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• Teenager falls 15 feet from Gold Coast cliff

  

  Teenager falls 15 feet from Gold Coast cliffA teenage boy has fallen 15 metres off a cliff at a popular swimming spot in the Gold Coast hinterland.Photo: Joe ArmaoA teenage boy has fallen 15 metres off a cliff at a popular swimming spot in the Gold Coast hinterland.Emergency services are attempting to rescue the 17-year-old, who they say fell from a cliff ledge at Mount Tamborine's Cedar Creek Falls on Tuesday morning.He has suffered head injuries and cuts, an ambulance spokesman says.AAPAdverti..

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• Chief Magistrate Ray Rinaudo defends Bernadette Callaghan over...

  

  Supporters of Tara Brown leave Southport CourthousePhoto: Kristian SilvaQueensland's top magistrate has leapt to the defence of one of his Gold Coast judicial officers after she was accused of refusing to allow police to handcuff a prisoner who tried to escape.Chief Magistrate Ray Rinaudo will meet Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart after saying claims Magistrate Bernadette Callaghan knocked back the handcuff request were "misrepresented" to the media.The prisoner was appearing before th..

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• Pacific Pines neighbours nab teen who hit home

  

  Pacific Pines neighbours nab teen who hit homeVideo will begin in5seconds.Citizens arrest after house crashNeighbours stage a citizens arrest of a teenager who crashed a car into a house on the Gold Coast on Monday night.7 News QueenslandPT0M23S620349Gold Coast residents have staged a citizens' arrest after a teenager crashed his car into a house.The 16-year-old driver and his passenger, also 16, tried to flee after their car crashed through a fence and into the patio of a home at Pacific Pines ..

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• Taylor Swift touches down in Queensland

  

  A Queensland holi-Tay0:18Taylor Swift has touched down in Queensland's Whitsundays for a few days of R&R, possibly with some high-profile friends. Courtesy: Seven NewsTAYLOR Swift has begun her Queensland holiday.The pop star arrived on Hamilton Island this afternoon after a brief stopover on the Gold Coast.Her private jet was spotted on the tarmac at the island’s airport, with Swift set to enjoy a few days in the Whitsundays.The singer is set to perform at an intimate fan gig organised by Q..

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• Citizens arrest after house crash

  

  Citizens arrest after house crash (00:23). Neighbours stage a citizens arrest of a teenager who crashed a car into a house on the Gold Coast on Monday night.

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• CLEARANCE RATE: Sydney market plunges3:44

  If you combine Brisbane with the Gold Coast, all dwellings rose 4.5 per cent year on year to $470,000, but houses alone recorded a 4.8 per cent gain to ...

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• Ipswich best for galloper

  

  FIVE-year-old gelding Red Cent won for the fourth time at Ipswich last Wednesday, at his fourth start at the historic racecourse.It was the galloper's fifth career win from 20 starts showing an affinity for the Bundamba circuit.This means that in 16 career starts away from Ipswich, Red Cent has delivered one win and four placings while maintaining a 100 per cent record of four wins at Ipswich.The galloper's past two starts were unplaced efforts at the Gold Coast and Doomben.Prior to that, he had..

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• School knife attacks a concern: union

  

  An alarming spate of knife attacks at Queensland schools is a reflection of an increasingly violent society, Queensland Teachers Union president Kevin BatesPhoto: Harrison SaragossiAn alarming spate of knife attacks at Queensland schools is a reflection of an increasingly violent society, the state's teachers union says.There's been a growing number of violent incidents at schools across the state in recent months, with the latest leaving a 12-year-old girl facing an attempted murder charge.The ..

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• School holiday ideas: Close encounters of the furred kind in...

  

  Koala stars in Brisbane proposal2:36Tourist asks girlfriend to marry him at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary near Brisbane.WHEN your little animals start to become too much of a handful these school holidays, there are plenty of places in southeast Queensland where they will fit right in with the furry, scaly and slippery residents.Here are eight of the best.BOUNDARY STREET MARKETS PETTING ZOO, WEST ENDFor a quick animal fix, head to the Boundary Street Markets on Sunday morning and enjoy their free pe..

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• Teen falls 15 metres at Mount Tamborine waterfalls

  

  A rescue operation is underway to rescue a teenager who fell down a cliff face in Tamborine National Park.Photo: 7 News QueenslandA teenager was knocked unconscious when he fell up to 15 metres from a waterfall south of Brisbane on Tuesday morning, paramedics say.Emergency services undertook a protracted vertical rescue operation in Tamborine National Park, where the 17-year-old fell into a ravine about 11.30am.Queensland Ambulance Service Gold Coast operations supervisor Stuart Cutajar said the..

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