Bears claw way to Townsville draw and other top stories.

• Bears claw way to Townsville draw

  

  Burleigh Bears winger Waka Wanahi scores a try in his side’s 28-all draw against Townsville at Pizzey Park. Picture: Scott FletcherLUKE Page led a rampaging forward pack to help Burleigh share the points with high-flying Townsville in a nailbiting 28-all draw at Pizzey Park. The return of Gold Coast Titans trio Cameron Cullen, Eddy Pettybourne and Nathaniel Peteru boosted the Bears, who nowmust be considered genuine Queensland Cup contenders having edged past Papua New Guinea a week earlier.But ..

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• The Voice wins while House Rules struggles

  

  The Voice had its lowest ever launch episode and yet it was still enough to convincingly win the overnight ratings on Sunday.The opening episode of the fifth season of The Voice attracted 1.4 million viewers to win the OzTAM ratings while the return of MasterChef had an audience of 1.012 million to finish fourth.Getting crunched by The Voice and MasterChef was House Rules, which limped into 10th spot with 628,000 viewers. It was even beaten by the ABC series Grand Designs (799,000).Most watched ..

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• Labor steps up tax attack

  

  Federal Labor has attacked the government over putting corporations and wealthy people ahead of low-paid workers.But Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Labor leader Bill Shorten has a poor record of standing up for the low paid, as revealed in the unions royal commission.Mr Shorten quizzed Mr Turnbull in parliament on Monday - a day ahead of the budget - on why the government planned to cut tax on companies and remove the high-income deficit levy, but deliver no relief to low and middle-income..

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• North Queensland Return to Work Conference held in Townsville

  North Queensland Return to Work Conference held in Townsville Reported by Stephen | 02:37am, Monday 02 May, 2016 Leading rehabilitation and return to work experts converged in Townsville on Friday morning for the North Queensland Return to Work Conference. Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace said the conference was about tackling the costs of having people off work and understanding the health benefits of getting them back to work as soon as they’re able “It’s about ensuring e..

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• Former Intel exec joins Weebit

  

  Former executive vice president and chief product officer at Intel Corporation and general manager of the Intel Architecture Group, David 'Dadi' Perlmutter, will be appointed non-executive chairman of Radar Iron Ltd on completion of its transaction with Weebit Nano Ltd.Mr Perlmutter was until early 2014 executive vice president and chief product officer of Intel and general manager of the Intel Architecture Group. He received an award for innovation in industrial development from the president o..

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• Ballot papers could be imported: Xenophon

  

  Search Use keywords to search content on this website http://a.tcog.news.com.au/spp-api/v1/template/?path=components.header.header&exclude-css=false&exclude-js=false&t_product=TownsvilleBulletin&t_domain=www.townsvillebulletin.com.au&device-channel=desktop&is_front_page=0 National Breaking NewsBallot papers could be imported: XenophonMay 2, 2016 9:33amAAP National Breaking NewsBallot papers could be imported: XenophonMay 2, 2016 9:33amAAPIndependent Senator Nick Xenophon ..

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