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Townsville teams set for trophy sweep

TOWNSVILLE rugby league teams are on the cusp of an unprecedented sweep of almost every trophy available at every level of the game. WHILE all the attention is on the North Queensland Cowboys ahead of their NRL grand final qualifier on Saturday night ... >> view original

NZ Breakers open ANBL Blitz with win over Townsville Crocodiles

And Bartlett made an excellent start on Wednesday night in Townsville as the Breakers took care of business in the first of three games at the league's annual Blitz tournament by rolling the host Crocodiles 79-75. Starting at shooting guard, Bartlett ... >> view original

Live stream: 2015 NBL Blitz

WITH the much anticipated NBL season just weeks away, teams will have the opportunity to showcase their talent at the annual NBL Blitz, beginning in Townsville on Wednesday night. CLICK HERE TO WATCH A FREE LIVE STREAM OF EVERY GAME ... >> view original

Intervention could have saved Luke: Batty

ROSIE Batty says the opportunity for intervention would have been a key factor in saving her son, Luke. HER comments come as the new prime minister is set to announce a $41 million-plus domestic violence package in Melbourne to increase and improve ... >> view original

Vitamin B may be key to more colourful dreams, better health

It is the stuff of science fiction and it's completely legal: all it could take to control dreams and make them more lucid, vivid, colourful, emotional and even more bizarre is a healthy dose of vitamin B. With the average person spending five years of ... >> view original

Heath Ledger's father's sorrow at overdoses

The hospitalisation of two footballers is a reminder of how common prescription drug overdoses are in Australia, says Heath Ledger's father. The Oscar-winning actor died of such an overdose in 2008 and his father, Kim, is patron of the newly-formed ... >> view original

IoT home check-up: China provides CliniCloud with unexpected silver lining

Despite doing the rounds in Silicon Valley, it was when the CliniCloud founders returned to Australia that an investment fell into their laps. The Internet of Things healthtech startup has secured a $5 million seed round led by China's largest internet ... >> view original

Outback wedding photo captured difficult homecoming

When Ingrid Uebergang (nee Wood) decided to return to her hometown of Blackall for her wedding earlier this month, it couldn't have come at a more difficult time. Bull dust swept across the red plains; untouched by decent rainfall for far too long. >> view original

Paralyzed man uses own brainwaves to walk again – no exoskeleton required

A man suffering complete paralysis in both legs has regained the ability to walk again using electrical signals generated by his own brain. Unlike similar efforts that have seen paralyzed subjects walk again by using their own brainwaves to manually ... >> view original

Call for more public heart starters

LIFE-SAVING defibrillators should be mandatory and as publicly accessible as fire extinguishers in Australia, says a campaigner. CARDIAC arrests are the leading cause of death nationally while 56 deaths were caused by fire and smoke in 2013, Anne ... >> view original