Are you Queensland's newest millionaire?

Lotto numbers Source: Supplied QUEENSLAND'S newest millionaire could be a Cairns resident after a winning Gold Lotto ticket was bought from a Manunda newsagency. Raintrees Newsagency owner Sharryn Stokes said the mystery winner was likely...

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Prime farmland for sale on Coast

FOREIGN and interstate buyers are being sought for one of Queensland's biggest strawberry farms, Gowinta, which has gone into liquidation with debts of more than $17 million. Gowinta, at Beerwah in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, is a third-generation...

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Secret confetti confounds New York police

IT rained confetti - and secrets - on last week's Thanksgiving parade in New York. The traditional deluge of shredded paper over the Macy's parade in Manhattan on Thursday turned out to include legible snippets of police files, including a mention...

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Soft drink raises prostate cancer risk

MEN who drink one normal-sized soft drink per day are at greater risk of getting more aggressive forms of prostate cancer, according to a Swedish study. "Among the men who drank a lot of soft drinks or other drinks with added sugar, we saw an...

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Indian, Chinese companies sign deals

INDIAN and Chinese companies have signed agreements worth billions of dollars as the two emerging market giants sought to broaden commercial ties despite political tensions. The deals inked in New Delhi during the countries' second strategic economic...

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Obama drafts in Geithner for budget talks

US President Barack Obama has made Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner lead White House negotiator in budget talks with Congress aimed at averting the fiscal cliff, a report says. The Wall Street Journal said Geithner was viewed on Capitol Hill...

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McGraw-Hill sells education division

MCGRAW-HILL says it has reached a deal to sell its education arm to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $US2.5 billion ($A2.4 billion) in cash and debt, as part of its plan to focus on its financial information businesses. As part...

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