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SOMBRE SCENE: Emerald worker Mark Anthony Brown, 41, (inset) was killed when his utility crashed into a tree 10km west of Anakie, on the Capricorn Hwy.

Mark Anthony Brown killed in mystery crash west of Anakie

IF THERE was one thing people remember about Mark Anthony Brown it was how he embraced life with laughter every day, despite its challenges.

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National smoking rate on a slow decline

AUSTRALIANS are smoking less and living longer, an assessment of the national health care agreement has found.

  • Health
  • 6:00 PM May 23rd
  • APN Newsdesk

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Mangsaab

A simple way to reduce smoking would be to make acess to medicare benefits (including the PBS) dependant on a non-smoking status of no less than 3 years. Not very humanitarian you say? Neither are the health costs associated with tobacco...

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