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National smoking rate on a slow decline

AUSTRALIANS are smoking less and living longer, an assessment of the national health care agreement has found.

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More than 120,000 new jobs may be offered for mine projects

DETAILS hidden within a report into mining investment shows more than 120,000 new jobs in the resources sector could be on offer within a decade.

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Govts urged to conduct strict health checks for CSG proposals

GOVERNMENTS should reject any coal seam gas proposals that have not undergone stringent health risk assessments, the Australian Medical Association says.

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Rise in number of nation's youth accessing disability aid

YOUNG Australians are accessing more disability services, with more people under 25, a report from the COAG Reform Council has found.

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Children chain themselves to a bridge as part of ongoing opposition to a Kin Kin quarry development.

Residents make last stand against Kin Kin quarry

KIN Kin, Cooran and Pomona residents opposed to the controversial Kin Kin quarry vowed to do whatever it took to stop the “disaster” happening.

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A NEW public recreation trail that will weave through 60ha of council bushland will give a boost to Gympie’s natural attractions.

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5:00 AM May 24th

Trail network unveiled to boost Gympie's attractions

GREENS’ lead Senate candidate Adam Stone agrees his party has work to do to win the votes of farmers and many regional Australians.

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5:00 AM May 24th

Farmers and conservationists have common ground

REPAIR work will begin today on the mine shaft subsidence which caused a hole to appear in the Museum Markets car park area at Lake Alford last weekend.

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5:00 AM May 24th

Repair work to begin at Lake Alford

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Fishing industry under threat if reef not protected

THE state’s fishing industry could be under threat if problems in Gladstone Harbour are repeated along the Great Barrier Reef coastline.

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A ROCKET launcher, flame thrower, tasers, crossbows and World War II firearms were among more than 19,000 weapons surrendered during Queensland's gun amnesty.

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Official cash rate record low

THE Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision this month to cut the official rate to 2.75% takes the cash rate to a record low since reporting began in the 1990s.

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yes and its egg in the face for all those liberals who kept chanting that interest rates would always be lower under a liberal government !

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TOURISM Noosa is gearing up to host the British & Irish Lions by hosting Retailer Trader Forums.

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Retailers get ready for Lions recovery visit

FORGET about trying to fit your hand in your mouth. At one time, Nadine Hoffman could fit her fist between her abdominal muscles.

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Mums gather to rebuild healthy bodies after childbirth

<strong>UPDATE 12PM:</strong> Sunshine Coast MP Peter Slipper fronted the Canberra Magistrates Court on Thursday pleading not guilty to three charges.

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Peter Slipper pleads not guilty to dishonesty charges

Woman finds no comfort in bottle of Southern so she rampages

DRINKING a full bottle of Southern Comfort was a bad idea for Sophie Anne Avenell.

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THE Fraser Coast Show Society is hoping “unbelievable” prepaid ticket sales are a sign of what’s to come over the next two days.

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5:00 AM May 24th

Fraser Coast Show Society hopes 'unbelievable' sales a sign

FRASER Coast residents should start gearing up for a fight if they want to save the local ecosystem from coal mining, says Green Senate candidate Adam Stone.

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Greens call for action to save region from mining

COMPLAINTS about medical care in the Wide Bay have skyrocketed, with a 50% increase between 2011 and 2012.

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5:00 AM May 24th

Complaints about medical care skyrocket in Wide Bay

Australian music icon Daryl Braithwaite.

40 years on Braithwaite now an Australian icon

WHEN a fresh-faced Daryl Braithwaite was fronting the band Sherbet, he'd have been the last person to imagine he'd be going just as strong four decades later.

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HE'S Ipswich's First Dog and he's lucky to be alive.

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A very lucky escape for Sammy Pisasale

IPSWICH will have four new schools built over five years, as the Queensland Government responds to increased population growth across the region.

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New schools for Ipswich

A MAN who claimed flood benefits he wasn’t entitled to and drove disqualified will be behind bars for three months.

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Time behind bars for flood fraud and driving disqualified

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St Saviour's takes out third day of USQ science challenge

ANOTHER eight schools went head to head at the Regional Science and Engineering Challenge at USQ Toowoomba today.

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TOOWOOMBA Weightlifting Association coach Greg Hobl is expecting big things from David Hockins and Shane Wagner.

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Lifters ready to carry their weight at nationals

<strong>UPDATE:</strong> Alleged drug traffickers have been arrested in a series of dawn raids focused on Warwick and Toowoomba.

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Couple faces court on trafficking charges after drug raids

THE end of each financial year means paperwork for people who have invested in property, and there are traps you will need to avoid.

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