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• Clive Palmer's Queensland Nickel: Government sets conditions for ...

  

  Clive Palmer's Queensland Nickel: Government sets conditions for potential bailout of Townsville refinery Updated March 06, 2016 16:38:46 The Queensland Government has spelled out a strict set of conditions under which it might help Clive Palmer's ailing Queensland Nickel refinery in Townsville.FTI Consulting was appointed to run Mr Palmer's Yabulu refinery when it was put into voluntary administration on January 17 after sacking 237 workers.In a final bid to save the r..

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• Pioneer eight-year-old airlifted to Townsville after severe burns

  

  An eight-year-old has been set on fire by a 10-year-old in a Mount Isa suburb. Generic imageAN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD boy is believed to have been set on fire by a 10-year-old boy in the backyard of a Pioneer property. Detective Senior Sergeant Alex McBroom said police were considering treating the incident as suspicious but still had to work out how the eight-year-old was exposed to the liquid accelerant. The eight-year-old was airlifted to Townsville Hospital on Saturday night. He is in..

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• Late Lowe try sees Cowboys hold off Sharks in season opener

  

  NRL Round 1 match between the NQ Cowboys and the Sharks in Townsville, QLD, at 1300 SMILES Stadium. Cowboy's Jason Taumalolo, Jake Granville and Shark's Ricky Leutele. Picture: Wesley MontsNORTH Queensland have got their premiership defence off to the best possible start, defeating the Sharks 20-14 at 1300 SMILES Stadium tonight. Ethan Lowe crashed through four Cronulla defenders to score the matchwinning try in the 74th minute after the Sharks mounted an enormous comeback.Sharks hooker Michael ..

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• Coulthard edges V8 pole in Adelaide

  

  Local driver Nick Percat has claimed a shock victory at the Clipsal 500 on Sunday in a V8 Supercars race lashed by wild storms. The event in Adelaide was reduced to a lottery by the weather, with officials beginning and finishing the race in farce. Organisers and teams duelled on whether the race had even started, and the event finished well short of its listed 250 kilometres due to long periods under the safety car. Fabian Coulthard and Scott Pye finished in second and third but were stripped ..

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• PM backs off same-sex plebiscite deadline

  

  George Brandis says the government intends to have the gay marriage plebiscite this year.PM backs off same-sex plebiscite deadlinePrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull isn't committing to a national vote on same-sex marriage this year, instead saying one will be held as soon as possible after the election.Attorney-General George Brandis on Sunday said if the government was re-elected there would be a plebiscite this year, sparking speculation about the planned timing of the election.But the prime mini..

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• Coulthard on pole

  

  In his first round with DJR Team Penske, Fabian Coulthard has earned ARMOR ALL Pole Position in his Falcon FG X for today's 250km race at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide.After a mediocre qualifying result yesterday, Coulthard’s earned his first P1 start since Townsville 2014 with a stunning lap around the street circuit.His 1min21.3006 was an incredible 0.0065 seconds quicker than Chaz Mostert, who started from pole yesterday and dropped back to third during the race. It was the closest ever result in..

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• Nervous Gallen waits for scans on knee

  

  Cronulla captain Paul Gallen is expected to find out on Monday morning whether his NRL career is over due to a knee injury. Gallen was taking a hit-up when he slowed into contact in the second half of the Sharks' 20-14 first-round loss to North Queensland in Townsville on Saturday night. The Sharks, as well as NSW State of Origin fans, now face an anxious wait as the off-contract Gallen goes for scans early on Monday to determine the extent of the damage to his right knee. A tired Gallen said i..

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• No hard times ahead for China: NDRC head

  

  No hard times ahead for China: NDRC headChina's economy isn't headed for a hard landing and isn't dragging on the global economy, China's top economic planner says.However uncertainty and instability in the global economy do pose a risk to the country's growth, Xu Shaoshi, head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), told reporters at a briefing on Sunday.China on Saturday acknowledged it faced tough challenges but said it would keep its economy expanding at least 6.5 per cent ..

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