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The North West Star @MountIsaNews

The North West Star is a daily newspaper in Mount Isa servicing the North West region of Queensland.

Joined June 2011
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Collectors told to document findings of north Qld meteor ift.tt/g2TwVuN
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Human remains identified as man missing in Outback for 24 years ift.tt/ZGfcBiS

Human remains identified as man missing in Outback for 24 years

Unidentified human remains found in the Northern Territory Outback have been matched to a man who has been...

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Pastoralists and traditional owners in fear of fracking ift.tt/Q9nKlPv

Pastoralists and traditional owners in fear of fracking

Traditional owners and a cattle station company are alarmed at the environmental threat of fracking on their land...

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Dapper motorcyclists raise more than $8k for men's health ift.tt/ODQt35n

Dapper motorcyclists raise more than $8k for men's health

Check out some of the photos from Sunday's Distinguished Gentleman's Ride in Mount Isa.

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Mine's environmental bond fight reignites ift.tt/gqoayw4

Mine's environmental bond fight reignites

Traditional owners and environmentalists have launched an appeal against a Northern Territory court's ruling over a massive lead...

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Townview boy charged over alleged Mount Isa home invasion ift.tt/RWBsyUL

Townview boy charged over alleged Mount Isa home invasion

Police say they have recovered a stolen vehicle which they say was taken after an alleged home invasion...

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Northern competitors victorious at Julia Creek campdraft ift.tt/GfTkn4D

Northern competitors victorious at Julia Creek campdraft

Julia Creek was abuzz on the weekend as the local campdraft committee held its three-day competition, well supported...

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North west Qld records shivering weekend temperatures ift.tt/ZWOREla

North west Qld records shivering weekend temperatures

The mercury hit as low as 3.5 degrees Celsius in Julia Creek with factors such as wind and...

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'Town under siege': Katter frustrated after alleged break-in at Mount Isa office ift.tt/0VDmOiQ
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'Hundreds' of bats dead as 'mystery' illness ravages through NT community ift.tt/HPdExSy

'Hundreds' of bats dead as 'mystery' illness ravages through NT community

An investigation is underway into the deaths of hundreds of black flying foxes that have dropped dead out...

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Outback Queensland Masters prepares to tee-off ift.tt/YfvtFuS

Outback Queensland Masters prepares to tee-off

The one-month countdown is on until Australia's most remote golf series tees-off.

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'Hundreds' dead as 'mystery' illness ravages through NT community ift.tt/OqoBw3y

'Hundreds' of bats dead as 'mystery' illness ravages through NT community

An investigation is underway into the deaths of hundreds of black flying foxes that have dropped dead out...

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"I'm no greenie, but today I'm on their side": Katter joins protesters to launch anti-wind farm campaign ift.tt/DuoWB0b

"I'm no greenie, but today I'm on their side": Katter joins protesters to launch anti-wind farm...

An Atherton Tablelands group, alongside Katter's Australian Party, has launched a new campaign in opposition to a major...

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Drones and AI to protect 1,000km of coastline ift.tt/HYaxo0X

Drones and AI to protect 1,000km of coastline

When the dry season winds blow from the southeast in the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Anindilyakwa people of...

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Drones and AI to protect 1,000km of coastlin ift.tt/GyoJhZi

Drones and AI to protect 1,000km of coastline

When the dry season winds blow from the southeast in the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Anindilyakwa people of...

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Bidding war to convince rural landowners to host power lines ift.tt/7H51KeS

Bidding war to convince rural landowners to host power lines

Queensland has offered $300,000 for each kilometre of power line, while Victoria and NSW offers up to $200,000...

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Territory AFL legend calls for unity in Indigenous voice vote ift.tt/mVsdltK

Territory AFL legend calls for unity in Indigenous voice vote

Territory footy great Michael Long has called on Indigenous groups across Australia to unite in voting 'yes' to...

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Women encouraged to take advantage of free breast screening service ift.tt/T2KorOy

Women encouraged to take advantage of free breast screening service

BreastScreen Queensland's mobile breast screening van will be making its way through north west Queensland visiting eight locations...

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$21m funding boost to keep Indigenous legal services operating ift.tt/ihdo6nA

$21m funding boost to keep Indigenous legal services operating

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has announced an extra $21 million additional funding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal...

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Gulf river crossing slated for partial reopening 'as early as next week' ift.tt/ToStbBf

Gulf river crossing slated for partial reopening 'as early as next week'

The Carpentaria Shire Council has advised residents that it 'anticipates' the partial reopening of the road between Burketown...

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