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Gold Coast beaches may stay closed till after NYE

Last update: 00:59:24 30/12/2007

The Gold Coast City Council says beaches could be closed until after New Year's Eve as high winds and ocean swells continue to intensify along the south-east Queensland coast.

Updated: 30/12/2007 11:02:37 AMBest of the Year

Maggie Beer's Salad of Beetroot, Blood Orange & Pumpkin

Explosion of colour

Maggie Beer shares a beautiful looking beetroot, blood orange and pumpkin salad recipe - the perfect accompaniment for quail.

A humpback whale gets close to a boat

Everyone wants a piece

Tonga's whales are a hot commodity, both as a tourist attraction and as food.

Dust Echoes

Dust Echoes

Twelve beautifully animated Dreamtime stories from Central Arnhem Land.

Debate, ideas and attitude Unleashed

Benazir Bhutto

The murder of Pakistan's daughter

Benazir Bhutto embodied the contradictions of Pakistan and her assassination has left Pakistan bereft, writes Bronwyn Curran. "Benazir spoke out boldly and confrontingly against extremists, helping to tell the world that Pakistan is not a land of bearded fundamentalists, but a land of refined, gracious, tolerant and eloquent people. As Benazir follows her legendary father Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and her brothers to their premature family grave, trains, cars, banks, factories are on fire across Pakistan." Read More...

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Rural Features

Rural Features

Check out the latest features from ABC Rural's national network of reporters.

ABC Health & Wellbeing

ABC Health & WellbeingWhat moves you?

Our exercise guide explains the basics and compares 20 different exercises.

Weblog

articulateArticulate

Wonder at the world of literary, visual and performing arts

ABC Classic FM

Australian Music - Val CamonicaAustralian Music : Val Camonica

Download new Australian works created in response to ancient carvings at Italy's 'Val Camonica'

Video Podcast

Lateline VodcastLateline Business with Ali Moore

Now available to watch when and where you want. Vodcasting - it's your choice!

Children

Playground RadioPlayground Radio

Dance, sing and play all day! Bananas in Pyjamas, The Wiggles and more...

New Media Showcase

Our most innovative online productions

Constructing AustraliaConstructing Australia

The stories of three vast construction projects that helped shape our nation.

Games

Dust Echoes - Hive AliveHive Alive

Can you get this lost sugar bag fly back to its hive alive?

Game On - GreymondGreymond

Help to find the stolen colours

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I still regularly eat offal meats, but they are much harder to get nowadays... Cold pressed tongue is absolutely superb with good salsa verde sauce. 

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