Beattie takes stand in Nuttall trial

FORMER Queensland premier Peter Beattie has taken the stand to give evidence via video-link from the US in the corruption trial of Gordon Nuttall.

Competition looks to be heating up

FIERCE struts, hair flicks and blue-steel looks were in abundance as Ipswich's modelling hopefuls 'worked it' at Booval hoping to be the next big thing.

Dead chopper pilot 'was thrillseeker'

A HELICOPTER pilot who died when his solo flight crashed in Queensland had earned his living as a volcano tour guide and race car driver, a colleague says.

Poms told to go for Hughes' ribs

PACEMAN Steve Harmison has told England's pace attack to zero in on Phillip Hughes' ribs and claimed he had spotted weak points in the Australian team.

Lee claims Ashes spot by taming Lions

[MULTIMEDIA]: BRETT Lee resuscitated his Test career with a devastating five-wicket spell against the England Lions on Thursday.

Ponting's legacy to be made at Ashes

THERE is so much at stake for Ricky Ponting in this year's Ashes series.

Jet launch new album

IT'S been almost three years since Jet's last album, so the Aussie rockers are throwing a big party to celebrate their new record Shaka Rock.

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I want custody of Jackson kids: Rowe

THE ex-wife of Michael Jackson has said in an interview she plans to fight for custody of the two children she had with the tragic pop icon.

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What's on this weekend in Toowoomba

GET ready for school holiday fun as the Circus Royale comes to town.

More women at uni than men: Study

MORE women than men are going to university in Australia and the gender gap could widen, new research suggests.

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Jack and Mia top names lists

JACK and Mia are the most popular baby names in Australia.

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Are mums too posh to push?

IPSWICH'S mums-to-be are joining a growing trend of private health patients who are proving too posh to push.

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Buffett gives $A1.5 billion to charity

US billionaire Warren Buffett has donated $US1.25 billion ($A1.58 billion) in Berkshire Hathaway Inc stock to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Venture leaves a trail of disaster

SUNSHINE Coast businessman Gary Poort assembled a team of crack sales reps to sell his Paper Poort recycled shopping bag venture.

Cheap housing boost

THE Coast's affordable housing stocks are set to receive a major injection with thousands of homes for low and moderate-income earners earmarked for the region.

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