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‘Drunk’ driver’s excuse after fatal hit As Madison Lyden’s heartbroken family spoke out about the “horrific way” their loving sibling and daughter died in New York City, the truck driver who knocked her down has explained why he got behind the wheel […]

The True Cost Of A Filthy Office

The typical office desk is home to more than 10 million bacteria, 400 times more than a toilet seat. Other studies have revealed people don’t wash their hands, and surfaces from taps to elevator buttons are “officially dirty“. Beyond the health concerns, […]

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Ekka season has finally arrived. Almost half a million people are expected to converge on the RNA Showgrounds in Brisbane for the Royal Queensland Show this August. Before you run off for a day of dagwood dogs, showbags, and strawberry sundaes, take […]

What’s New This Year At The Ekka!

#SheSociety rounds up the highlights of what’s new this year at the Ekka! Competition Facilities The CRT Pavillion is the new home for large and small animal breeds during the show, it’s the only building of its kind globally and has been […]

My Love For The Ekka

The Westerly winds are up and starting to blow which means only one thing in August… The Ekka has rolled into town! The Ekka for me is some of the happiest memories I have as a young kid. I’m pulling on the […]

#SheReviews- The Book Club

I am ashamed to say that even though I love books I have never joined a book club. I am in a writing group and have popped into the book club at my local library, especially when they are talking about a […]

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle has died of cancer aged 36. It comes just eight days after he decided to end his treatment to go into palliative care. Lyle had been undergoing his third stint of cancer treatment after a […]

Parma For A Farmer

Australians young and old are rallying around the country’s battling farmers hit hardest by the drought with schemes to raise relief money. One such scheme – a simple campaign driven by the popularity of a humble pub dish called Parma For A […]

Raising Good Men

I am raising sons, growing and shaping two boys into GOOD men. I take it very seriously, I have an intention for my sons, I am raising brave, conscious, connected, fearless men in how they live and love, who are unapologetic for […]

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8 The NAPLAN results for more than 1 million children have been caught up in controversy as education heads raise the alarm that it may not be possible to compare scores across the country. The national assessment authority, ACARA, was […]

We Have Your Back

Australia’s crippling drought, which blankets massive swathes of the country’s farming areas, has touched the nation with cash support – big and small – coming to the rescue of those hardest hit. Millions of dollars from the Federal and State governments, bolstered […]

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 7 Australia’s population will hit the 25 million mark later tonight according to projections from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), a milestone reached in record time as net migration continues to outpace births. The ABS population clock estimates Australia’s […]

Plastic Bags Bandwagon

I call it the plastic bag bandwagon. Everyone has jumped on it; some retail supermarkets are copping it more than others not to mention plastic packaging and every other daily plastic sale from retailers.  It is not that simple and sounds like […]

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Indonesia earthquake leaves at least 82 dead in Lombok, Bali as residents flee A strong earthquake has struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, killing at least 82 people and shaking neighbouring Bali, one week after another quake on Lombok killed more […]

Queensland Theatre’s Jasper Jones

Craig Silvey’s ‘Jasper Jones’ is a much loved coming- of -age novel set in 1960’s Australia. It was a successful 2017 movie and the play Jasper Jones was a sellout hit for the Melbourne Theatre Company in 2016. Talk about a triple […]

A Cool, Refreshing Melon Salad

Salads are not only just for summer, they are great to use as side plates all year around, or as a main meal when it has all the right filling ingredients. I sometimes eat this combination after a hard workout as this […]

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Brisbane school rocked by flu outbreak A Brisbane primary school has been urging parents to keep their children at home after a mass flu outbreak saw 15 staff and almost 200 students struck down with the virus. There will be a skeleton […]

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THURSDAY 2 AUGUST Coles has set a deadline for its extended free plastic bags handout, after bowing to customer pressure in backing down on reusable bags, ABC News reports. On Wednesday, Coles said it would continue handing out thicker reusable plastic bags […]

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