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Meet ‘Tinder Cowboy’ James, and believe me ladies, this isn’t his first rodeo.

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Dating Meet ‘Tinder Cowboy’ James, and believe me ladies, this isn’t his first rodeo.

  • 23rd Jan 2020 5:00 PM
At least 37 of this fashion giant's stores will close as administrators search for a new buyer, cutting jobs and redeploying some workers.

premium_icon Jobs axed as administrator takes over major fashion brand

Business At least 37 of this fashion giant's stores will close as administrators search for a new buyer, cutting jobs and redeploying some workers.

WONDERING just where to head to join in Australia Day festivities and celebrations this weekend? Here’s our guide to what’s going on.

premium_icon Your guide to Australia Day in the Maranoa

News WONDERING just where to head to join in Australia Day festivities and celebrations this weekend? Here’s our guide to what’s going on.

  • 23rd Jan 2020 4:00 PM
The 80-year-old is warning other elderly residents in the region to be aware of phone scammers, after one hacked into his bank account.

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Crime The 80-year-old is warning other elderly residents in the region to be aware of phone scammers, after one hacked into his bank account.

Named: 67 people to face Chinchilla Magistrates Court

premium_icon Named: 67 people to face Chinchilla Magistrates Court

News The people due to appear in the Chinchilla Magistrates Court today.

’Take me to the paddock and shoot me’

premium_icon ’Take me to the paddock and shoot me’

News Sadly, ageing Australians are often forgotten

Kids hurt, killed after being declared safe

premium_icon Kids hurt, killed after being declared safe

News Dozens die, 1500 hurt on Qld Child Safety watch

Call for Feds to approve CQ mega mine

premium_icon Call for Feds to approve CQ mega mine

News Lauga: A decision on the 1500 job project was due on June 24, 2019

Meet the small-town country musician taking on Tamworth

premium_icon Meet the small-town country musician taking on Tamworth

Music Katelann Grealy has just returned from the Academy of Country Music and says she’s...

Electrical fault grounds Roma-Brisbane flight

premium_icon Electrical fault grounds Roma-Brisbane flight

News An 'electrical smell' was detected in the plane, a Qantas spokesman said.

Keep up with the locals for the cost of a coffee

Keep up with the locals for the cost of a coffee

News Get the best local news from the locals you know

Meet our region’s Australia Day ambassadors

premium_icon Meet our region’s Australia Day ambassadors

News Meet the five outstanding people chosen to represent the Western Downs on Australia...

‘I’LL KILL YOU ALL’: Worker douses himself in petrol

premium_icon ‘I’LL KILL YOU ALL’: Worker douses himself in petrol

Crime DOUSING himself in petrol, wielding a hunting knife and threatening to set himself...

Australia Day, Chinchilla Style

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News There’s plenty of places to sink a few cold ones this Australia Day in Chinchilla...

Three US firefighters dead in NSW plane crash

Three US firefighters dead in NSW plane crash

News NSW is bracing for horror fire conditions today

‘Apocalyptic scenes’: Massive dust storm hits Tamworth

premium_icon ‘Apocalyptic scenes’: Massive dust storm hits Tamworth

News 'There is a funny yellow glow in the sky, with some thunder'

  • 23rd Jan 2020 3:46 PM
Oporto waging war on Uber-style food thefts

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News 'We haven’t received any complaints about food being stolen'

  • 23rd Jan 2020 3:38 PM
Mum left stunned by shopper’s f-bomb slur

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News Young Ipswich mum shocked by savage verbal attack over kids

  • 23rd Jan 2020 3:14 PM
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The trauma to her head caused her to seizure and it took two-and-a-half hours to stabilise her enough to be air lifted from the track.

premium_icon Teenager involved in serious speedway crash wakes up

News The trauma to her head caused her to seizure and it took two-and-a-half hours to stabilise her enough to be air lifted from the track.

Celebrate Australia Day with Vegemite fried chicken

premium_icon Celebrate Australia Day with Vegemite fried chicken

Offbeat THE best of two cultures combine for a flavour explosion.

Impacts of pipeline to be explored in feasibility study

premium_icon Impacts of pipeline to be explored in feasibility study

News Pipeline may link Warwick to water from Wivenhoe Dam via Toowoomba.

98km/h winds as severe storms bear down

premium_icon 98km/h winds as severe storms bear down

Weather Multiple severe thunderstorms have formed in southeast Queensland.

Sport

    Bowls clubs from around the Western Downs vied for top honours at Dalby Bowls Club’s annual President’s Day competition.

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    Bowls Bowls clubs from around the Western Downs vied for top honours at Dalby Bowls Club’s annual President’s Day competition.

    120+ PHOTOS: Country swimmers compete at largest race meet

    premium_icon 120+ PHOTOS: Country swimmers compete at largest race meet

    Swimming Swimmers from Warwick, Stanthorpe, Maranoa and the Western Downs

    Battle of the bush series announces qualifying venues

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    Sport Two south west towns have been named as qualifying venues for the Battle of the...

    Unique sporting opportunity available for kids

    premium_icon Unique sporting opportunity available for kids

    Sport It all started with just her four boys but now the Kids Water Polo Competition has...

    Western Downs shooter chasing Olympic selection

    premium_icon Western Downs shooter chasing Olympic selection

    Sport A local teenager is amoung Australia’s best women’s tap shooter who are competing...

    National Sport

      Aussie falls agonisingly short of grand breakthrough

      premium_icon Aussie falls agonisingly short of grand breakthrough

      Tennis Australian Open 2020: Ajla Tomljanovic knocked out.

      • 23rd Jan 2020 4:48 PM
      Millman bracing for 'ruthless' Federer onslaught

      premium_icon Millman bracing for 'ruthless' Federer onslaught

      Tennis John Millman looks to take down the king, again.

      • 23rd Jan 2020 4:46 PM
      Talented teen fights back against his rare cancer

      premium_icon Talented teen fights back against his rare cancer

      Sport Footballer Joseph Kearsley's positive development in cancer battle.

      • 23rd Jan 2020 4:21 PM
      ‘I’m no Hodge’: Birchall to play his own way

      premium_icon ‘I’m no Hodge’: Birchall to play his own way

      AFL Grant Birchall set to play Luke Hodge role with a twist at Brisbane.

      • 23rd Jan 2020 4:12 PM
      Live and dead cockroaches found in popular bar

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      Business Eatery owner fined $10,000 over cockroaches and dirty kitchen.

      • 23rd Jan 2020 4:41 PM
      Safety fears held for elderly Barbara O’Connor

      Safety fears held for elderly Barbara O’Connor

      News Police concerned for woman reported missing.

      • 23rd Jan 2020 4:33 PM
      Four people trapped at swimming hole

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      Breaking Expert swift water rescuer are trying to save swimmers.

      • 23rd Jan 2020 4:23 PM
      Taxi driver bashed by passenger in ‘unprovoked attack’

      premium_icon Taxi driver bashed by passenger in ‘unprovoked attack’

      News A 22-year-old who bashed a taxi driver also hit a bus driver.

      • 23rd Jan 2020 4:14 PM

      Business News

        Emergency crews, including specialist mine rescuers, are still no closer to locating the missing miner after an earth collapse earlier this morning.

        premium_icon ‘No signs of life’ in latest search for miner

        Breaking Emergency crews, including specialist mine rescuers, are still no closer to locating the missing miner after an earth collapse earlier this morning.

        • 23rd Jan 2020 4:52 PM
        THIS IS NOT A DRILL: Someone's giving out FREE Wiggles books

        THIS IS NOT A DRILL: Someone's giving out FREE Wiggles books

        News We do not want to cause a panic but there's FREE WIGGLES BOOKS!

        Tool retailer secures 33rd store

        premium_icon Tool retailer secures 33rd store

        Business Sydney Tools continues national expansion.

        Bushfires expected to impact Australia's jobless rate

        Bushfires expected to impact Australia's jobless rate

        News Fewer people in full-time work as jobless rate improves slightly.

        Young Bundy entrepreneur expanding lemon myrtle business

        premium_icon Young Bundy entrepreneur expanding lemon myrtle business

        Business April Logan is changing tastes with her lemon myrtle business.

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          What's on the big screen this week

          Movies TOM Hanks a joy as TV's Mr Good, Kristen Stewart dives into thriller

          REVIEW: A cabinet of steampunk wonders took me back in time

          REVIEW: A cabinet of steampunk wonders took me back in time

          News Cirque du Soleil’s new show, Kurios, is a wonderful extravaganza.

          Your guide to this year’s Woodford Folk Festival

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          Music Hand-picked highlights from bumper program

          Stars unite to ‘Make it Rain’

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          News Two music shows, silent online auction, with Chris Hemsworth as MC

          Lifestyle

            A crooning pianist accompanied by a saxophonist, $200 steaks and Moreton Bay bug mash. Alison Walsh checks out this fancy restaurant

            premium_icon $200 steaks! Is this one of our most lavish steakhouses?

            Lifestyle A crooning pianist accompanied by a saxophonist, $200 steaks and Moreton Bay bug mash. Alison Walsh checks out this fancy restaurant

            • 23rd Jan 2020 4:17 PM
            US rapper Juice Wrld's cause of death revealed

            US rapper Juice Wrld's cause of death revealed

            Entertainment An autopsy has been performed on the body of Juice Wrld.

            Dating apps only reinforce bad relationship habits

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            News But a relationship expert says successful, long-term relationships can easily be...

            Churches vow to combat violence, addiction woes

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            News More than 100 Christians at historic mayoral breakfast

            Charges after kangaroo beaten to death

            Charges after kangaroo beaten to death

            Crime Man charged after kangaroo viciously beaten to death in viral video

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              A new report has revealed millions of Australians suffering chronic pain are becoming addicted to opioid drugs, while they wait up to four years for specialist care. The Deloitte report, due to be released by Health Minister Greg Hunt, reveals chronic pain is leading to depression, unemployment and is adding an additional $360 million to the welfare bill. The report, which also reveals up to three people a day are dying from chronic pain, has prompted calls for specialist GP training programs on how to manage chronic pain.

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                One man already knows who's won this year’s Hottest 100. He shares the secrets behind the world's biggest music poll and how they keep the result under wraps.

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                Music One man already knows who's won this year’s Hottest 100. He shares the secrets behind the world's biggest music poll and how they keep the result under wraps.

                • 23rd Jan 2020 4:00 PM
                Ahead of the new James Bond movie, we’ve ranked each 007 flick from worst to best. Where does your favourite fare?

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                • 23rd Jan 2020 3:23 PM
                The former AFL star has been left “petrified” and sobbing uncontrollably while being forced to face one of his fears during a trial on tonight’s I’m A Celebrity

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                TV Former AFL star faces one of his fears on tonight’s I’m A Celebrity.

                Meghan Markle’s estranged father has sent a message direct to the Queen over what occured around the time of the Sussex wedding in May 2019.

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                    Media influencer and fitness queen Ashy Bines is in for a big payday after selling her Gold Coast mansion in a multimillion-dollar deal.

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                    For less than a cup of coffee, buyers are being invited to snap up a home in a quaint little town in Italy – but the sale comes with a catch.

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                    A social media influencer has made a call out for 'partnerships' with construction, furniture and homeware companies to help renovate his home.

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                      Almost half of Aussie workers believe they aren’t being paid what they are worth, but they’ve been urged to compare their salary to other workers in similar roles before they demand an increase.

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                      The most useful skills Aussies need to land a job or succeed at work have been revealed. But one stands out among the rest.

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                      Employment LinkedIn reveals the skills employers want this year

                      Foreign workers are being given the green light to take on hundreds of extra tradie jobs because there are just not enough skilled locals to go around.

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                      Politics Foreign tradies are taking local jobs as the skills crisis worsens.

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                        A woman has shared the sassy note a neighbour left on her car over her parking fail — but her frank response might surprise you.

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