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French doctor accuses group of surgeons of running him out of practice in ...

A French doctor has accused a group of surgeons, including a former president of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, of driving him out of practice in Townsville. Dr Richard Emery says he was forced to move back to France with his Australian ... >> view original

Townsville Airport welcomes arrival of Jetstar's Bali service

Jetstar JQ101, VH-XSJ, at Townsville Airport after arriving from Bali. ( Jetstar JQ101, operated by VH-XSJ, at Townsville Airport after arriving from Bali. (Dave Parer). Townsville Airport's ARFF service has given the arrival of Jetstar flight JQ101 ... >> view original

Shark attack at Hallidays Point on NSW coast

A surfer has been attacked by a shark after being knocked off his surf-ski at Black Head Beach at Hallidays Point, north of Forster on the NSW Mid North Coast. The victim, surfer David Quinlivan, 65, left the water and was treated by paramedics before ... >> view original

Jayde Kendall death: Accused killer's family struggling

The parents of the man accused of killing schoolgirl Jayde Kendall are "losing weight before my eyes". PT1M16S 620 349. Autoplay OnOff; Video feedback; Video settings. Video will begin in 5 seconds. Don't play; Play now. The father of a teenager ... >> view original

Man jailed for life over murder of Gold Coast businessman Sam Dhody

A Gold Coast man has been jailed for life after fatally shooting his secret lover's de facto partner 10 times in the head. Adam James Gooley, 34, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court in Brisbane to killing businessman Shyam 'Sam' Dhody with a .22 ... >> view original

Public servants warned off internet sex and cheating sites after Ashley ...

Commonwealth public servants have been warned not to use work computers to trawl for extra-marital sex, in the wake of the Ashley Madison controversy. Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd has laid down the law on the use of Commonwealth ... >> view original

Qld court rejects Rinehart mine challenge

Anti-mining activists have been dealt a double blow after a Queensland judge dismissed a challenge to Gina Rinehart's planned Alpha mine and ordered they pay court costs. GVK Hancock is hoping to build an open cut mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin ... >> view original

Dual-national terrorists would lose citizenship under revised bill

Jared Owens is a political reporter based in Canberra. He has previously worked at The Australian's Sydney and Brisbane bureaus. https://plus.google.com/116039583906467076146. Tony Abbott said convicted terrorists were no longer “part of the extended ... >> view original

'Midnight ambush': NDIS board members discover they are being dumped via ad

Board members on the National Disability Insurance Scheme were given a "midnight ambush" when their jobs were advertised in a national newspaper before they were told, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says. The federal government ran an advertisement ... >> view original

Home damaged by north Queensland bushfire, properties under threat

An out-of-control bushfire has damaged a home in north Queensland and other properties are under threat. The Fire and Emergency Service has issued a Watch and Act message as crews try to control the blaze, which flared this morning, at Bluewater near ... >> view original