Posts Tagged ‘australian news’

‘Armed robber’ shot by cops may lose leg

A suspected armed robber could have his leg amputated after being shot in the limb three times by Queensland police. The 34-year-old man is currently under guard in a Brisbane hospital after being arrested following a 75km high-speed chase that commenced at Aratula in southeast Queensland at 9.30pm (AEST) last night, police say. The man […]

Lynch’s accused killer appears in court

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, on July 3 and hasn’t been […]

Lynch’s accused killer appears in court

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, on July 3 and hasn’t been […]

German tourist attacked by dingo

A German tourist has been mauled by a dingo on Fraser Island, off the Queensland coast. The 23-year-old man was airlifted by helicopter from the island to a hospital on the mainland on Saturday morning. He suffered serious injuries to his head, legs and arms but is in a stable condition, says the Department of […]

German tourist attacked by dingo

A German tourist has been mauled by a dingo on Fraser Island, off the Queensland coast. The 23-year-old man was airlifted by helicopter from the island to a hospital on the mainland on Saturday morning. He suffered serious injuries to his head, legs and arms but is in a stable condition, says the Department of […]

Swan says Qld premier ‘callous’

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has renewed his attack on Queensland premier Campbell Newman, calling him “cold-hearted and callous” for refusing to fund a trial of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The NSW and Victorian Liberal governments on Friday bowed to public pressure and agreed to meet federal funding benchmarks to host trial sites for the […]

Swan says Qld premier ‘callous’

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has renewed his attack on Queensland premier Campbell Newman, calling him “cold-hearted and callous” for refusing to fund a trial of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The NSW and Victorian Liberal governments on Friday bowed to public pressure and agreed to meet federal funding benchmarks to host trial sites for the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Missing Qld woman found in old quarry

A woman with Down Syndrome who was missing for more than two days is dehydrated but otherwise in good health, police say. Jade Briskey, 31, was found in an abandoned quarry in Brisbane’s southeast shortly before 2.15pm (AEST) on Saturday. She was about 2km from her home in Estate Place, Holland Park and has been […]

Missing Qld woman found in old quarry

A woman with Down Syndrome who was missing for more than two days is dehydrated but otherwise in good health, police say. Jade Briskey, 31, was found in an abandoned quarry in Brisbane’s southeast shortly before 2.15pm (AEST) on Saturday. She was about 2km from her home in Estate Place, Holland Park and has been […]

Two men charged over stabbing of teenager

Police have charged two teenagers over the stabbing of a 17-year-old boy during a brawl in Parramatta earlier this week. The boy was stabbed during a fight between a group of young men at the Argyle Street bus interchange in Parramatta on Monday night. Police on Saturday said two 18-year-old men, one from Toongabbie and […]

Two men charged over stabbing of teenager

Police have charged two teenagers over the stabbing of a 17-year-old boy during a brawl in Parramatta earlier this week. The boy was stabbed during a fight between a group of young men at the Argyle Street bus interchange in Parramatta on Monday night. Police on Saturday said two 18-year-old men, one from Toongabbie and […]

Anne Ruston to replace Fisher in SA

South Australian Liberals have chosen rose grower Anne Ruston as a replacement for Senator Mary Jo Fisher, who is quitting to battle mental illness. The state council met on Friday night to select a candidate in what has reportedly been a bitter preselection battle between factional groups. Those seeking the spot were Ms Ruston, prominent […]

GetUp director to step aside

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 past four years, says he had been planning to take a break from the role for several months, the ABC reports. […]

Higher bills for Central Coast residents

Residents on the NSW Central Coast will be slugged with bigger bills as more councils and businesses are added to the list of big polluters, the opposition says. Federal opposition climate spokesman Greg Hunt said adding more organisations to the list of big polluters that will have to pay the carbon tax will also increase […]

Blunder threatens thousands of job visas

The legal status of more than 130,000 foreign work visa decisions made by a federal government body is under a cloud thanks to a bureaucratic bungle, it’s been reported. Both Joe Hockey and Julia Gillard, in respective workplace ministry roles, failed to ratify Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) as a relevant authority under the Migration Act […]

Brough to learn federal election fate

Howard government minister Mal Brough will find out on Sunday if he will represent the Liberal National Party (LNP) at the next federal election. Mr Brough has nominated for preselection for the seat of Fisher on the Sunshine Coast, currently held by sidelined federal parliamentary speaker Peter Slipper. The LNP’s Queensland president, Bruce McIver, said […]

Sri Lanka wants asylum seekers returned

Sri Lanka wants Australia to send back asylum seekers in large numbers, saying this will deter people smugglers. Senior Sri Lankan naval officials have also asked for the loan of a boat to bolster patrol operations in an area people smugglers are known to travel through. Sri Lankan naval operations director Commodore N. Attygalle said […]

Two Thais charged over Aussie’s death

Thai authorities have reportedly charged two men accused of killing an Australian travel agent Michelle Smith in Phuket in June. Ms Smith, 60, of Perth, was fatally stabbed on June 20 when two men on a motorbike tried to snatch her handbag. The ABC says Surasak Suwannachote has confessed to the stabbing and Surin Tadthong […]

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