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The flooded Black Duck Creek, where Dalton Moule drowned at the weekend.

Valley mourns teen lost in floods

SADNESS filled the Lockyer Valley community yesterday for a much-loved teenager who drowned in floodwaters.

Pat Cash launches Gallipoli Cup

FORMER Australian tennis ace Pat Cash has embarked on a 'personal journey' to educate people about the heroes of Gallipoli and World War I.
Water prices to rise

IPSWICH residents will pay more for water when a State Government increase starts in July.
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Driver survives truck roll

WEARING a seat belt seems the most likely reason for a truck driver's unlikely escape after his semi-trailer spectacularly overturned on the Warrego Highway.
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News

Govt tightens immigration policy

KEVIN Rudd has rejected opposition criticisms that he is more interested in deterring skilled workers from coming to Australia than illegal immigrants.

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Entertainment

Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe star in the new vampire horror film, Daybreakers.

Vampires take over

HORROR and vampires may commonplace nowadays, but Australian twins Peter and Michael Spierig have challenged the stereotype with Daybreakers.

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Lifestyle

Aussies think sports doping rife

NEW research has found Australians believe many of the nation's elite athletes are drug cheats.
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Sport

Australian tennis great Pat Cash talks passionately about the Gallipoli Youth Tennis Cup tournament which has been moved from Melbourne to Ipswich this year.

Tennis festival showcases Ipswich

IPSWICH'S bid to host international events proved successful yesterday with Tennis Australia confirming the city would stage five major events throughout April.

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Money

Aussie tourism weathers global slump

AUSTRALIA'S tourism industry has weathered the global financial downturn of 2009 better than expected, with new data showing visitors only slightly down.

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