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Should children be allowed to roam in restaurants?

ONE Sunday during dinner at the Rose & Shamrock Village Inn there were unsupervised children who loitered around tables and played on the flight of stairs.

Opinion
12:00 PM May 24th

$812,000: The cost of raising two children

The average cost of raising a child has risen by 50% over the past five years, new research reveals.

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10:55 AM May 24th
Hamish Broome

Small molecule could provide clue to ending the itch

SCIENTISTS have discovered a key substance in the central nervous system responsible for transmitting the sensation of an itch from the skin to the brain.

Steve Connor

Kidney disease often goes unchecked

DESPITE one in three Australians being at high risk of kidney disease, the chronic illness remains low on the health radar of many people.

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Easy eating

Carrots really can improve your eyesight – even better washed down with a spoonful of cod liver oil.

Murwillumbah nutritionist checks in on your resolutions

WE’RE almost at the half-way point between one set of New Year resolutions and the next.

Easy Eating
Olwen Anderson

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RESIDENTS are being encouraged to get back in the kitchen today as part of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day.

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I AM going to be frank from the start and say that Townsville has never featured on my wish list of places to go.

Townsville turns out to be terrific place for a Qld getaway

I AM going to be frank from the start and say that Townsville has never... more

TAKE me to the Greek islands. They are all beautiful in the summer with their brown hills, small bays, clear, clean water, and white-washed villas.

Greek Islands the perfect winter escape for Aussies

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Ghosts good for business at traditional English pubs

THE Brits love to let you know they've a ghost of two around. more

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David Ellis

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Going hi-tech at home for beauty

I LOVE a high-tech beauty product, or one that seems like something you may normally have to go to a salon to experience.

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THERE is a great drive towards alternative therapies and medicine as more of us look for ways to supplement conventional medicine.

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A handful of good medicine

ARE you finding it hard trying to come up with a great gift for your mum this year?

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Cool sites have lots for mums

AS A child, whenever I visited a toy shop and was confronted with row upon row of pink-lipped, glassy-eyed dolls, I couldn't have been less interested.

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How parents battle sexism in toy shops

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