Mum worried about kids’ sport costs as program expires
A petition to save sport vouchers for Qld kids has garnered thousands of signatures as the opposition leader warns local sporting clubs will pay the cost.
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Car rolls on mining highway, e-scooter rider breaks leg
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Ratepayers face $700k bill to replace George Christensen
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Cause of rocket delay revealed – and no, it wasn’t this cheeky cockatoo
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Trailer flips in crash, blocking road for school traffic
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Man taken to hospital after motorbike crash
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‘An unholy sound’: Two injured after collision on Mackay street
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‘Pillar of strength’: Worker supported after horror car fire
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