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A Coast gun shop owner has given the State Government both barrels as coronavirus-driven changes threaten his business.

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Community A Coast gun shop owner has given the State Government both barrels as coronavirus-driven changes threaten his business.

Next week, 60 of News Corp Australia's papers won't be printed and the reason is not coronavirus.

Why News is being forced to suspend community papers

Breaking Next week, 60 of News Corp Australia's papers won't be printed and the reason is not coronavirus.

COVID-19: Lucky couple stuck in UK get ‘fluke’ flight home

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News Gympie pair have to miss family member’s funeral as virus hits home

Gympie Council denies refusing pandemic leave to staff

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News CEO says union claims are inaccurate, calls request ‘blanket approach’.

Gympie election update: Dramatic vote clash in postal vote count

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News A rescue chopper has been called to the Gympie region scene.

Easter hopes a real ‘Bakers Delight’ for new Gympie owners

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News NEW Gympie Bakers Delight owners pick a challenging time to go into business.

VIRUS BREAKDOWN: 7 new cases in Gympie coast health district

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News COVID-19 cases in the Gympie and Sunshine Coast Health District climbed almost 10%...

Young girl granted $9m after mum sues hospital

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Health Small town's hospital to pay $9m in compensation to young girl

Baby dies of COVID-19 in USA as global cases top 900,000

Baby dies of COVID-19 in USA as global cases top 900,000

Tennis COVID-19: Wimbledon cancelled as UK deaths spike

Eddie grilled over ‘smart a***’ blow up

Eddie grilled over ‘smart a***’ blow up

AFL Eddie McGuire has accused a Channel 9 star of scripting questions

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Photo shows brutal reality of essential job

Photo shows brutal reality of essential job

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Man charged after police car allegedly rammed in hit-run

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Crime Several cars were hit during the incident in Mackay.

Man found asleep at wheel after 30 drinks at 50th

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Crime He was retrieving wallet from car at 50th birthday celebrations

‘Gut-wrenching’: Family heartbroken as alleged killer freed

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Crime Family should have been celebrating Jack's 18th birthday

Focus on family and faith as case begins

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Crime Alleged driver in Oatlands crash to face court on 20 charges

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    Coronavirus: Is this the start of the end times?

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      Victorians were told they would be breaking the rules by seeing a partner they didn’t live with. But a backflip has seen the ban reversed.

      Backflip after love ban confusion

      Dating Victorians were told they would be breaking the rules by seeing a partner they didn’t live with. But a backflip has seen the ban reversed.

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      Rubbish ‘hero’ behind bars, claims he has coronavirus

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      News “Don’t come near me, I have coronavirus”.

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      News Each state to foot bill of international arrivals being quarantined in NSW

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      Up to 800,000 Aussies stranded overseas as virus spreads

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      Health Up to 800,000 Australians are stranded overseas as the virus spreads

      Qld border to be closed to FIFO workers

      Qld border to be closed to FIFO workers

      News Queensland will from this weekend enact stricter border control laws

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        Big wait for Gympie cricketers to see COVID-19 impact

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        News Valleys’ biggest fundraiser is running the Blues Bar at the Gympie Music Muster and...

        The reefs in the Gympie region that are firing

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        News Most car parks were filled as anglers took the opportunity to get out there for a...

        Q&A: Candidates reveal fixes to sports field squeeze

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        News Gympie council election 2020: The region’s 30 hopefuls tackle how to grow sport in...

        703 runs, 15 catches: Meet Gympie’s cricketer of the year

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          Federer ‘devastated’ by Wimbledon shock

          Tennis Roger Federer has led the despairing reaction.

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          How fishing was saved from COVID-19 in NSW

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          Fishing Recreational fishing exempt from COVID-19 restrictions in NSW

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          Offbeat Tom Rockliff’s antics taking social media by storm

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          Sport Off-contract stars the biggest casualties of NRL’s new wage war

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            In a nod to Queensland’s Mud Army, a new legion of community volunteers is being recruited protect the health of one million seniors at risk from coronavirus.

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            Community In a nod to Queensland’s Mud Army, a new legion of community volunteers is being recruited protect the health of one million seniors at risk from coronavirus.

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            Beloved family business joins wave of stores forced to close

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            News Businesses are closing their doors hand over fist at Gympie Central, and others are...

            Gympie golfers have final swing as shutdown spreads

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              News Festival sold out within an hour, but not all is lost

              Bluesfest is ‘low risk’ and tickets are ‘fully insured’

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              Health Organisers: Bluesfest Byron Bay will be going ahead as planned

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                Emergency departments could be tripled in capacity and intensive care units doubled, in local preparations to deal with coronavirus.

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                Health Emergency departments could be tripled in capacity and intensive care units doubled, in local preparations to deal with coronavirus.

                Major Gympie business gives unemployed a boost

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                Committee ‘devastated’ by multimillion-dollar loss

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                $130b rescue package to keep 6 million in jobs

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                    The US intelligence community has no doubts that China concealed the true extent of the coronavirus crisis, leading other nations to underestimate the danger.

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                    USA COVID-19 infection rates ‘much higher than tests show’

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                            How to move house amid COVID-19 crisis

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                              Hundreds of thousands of Aussies have been stood down but one retailer is rewarding rather than sacking their staff on the frontline of the panic-buying fiasco.

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                              As job losses rise and welfare queues lengthen due to coronavirus business shutdowns, these are the thousands of jobs still on offer.

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                                Motoring A petrol station has got in early with petrol price drops

                                Prestige meets performance and the result is an all-wheel drive love match in the BMW M135i.

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