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League legend Darren Lockyer requests your attendance at a forum to chart the future of our great state. Details in our special Let the Sun Shine In section.
Billionaire Clive Palmer has plans for a Sunshine Coast family theme park that would dwarf existing attractions and help make the area a tourism mecca.
Ray Thompson is saddling up with Johnathan Thurston, and the Cowboys are determined to spoil Bronco Darren Lockyer's celebrations tomorrow.
Census staff caught up in home invasion
6:34PM Kate Higgins TWO Census collectors have found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, tied up by armed bandits when they stumbled on to a home invasion.
Student brings gun to school to sell
4:53PM Greg Stolz POLICE probe after student brings gun to school to sell to second student before weapon is snatched by a third and pointed at another group of children.
Man trapped in Gateway smash
UPDATE: 6:55PM Kate Higgins, Alex Joy TRAFFIC is flowing freely again on the Gateway Motorway at Eight Mile Plains, with emergency services clearing an accident that sent one man to hospital.
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BREAKING NEWS
- Aborigines spat at in gas protest - Barnett
- Two killed in Beirut blast - police
- RSPCA hits back at senator's claims
- British PM to address MPs as riots ease
- Census workers disrupt robbers
- Israel to OK 4300 new flats in Jerusalem
- Gold Coast woman charged - stabbings
- Aussie facing prison for drugs in Bali
- Doctor admits prescription 'inappropriate'
- Dollar weaker on jobs, debt fears
Loganholme speed cameras catch 4455
FIXED speed cameras on the M1 at Loganholme should be visible and have better warning signs, according to RACQ executive manager traffic and safety John Wikman.
Funds for disabled boy's computer stolen
UPDATE: The community has rallied around the Allen family, with the Muslim Charitable Foundation donating $1100 towards replacing their stolen items.
Shot fired in bizarre home invasion
UPDATE THREE men burst into a home around midnight, forcing the the occupants out of their beds and firing a gun into the floor before fleeing empty-handed.
KISS rocker a dad again at 59
KISS guitarist Paul Stanley is 59 and going strong, welcoming his fourth child, a baby girl, to wife Erin.
Warnie denies talk of engagement to Liz
SHANE Warne's camp has denied reports that the spin king has popped the question to Liz Hurley.
Ablett in but no Hunt for Suns
5:05PM THE Suns have named star skipper Gary Ablett but overlooked Karmichael Hunt for Saturday night's "Sunshine Stoush" against the Lions.
Episode 17: Football D&M;
4:21PM THE Socceroos, Matt McKay Rangers-bound and a bumper English Premier League season preview - it's all in the latest episode of Football D&M. Listen now.
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Sunglasses death crash driver jailed
5:25PM Greg Stolz MAN found guilty of dangerous driving over a horror smash on Gold Coast which killed young Chinese woman will walk free after five months in jail.
Thrown in jail for chocolate and drink stop
7:27PM A "SEA crazy" Australian helicopter pilot has been arrested after illegally landing on Nauru in search of sweets and soft drinks.
I now pronounce you Bert and Ernie
Fox news AN online push is underway to pressure the producers of Sesame Street into having Bert and Ernie get married.
Fraser: 10,000 more jobless 'a boost'
UPDATE 2:36PM John McCarthy and AAP TREASURER puts positive spin on Queensland's rising jobless rate, focusing on the momentum generated in the past four months.
Boomers bailing out Gen Y housing dream
7:31AM Karen Collier BABY boomers are under pressure to use their hard-earned superannuation savings to help pay for their children's houses.
Ekka's $2.9b facelift starts
10:26AM Chris Herde, Prime Site editor A $2.9 billion facelift for the home of Brisbane's Royal National Show, better known as the Ekka, has started with work on the showbag pavilion.
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Don't mention the class war
Daniel Piotrowski: Watching the chaos over the past few days, it has become clear that what is happening in London boils down to the have-nots pillaging the haves.
An open letter to Julia Gillard
By Jane Fynes-Clinton GROWN-UPS deserve a say, Julia, even if you are head of the household. Here's an open letter to the Prime Minister of Australia.
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