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Man charged over alleged abduction of girl in Childers

A man has been charged over the alleged abduction of a child from Childers in South East Queensland.
Caring for kids helps grandmothers stay mentally alert

Looking after grandchildren can help grandmothers ward off brain disease - but it's also possible to get too much of a good thing, researchers say.
Sex abuse 'culture of shut up' has to go

When I was a child, my mother took me to live in the home of a known child predator. I know first-hand that we have to speak out against sex abuse and end this "culture of shut up".
Experts concerned over whooping cough mutation

A study has found that the bacteria that causes whooping cough has mutated, making it more important than ever before that babies are immunised to help prevent exposure from those whose vaccines have worn off.
'I Touch Myself': Chrissy's breast cancer legacy lives on

It's a different message to the one it sent in the 90s, but Chrissy Amphlett's iconic song is still urging women to touch themselves one year after the singer's death.

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Man charged over alleged abduction of girl in Childers

SIMON O'BRIEN A man has been charged over the alleged abduction of a child from Childers in South East Queensland.

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LETITIA ROWLANDS Looking after grandchildren can help grandmothers ward off brain disease - but it's also possible to get too much of a good thing, researchers say.

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