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Boy fractures back after cliff jumping in Moorooduc quarry. Miraculously, who cycled home afterwards

Boy cliff jumps, rides home with fractured back

A YOUNG boy who fractured eight vertebrae after jumping from a 20m tall cliff in Mornington Peninsula has stunned doctors and family after riding his bike home after the accident, despite his serious injuries.

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Nine-year-old Willem Kooy poses for a photograph at Ropley Road Park in Wynnum, Tuesday, December 19, 2017 (AAP Image/Richard Walker)

Parents pay the price for ‘FOKMO’ addiction

QUEENSLAND children are the most bored in the country, and cash-strapped parents are giving up their own treats to provide never-ending fun through the long summer holiday, fuelling a new condition: FOKMO.

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