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TOP CHANCE: Jarrod Biggs, last season’s IRL player of the year, starts at fullback for the Ipswich Jets FOGS Cup team’s opening game against Easts.

Jets play with Biggs prospects

WILLIAM Zillman's demotion from the Gold Coast Titans to the Ipswich Jets this weekend could have spelt bad news for Jarrod Biggs.

Hidden epidemic hits little Maddie

IPSWICH mother Katherine Harte had heard about coeliac disease before, but never suspected it was the culprit for her young daughter's illness.
Junior clubs weather rainstorms

WARM weather has cleared the way for more than 2500 junior rugby league players to take the field this weekend.
Scout leader facing rape charges

A SCOUT leader is facing a catalogue of sexual offences against children after his case was heard by Ipswich Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

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News

The wheelchair-bound man was stomped on and bashed on the head with a metal bar wrenched from his wheelchair, causing a depressed skull wound and severe cuts, police said.

Mum 'devastated' at wheelchair bashing

THE mother of a Canadian wheelchair-bound man punched, stomped and beaten with a metal bar at a Sydney railway station says she is "devastated".

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Entertainment

Elle returns to catwalk in Paris

SUPERMODEL Elle Macpherson proved she is the queen of curves during her surprise return to the catwalk in Paris.

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Lifestyle

The Gutenberg Bible is believed to be the first book ever printed, with only 50 ever produced.

Google to digitise old books from Italy

GOOGLE says it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei.

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Sport

George Alder Tennis Centre manager Dan Swords will work with partner Clint Fyfe to improve player performances in the region. Photo: Sarah Harvey MA0810HF

Tennis tactics will boost juniors

HAVING played overseas, new George Alder Tennis Centre head coach and manager Dan Swords knows the value of learning the right tactics.

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Business

iiNet confirms Netspace takeover talks

INTERNET service provider iiNet Ltd says it is discussing a takeover of rival Netspace but a decision to proceed with the transaction is yet to be made.

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