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Video: Aussie Dolphins Wrap up in Townsville, Ready to Take on Kazan

Some of Australia's fastest swimmers just wrapped up their final meet leading up to the 2015 FINA World Championships, as they competed at the second Australian Grand Prix stop in Townsville, Queensland this past weekend. The likes of Emma McKeon, ... >> view original

3 Townsville police officers wait to know if they've been infected after being ...

Three police officers were spat at in the face by drunken men while assisting them in the Townsville hospital, in northern Queensland, over the past two days - and now must wait for results to return in the hope to be given the all clear from tests ... >> view original

McKeon Puts Up an Impressive 200 Freestyle Split in Townsville

On the first night of the Australian Swimming Grand Prix in Townsville Emma McKeon came away with victories in both the 100 butterfly and the 200 freestyle. On the second evening of competition McKeon made it clear that she was not satisfied with the ... >> view original

Mount Isa to Townsville Economic Zone urges northern Australia to unite for ...

Glen Graham from the Mount Isa to Townsville Economic Zone said Government would need to work with community and industry groups to get projects moving. "We've got to work together and we've got to all support the projects that we all believe are going ... >> view original

A tale of two real estate markets

FOR the price of a car park in Sydney, a Townsville buyer could pick up a three-bedroom house within 30 minutes of the CBD. While Townsville's real estate market may still be in recovery, for affordability and value for money it's hard to beat. When ... >> view original

Apple's new-found love for business apps boosts Townsville start-up SafetyCulture

Last week SafetyCulture founder Luke Anear got the kind of surprise every tech start-up dreams about. Apple told the Townsville-based entrepreneur they would be promoting SafetyCulture's flagship app iAuditor, a business tool used for quality control ... >> view original

House price rises fuel bubble fears

The housing market is becoming more like a one-horse race, with prices rising in Sydney almost three times faster than the next best city, Melbourne. The harbour city has enjoyed double digit home price growth for a year and a half, but in the other major ... >> view original

IOOF head of advice research Peter Hilton 'on leave' as more whistleblowers ...

IOOF's head of advice research Peter Hilton is "on leave until further notice", an email sent to IOOF planners and staff shows. The note, sent by IOOF boss Chris Kelaher on Monday, came in the wake of revelations by Fairfax Media that IOOF senior staff had ... >> view original

Credit card regulations: RBA, banks, business facing off

Banks, airlines, supermarkets and small business are meeting the Reserve Bank in Sydney on Tuesday morning to thrash out major changes to payments regulation recommended by the Murray inquiry. The first meeting with industry since the Reserve Bank ... >> view original

Aldi hits back over tax questions

Secretive German retailer Aldi has come out swinging against insinuations from Wesfarmers boss Richard Goyder that it might be ducking its tax liabilities in Australia, with Aldi calling the comments “misinformed and factually incorrect”. In response to the ... >> view original