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Rodeos under attack from activists

RODEO supporters have been forced to defend the sport after animal rights groups described it as cruel and barbaric.

Brisbane wants us to fund bus

BRISBANE Lord Mayor Campbell Newman wants Brisbane's neighbours to kick in money to prop up its inadequate bus system.

Minister slams radio claims

EMERGENCY Services Minister Neil Roberts and paramedics have refuted opposition claims ambulance crews have to use mobile phones when their radio system fails.

Wiping away graffiti

A PROGRAM has been launched in Ipswich to remove a blight on the city while helping turn around the lives of disadvantaged young people.

Valium cocktail nearly a killer

AN IPSWICH man narrowly missed crashing into a vehicle outside a school before flipping his car while affected by Valium and alcohol.

Alex's fight inspires airbase

WHEN cancer struck Pete Thomas' daughter Alexandria, he felt like his world had been shattered.

Treasurer angers unions

THE Rail Union has attacked Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser for his "two-faced attitude" towards opponents of the State Government's privatisation plans.

Learn to be a property tycoon

PROPERTY expert Don Duncan is set to visit Ipswich on Wednesday for a wealth-creation seminar.

Motel Watch no room for crims

POLICE will join forces with accommodation providers in an effort to sniff out criminals who use motels, apartments and caravan parks as their headquarters.

Still no sign of Dulcie's body

POLICE have come up empty handed following an exhaustive search for the body of Dulcie Birt.