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AARON Bundesen is a long distance pocket rocket.

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Pet desexing success

THE generosity of the Maleny community has helped the Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge desex 500 cats.

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Microbats are busy, fattening up for winter.

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Bleijie says stopping prison violence is 'impossible'

THE legislation to protect staff safety at Queensland’s correctional facilities will be strengthened following claims that prisoners are “out of control”.

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Typical LNP make grandiose statements with no facts, someone else researches the facts presents it to them and they have no place to hide!

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WORK PRAISED: Protesters hold a rally in support of Julian Assange outside Town Hall in the Sydney CBD.

Swedish 'victim' of Julian Assange claims abuse by his fans

ONE of the Swedish women who accused Wikileaks founder Julian Assange of sex crimes has spoken out about the ordeal she said she suffered from his supporters.

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If Assange was smart he'd be finished digging his get away tunnel out of that embassy, or maybe he already has. Wishful thought, Some of us may need his help in deciding who the most honest political party to vote for in September.

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CLIVE Palmer has denied his political party is in danger of imploding before it really gets off the ground.

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Palmer denies party is in crisis after Peter Slipper fiasco

A TIN Can Bay man was allegedly more than three times the legal alcohol limit when he was clocked doing 110kmh in a 60kmh zone in Hervey Bay on Sunday morning.

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Man 50kmh over speed limit, three times over alcohol limit

A 21-year-old man has died following a single vehicle traffic crash on Teewah Beach at Noosa North Shore yesterday afternoon.

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21-year-old man dies in rollover at Teewah Beach

HORRIFIED: Residents Greg and Margaret Onions, Jan Johnston and Jim Moore say the council’s plan to remove bats from Cassia Wildlife Corridor encompasses totally destroying all its trees.

Solution ‘worse’ than the bats

FLYING foxes might be driving them batty but many Coolum residents are horrified that a three-stage plan proposed by the council to manage the problem includes complete devastation of a much-loved wildlife reserve.

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THE days of analogue television end on May 28 when the Sunshine Coast switches to digital.

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Recycle your TV before switch

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Domino’s does deliver

A DRAG queen and scrap metal are proving to be effective weapons in a community’s fight against an unwanted quarry development.

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Quarry battle is on

GREAT START: Kawana Waters State College students Mackenzie Orchard and Jarna Malcolm, both 11, celebrate 10 years of monthly breakfasts.

Batter up for the finest batch of pancakes

They’ve been 10 years in the making, but now the finest batch of pancakes have been served for the students at Kawana Waters State College.

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A MEMORABLE journey to the Northern Territory was a lot of fun and a great adventure for Palmwoods State School students.

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Crocs and kids make for an interesting mix

ANNE Fenwick jokes she’s not nervous about shaving her head for charity – she’s already been bald before.

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Anne’s OK with smooth look

WITHIN hours Sarah Windsor switches from chemistry lab coat into colourful ballroom gown.

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Jason Akermanis will take the field with the Bribie Island Bulldogs next weekend.

Akermanis throws a big bone to the Bulldogs

A FRIENDSHIP forged almost 20 years ago has brought former AFL superstar Jason Akermanis to Bribie Island.

AFTER shocking pre-season champion Noosa in its opening match, Caboolture is intent on stalling Kawana’s powerful pack when the top two teams clash tomorrow.

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RAE Guyder has devoted herself to community health.

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Busy nurse Rae enjoys the benefits of volunteering

WHILE red and purple might not be the most fashionable combination, the Red Hat Ladies of Bribie Island have set out to show it’s the most fun.

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Our Red Hat Ladies just wanna have fun

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Three women missing for about a decade were discovered in a home in Cleveland, Ohio.

Cleveland kidnap victims escape

Three women missing for about a decade were discovered in a home in Cleveland,... more

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The theme of this year's Metropolitan Museum exhibit in New York City is "Punk: Chaos to Couture". But it seems the stars felt a little too uncomfortable going grunge.

Fashion's night of nights kicks off at the Met Gala Ball

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Anzac Day commemorations around Australia

Australia stops to remember the fallen on Anzac Day. more

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Scenes from Gallipoli and Anzac Cove

Each year thousands make the trek to Turkey to commemorate Anzac Day. more

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Two bombs exploded near the Boston Marathon finish line, killing three and injuring more than 100 people.

Bomb blasts rock Boston

Two bombs exploded near the Boston Marathon finish line, killing three and... more

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Celebrity chef Matt Golinski won over the crowd at his first public cooking demonstration since suffering a family tragedy that almost claimed his life too.

Matt Golinksi's first public cooking demo since tragedy

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Actors and celebs strut their stuff on the 55th annual Logie Awards red carpet at Crown Melbourne.

2013 Logies red carpet fashions

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Music for every taste was on offer on the third night of Byron Bay Bluesfest 2013, including Robert Plant, Iggy and the Stooges and Dropkick Murphys.

Bluesfest 2013: Third night

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David Warner of Australia fields the ball during day one of the First Test match between Australia and South Africa at The Gabba.

Warner under investigation after Twitter tirade

CRICKETER David Warner is likely to face disciplinary action from Cricket Australia after it appears he launched a blistering and lengthy tirade on Twitter.

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HAD he been a few centimetres shorter, Brisbane Lions player Justin Clarke may have considered a completely different career in the sky.

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Air Force's loss has been Lions' gain with Justin Clarke

WILL Skelton has only been playing rugby ‘seriously’ for three years, but he has already made a huge impression. Not surprising given his huge frame.

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Will Skelton making a big 135kg impression on rivals

SYDNEY Swans forward Kurt Tippett might find himself sharing the headlines with his young sister Gretel when his 11-game ban ends on June 22.

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Kurt Tippett may have share headlines with Firebirds sister

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Book review: The Easy Day Was Yesterday

PAUL Jordan has had a fascinating life. He has captured much of it in The Easy Day was Yesterday, subtitled The Extreme Life of an SAS Soldier.

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IT ONLY took a few days for someone to buckle under the pressure on the new series of The Block.

Stress levels soaring sky high

TOWNSVILLE will have the rhythm when Alan Jackson and the CMC Rocks festival come to town.

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Lund looks forward to CMC Rocks festival

FOR Simon Drew, life don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.

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Drew in the jazz groove

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Money matters in the home, heart, and bedroom

IF YOU think that economics and sex aren’t related, you couldn’t be more wrong.

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TRIBE. Village. Community. They are just the words you want to hear when you are a new mum.

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Mothers enjoying bar with a difference

SINCE 1886, the formula has been the subject of fevered speculation, and endless marketing campaigns. So, can the flavour be recreated?

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Original recipe for Coca-Cola is out - can you recreate it?

VITAMIN C does not significantly lower uric acid levels in gout patients despite earlier studies touting its benefit, new research shows.

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Benefits of Vitamin C for gout patients lowered

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