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From fish out of water to award winner

News Siobhan is reaching for the stars at Black Toyota.

Cameron Adair travels the world on speaking tours with the aim of helping people beat their video game addiction, and yesterday he spoke in the Maranoa.

Tackling gaming addiction

News Cameron Adair travels the world on speaking tours with the aim of helping people beat their video game addiction, and yesterday he spoke in the Maranoa.

Beefing up to competition

News Butchery raises the steaks for awards win.

Car crash leaves woman seriously injured

News Wild weather causes woman to crash.

Top minds find first

News Top minds find first

Growth on the cards

News Latest plan a health boost.

Life Flight recognised on ruby anniversary

News Premier declares service 'one of our great institutions'.

A life of character

News Farewell to a 'great man'.

Aged care graduation takes the cake

News Four graduates break new ground in Charleville.

Hay from the Health Service

Breaking One nurse visited Quilpie, and then started something huge.

Zoe and Bernie the travelling dream team

Sport Zoe Radnedge recently competed in state gymkhana.

Rugby league greats pack down for drought relief tour

Sport Western Queensland welcomes rugby league champions

Distracted drivers prove deadly on roads: Police

News Join the drive to save southwest Qld lives

Making a difference

News Be sure to support Men of League this weekend.

Network News

Financial planner murdered client with hammer

Crime He admitted to killing his 63-year-old client to cover up theft

Gunman at large: Man shot at Coast shopping centre

Breaking Man shot in shopping centre carpark brawl

Schoolgirls’ perfect take on Meghan

Celebrity They have perfectly explained Meghan fever

Nanango man threatened with machete and carjacked

Crime POLICE are on the hunt for the man who allegedly stole the car.

Around the Region

Max Brenner’s lifeline falls through

Business THE future of chocolate store Max Brenner has been thrown back into chaos just hours after claims it had been “saved”.

Burnett man charged with raping employee

Crime Charges include two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.

Major clean-up under way after molasses tanker rollover

News The male driver of the truck was taken to hospital with injuries

Herbicide attack strikes at heart of organic farmer

News Police confirmed no contaminated produce left the location

Miracle cockatoo returns home

Offbeat 'He's flown the coop.'

Sport

Australian cricket hits new low in Asia

Cricket AUSTRALIA were true to form, crashing to a staggering defeat which puts the Aussie record since 2008 amongst the minnows.

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'Joey' takes shot at Kangaroos halves

Rugby League Andrew Johns says Kangaroos halves were not up to scratch

Stars of AFL trade period open up

AFL AFL stars open up after blockbuster end to Trade Period

Huge blow as Khawaja suffers serious injury

Cricket Usman Khawaja faces surgery as Aussies on knees in Abu Dhabi

Maguire meets with Tigers as club looks to replace Cleary

Rugby League Tigers boss flies to NZ to meet with coach hope Michael Maguire

National Sport

Meninga’s big selection call: Underdone Kangaroos exposed

Rugby League Mal Meninga’s underdone and out of position Kangaroos exposed

Mooney helps Aussies to victory over Pakistan at Malaysia

Cricket Australia plays Pakistan in the second One Day International today.

Tiger on course to play in Melbourne

Golf Tiger Woods gives strongest hint yet of plans to play in Melbourne

Ironmen: NRL’s team of tackling machines

Rugby League NRL’s team of top tacklers for their position in season 2018

Queensland News

Teen airlifted after highway rollover

News A female teenager has been airlifted by helicopter from the scene.

Young boy impaled by spear in freak accident

Breaking QAS crews called to spear incident

Teen charged over random schoolgirl slashing

Crime A boy has been charged after allegedly slashing a 12-year-old girl

Cyclist hit by car in Noosaville, rushed to hospital

News Cyclist injured in Weyba Road crash

Business News

Scammer made a 'terrible mistake', then asks for $6000

Crime A MAN saying he was from Telstra called a Northern Rivers woman, saying he wanted to reimburse her money.

‘Perfect storm’ to collapse capital city house prices by 20%

Business House prices could fall by 20 per cent thanks to “perfect storm”

Deadly mad cow disease hits UK again

Business Life-threatening mad cow disease has re-emerged in the UK

Dad’s desperate plea to Woolies

Parenting One dad is begging for Woolies to fix what they've done to formula

Holden launches Captiva replacement - the flagship Acadia

Motoring Can the Holden Acadia renew the brand's fortunes?

What's On

Who's just been announced on the Bluesfest lineup for 2019?

Music Another 19 artists have also been added to the line up.

Be berry excited for tomorrow's strawberry festival

Whats On Strawberry fest features 10 free kids' rides

Aussie drag queen gets own TV show on BBC4

TV The world's first 'dragazine' show

GOURD LORD: Why 14,000 people are about to hit Goomeri

News This year there is a packed itinerary of great stuff all weekend

Lifestyle

Bank executive's ridiculous daily routine

Health THIS woman’s insanely perfect account of her busy day will make any normal person laugh at the pure ridiculousness of her life.

Carers' horrifying reason for disabled woman sex experiment

Crime Carers give a horrifying reason for offering disabled woman for sex

EXPLAINED: How to save fuel on road and money at pump

Motoring Plus where to get cheap petrol in Ipswich today.

Not-so shock rise of new favourite baby name

Lifestyle It's definitely not because of a certain new royal.

Citroen’s C3 Aircross SUV is France’s riposte to the Mini

Motoring Chunky Citroen C3 Aircross is anything but anonymous.

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Entertainment

THEIR visit is only days in but Harry and Meghan have ignored plenty of strict rules — and it’s why Australia is head over heels in love with the couple.

All the rules Harry and Meghan have broken

Celebrity THEIR visit is only days in but Harry and Meghan have ignored plenty of strict rules — and it’s why Australia is head over heels in love with the couple.