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Queensland Newspapers is the Queensland, Australia-based subsidiary of News Corporation. Queensland Newspapers is responsible for publishing The Courier-Mail daily newspaper. [1]

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References

  1. "About Us". The Courier-Mail . Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 2 November 2011.