Is the legal blood alcohol limit too low, asks judge
A QUEENSLAND magistrate has questioned whether the current .05 blood alcohol limit for driving is “a bit low”.
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15 months of sadistic torture
TAKEN hostage, tortured and repeatedly raped, Amanda Lindhout lost all hope. But one incredible act of courage inspired her.
Discrepancies between online and paper NAPLAN tests
THE Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority has had difficulties comparing the results of students who sat computer-based NAPLAN tests with those still sitting pencil and p...
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Private schools turn on each other
A POSSIBLE federal funding deal has caused some of Queensland’s most influential independent private schools to fire a warning shot at the Government.
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School rugby’s ‘giraffe in the room’
WEIGHT-for-age rules are one thing, but there’s another factor that needs to be addressed in the recent spate of schoolboy rugby injuries, a leading emergency doctor says.
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Kent: How Gus got Cleary back on the bus
FORGET the charade. Between an offer being made and the offer being accepted, Ivan Cleary is off to the Panthers in one of the great double crosses in rugby league, writes PAUL KENT.
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Why Aussies like me may have to work until we drop
BETWEEN a rising retirement age, Centrelink treating even honest taxpayers with disdain and often piddling super balances, the future looks tough for many older Aussies, writes Margaret Wenh...
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Brisbane to get 10 drone launch pads
DRONES are set to become a common fixture in the Brisbane sky, with 10 launch pads to be permanently rolled across the city. FIND OUT WHERE YOUR NEAREST ONE IS
Government’s $8m land windfall
FIVE Queensland Government owned properties, once earmarked for a major dam, have sold for almost $8 million.
Oliver punched for Naked Chef TV show
THE celebrity chef has spoken about his first TV show that made him public enemy number one with men in the UK.
