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  Beattie,
Springborg face off in debate
Health, water and leadership
questions have dominated the traditional Queensland election
leaders' debate.
The Beattie Government's third
term in office has been riddled with problems in the health
system, electricity blackouts, water shortages and ministerial
embarrassments. |
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 Beattie
vows to steer sober government
Queensland Premier Peter
Beattie has vowed to govern as if he has a one seat majority,
despite winning an historic fourth term in a landslide and he
will serve the full, three-year term as premier.
Labor is on track to retain 60
MPs in the 89-seat parliament after Saturday's election, with
the Nationals holding steady with 16 and the Liberals gaining
two seats to take its numbers to nine. |
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 Huge
task facing emergency services in Qld
One of
the biggest cyclones ever seen in Queensland slammed into the
state's far north this morning. Innisfail and the surrounding
areas south of Cairns were the worst hit when Larry crossed
the coast this morning as a category five system with winds up
to 290 kilometres an hour. |
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 On
the toll way to electoral oblivion
Long after Bob
"the Builder" Carr dusted off his hard hat for the last time,
his predecessor could well be wanting to borrow it - to use as
a crash helmet. |
 Canberra
pays for Corby
The
Australian: THE Howard Government has agreed to pay Schapelle
Corby's original lawyers $US96,000 ($126,000) for their failed
defence of the Queensland beauty school student. Ending... |
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 On
the toll way to electoral oblivion
Long after Bob
"the Builder" Carr dusted off his hard hat for the last time,
his predecessor could well be wanting to borrow it - to use as
a crash helmet. |
 Young
drink drivers at risk: study
The
Australian: REHABILITATION services for young drink drivers in
Victoria are below international standards, leading them to
re-offend and risk lives on the road, according to a new re... |
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 Police hunt for Dr Death
Queensland
police will scan all 87 deaths linked to the rogue surgeon dubbed Dr
Death to secure his extradition to Australia
on at least one murder charge.
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 Howard plans terror summit with states
State
and territory leaders have been called to Canberra next month
for a special summit to deal with counter-terrorism issues. |
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American guitar
manufacturer Leo Fender was born on the 10 August 1909. Best known for his range of electric guitars such as the Telecaster and Stratocaster, Fender saw his instruments being used as their preferred 'axe' by some of the greatest stars of the rock era such as Buddy Holly,
Jim Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Ironically, Fender did not know how to play the guitar! Read more of today's entertainment news
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Beatle John
Winston Lennon was born during an air raid in Liverpool, on 9
October 1940. A transatlantic phenomenon, the Beatles had 17
UK number one singles and made numerous films. To read more
about the Beatles
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On 2 November 1936 the first daily high-definition television service in Britain was broadcast by the BBC from Alexandra Palace. The Television Service was later renamed BBC1. To read more about entertainment news click here |
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AN EXPATRIATE Scottish historian provoked fury yesterday by calling for the land of his birth to be put into "liquidation" because it had become "the Belarus of the West".
SCOTLAND is to become the first part of the UK to perform potentially life-saving kidney swaps between total strangers.
SAFETY fears were voiced today after it emerged that specialist armed police officers are routinely working 12-hour shifts.
AS the birthplace of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Sir Walter Scott, Edinburgh is not short of literary giants.
RAIL passenger groups and unions criticised train companies as
travelers were hit with inflation-busting fare increases.
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