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• Melbourne United take wins any way they can

  

  Chris Goulding of Melbourne United contests the ball with Brian Conklin of the Crocodiles.Photo: Getty-ImagesAll through Melbourne United's nine-game winning streak, coach Dean Demopoulos warned his side's NBL season wouldn't remain unblemished.So after Melbourne ended their three-game losing streak with a 66-63 win over Townsville Crocs in Townsville on Thursday night, Demopoulos wasn't buying into questions about whether his side was playing its best.In the veteran coach's opinion, his team ga..

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• Refugees' portrait exhibition reveals common theme of hope - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  Refugees' portrait exhibition reveals common theme of hopeUpdatedNovember 27, 2015 16:50:17 Inspired by the lives of her students, a Townsville teacher has co-ordinated an exhibition of photographic portraits to share the stories of refugees and migrants with their new community.The Portraits of Resiliency exhibition was conceived by TAFE Queensland English teacher Marie-Charlotte Poveda and features people who have resettled in Townsville from Burma, Somalia, Congo, Sudan, Greece, and Thail..

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• Cowboys set to launch NRL title defence at home

  

  Cowboys set to launch NRL title defence at homeby:TRENT SLATTER Sports reporterFrom:Townsville BulletinNovember 27, 20152:34PMSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — OCTOBER 04: Cowboys captain Johnathan Thurston poses with the Premiership trophy after winning the 2015 NRL Grand Final match between the Brisbane Broncos and the North Queensland Cowboys at ANZ Stadium on October 4, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)Source:Getty ImagesNORTH Queensland will launch its NRL premiership def..

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• Qld teens charged after stolen car joyride

  Nine teenagers found in a stolen car after a police pursuit have been charged.The four girls and five boys took the car in Ayr before crashing into a fence about 90km away in Townsville on Thursday morning, police say.They have all been charged with the unlawful use of a car and some are accused of other offences, including burglary. A 16-year-old boy has been charged with a string of offences including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, driving while disqualified and failure to st..

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• Carmichael coal mine: Coordinator-general proposes extinguishing...

  

  Carmichael coal mine: Coordinator-general proposes extinguishing native title over key mine propertyUpdatedNovember 27, 2015 15:52:08 Queensland's coordinator-general is proposing to extinguish native title over a leasehold property held by the Indian mining giant Adani, which would allow the company to begin building infrastructure for its $16 billion Carmichael coal mine.Key points:Document reveals proposal to extinguish native title over a section of Adani siteAdani cannot start mine cons..

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• Policeman accused of punching cuffed prisoner

  

  A NORTH Queensland police officer who allegedly punched a handcuffed prisoner while he was in custody is facing serious internal sanctions.Senior Constable Richard Michael Schafer has been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and he appeared briefly for the first time in Townsville Magistrates Court on Thursday.The 49-year-old officer has also been stood down from duty pending the internal investigation by Ethical Standards Command.It is alleged the officer punched the handcuffed prisone..

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• Cyclists get a bad rap, says Suncoast Cabs boss

  

  SUNCOAST Cabs general manager John Lobwein knows Coast roads as well as anyone.Having operated cab companies in Townsville, Mt Isa and now on the Sunshine Coast, Mr Lobwein reckons for the most part, our region's cyclists are pretty well behaved.Many of his drivers encounter cyclists during early morning jobs, often times without much other traffic, especially of a Saturday or Sunday morning.While he understood how frustrations could arise at times, when bike paths remained under-utilised as cyc..

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• Lost camera on its way to Germany after Facebook users help find...

  

  Lost camera on its way to Germany after Facebook users help find ownerUpdatedNovember 27, 2015 11:43:33 A lost camera is on its way home to Germany after a Rockhampton woman used Facebook to help solve the mystery of its owner.The camera was found on Upper Dawson Road in Rockhampton a couple of weeks ago by Kirsten Hardy's husband, who had been out on a run.When Ms Hardy's husband brought the camera home, the couple looked through the images and discovered pictures of a man and a woman on a ..

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• Lightning clash vital for Spirit

  

  Bendigo Spirit coach deems clash against Adelaide Lightning as 'vital'ByKIERAN ILESNov. 27, 2015, 1:40 p.m.Berndigo Spirit is readying for a 'vital' WNBL encounter in Adeliade.Spirit guard Kerryn Harrington fends off Stephanie Cumming during the team's win against Dandenong last weekend.THE Bendigo Bank Spirit have stared down some pretty mighty challenges to this point of the 2015-16 WNBL season.A pair of wins - including one on the road - against the 7-2 Perth Lynx, and others against third pl..

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• Milford looking for 'partner in crime'

  

  Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.JUSTIN Hodges is retired and Jack Reed is in the Broncos casualty ward.So Brisbane five-eighth Anthony Milford is taking applications for a new partner in crime.Check out what your team is up to in preparation for season 2016.BroncosAnthony Milford is on the lookout for a new partner in crime.Justin Hodges has retired and Jack Reed’s off-season shoulder surgery is expected to sideline him for the first f..

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