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Frosty completes Townsville clean sweep

The V8 Supercars championship leader completed a clean sweep of the Castrol EDGE Townsville 400 weekend by taking an emphatic victory in the final race of the weekend. He bided his time behind early leader David Reynolds before his teammate made ... >> view original

Townsville drug rehabilitation services at capacity as Salvos forced to turn ...

The Salvation Army says rehabilitation services in north Queensland are being stretched treating people with drug and alcohol problems. The charity runs a 33-bed facility in Townsville, treating people for drug or alcohol addiction. It said nearly 40 ... >> view original

Seiders surges in to top three after Townsville double

“I think the Holden is what I needed to get the monkey off my back here in Townsville, we're so happy to finally get a podium and race win this year,” Sieders said. “We got great starts all weekend and I know it's testament to the teams work on the car ... >> view original

Tander battles hard in Townsville

Garth Tander's battle with teammate James Courtney in the closing stages of yesterday's race raised eyebrows, but it was an exchange with Shane van Gisbergen that had Tander more perplexed post-race. The Holden Racing Team and Darrell Lea STIX ... >> view original

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD): Owning Ahead Of Earnings To Position For ...

Herein we discuss several important drivers for Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) shares going into 2Q15/2016. HCV remains important and the growth is not over, we discuss where we see upside to estimates from such as Italy and EM. Moving beyond ... >> view original

The Banality of Ethics in the Anthropocene, Part 2

Charles Sturt University does not contribute to the cost of running The Conversation. Find out more. The Conversation is funded by Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Alfred P Sloan ... >> view original

Record number of humpback whales off New Zealand

Humpback whales are making a comeback off New Zealand, a survey shows. The number of humpback whales in the Cook Strait, between the North and South Islands, reached a high in 2015, which the New Zealand Department of Conservation said was an ... >> view original

Sick bees not so busy, study finds

BEES battling a common gut parasite are less likely to create a hive of activity because their ability to pollinate is hampered, Queensland researchers have found. THE finding is significant for humans, given about a quarter of food production is ... >> view original

Peru's Misti volcano under watch

Snow and ice threaten high altitude communitiesBrisbane Times >> view original

Researchers discover series of terrifying fish off Sydney coast

Chief scientist for the voyage, UNSW marine biologist Professor Iain Suthers, said he was amazed they were able to find so many on the tiny critters and the discovery will now change how researchers study juvenile fish. 'We had thought fish only ... >> view original