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‘Heartwrenching’: Gympie families caught up in border mess

Gympie MP slams QLD border laws which left a Gympie woman who died of cancer to be buried alone because her family was not...

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15th Sept. 2020 5:09 AM

Gympie MP Tony Perrett says the State’s border laws are ‘ad hoc’, laden with double standards, and Gympie families are being caught in them.

LETTERS: ‘Palaszczuk’s economic pitch for re-election’

We’ve just completed a four week trip around the top half of the state and found everyone is hurting badly from economic...

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14th Sept. 2020 5:09 AM

Harry's view on Peter Dutton's accusations against Biloela's Tamily family.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: ‘Keep your nose south of the border’

Harry Bruce’s cartoon of the day and readers have their say on current events.

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03rd Sept. 2020 12:09 AM

Harry's view on working at Koorana Crocodile Farm.

Rocky family’s desperate bid for border crossing exemption

An expectant Rocky mum battling health conditions is appealing to the government to let her family relocate across the...

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22nd Aug. 2020 10:08 AM

STRANDED FAMILY: Holly Grayson (left) 8, Mellissa Schofield, Ben Grayson and Xavier Grayson, 10 had been planning for months to move to Rockhampton but are now stuck on the wrong side of the border with all their possessions.

BUBBLE TROUBLE: NRRRL under fire after border closure call

Northern Rivers Rugby League competition cops criticism as community calls for 2020 season to be cancelled.

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11th Aug. 2020 6:08 AM

Ballina captain-coach Jamie Lyon in action against Murwillumbah at Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina, in the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League.

Island jobs at risk as Whitsundays calls for exemption

Industry leaders are pushing to change criteria in support payments as the border closure take its toll.

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07th Aug. 2020 5:08 AM

Elysian Retreat manager Charlton Craggs said expanding the JobKeeper criteria would mean he could keep staff employed. Picture: Supplied

MP says border restriction critics are ‘Facebook warriors’

‘I’ll follow Dr Young’s advice any day before I follow Facebook warriors’

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30th June 2020 3:06 PM

Queensland and New South Wales border ahead of the QLD State Government decision on restrictions. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT

‘Get planes flying’: Australia’s new warning

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has put the hard word on state premiers who refuse to budge on reopening state borders around...

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11th June 2020 9:06 AM

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ramped up calls for state leaders to open borders. Picture: Che Chorley