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Ravenshoe community uses humour to combat 'rumour mill'

CAIRNS police are today continuing to investigate why a car crashed into a cafe in Ravenshoe yesterday causing a gas bottle explosion and injuring 20 people. All 20 people were taken to Cairns, Townsville, Atherton and Innisfail hospitals with various ... >> view original

Townsville council budget: Mayor Jenny Hill delivers surplus with overall rate ...

Council rates in Townsville, in north Queensland, are set for an overall increase of 1.45 per cent. Mayor Jenny Hill handed down her plan for the upcoming financial year during a meeting this morning. Rates will increase by nearly $50 a year for the ... >> view original

New glam-packers restaurant Rambutan on Flinders Street, Townsville. Picture ...

THE term “glam-packers” (glamorous backpackers) may sound counter-intuitive, but Rambutan in Townsville's city makes a whole lot of sense. The recently opened budget resort has cheap-as-chips, stylish rooms, and a pool bar and restaurant cool enough ... >> view original

Powerpuff girls are BACK!

Few things represent the 90s and early 2000s as well as the Powerpuff Girls. For any loyal fan, it was great loss when they went off the air. But good news: Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup will be back on Cartoon Network in 2016! The series was first ... >> view original

Amberley's Rhinos fly out for a super exercise in Townsville

RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft from 6 Squadron at RAAF Base Amberley have headed north to conduct Exercise Rhino Strike at RAAF Base Townsville. Super Hornet aircraft and personnel from 6 Squadron started the exercise yesterday and will ... >> view original

EnergyAustralia puts Iona gas plant on the block

EnergyAustralia has put the Iona gas storage plant in Victoria up for sale after receiving unsolicited approaches, in a move the power company is hoping will fetch $1 billion or more. The sale process for Iona, which stores gas for peak demands periods and ... >> view original

RBA: Housing spike not all due to rates

Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your Flash Plugin. Stevens leaves door ajar for rate cut 1:54. Play video. http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/. Another batch of poor economic data left the RBA Governer little choice but to again hint at an easing bias, ... >> view original

SA jobs lost as mine, power stations close

More than 400 jobs will be lost with the closure of two power stations and a coal mine in South Australia. Alinta Energy says it will shut its Port Augusta power stations and the Leigh Creek mine by March 2018 but is also considering pulling the plug as early as ... >> view original

Lidl keeps rivals guessing about entry into Australia

German discounter Lidl has "no current plans" to enter Australia, even though it has been eyeing the local grocery market for the last 15 years. IP Australia records show Lidl Stiftung and Co, a major rival to fellow discounter Aldi, first registered the Lidl ... >> view original

American Express pays no tax on multibillion-dollar Australian operation for ...

Credit card giant American Express has in effect paid no income tax on its multibillion-dollar operation in Australia for seven years. An investigation by Fairfax Media and University of NSW accounting academic Jeff Knapp found its local arm, American ... >> view original