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Vi Jordan: inspirational, motivational, exceptional
It was the winter of 1972. It was an era before a government car was assigned to Members of the Queensland Parliament. And so, the…
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The environmental pandemic: disposable masks QUT research team announces a solution “is on its way”
As Ipswich, Scenic Rim and the rest of South East Queensland head into their fifth week under the mask mandate, the routine of adding a…
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Native marsupials as Gould as gone
John Gould gave two great gifts to the nation that became Australia – depictions and descriptions of endemic mammals and birds before they became extinct…
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Currumbin teen makes Olympic history in Tokyo
Currumbin teenager Keegan Palmer made history on Thursday when he became the first Gold Medallist in the men’s park skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics. Palmer,…
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South East Queensland’s lockdown orders must be met for lockdown to lift
South East Queensland residents need to continue getting tested and staying at home, if they want the lockdown to lift on Sunday. That was the…
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Ekka cancelled leaving multiple country show finals postponed
The Ekka and multiple country show finals have been cancelled following a Covid-19 outbreak in Brisbane. This is the fourth time in the 145-year history,…
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‘Let’s not forget or reinvent such harsh lessons’
Planning has already started for next year’s Box Flat memorial service which will mark the 50th anniversary of the mining disaster. A crowd of about…
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More than a century of heritage to make way for rail line
One of the homes linked to Grandchester’s long pastoral and railway history stands in the corridor mapped for the Inland Rail project. The home, Brucedale,…
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Beaudesert Bullet: “I’m going to stop at nothing to be the best”
You might recognise her from the Beaudesert Woolworths but Riley Day, 21, was a face on everyone’s television screens after her blistering run in the…
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Lockdown support for Queensland businesses
As Ipswich and Scenic Rim near the second month under the mask mandate and another lockdown, the State Government has announced financial support for small…
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‘Big blow’: cattle farmers rocked as Ekka cancelled again
Cattle farmers across the South East have taken a financial and emotional blow after a much loved event was cancelled by Covid-19 for the second…
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Lockdown extended for Ipswich, Scenic Rim
The three-day lockdown has turned into eight, after the Queensland government announced 13 locally acquired cases on Monday. The cases are linked to the outbreak…












