Townsville and north Queensland
Wotton trial begins
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The trial of alleged Palm Island rioter Lex Wotton is underway in the District Court in Brisbane.
Qld Govt moves to delay new councils' elections
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The Queensland Government wants to delay the next council election by six months to give local governments more time to organise their budgets.
Technical college in high demand
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The Australian Technical College North Queensland has more demand for places next year than it can accommodate.
Green group worried about acidic mining water
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A north Queensland conservation group says if a mining pit near Proserpine is not closed before the wet season it could have devastating environmental consequences.
Townsville Hospital wait times reach 'crisis'
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The State Opposition says a leaked report confirms almost half the patients attending the Townsville Hospital emergency department in north Queensland are waiting more than eight hours to be either admitted or discharged.
Crocs, Dragons notch comfortable wins
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Kelvin Robertson and Cameron Tovey helped the Crocodiles hand the Perth Wildcats their third loss of the season, downing the visitors 97-80 in their round three NBL fixture in Townsville on Saturday night.
Police investigate woman's death
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A police investigation is underway after a woman's body was discovered in an inner-city park in Brisbane Saturday afternoon.
6 survive crash landing in north Qld
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Six people have survived a crash landing of a private plane which had to abort a take-off from Dunk Island in far north Queensland.
Travel health experts converge on Townsville
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Travel health experts from around the world will be in Townsville this weekend to take part in an intensive three-day course.
Ere leads Tigers to victory
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Former Brisbane Bullets gun Ebi Ere scored 24 points to guide defending National Basketball League (NBL) champion Melbourne to a comfortable win in Cairns on Friday evening.
Townsville off and firing in WNBL
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The Fire kick-started the 2008/09 Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) season with a 25-point win over the Perth Lynx in Townsville on Friday evening.
Hinder, Ellis to take on Wildcats
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Townsville pair Russell Hinder and Rosell Ellis will line up against Perth in the National Basketball League tomorrow night, despite some injury concerns.
Finalised Flinders Mall revamp plan looms
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The Townsville City Council is expecting to have a finalised plan of the Flinders Street redevelopment by early November to start lobbying governments for funding.
Bligh maintains opposition to daylight saving
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The Premier Anna Bligh says she will not reconsider introducing daylight saving in Queensland.
Govt panel assesses institution abuse compo claims
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The Queensland Government says it has received about 10,000 claims for compensation from people who experienced abuse or neglect in the state's institutions as children.
N Qld councils demand 'fair share' of funding
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North Queensland councils are demanding more funding from the state and federal governments, arguing they have been short-changed by $2 billion.
Student suspensions on the rise
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The Queensland Government says about 1,800 students in the Mackay-Whitsunday region were suspended from school in the last financial year and 39 were expelled.
DPP still preparing case against reef murder accused
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The Attorney-General says the DPP is still preparing its case against a man accused of murdering his wife on the Great Barrier Reef.
Expert warns of more stingers
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An irukandji expert is warning there could be huge blooms of the potentially deadly jellyfish along Queensland's coast this summer.
$640 earmarked for emerging tourism markets
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The Federal Government has announced further details about how a $4 million tourism rescue package will be spent in far north Queensland.
WNBL to benefit from Opals' success: Cox
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Olympic basketballer Rohanee Cox says she hopes the Opals' silver medal in Beijing will attract more fans to the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
Great Barrier Reef added to Google Maps
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The Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast has become the first marine park in the world to feature on Google Maps.
NRL releases 2009 draw
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The new NRL season will kick off on March 13 next year with Roosters versus Rabbitohs, Broncos taking on Cowboys and Bulldogs up against Sea Eagles the highlights of the opening round.
Genetic mapping gives clues to reef life
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Marine researchers are using genetic mapping to trace the movement of fish populations around the Great Barrier Reef.
High fuel costs end reef tours
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North Queensland's peak tourism body says it is not surprised Townsville's only daily tour service to the Great Barrier Reef has been cancelled by soaring fuel costs and global instability.
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