The men told relatives on Monday they were going fishing on nearby Pandora Reef but instead headed for the Forrest Beach Hotel, near Ingham on the mainland, where they each bought a carton of beer. Their four-metre dinghy ran out...
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he principal of the private Melbourne college that suspended students over their muck-up day antics says schools are increasingly concerned about student misbehaviour. All 250 year 12 students from the 130-year-old Xavier College were suspended on Monday from the last...
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Police believe a 16-year-old girl driver killed overnight in a crash on the Sunshine Coast had been drinking and was intoxicated. Maroochydore Police Station's Sergeant Andy Grey said the unlicensed teenage driver was killed in an accident on Sippy Downs...
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Wotton has pleaded not guilty in the Brisbane District Court to one count of rioting with destruction. The charge stems from an incident on the island, off Townsville in far north Queensland, in November 2004, which resulted in the destruction...
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The Marine National Park zone "green areas", which stretch 125km from Caloundra to the Gold Coast Seaway, will be off limits to both recreational and commercial fishermen from March 1 next year. Around seven per cent of Moreton Bay has...
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The South Dragons remained atop the NBL ladder and spoiled Shane Heal's return with a hard fought 95-83 win over the Gold Coast Blaze. The Dragons entered the game on top of the ladder for the first time in their...
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Private schools might have to start classes next year without their share of federal funding unless the Senate passes government legislation this week. The legislation is to provide $28 billion in funding for non-government schools, but the opposition is refusing...
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Madison Jo Randell, who faces multiple charges over a fatal car crash, escaped from custody on Thursday as he was being escorted back to prison from a hospital visit. Police allege the 18-year-old was involved in two robberies on the...
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The world’s most popular surf festival will have a streamlined look in 2009, according to its new director, Noosa surfer and businessman Phil Jarratt, who is returning to the role he vacated in 2002. "The Noosa Festival of Surfing hit...
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