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Jem Cassar-Daley steps out from her famous dad's shadow

Good morning, Toowoomba. A cool, grey Saturday at 11 degrees is a fine excuse for a slow coffee and a read.

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Jem Cassar-Daley had to be bribed to sing with her famous dad – but not any more
Jem Cassar-Daley, daughter of country music icon Troy, once had to be bribed to sing with her famous dad, but has now become one of Australia's sharpest indie-pop songwriters.
brisbanetimes.com.au
Nepal floods live updates: Chinese, Nepalese authorities resume rescues after lake threat eases as death toll reaches 579; thirty-eight Australians remain unaccounted for
Rescue and recovery efforts continue in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic flash floods, with the death toll reaching 579 and 38 Australians still unaccounted for.
brisbanetimes.com.au
More than a bridge: Remembering Brisbane’s 2001 Goodwill Games
The 2001 Goodwill Games, held 25 years ago today, cost $30 million and left only a footbridge, but permanently altered Brisbane's global footprint.
brisbanetimes.com.au
‘Ridiculed’: How Australia’s breaking community was left reeling after Paris
Australia's breaking community was left reeling after Raygun's Olympic performance became a global meme, and Netflix's new Raygun documentary threatens to reopen old wounds.
brisbanetimes.com.au

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