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Brisbane Runner Jacqui Bell - Youngest in the world to complete ultramarathons
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The Brisbane runner who conquered the world

BRISBANE’S Jacqui Bell is the youngest person to complete an ultra-marathon on every continent, and the intense challenges involved pale in comparison to other life obstacles. She speaks to Grantlee Kieza about her incredible achievements.

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A supplied image obtained Tuesday, July 18, 2017 of raids taken place at the Parklea Correctional Centre. One week after a YouTube video of a Parklea Correctional Centre inmate wielding a knife was discovered, Police have uncovered mobile phones and drugs hidden in toilets, food packages and televisions in the prison. (AAP Images/ CORRECTIVE SERVICES NSW) NO ARCHIVING   --

Deadly past of new Parklea Prison operator

THE announcement of the contract for Parklea — a facility with well documented issues — comes following a series of reports surrounding ‘uninhabitable conditions, violence, abuse and riots’ at MTC private prisons across the US.

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Bikie Jacques Teamo appeared in Southport Court to face charges surrounding the Broadbeach Brawl. Pics Adam Head

The Coast’s biggest bikie brawls

THE Gold Coast has long been the backdrop for disputes between rival outlaw motorcycle gangs, but rarely have these arguments spilt into the public sphere. All that changed in 2006 when a violent public confrontation between bikies set plans in motion to have the city’s gangs completely dismantled.

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1/6/11 Supplied pictures of Damian Leeding the Police officer shot this week on the Gold Coast. Supplied Picture: Supplied

Inside Coast cops’ ‘worst day ever’

IF you ask any long-serving Gold Coast cop what their worst day on the job has been, they’ll answer May 29, 2011. The day when one of their own — a young father and a good mate — was cruelly gunned down in a brazen tavern robbery.

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Houses named in one in 100,000 year flood zone

Houses named in one in 100,000 year flood zone

THOUSANDS of homeowners in a Sydney suburb could see a dramatic increase in insurance costs and a lack of confidence from investors or developers, following the State Government’s decision to identify homes within a one in 100,000 year flood zone.

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Murdered Russian buisnessman Gennadi Bernovski with his wife.

Attack of the killer frogmen

A FORMER KGB colonel was gunned down in his driveway by ‘frogmen’ working for the Russian mafia who fled in the darkness of a Gold Coast canal. The death of Gennadi Bernovski, 41, in 2000 still intrigues today.

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EMBARGO: FOR SUN HERALD SUN SEPT 16 : CAN ONLY BE USED  in conjunction with the competition Comedy Wildlife Photography Competition 2018* *** EXCLUSIVE ***  ALASKA, USA - SEPTEMBER 2018: Comedy Wildlife Photography Award Finalist, a grizzly bear face palms, September 2018.  FROM WALTZING polar bears, to a hippopotamus that should have gone to Specsavers, the world?s funniest animal awards have their finalists - and this year you can vote for your favourite. Out of thousands of entries, these are the final forty-one which have made the cut - and they are guaranteed to make you chuckle. The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards were founded by wildlife photographers and enthusiasts Tom Sullam and Paul Joynson-Hicks. The competition works alongside the Born Free Foundation to highlight a more serious matter; the importance of conserving our planet?s beautiful wildlife. Wildlife photographer and co-founder Tom Sullam said: ?In just three years this competition has gone from hilarious to utterly ridiculous humour - all provided to us by these fantastic animals.?   PHOTOGRAPH BY Danielle D'Ermo / CWPA / Barcroft Images

Are these the funniest animal photos?

THERE’S penguins, lizards and even a bear — but for these wacky animals there’s a prize to be shared in this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Competition. SEE THE IMAGES

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