Fraser Coast Chronicle

Valley's cancer mortality rate explained

Clarence Valley above national average in cancer mortality.

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15th Sept. 2018 10:09 AM

Dermatologist examines a mole of male patient

Do we need penalty rates?

THERE have been renewed calls from employers for reductions in the wage premiums (or penalty rates) that industries are...

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10th Sept. 2012 12:09 PM

What is Australia for?

AUSTRALIA is no longer small, remote or isolated. It’s time to acknowledge the wealth of resources we have beyond mining...

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09th June 2012 6:06 AM

It's time we ask what Australia is for, writes Tapan Sarker

Can banks make a profit by investing in the Barrier Reef?

BIG Bank's support of the coal and gas industries focused attention on the ways large banks' investment decisions can put...

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30th May 2013 4:05 PM

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is one of the major drivers of international visitors.

It’s time to stop hitting the snooze button

IT IS 6.30am and after a long holiday break, your alarm clock is insistently telling you it’s time to get out of bed.

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09th Jan. 2015 10:01 AM

You wouldn't feel this way if you actually got up when your alarm went off... apparently.

G20 leaders agree US$2 trillion growth goal: experts react

THE G20 leaders have reaffirmed a commitment to raise global growth, saying if more than 800 agreed measures are “fully...

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17th Nov. 2014 12:11 PM

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (far R) chats with (clockwise from R) President of the European Council Herman van Rompuy, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, French President Francois Hollande, US President Barack Obama and Birtish Prime Minister David Cameron during the USA-EU meeting at the G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia 16 November 2014.

G20 could mean reform against tax loopholes

THE G20 Communique is good news on the international tax reform front.

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17th Nov. 2014 6:11 AM

OECD Director of Tax Pascal Saint-Amans speaks to the media at a press conference during the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Sydney, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014.

Hints and tips for graduates in getting their first job

HERE are some hints and pitfalls I’ve noted that may assist motivated job-seekers in their quest.

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03rd Feb. 2015 8:02 AM

History of IR reviews shows reform agenda is pure politics

AS everyone gears up for yet another round of submission writing, we are expected to ignore all the other times the IR...

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03rd Feb. 2015 10:02 AM

RIGHT WAY: Tony Abbott inspects truck mechanics with workshop fitter Richard Michel at Rocky’s Own Transport.

Time for a blunt lesson on HECS and price signals

SHOULD university fees be deregulated, places capped, interest on student loans charged at the bond rate? And on, and...

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03rd Feb. 2015 11:02 AM

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