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Tue 18 Jun 2013

Rocky duo strike up chord in Darling Harbour for Dalai Lama

EVERY musician dreams of performing for a special celebrity but Busby Marou got the honour of performing in front of the Dalai Lama.

Music

Peter Slipper second to last on 'trustworthy' Aussies list

FORMER parliamentary speaker Peter Slipper has ranked second last in a Reader’s Digest survey rating the trustworthiness of 100 prominent Australians.

League bad boys Ferguson and Dugan up to no good again

IT took just a few hours for former Canberra bad boys Josh Dugan and Blake Ferguson to make the headlines for the wrong reason after being named for Origin II.

Sport

Britney Spears to release new album this year

BRITNEY Spears says her eighth studio album will debut before the end of 2013 and has revealed she's taken a leap in a different direction.

Music

Escapee killer's run comes to end after Tewantin capture

A MAN facing 50 charges of sophisticated fraud perpetrated on the Sunshine Coast has turned out to be a convicted killer who has been on the run for 15 years.

Crime

Aussie men among hardest workers

ONE in five Australian men work more than 50 hours a week, making Aussies some of the hardest workers in the developed world.

St Kilda star Stephen Milne charged over 2004 rape claims

POLICE today charged St Kilda star Stephen Milne with four counts of rape following an alleged attack on a woman in 2004.

News

Channing Tatum to produce TV sitcom

CHANNING Tatum will produce a half-hour sitcom 'Nicky', which is being developed at Warner Bros TV.

Brett throws supports behind Papalii for Origin II selection

FORMER NSW prop Brett White has added his voice to the chorus of support for Canberra forward Josh Papalii to be named in the Qld side for Origin II.

Sport

Swiss can offer a safe haven for your data

WHILE the Prism scandal has shone a light on how many of our online ramblings are being spied upon, in Zurich it’s turned into a major business opportunity.

Business
Jim Armitage

Labor party urged to focus on 'purpose', not 'self-interest'

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has moved to put an end to leadership speculation by urging Labor MPs to “put purpose before self-interest”.

Diabetic honoured for long and healthy life

GYMPIE resident Win McCarter was awarded a Kellion Victory Medal last week, to mark her personal triumph of living a long and healthy life with type 1 diabetes.

Health

Laptop Man has plans to go Aussie-wide

THEY have gone from strength to strength in Mackay, and now they are planning on taking their business Australia-wide.

Emerton backing Socceroos to beat Iraq for World Cup spot

BRETT Emerton may still have ambitions of fighting his way back into the Socceroos team, but as long as the team is winning he is happy just to watch.

Critics praise Kanye West's new album Yeezus

HE HARDLY needs the attention, but the new album by Kanye West is receiving overwhelming praise from critics after it leaked early online.

Music
Chris Schulz

Plaque to be unveiled to remember QAS aerial crash victims

A PLAQUE will be unveiled today to commemorate those who perished 55 years ago in an aerial ambulance crash in Central Queensland.

News

ALGA pushes for federal funding to combat climate change

FEDERAL assistance to help deal with the effects of climate change is among requests on a election wish-list unveiled by Australia's body for local government.

English golfer Justin Rose comes of age with US Open win

ENGLISHMAN Justin Rose has survived the toughest test in golf, winning the US Open at Merion by two shots from Phil Mickelson and Jason Day.

Sport

Miss Utah gives awkward answer to question about equal pay

A MISS USA beauty queen has raised eyebrows with a rambling answer to a judge's question about pay parity between men and women.

Entertainment

Woman escapes with minor injuries after car crash

THE injuries to the woman are not are bad as first feared after a car crash at Coominya.

News

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Police issue Ipswich red alert over dog snatchers

TV chef Nigella Lawson leaves home after 'choking' pictures

Cup seals its spot as Queensland's favourite

Kim Kardashian has given birth to a baby girl

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More speeding fines likely in Qld as 'limits' dropped

Turning tide on river aspect for local diners

McArdle refuses to say Qld will see power price drop

Surge in benefit payments to Ipswich: Report

Doctors in the house: GP is first tenant for Icon Tower 1

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