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70 years of memories for the class of '45

Nineteen members of the graduating class of 1945 have returned to the Toowoomba East State School for a 70 year reunion.




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Crafty ladies commemorate the Anzac tradition with hand-embroidered postcards

The Anzac Commemoration Postcards Exhibition features 90 hand-embroidered postcards compiled by the ladies from NSW Embroiderers' Guild. The travelling exhibition includes embroidered replicas of postcards sent to and from the war front during World War I as well as postcards designed by the guild.




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500 bikes vs 500 kilometres of southern Queensland roads

Cyclists have converged on the Darling Downs for the annual Cycle Queensland tour. They have become experts on our back roads, riding past road trains, and dodging cranky magpies.




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Pet therapy is good medicine in the Mid West

A team of volunteer dog owners are faithfully visiting aged-care homes with their canine companions, bringing much joy and contentment to many of the residents.




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Kimberley amateur historian meets families of US air crew killed in 1942 Broome raid

Kimberley historian Dion Marinis has travelled to the US to meet the families of an air crew who died at Broome during the 1942 Japanese air raid on the remote town.




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Meet the fans rallying behind the North Queensland Cowboys

Cowboys fever is ramping up in Townsville in north Queensland in anticipation of Saturday night's elimination final against the Cronulla Sharks. Meet some of the fans who will be cheering the Cowboys to victory.




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In photos: wild weather and large surf pummels Newcastle's coast

Powerful surf, cool winds and sporadic pockets of heavy rain has swept across the Hunter.




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Worldwide food movement in Bendigo

Food that would otherwise be thrown out is cooked up and served to the community at a Bendigo park.




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Memorial to Australia's fallen jockeys being hand-carved at Condobolin

A tribute to the hundreds of jockeys who have been killed during races in Australia since European settlement is being created by a stonemason in the heart of inland New South Wales.




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Bendigo Muslims concerned about anti-mosque sentiment

What began as a small campaign protesting against the proposed Bendigo mosque has gained the support of far-right anti-Islamic groups, spilling from social media to the streets and into a council meeting. Four Muslims from Bendigo talk about how it has affected them.




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Finding the light in the darkness of mental illness

When you suffer from a mental illness, the darkness can be all encompassing. So finding something in your life to make you smile becomes precious. For some at the Bridges Health and Community Care centre in Bundaberg; the love of pets, their family, games and movies, and helping others all helps to brighten their day.





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Next generation of artists emerge in Bundaberg

Teenagers looking to find their place in the world is all part of growing up. Ideas take hold, emotions run high, and many look for some sort of creative outlet. In the Bundaberg region that creativity is fostered by high school arts programs and celebrated at the annual Emerge exhibition at the Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery.





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Centuries old Spanish garments restored and protected with community heritage grant

There is no shortage of heritage to celebrate and preserve at the New Norcia Monastery in Western Australia's Mid West.



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Halley's comet meteor shower to light up Australian skies

Over the next couple of days we'll pass through the densest part of the long trail of ancient dust left by Halley's comet.



  • Science and Technology

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Government urged to fast-track 'shovel ready' projects in regions

The economic impact of the pandemic on Australia's regional towns and cities is varied, but with a smaller population base, the path back to recovery is likely to be longer and harder for many.



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  • Business
  • Economics and Finance
  • Epidemics and Pandemics
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Government draws up plans to open economy by July

National Cabinet will meet on Friday to start lifting restrictions in a three stage process to lock in what the Prime Minister is calling "a sustainable COVID safe economy".




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Expert says it's 'extremely unlikely' COVID-19 originated in Chinese lab

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insist they've seen intelligence proving that the virus began in a lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan.



  • Health
  • Epidemics and Pandemics
  • Government and Politics

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Business welcomes plan to re-start economy by July

The Prime Minister is laying the groundwork for Australia to re-open for business and wants what he calls a "COVID-19 safe economy" by July.




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Meet the 20-year-old making meals for our frontline health workers

Since late March, Alex Dekker has provided more than 10,000 meals to frontline workers in Victoria and New South Wales.




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Morrison Government flags changes to environmental laws to cut green tape

With the focus now firmly on rebooting Australia's economy, the Morrison Government intends to cut green tape and speed up nation building projects such as major roads, dams and mines.




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Some tenants slow to receive rent relief during pandemic

Not every state and territory has put into law the code of conduct, which aims to provide rental waivers and deferrals for commercial tenants.



  • Housing
  • Infectious Diseases (Other)
  • Government and Politics

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Former MP for Eden Monaro Gary Nairn on Coalition's in-fighting over the seat

Gary Nairn was the Federal Liberal MP for Eden Monaro from 1996 to 2007.



  • Government and Politics

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How Australia's third-biggest employer Wesfarmers has weathered the coronavirus storm

Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants "to get Australia back to work", and says he's now focused on flattening the unemployment curve and creating a "COVID-safe economy".




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Torrita locals fight for just eight seconds of your time, to slow traffic down through their town

The small rural community of Torrita fights to keep safe speed limits through their town, and to acknowledge their existence.




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Retirement village resident gathers petition for bus stop outside her home in rural Victorian town

An 85-year-old woman in rural Victoria campaigns for a bus stop outside her retirement village.



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Margaret Cooper, 85, at her Swan Hill home




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Mildura Base Hospital management set to return to public hands

The Victorian Government is set to announce that it will take over the running of the state's only privately run public hospital.





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Man charged with murder of Mildura council staff member Karen Belej

Detectives charge a man with murdering a woman who was found shot dead at a house in north-west Victoria at the weekend.




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Drought-stricken farmers in NSW's far-west Wentworth Shire Council feel like they're in a 'forgotten corner'

While a Victorian council rejects drought funding it says isn't needed, farmers in far-west New South Wales say they feel like they're in a "forgotten corner".




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Cowangie man who filmed himself running down emus has sentence reduced

A 21-year-old who intentionally drove through a mob of emus at 80 kph, has had his prison sentence cut in half but told to volunteer with an animal charity.




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Farmers in South Australia's Riverland fear they will not survive another year, with water prices skyrocketing

The price of water increases to $980 a megalitre for South Australia, as industry bodies expect prices to reach Millennium Drought levels.




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Climate Clever app helps you measure and reduce your carbon footprint

The Climate Clever app helps you measure, monitor, compare and reduce your consumption of energy and your production on waste.




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A tribute to Australian doctor Catherine Hamlin who dedicated her life to helping young African women damaged by traumatic births

Catherine Hamlin was born in Sydney. She worked in Ethiopia pioneering medical treatment for young women damaged by unsuccessful childbirth. In 2000, Pauline Newman visited Catherine Hamlin and her famous hospital in Addis Ababa. Catherine Hamlin died in March 2020 at the age of 93. By way of tribute today we revisit Pauline’s program from nearly 20 years ago.




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Lake Eyre flood lures tourists to 'once-in-a-lifetime' spectacle providing outback businesses with key lifeline

This year's flood event at Lake Eyre delivers a spectacular natural wonder, and brings new life to Central Australia and a crucial economic boost to remote businesses.




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Remote Lake Nash Aussie Rules team hungry for a win and a kangaroo on the way to game

The Lake Nash Young Guns Aussie Rules team often play on an empty stomach as they cannot afford to pay for both fuel and food.



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Outback 'meals on wheels' changes the lives of young and old in the remote community of Alpurrurulam

Delicious home-cooked meals hand-delivered to the elderly residents in the remote community of Alpurrurulam are lifting the spirits of not just the recipients but also the workers.



  • ABC North West Queensland
  • alicesprings
  • northwest
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'We were getting ripped off': Queensland community ousts government-run supermarket

The Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council in central Queensland gives its government-owned supermarket contractor the flick after years of battling inflated prices.




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Kym Lynch from Mount Isa trains for extreme sports events around work

Kym Lynch from Mount Isa trains for extreme sports events around work




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Alison Whitehead finishing one of her many extreme sport challenges

Alison Whitehead finishing one of her many extreme sport challenges




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'Much more than scones': CWA's 'covert' approach to caring for struggling farmers

Scones, tea, and craft are synonymous with the CWA, but the organisation also provides vital community support. In drought- and flood-ravaged Julia Creek, it's all about keeping things low-key.




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Former uranium mine now an Instagram hotspot for Queensland tourists

Mary Kathleen's shuttered uranium mine is bright blue, incredibly Instagram-worthy, radioactive and Queensland's latest hotspot.




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Min Min lights in rural Queensland subject of new documentary film

Camping under the night skies, documentary maker Don Meers says he looked out and saw what he had travelled for the famed Min Min lights.




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Man jailed for seven years for violent attack on 92yo woman in her home

The life of a 92-year-old woman bashed in her own home in Mount Isa in north-west Queensland has been completely ruined, family say, as her attacker is sentenced to seven years in jail for the violent assault.




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Queensland's Glenagra Station in new power trial aimed at finding a better way

A self-generating power pod trial on a cattle property in north-west Queensland aims to provide rural properties with a more reliable, cheaper, and renewable power source.




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University of Queensland, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, David Trigger



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  • Australia:QLD:Brisbane 4000
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Digital disruption transforms crime writing, but the print book isn't dead

Digital disruption has changed the craft of writing, and crime writing in particular, according to those in the industry, but has not caused the death of print books.




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Baringhup community wins a seven-year battle against controversial broiler farm development

The Central Victorian community of Baringhup finally sees the end to a seven-year battle to stop the development of major chicken farm.