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Man dies after being bitten by unidentified snake in Townsville, north Queensland

A man has died on Sunday after being bitten by a snake in north Queensland. Ambulance crews were called to a property near Townsville at about 8:30am. A 62-year-old was in cardiac arrest when they arrived. Paramedic Michael Grainger said the man's ... >> view original

Impossible win to springboard Croc campaign

It was Townsville's first win in WA since 2009 and was all the more remarkable given Perth scored 24 of the first 29 points of the match. It was Townsville's fifth road game in a row and they were coming off a 31-point belting at the hands of Melbourne. >> view original

Townsville stun Perth Wildcats at Perth Arena

The Townsville Crocs have pulled off a dramatic comeback victory over the Perth Wildcats winning 63-66 at Perth Arena. The game at first looked to be over early on with a slow start from the visitors, however the Crocs were right back in it after a ... >> view original

Crocs comeback stuns Wildcats

THE Townsville Crocodiles have put a horror five quarters behind them to deliver a remarkable comeback to beat the Perth Wildcats 66-63 at Perth Arena. The Crocs were never in their contest in Melbourne on Wednesday losing to United by 31 points before ... >> view original

Adelaide Lightning suffers record WNBL rout in Townsville, taking a lesser ...

While longtime Lightning supporters will reel in horror even at that result, it actually looks good when put beside Saturday's 41-104 loss to the reigning WNBL champion Fire in Townsville. That 63-point humiliation was the worst debacle in the iconic ... >> view original

Baiada sets aside $500000 after workers paid chicken feed for shifts up to 19 ...

ONE of Australia's largest suppliers of chickens to supermarket giants including Coles and Woolworths has set aside $500,000 for workers after investigations revealed some contract staff were doing shifts of up to 19 hours on half the minimum wage ... >> view original

bank returns 'double what it is in Europe'

Despite firming up his language against the banks' actions, Scott Morrison was at pains to avoid overtly bank bashing. Andrew Meares. Share on twitter. by Jacob Greber. Treasurer Scott Morrison suggested the big four banks have more scope than banks ... >> view original

China rate cuts fail to ignite Aust market

OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said a move by China to cut its interest rates in a bid to stimulate its economy had fired up markets around the world, but the Australian reaction had been muted. 'We were expecting a bonfire of activity this ... >> view original

Ten plays down chances of AFL deal

IF Ten is to get more sport from its closer ties to Foxtel, it's unlikely to be AFL. FOXTEL will have the right to sub-licence one Saturday afternoon match per round to a free-to-air provider when the league's $2.5 billion six-year broadcast deal kicks ... >> view original

The 'Fonze' has arrived at Stockland

Its being called the "fonzie" room, named after the fictional leather-clad lodger, Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, who moved into the Cunninghams' garage in the 1970s TV show Happy Days, and is a separate apartment that is being included in a new home but ... >> view original