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6 days, 23 hours ago

Ipswich residents face delays to bin collections as union pay dispute with council continues

ABC

Residents in the south-east Queensland city of Ipswich could be forced to deal with smelly, overflowing bins over the Christmas break as a pay dispute between unions and the council continues. Transport Workers Union organiser Josh Millroy said continuing action meant 90,000 more bins could remain full until after Boxing Day if the council didn't budge on its pay offer. …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Ipswich residents desperate to know health impacts of 'rotten egg' gas from waste industry

ABC

Before Tracey Butler's daughter comes around with the grandkids, she calls and asks: "What's the smell like today?" "My husband and I have seen kids walk past our house going to school vomiting, and that's from being out in the smell," Ms Butler said. The party's former health spokesperson Ros Bates, said at the time the odours were "unacceptable" and …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Star Wars actor's Nigerian pastor cousin Tobi Adegboyega will be deported after his 'cult-like' church was shut down over an alleged £1.87million fraud

Daily Mail

A Nigerian pastor and cousin of Star Wars actor John Boyega has lost his fight against deportation after claiming it would breach his human rights. SPAC Nation, the church Mr Adegboyega ran, shut down after failing to properly account for more than £1.87 million of outgoings and operating with a lack of transparency, The Telegraph reported Having been married to …

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1 month ago

‘What’s a first down?’: Meet Tobi Haastrup, the accidental superstar and coveted recruit

New York Times

Tobi Haastrup had no idea what to do. Mayde Creek defensive line coach Dechristeon Wilson, also the school’s assistant track coach, urged Haastrup to try football heading into his senior year. “The first thing I was told by the coaching staff was if I could get this kid to come out that looks great, is fast — he’s a great …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dirranbandi residents breathe sigh of relief after homes saved, but community warned more bushfires likely this season

ABC

Alex Debrett was jolted from her afternoon nap by the strong and bitter smell of smoke cutting into her home. For Tom O'Brien, he couldn't shake the feeling something was wrong after he noticed a "locust plague" heading straight towards him from nearby bushland. "So we packed all our animals, everything into the car and headed over the river… because …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korea fascinates many people. For South Koreans, its threat is just part of life

ABC

It is a somewhat standard Thursday lunch at Oh Young Seok's restaurant near the border of South Korea and North Korea. It appeared to be North Korea "expressing extreme hostility toward the leaflet campaigns and to highlight the adversarial stance against South Korea". "We feel the threat from North Korea has increased over the past several months and especially after …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Big Brother host Will Best displays his jaw-dropping incredibly toned physique as he poses for shirtless snaps during solo getaway

Daily Mail

Will Best showcased his ripped physique as he posed for shirtless Instagram snaps as he hit the beach during a lavish sun-soaked getaway on Monday. The Big Brother host, 39, looked incredible as he walked out of the picturesque ocean wearing a pair of yellow swimming trunks and navy flip flops. Will Best showcased his ripped physique as he posed …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Pumped hydro will be central to Queensland's energy and jobs plans, but locals are concerned

ABC

Win and Jim Arnold live in a tropical paradise. The Queensland government's Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro project would drown most of their property. Grattan Institute energy and climate change director Tony Wood said the production of hydro-electricity had "been around for many, many decades", with the Snowy Mountain Hydro Scheme one of the country's most prominent. Wivenhoe Hydro Power Station west …

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7 months ago

Pastor of controversial Church SPAC Nation shut down by government over fraud and sexual abuse allegations leads 2,000 women on 'female equality' march to Number 10

Daily Mail

The former leader of a Church shut down over fraud allegations and whose members were accused of alleged sexual abuse has led a 'female equality' walk to Number 10. Nigerian pastor Tobi Adegboyega, 43, - who once coined the term 'offending in Fendi' due to his designer wardrobe - escorted 2,000 women to Downing Street yesterday to submit a petition …

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8 months ago

Bondi Junction stabbing offender Joel Cauchi diagnosed with schizophrenia at 17

ABC

Five weeks before Joel Cauchi armed himself with a knife and killed six people in a Bondi shopping centre, he sent his mum a video message. A medication change Michele and Andrew Cauchi said their son went off his mental health medication at about that time with the agreement and aid of his treating doctor. Mrs Cauchi said her son's …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Ground-penetrating radar used to map critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat burrows

ABC

In the middle of the southern Queensland bush, a man in a high-vis orange shirt looks starkly out of place as he slowly pushes a strange four-wheeled machine across the uneven, scrubby landscape. The geospatial technician and a team of conservationists are mapping the burrows of one of the world's most critically endangered animals — the northern hairy-nosed wombat. Charting …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Hurdles champion Tobi Amusan’s doping suspension lifted; clear to participate in Budapest World Championships

The Hindu

World-record hurdler Tobi Amusan had her temporary suspension lifted Thursday after an appeals panel found she had not violated antidoping rules that call for a suspension for missing tests. The decision came two days before the start of world championships, and about a month after the Nigerian hurdler went on social media and announced she had been charged for missing …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Country Universities Centre in St George 'going gangbusters' as program expands to more locations

ABC

Lucy Sevil's taste of life in the city as a teenager made her all the more wishful to stay in her rural hometown in south-west Queensland. Key points: Lucy Sevil said the ability to study in St George has kept her from moving out of the south-west Queensland town The federal government will open 34 similar hubs around the country …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Clayton Skewis's family calls for CT scanners in regions after his 12-hour wait for transfer from Chinchilla

ABC

Clayton Skewis can say "hello", "OK" and a few other mostly monosyllabic words, while walking is impossible unless someone holds him upright. Key points: Clayton Skewis waited about 12 hours in a small regional hospital without a CT scanner after suffering a stroke in 2019 His family now wants to see better access to brain-scanning technology in regional areas The …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Australian prosecutors drop murder charge over German backpacker's death in 2005

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Charges against German immigrant Tobias …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Watford 2-0 Blackpool: 17-year-old Tobi Adeyemo scores on league debut

Daily Mail

Teenage striker Tobi Adeyemo was both stunned and elated to bag a Watford goal on his league debut. 17-year-old Tobi Adeyemo scored on his league debut as Watford beat Blackpool 2-0 Ismaila Sarr later converted from the penalty spot, with Watford taking all three points Sarr celebrates with Matheus Martins following his goal against Blackpool Sarr was the game's most …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Tobi Amusan, Sydney McLaughlin, Armand Duplantis world records deemed official

The Hindu

Nigerian runner Tobi Amusan's stunning world record of 12.12 seconds in the women's 100 meter hurdles at the 2022 world championships was officially ratified on Tuesday. Two other records from the same championships that World Athletics have ratified belong to Sydney McLaughlin, who lowered her own mark in the 400 meter hurdles to 50.68 seconds, and Armand Duplantis, who cleared …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Gladstone Hospital maternity unit remains on bypass with women in labour turned away

ABC

The long-awaited birth of their baby girl should have been pure joy for first-time parents Mariana Duran and Victor Villamil. Key points: Gladstone Hospital's maternity unit remains on bypass after several weeks Women must travel to Rockhampton to give birth The health service says it has been unable to find temporary obstetricians for the hospital But the last-minute bypass of …

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2 years, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Tobi Amusan's Record-Breaking Display Reignites Sparks for Shoe Technology Debate

News 18

Tobi Amusan’s record-breaking performance in the 100 metres hurdles event at the World Championships on Sunday dragged the spotlight back on shoe technology but the Nigerian said her display had little to do with her footwear. Amusan, who was wearing Adidas Adizero Avanti shoes designed for runners who compete in 5-10 km races, cruised to the 100m hurdles gold in …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Nigerian Amusan gets world record on wild night in hurdles

Associated Press

EUGENE, Ore. — First she set the record. She won the 100-meter hurdles title about 90 minutes after she opened the final session of the championships by breaking the world record in her semifinal heat with a time of 12.12 seconds. “When I watched the record, I was like ‘Whoa, who did that?’” Amusan said of her reaction upon seeing …

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2 years, 6 months ago

How Conor Geekie’s small-town farm upbringing led him to being the No. 11 pick

New York Times

The Arizona Coyotes drafted Conor Geekie with the No. “When you go through and you work on the farm, it’s kind of like life outside of hockey and it means a lot to be able to go to see my aunt and uncles on my farm, to be able to chip in, and to drive the combine or the grain …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Biloela's Tamil family inspires art exhibition as town's residents take views to the ballot box

ABC

The plight of a Tamil asylum seeker family fighting to return home to Biloela in central Queensland has been thrust back into the spotlight during the election campaign. Labor leader Anthony Albanese on Thursday used an appearance on Q&A to reiterate Labor's call for the family's return to the town, while Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce earlier in the campaign …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race set to boost tourism in regional city after COVID-19 downturn

ABC

Peter Harburg was just six years old when he got his first taste of the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race. Key points: The Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race will set sail in Brisbane on Good Friday About a dozen events will be held in the central Queensland city across the long weekend in celebration of the race Gladstone Area Promotion …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Gladstone hydrogen, renewable energy transition prompts strategy for change

ABC

Charities and community advocacy groups in central Queensland are working together to ensure the transition to one of Australia's green energy powerhouses doesn't leave the community behind. Key points: Gladstone is currently in the middle of a transition from a reliance on fossil fuel industries, to more green industries The local council has employed economic development charity The Next Economy …

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Ipswich residents face delays to bin collections as union pay dispute with council continues

Ipswich residents desperate to know health impacts of 'rotten egg' gas from waste industry

Star Wars actor's Nigerian pastor cousin Tobi Adegboyega will be deported after his 'cult-like' church was shut down over an alleged £1.87million fraud

‘What’s a first down?’: Meet Tobi Haastrup, the accidental superstar and coveted recruit

Dirranbandi residents breathe sigh of relief after homes saved, but community warned more bushfires likely this season

North Korea fascinates many people. For South Koreans, its threat is just part of life

Big Brother host Will Best displays his jaw-dropping incredibly toned physique as he poses for shirtless snaps during solo getaway

Pumped hydro will be central to Queensland's energy and jobs plans, but locals are concerned

Pastor of controversial Church SPAC Nation shut down by government over fraud and sexual abuse allegations leads 2,000 women on 'female equality' march to Number 10

Bondi Junction stabbing offender Joel Cauchi diagnosed with schizophrenia at 17

Ground-penetrating radar used to map critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat burrows

Hurdles champion Tobi Amusan’s doping suspension lifted; clear to participate in Budapest World Championships

Country Universities Centre in St George 'going gangbusters' as program expands to more locations

Clayton Skewis's family calls for CT scanners in regions after his 12-hour wait for transfer from Chinchilla

Australian prosecutors drop murder charge over German backpacker's death in 2005

Watford 2-0 Blackpool: 17-year-old Tobi Adeyemo scores on league debut

Tobi Amusan, Sydney McLaughlin, Armand Duplantis world records deemed official

Gladstone Hospital maternity unit remains on bypass with women in labour turned away

World Athletics Championships 2022: Tobi Amusan's Record-Breaking Display Reignites Sparks for Shoe Technology Debate

Nigerian Amusan gets world record on wild night in hurdles

How Conor Geekie’s small-town farm upbringing led him to being the No. 11 pick

Biloela's Tamil family inspires art exhibition as town's residents take views to the ballot box

Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race set to boost tourism in regional city after COVID-19 downturn

Gladstone hydrogen, renewable energy transition prompts strategy for change