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 […]
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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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Teens charged over Parramatta stabbing
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 […]
Missing woman Jade Briskey found
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Treasurer renews attack on Campbell Newman over NDIS funding
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3D printer plans for a pistol, assault rifle parts, posted online
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German tourist attacked by dingos
Posted July 28, 2012 17:49:09 Rangers are patrolling Fraser Island off Queensland’s Sunshine Coast following a savage dingo attack on a German tourist. It is understood the 23-year-old man holidaying near Hope Valley on Fraser Island wandered away from his tour group this morning, fell asleep on a track, and was attacked by two dingos. […]
Time for a Sheikh out: GetUp! boss moves on
The GetUp! board has anointed the deputy national director, Sam McLean, as successor and Mr Sheikh says he’s leaving the organisation in experienced hands. ”Sam has been involved in every key decision GetUp! has made in its recent history, and is one of the world’s most capable experts in this unique field.” Mr Sheikh married […]
Spy review urged after Canada arrest
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Funeral for farmer after alleged punch from NRL star
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Seven charged over $2 million Holden theft
SEVEN people have been charged over a $2 million theft of engines from Holden’s Adelaide operations, prompting the car maker to beef up security. Police say 140 V8 engines and 175 heavy-duty transmissions are believed to have been stolen from the Elizabeth plant over a two-year period. They have arrested six South Australians and a […]
Aussie sub springs leak after sinking warship
Updated July 25, 2012 18:58:26 Photo: Springing a leak … Collins Class submarine HMAS Farncomb (AAP: Kim Christian (file photo)) The Defence Force has reported a flood inside one of its Collins Class submarines. Defence says a machine space in HMAS Farncomb started to fill with sea water after a hose split. Photo: Kilauea breaks […]
Trial told Rayney ‘usual self’ after wife disappeared
Updated July 25, 2012 19:19:24 Photo: The prosecution alleges Lloyd Rayney killed his wife at the couple’s home in Como. (ABC News) The Supreme Court murder trial of Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney has heard he was relaxed but that changed, just hours after he was alleged to have killed and buried his wife. He is […]
Waves could power Melbourne by 2050: CSIRO
Australia’s ocean waves have the potential to produce enough energy to power a city the size of Melbourne by 2050, a new CSIRO study says. The report, released by the national science agency today, investigated the role ocean renewable energy (ORE) – such as wave, tidal and ocean current power – could play in providing […]
ACCC slams fib over gas price hike
AAP A South Australian refrigeration company falsely blamed the federal government’s controversial carbon tax for recent price rises, the consumer watchdog has found. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says Equipserve Solutions has agreed to send a “corrective notice” to customers after it claimed a price increase for refrigerant gas was due entirely to […]
Australian troops accused of beating Afghan guards
Australian soldiers have been accused of beating 20 Afghan guards in a military camp in Charchino district of Oruzgan province. Source: AP TWENTY Afghan guards for the NATO-led Australian forces have defected to the Taliban in southern Afghanistan after a dispute with the soldiers, local police say. “The Australian soldiers beat the Afghan guards after […]
Jurrah to go to trial for machete attack
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Key states not part of disability scheme trial
Updated July 25, 2012 19:31:24 Video: Some states agree to host NDIS launch sites (Photo: AAP) (ABC News) Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced three trial sites for the National Disability Insurance Scheme but she has not convinced three key states to get on board. The negotiations have split along partisan lines, with Labor governments […]