritage Railway have put a strain on the not-for-profit group.
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