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A drug trafficker who was caught with a how-to guide for making ice and an air rifle now ‘hates’ the drug he once sold, a court has been told.

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Crime A drug trafficker who was caught with a how-to guide for making ice and an air rifle now ‘hates’ the drug he once sold, a court has been told.

  • 2nd Jul 2020 4:15 PM
LNP promises to open drug and alcohol rehab centre in Wide Bay to tackle growing number of addicts

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News LNP promises to open drug and alcohol rehab centre in Wide Bay to tackle growing number of addicts

  • 2nd Jul 2020 4:00 PM
The Lower Wonga project requires approval of 3 development applications lodged with the Gympie council last month

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News The Lower Wonga project requires approval of 3 development applications lodged with the Gympie council last month

  • 2nd Jul 2020 3:29 PM
Gympie region event dodged pandemic, but seems to have been hit by every other problem

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News Gympie region event dodged pandemic, but seems to have been hit by every other problem

  • 2nd Jul 2020 3:19 PM
'Someone will die': Businessman defiant in free air fight

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News A Rainbow Beach businessman is refusing to back down

BREAKING: Meet the man tasked with cleaning up council

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News Gympie council has named its replacement for controversial CEO Bernard Smith

Caloundra Music Festival cancels 2020 event

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Entertainment Caloundra Music Festival announces event cancellation

Ponies mauled to death in horrific dog attack

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News Three ponies died in the shocking attack

57 people on charges in loaded Gympie court day

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News Gympie Magistrates Court is expected to be packed today with a huge number of...

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TV interviews gatecrashed live on air

TV interviews gatecrashed live on air

Offbeat Two separate television interviews were spectacularly interrupted by young children...

  • 2nd Jul 2020 3:30 PM
‘Worrying, disappointing practices’ in principal selection

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Politics Jackie Trad did not show “dishonest or corrupt intent” when she inappropriately...

  • 2nd Jul 2020 2:52 PM
Man killed after car flips onto roof

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News Police are investigating a fatal crash involving multiple vehicles this afternoon...

Extended shifts for cops on border blockade

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News Police could introduce extra shifts at border blockade

Penis flasher’s bizarre excuse

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Crime Flasher Ryan Richard Learoyd appears in court twice in one week

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‘Just popped out of the ground:’ 6ft cannabis plants found

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Crime A magistrate had some stern words for a father-and-son duo who appeared in court on...

  • 2nd Jul 2020 4:00 PM
Driver, with ice in system, in drug counselling when caught

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News Jeremiah Carbine drove while affected by drugs

  • 2nd Jul 2020 3:00 PM
Bitcoin ‘branding guru’ caught up in cocaine bust

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Crime Chantelle de la Rey in court on cocaine charges

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    Opinion Miranda Devine: Sorry for the scare campaign, the planet is fine

    When we can travel again, will we actually want to?

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    Opinion The prospect of being on a plane is now wildly unappealing

    Words not enough, time for action on Butchulla monument

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    Opinion Butchulla elder Glen Miller is a man on a mission

    'Australia’s huge $270b waste of money'

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      Celebrity Paris Hilton has set the standard for pointless, albeit fashionable, face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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                News Local favourite has been closed since COVID-19 struck in March.

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                    Motoring Tesla overtakes Toyota as most world’s most valuable car maker

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                        Julie Goodwin! Australia’s first MasterChef winner just stunned her fans with this absolutely filthy response to a viral Twitter question.

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                        Entertainment Julie Goodwin! Australia’s first MasterChef winner just stunned her fans with this absolutely filthy response to a viral Twitter question.

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                            Thousands more first-home buyers will be able to take out loans with a five per cent deposit – without incurring lenders’ mortgage insurance.

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                            Lenders are gearing up for a mortgage rate war after the emergence of the nation’s cheapest-ever deal at less than two per cent. Here’s where you can get it.

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                            An $18 million eco lair constructed over five ‘challenging’ years into sand dunes at Sunshine Beach is in line for a national gong.

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