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• LiveBlogLast Updated 4.15pm AESTFederal election 2016: Turnbull ...

  

  Shorten unveils Labor's hospital plan2:13Labor will pump an extra $2 billion into public hospitals if it wins the July 2 election. Welcome to day 36 of the federal election 2016 campaign. Malcolm Turnbull begins in Sydney and travels to Townsville, while Bill Shorten has begun in Townsville. Their visit coincides with the 20th anniversary of the 1996 Black Hawk helicopters crash, which claimed the lives of 18 servicemen.4.15pm:Labor’s $80m for port roadBill Shorten has announced $80m to build ..

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• Health plans don't extend to Greens

  

  By Colin Brinsden - AAP on June 12, 2016, 2:47 pm The coalition wants to overhaul private health insurance while Labor will boost hospital funding. Malcolm Turnbull may have thrown a lifeline to some Labor MPs who are in a fierce contest against the Greens to save their seats.In a day dominated by health policies from both sides of politics, the prime minister has sought to smother the Greens' chances of increasing their foothold in the House of Representatives by pr..

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• City take down Country as Townsville hosts rep game

  

  Action pictures of the City vs. Country QSNL netball game at Townsville Basketball Stadium. City M Hinchcliffe and Country K Brown.A HOME court advantage wasn’t enough to lift the Country team past City in game two of the Queensland State Netball League representative game on Saturday night.Townsville Basketball Stadium played host to the showdown between some of the state’s top netballers and while Country showed glimpse of brilliance they couldn’t stop City taking a 2-0 series lead with a 59-3..

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• Black Hawk tragedy: Services held to remember fallen Australian ...

  

  Black Hawk tragedy: Services held to remember fallen Australian soldiers 20 years on Updated June 12, 2016 18:26:57 Services have been held in Townsville, Sydney and Perth to mark the 20th anniversary of a Black Hawk crash which claimed the lives of 18 soldiers.In June 1996, two helicopters collided mid-air near Townsville, while the troops were carrying out a counter-terrorism training exercise.In Townsville, the Chief of Army Lieutenant Angus Campbell said the lives o..

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• Princess Charlotte upstages Queen

  

  Queen Celebrates 90th Birthday1:39Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 90th birthday at a service at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on Friday. The queen turned 90 on April 21, but tradition dictates that the public festivities take place around an ?official? date to take advantage of better weather. PRINCESS Charlotte has stolen the show at her great grandmother Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday celebrations. The adorable one-year-old made her first public appearance on the royal balcony, surround..

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• Greenpeace use kids to spruik message

  

  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&show_idaas_login_placeholder=1&is_local_news_section=0 News2016 Federal Election: Rolling coverage of the campaign, Day 34June 11, 2016 8:02pmStaff writersNews Corp Australia Network News2016 Federal Ele..

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• ELECTION LIVE: Leaders campaign in Townsville2:34

  

  ELECTION LIVE: Leaders campaign in Townsville2:34Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten are heading north to campaign in the seat of Herbert in Townsville. THE Liberals may have dallied with the Greens in some electorates but no one should be surprised by a decision to offer preferences to Labor. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says his party will urge its voters to put the Greens after Labor in all lower house seats. “This is a call that I have made in the national interest,” he told reporters in S..

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• Olympic Games under threat

  

  RIO’s 2016 Olympics is reeling from a “perfect storm” of an economic meltdown, building delays, pollution, a ticket sale slump and the terrifying Zika epidemic. Picture: Getty.RIO’s 2016 Olympics is reeling from a “perfect storm” of an economic meltdown, building delays, pollution, a ticket sale slump and the terrifying Zika epidemic.The worst recession to hit the South American nation for a century has decimated games spending and left builders racing against time to finish vital construction w..

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• Mum grills Shorten on spending spree

  A mother holding her sick baby in hospital might have seemed the perfect audience for Bill Shorten to spruik his hospital funding boost. It wasn't. "Are they going to have to pay for this?" concerned mother Judith Fox asked the opposition leader, pointing at her 11-month-old daughter Gemma who'd just had surgery for a cleft palate. "I just think there's lots of money happening, and they'll suffer." Mr Shorten visited the children's ward at Townsville Hospital on Sunday where he announced an ext..

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  My cat's cheating on me3:37News.com.au's Tech Editor Matt Dunn found out his cat was cheating on him after putting a camera on it. My little friend Willow ready to take on the world.PERCHED nervously on the stoop, my palms were sweaty and my hands slightly trembled.My stomach churned with nervousness, as I built the courage required to knock firmly on the front door.For the past couple of days I had been running through what I might say to the occupants when they answer the door.Even with the r..

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