Posts Tagged ‘SA’

Labor embraces voters’ warmer view of carbon tax

SENIOR federal ministers have seized on yesterday’s Herald/Nielsen poll to back their claims that Tony Abbott’s scare campaign over the price on carbon has begun to unravel. But not everyone in the ALP was buoyed by the results. Those who think Julia Gillard’s leadership is terminal pointed out that Labor’s primary vote remains disastrously low, […]

Free trips not costing us: Qld government

THE Queensland government insists record numbers of people taking free trips on public transport under a new scheme are not eating into the budget. Transport Minister Scott Emerson says 75,000 people claimed free trips last week under the Newman government’s public transport incentive scheme. People who use their Go Card to pay for nine bus, […]

Growth of Asia means we need to spend more on defence: report

A new report says Australia needs to invest more in its army in the ‘Asian century’ as US power wanes. Source: News Limited AUSTRALIA needs to spend more on defence to ensure a quality force that can meet the strategic challenges presented by rising Asian countries, a new research paper says. Australian Strategic Policy Institute […]

Police investigation leads to $500m drug seizure

Customs and Federal Police have seized $500 million worth of drugs in Sydney. File image Source: The Daily Telegraph ILLEGAL drugs with a street value of half a billion dollars have been seized as a result of a police investigation. Australian Federal Police deputy commissioner of operations Andrew Colvin and Customs and Border Protection deputy […]

Crocodile show with arrow, left for dead in city river

This crocodile was found speared with an arrow on the banks of the Ross River in Kelso, in suburban Townsville. Source: Townsville Bulletin THE RSPCA has slammed a brazen act of animal cruelty after a crocodile was found speared with an arrow in the Ross River. Boaties spotted the 1m freshwater croc struggling to move […]

Australian nurse facing death penalty in Malaysia

A 34-year-old Australian woman is to face a Malaysian magistrates court today on charges of drug trafficking and could face the death penalty if found guilty. The Jalan Duta Magistrates Court hearing is expected to name the woman, who was arrested by Malaysian police on July 17 along with a Nigerian national, legal officials said. […]

Police investigate underage sex claims against James Ashby

Video Image James Ashby is reportedly under investigation by police over allegations he had sex with underage boys. James Ashby has alleged Peter Slipper sexually harassed him on a number of occasions, via mobile phone text messages and in private conversations Source: The Courier-Mail POLICE are investigating claims that James Ashby, the man who accused […]

Two charged over Aussie bag snatch death

Video Video Video Image Thai authorities have reportedly charged two men accused of killing Australian travel agent Michelle Smith. Two men have demonstrated to Thai police how they killed an Aust travel agent in a botched bag-snatching. An Australian woman has been killed on the Thai island of Phuket during a bag-snatch gone wrong. Michelle […]

Friends, family farewell and celebrate WA shark attack victim Ben Linden

OCEAN FAREWELL. Friends of shark attack victim Ben Linden today did a “paddle out” at Brighton to pay their respects to a young surfer who loved the ocean. Picture: Bohdan Warchomij Source: PerthNow OCEAN FAREWELL. Friends of shark attack victim Ben Linden today did a “paddle out” at Brighton to pay their respects to a […]

Man glassed in Kings Cross pub

A 27-year-old man has allegedly been glassed following an argument at a pub in Sydney’s notorious Kings Cross. Police say two men were arguing just before 4am (AEST) on Sunday at a hotel on the corner of William and Victoria Streets. Following the exchange, the 27-year-old was allegedly glassed, suffering a cut and bruising to […]

Man stomped by cow in outback rodeo

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Coalition vows to deliver NDIS by 2018

Posted July 29, 2012 13:42:53 Video: Political editor Lyndal Curtis discusses Andrew Robb’s comments (ABC News) Federal Opposition finance spokesman Andrew Robb says a Coalition government would deliver the National Disability Insurance Scheme by the proposed 2018 start date. Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has previously refused to promise to introduce the scheme without knowing where […]

Shorten plays down productivity regulation

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Coalition slams boat arrival off West Australian coast

A record 26 boats have arrived for the second consecutive month and more than 3300 people have arrived in June and July. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: PerthNow A BOAT arrival close to the Australian mainland off the West Australian coast highlights how much pressure the Border Protection Command is under, the Coalition says. A government […]

Mal Brough’s plan for federal comeback passes a key hurdle, with LNP …

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Three found dead in Sydney unit, man arrested

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Shots fired at house in Penrith

Police are investigating after a number of bullet holes were found in a house in Penrith in Sydney’s west. Police were told about 7.45pm (AEST) on Saturday that shots had been fired at the house on Chapman Avenue, Penrith, sometime on on Thursday morning. Police from Penrith Local Area Command found several bullet holes in […]

Liberals vow to sink the slipper in if MP Charlie Lynn resigns from NSW parliament

Charlie Lynn has promised to quit the NSW Liberal Party and join the crossbenches. Picture: Cameron Richardson Source: The Daily Telegraph THE knives are already out for Liberal MP Charlie Lynn, with colleagues labelling him “the Peter Slipper of the NSW parliament” and threatening to unleash a dirt file if he follows through with a […]

GetUp! director Simon Sheikh to step down after TV collapse

GetUp! director Simon Sheikh says his decision to step down predates his collapse on the ABC TV show ‘QA’. Source: Supplied A POLITICAL lobby group leader who recently collapsed during a live national television appearance says he’s planning to stand aside from his role. Simon Sheikh, the national director of activist organisation GetUp! for the […]

Crime and claims run up embassy bills

EMBEZZLEMENT of thousands of taxpayer dollars, defamation proceedings and a fight over ownership of a property title are some of the recent legal cases in which Australian embassies around the world have been embroiled. Cases from Argentina, Samoa and Papua New Guinea have shown scores of diplomats and foreign staff employed in embassies are being […]

Get serious, Swan tells Newman

“Queenslanders have got the lowest level of support in the country for people with disabilities right now” … Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan. Photo: AFP THE Treasurer, Wayne Swan, has accused the Queensland Premier, Campbell Newman, of being ”callous and cold hearted” about people with disabilities, in an attempt to pressure him into supporting the National […]

Pair charged over big cannabis stash

Police have found a large stash of marijuana along with drug-growing equipment at a house in the Gold Coast hinterland. A 33-year-old-man and and a 32-year-old woman have been charged with a range of drug offences after almost 40 kilos of marijuana was found at the house in Austinville. Police say they also found money […]

Two charged with killing travel agent in Phuket

Victim … travel agent Michelle Smith was stabbed on the Thai resort island of Phuket. THAI authorities have reportedly charged two men accused of killing an Australian travel agent on the tourist resort island of Phuket. Michelle Smith, 60, of Perth, was fatally stabbed on June 20 when two men on a motorbike tried to […]

Execution fears over drug arrest

AN AUSTRALIAN woman arrested on drug charges in Malaysia could be sentenced to death if found guilty. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 34-year-old Melbourne woman was arrested on July 17 for alleged drug trafficking and drug consumption. She has not been formally charged. Police arrested the woman and a Nigerian man after stopping […]

Brutality and survival: the horrific tale of the kid who refused to die

Hell in Sandakan … Billy Young’s The Torture of Jimmy Darlington. From the day of their arrival at Sandakan, the Dead End Kids had been harbouring ideas of escape. Their forays under the wire were not only scrounging expeditions, but under Harry Longley’s leadership were also scouting trips. Getting the lay of the land. Looking […]

German tourist suffers serious injuries in dingo attack on Fraser Island

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Rudd ambitions undimmed: just follow the dots

By his side … Therese Rein with her husband, Labor MP Kevin Rudd. Photo: Andrew Meares On June 21 2010, three days before the grim reaper arrived, your columnist wrote of the pressure building on then prime minister Kevin Rudd: ”Behind him sits a restive, fickle backbench that never loved him, watching their margins, and […]

Lynch’s accused killer appears in court

Updated: 15:18, Saturday July 28, 2012 A 58-year-old man charged with murdering his 55-year-old ex-girlfriend has appeared in a Queensland court. Ian Hannaford appeared in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Saturday charged with killing former girlfriend Gail Lynch. He was remanded in custody to reappear in October. Ms Lynch disappeared from Warwick, southwest of Brisbane, […]

Two Thai men charged with Aussie murder

Australian authorities are liaising with their Thai counterparts after two men were charged over the murder of Perth travel agent Michelle Smith in Phuket. The 60-year-old was fatally stabbed on June 20 when two men on a motorbike tried to snatch her handbag. “We are aware of reports two people have been charged over the […]

Police shoot alleged armed man after 75km pursuit ended near Killarney

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