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Cyclone loses its intensity
CYCLONE Ului was downgraded to a category two system yesterday and is unlikely to re-intensify, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s 5pm bulletin yesterday.
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Tanna returns home for summit
GLADSTONE'S business superwoman Catherine Tanna returned home to address more than 200 delegates at the Region of Choice summit on Thursday and Friday.
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Back to Basics in use of acronyms
GLADSTONE'S title of the "Port City to the World" may be changed due to extensive LNG investments to Gladstone the "City of Acronyms" by 2015.
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Business is no place for the state
ATEC chairman claims no government should own a business. His comments were in response to the State Government’s proposed sell-off of Queensland Rail.
News
Teen ironman dies at titles
A 19-YEAR-OLD national title holding surf life saver has died after being hit by his own ski while competing in rough conditions off the Gold Coast.
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Entertainment
Porn star releases 'Tiger Woods texts'
A FORMER porn actress has released sexually graphic text messages that she says prove her affair with Tiger Woods, and she said she may reveal more.
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- Sandra Bullock's husband apologises
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- Foxtel CEO slams ABC news channel
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Lifestyle
A gruyere named world's best cheese
EUROPEANS are still the world's big cheeses - a gruyere from Switzerland has been named the world's best cheese at the 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest.
Sport
Gladstone ups the stakes
IT is basketball's version of Twenty20 cricket and two Gladstone players were invited to participate in the national competition.
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- Teams prepare for softball final
- Women allowed to play club, elite
- Marley ready after $630,000 reno
- Coaching clinic for juniors
Business
Google to leave China on April 10
US internet giant Google will close its business in China next month, Chinese media reported on Friday, after rows over censorship and hacking.
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