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Adam Stone is the lead Senate Candidate for the Queensland Greens.
Adam has a background in public policy, having worked for various NGOs, at State and Federal levels of the public service, and as a policy adviser to federal Greens MPs. He has also completed a posting in Nigeria with Medecins Sans Frontieres.

Greens hit govt over cut to funds

QUEENSLAND Greens lead Senate candidate Adam Stone has slammed the Federal Government for excessive funding cuts during his campaign tour of the Sunshine Coast.

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Big changes for working visas part of Coalition tourism plans

QUEENSLAND'S tourism industry could be a step closer to winning a long-fought battle for working holiday visas, to extend to seasonal tourism jobs.

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Businessman charged with fraud permitted to travel abroad

AN ALLEGED fraudster, accused of stealing $2 million from his financial planning clients, was granted another bail variation to travel abroad for business.

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Ipswich teen charged with manslaughter over Noosa crash

NOOSA detectives have arrested and charged an 18-year-old Ipswich man in relation to a fatal crash on Cooroy-Noosa Road at Tinbeerwah last year.

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2013 Callide Valley Show

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Biloela Panthers' under-8s

The giants of Biloela rugby league, the under-8s...

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Biloela Street Festival was held on December 14...

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Henry and husband Phil Homer outside the old butcher shop on Barfield Station sorting through sale items. They are 4th and 5th generation members of the Homer family to have lived and worked on the station. The station was established in 1893 and hundreds of historic pieces used the family and workers will go under the hammer on Saturday May 25. Photo Contributed

Hoard of antiques and collectables go under the hammer

Banana family sell off 120 years of history from Barfield Station

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Xstrata axe hits port; Wandoan mine in court

THE newly-merged Glencore-Xstrata has again been forced to deny it will dump...

ROB Torr said it has been a long time since his family have been to the Whitsundays.

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Family plans a Whitsunday break after chance win

LIONS, elephants and giraffes are not exactly wildlife associated with Biloela but residents have helped wildlife from both Zimbabwe and Australia this month.

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Funds help workers

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Racing mower crashes into spectators

A YOUNG girl was injured on Friday afternoon...

Wendy McCarthy on Hazel Hawke

Wendy McCarthy talks on ABC television about...

Police Minister Jack Dempsey speaks at Queensland's gun amnesty

Police Minister Jack Dempsey speaks at...

Peter Slipper outside Canberra Magistrates Court

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Bashed with a baseball bat - Police and ambulanced attended to a bashing victim at Peppers resort, Urangan. Photo: Valerie Horton / Fraser Coast Chronicle

First aid going to schools

ABOUT 300 Australian children under the age of 14 are killed and another 60,000 admitted to hospital following accidents each year.

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A HERVEY Bay man has been in custody for 4.5 years without conviction but his trial seems no closer.

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Amy Bennett, from Mass Nutrition Rockhampton, is excited about the nutrition seminar for women next weekend.

Eating like a caveman one of the topics at health seminar

IF IT was good enough for a caveman, it’s good enough for us. That’s the idea behind paleo-eating, a diet that gets back to the basics of our primal ancestors.

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6:00 AM May 26th
Kara Paradies

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IT’S been a long journey for Jim Schafer and members of the Rockhampton Woodworkers Guild, but they have finally created a place they can call home.

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6:00 AM May 26th

Woodworkers Guild finally finds a new home

POLICE are looking for a thief who walked into a liquor shop, opposite the Rocky Police Station, shoved a cask of wine into his bag and left without paying.

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Rocky Police on the hunt for man who stole liquor from store

BRANDON Bradshaw is probably the opposite of most 12-year-olds – he likes his clothing piled and folded neatly.

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Little hands help out at Lifeline Book Fair in Rocky

RACING LINE: Rockhampton’s Keegan Baker edges out in front of Emerald’s Lewis Herwin at the 2013 Prime Rentals Coalfields Titles at the Emerald Karting Club.

Rookies picking up the pace at Coalfields Titles

BRODY Sonter brought his recent experience to the track for the 2013 Prime Rentals Coalfields Titles last weekend.

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Rebekah Yelland

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PEAK Downs Pirates juniors worked on perfecting their skills under the tutelage of Petero Civoniceva at the weekend.

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Petero Civoniceva drills Peak Downs Pirates juniors

IT’S hard to perform your best on the big stage when it’s your first dress rehearsal.

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Experience vital in Rockhampton victory

BOYS TO MEN: Brothers Mason, Brandon and Liam Kadel play for the Emerald Brothers Cowboys.

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Emerald Cowboys’ band of brothers

Liam Gray and his mum Sheree haven’t had the easiest 18 months.

Tough start for miracle baby, little battler Liam

LIAM is a little miracle. The happy 18-month-old happily chats away, as his mother Sheree Gray talks about her son’s rough start to life.

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6:00 AM May 26th
Lucy Martin

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WELL-KNOWN Mackay identity Ray Wegner’s dream of having a canine companion is one step closer thanks to an Andergrove vet clinic and donations from the public.

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6:00 AM May 26th

Donations assist in obtaining canine companion

ERIN Beatson is passionate about making a difference to the world. That's why she spent a month volunteering in India and is now fundraising for the children.

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6:00 AM May 26th

Work in India is life-changing for young Mackay woman

BREATHE is Fiona Cardwell’s advice to parents. The managing director of Gentle Parents will be in Mackay to help parents with an intensive program.

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6:00 AM May 26th

Workshop teaches how to be ‘gentle parents’

Rebecca Danslow, Reporter, The Gladstone Observer.

Bec's leaving and she's worried she'll be easily replaced

THE LOWDOWN: Everything changed last week. A man arrived on our doorstep.

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6:00 AM May 26th
Rebecca Danslow

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YOGA guru Pushpa Bakshi talks about the most beneficial ways to breathe, including using the alternate nostril breathing technique.

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6:00 AM May 26th

Breathe in for good health and vitality

A 19-YEAR OLD man has been charged in relation to two break-ins overnight.

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Man charged over break-in at Gladstone dental clinic

ACROSS today and tomorrow, nearly 200 people will be doorknocking, hunting for donations to help the Salvation Army’s social work.

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