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• White supremacist group on ‘family friendly’ get together on the Gold Coast | The Courier-Mail

  

  Ku Klux Klan with a burning cross. Picture: SuppliedA WHITE supremacist group has chosen the Gold Coast as the perfect holiday destination for a self-described ‘family friendly’ get together.The Southern Cross Hammerskins are extolling the pre-Christmas Neo-Nazi get-together, to be held on the Coast on December 12, on extremist websites such as Blood and Honour.The group is associated with the international Hammerskin Nation movement, which was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1988.They take their n..

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• Inside the hunt for a heretic queen

  STRANGE echoes, indentations and touched-up artwork inside Tutankhamun’s famous tomb have revealed secret chambers that may belong to his notorious mother — Queen Nefertiti.She was Egypt’s most beautiful woman. She was married to its most ugly and controversial Pharaoh — Akhenaten.Together, they attempted to change the world with their notion of a single god.But when God-King died, Egypt’s nobility set about erasing the heretical couple from history.Nefertiti once again soared to fame a century ..

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• Flamboyant millionaire Travers Beynon will host one of the biggest...

  

  Flamboyant millionaire Travers Beynon, aka The Candyman, is hosting one of the biggest parties ever seen on the Gold Coast to celebrate a massive makeover ...

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• WhitsundayCoastto have international airport

  

  Whitsunday Coast will become the state's sixth international airport, joining Brisbane, Cairns, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Townsville. It currently has direct ...

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• Police defy court order

  

  Gold Coast police also have been outraged by magistrates knocking back a series of recent requests. One magistrate is understood to have refused to allow a ...

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• Eckstein's aura the key to ninth Nutri-Grain title

  

  IRONMAN legend Shannon Eckstein is desperate to maintain his undeniable "aura" as he chases his ninth Nutri-Grain Ironman title after claiming yesterday's opening round at Coolum.As many of his counterparts slumped to the sand in fatigued-agony at the finish line, Eckstein did not let out so much as a huff.The 32-year-old is more than aware of his standing among his peers and he intends to keep them looking up at him in admiration for a few more years yet."I have said to a few friends that every..

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• WestCoastEagles coach Adam Simpson says he won't use the pain...

  

  Adam Simpson won’t be using the Grand Final loss as motivation. Picture: Wayne LudbeyADAM Simpson says he won’t be using the pain of last month’s crushing 46-point Grand Final loss against Hawthorn to motivate his players when they begin pre-season training tomorrow.The bulk of the West Coast squad will begin their pre-season at McGillivray Oval tomorrow morning, joining the younger players who returned this week.Simpson, who was given a three-year contract extension this week until the end of 2..

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• Snitzel template used on boom youngster

  Warwick BarrSydneySunday 29 November 2015, 4:24pm Gerald Ryan will try to replicate a Magic Millions lead-up campaign that almost worked for Snitzel to help deliver his first win in the race with barrier trial star Regimental Force.As Regimental Force prepares to make a much-anticipated debut over 1000m at Randwick on Saturday, Ryan said he would space the colt's runs in an almost identical way to how he mapped out a Magic Millions program for Snitzel more than a decade ago."He'll ..

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• Roma wins Keep Australia Beautiful tidiest town award without...

  

  Roma's "tidiest town" tag has surprised at least one resident, who is upset the recycling bins were taken away.Photo: Gdaypubs.com.auRoma in Queensland's south-west has been labelled the sunshine state's "tidiest town" this year by not-for-profit group Keep Queensland Beautiful – despite not having recycling bins.In the group's Tidy Towns program, which has been running since 1975, participating towns are rated on their performance in environmental areas such as waste management, litter, water c..

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• Titans' Greg Bird ready to take on responsibility after becoming a father

  

  NRL draw winners and losers0:38NRL: Following the announcement of the 2016 NRL draw we take a quick look at the winners and losers for the regular season fixturesGREG Bird is hoping to put the most tumultuous year of his career behind him by earning back the Gold Coast Titans captaincy and becoming a father.Bird has made no secret of his desire to lead the Titans again and he will have even more responsibility on his shoulders at the start of next season.His wife, Becky, is expecting the couple’..

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