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Firefighters monitoring Hervey Range bushfire near Townsville

Firefighters will continue to monitor a bushfire that has been burning near Townsville in north Queensland. Fourteen crews were called to a large bushfire at Hervey Range yesterday morning after it broke containment lines. Queensland Fire and Emergency ... >> view original

PNG Hunters igat wankaen mak olsem Townsville Blackhawks

Ol PNG Hunters ibin no lus long 14 pela gem long Queensland Cup na i nau stap long wan kaen mak olsem Townsville Blackhawks long 37 points long lada. PNG Hunters Team Photo. Courtesy of PNG Rugby League. Ol PNG Hunters (Credit: ABC Licensed). >> view original

Solar energy trial to see Toowoomba, Townsville homes store solar generated ...

Homes in Toowoomba and Townsville will take part in a trial of new technology allowing for the storage of solar generated electricity. Solar panels and storage batteries will be installed in 33 homes as part of the year-long trial led by Ergon Energy. >> view original

Drug Candidate Kills Cancer Cells Through Overstimulation

A drug candidate that overstimulates proteins crucial for tumor growth shows promise as a new strategy to treat a wide range of cancers, researchers write in Cancer Cell. The demands of rapid cell division put a strain on cancer cells, and the approach ... >> view original

Linc Energy: Queensland Government received 2006 warning on dangers of burning ...

The Queensland Government was warned nine years ago a controversial mine and gas plant near Chinchilla should be shut down immediately if there was any risk of it contaminating the environment. Linc Energy's underground coal gasification (UCG) ... >> view original

Australian diets fail the test: survey

AUSTRALIAN diets only rate a score of C with our addiction to junk food largely to blame. THE national diet quality was given a rating of 61 out of 100 by the CSIRO which analysed the results of a survey of more than 40,000 people. Junk food intake was ... >> view original

Paleo cops a punch as researchers highlight importance of carbs for evolution

The modern argument that the Paleo way fuelled human evolution may be archaic, according to a new study. In recent years, part of the Paleo diet's popularity has hinged on the argument that our low-carb, meat-dense diet has made us human, by feeding ... >> view original

Jacqui Lambie's mandatory drug rehab bill sparks 'grave concerns' in addiction ...

ELEANOR HALL: Now to the call by Tasmanian independent SenatorJacqui Lambie for former immigration detention centres to be converted into mandatory drug rehabilitation facilities. Senator Lambie made an emotional revelation in parliament yesterday ... >> view original

Frantic Family Rescue shows us how to slow down in modern life

Pick of the day: Frantic Family Rescue, 9.20pm, ABC. This kind of format has become increasingly visible in television programming and popular it is too; certainly a worthy alternative to the endless melodramatic posturing of the ubiquitous reality series. >> view original

Paramedics face psychological testing

Suicide rate for Victorian paramedics is about four times the average rate and almost three times that for other emergency workers. inShare; submit to reddit · Email article · Print · Reprints & permissions. Paul Felicetti, intensive care paramedic. >> view original