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Alleged Mildura people smuggler bailed

A 37-year-old man has been bailed in a regional Victorian court after being charged with people smuggling. Source: AAP. 18 Jun 2015 - 4:05 PM UPDATED NOW. 0. A man charged with people smuggling has been bailed in a Mildura court. Abbas Allami, 37 ... >> view original

Question Time three things we learned: leaks, turnbacks and citizenship

Question Time: Three things we learned today. 1 Don't ask about cabinet. Cabinet leaks are such a sore point with Tony Abbott that it took three questions from Labor to get anything more than a few sentences from the Prime Minister about who has seen the ... >> view original

Dr Bruce Flegg awarded $775000 in damages in defamation case

BRUCE Flegg has won his defamation case against his former media adviser Graeme Hallett. Justice Peter Lyons told the Supreme Court this morning that Dr Flegg would be awarded $775,000 in damages, however reserved a decision on legal costs. >> view original

MP won't face criminal charges over violence allegations

QUEENSLAND independent MP Billy Gordon will not face criminal charges following domestic violence allegations earlier this year that saw him quit the Labor party. He quit the party in March after he was threatened with expulsion for not revealing his ... >> view original

Paedophile Brother Francis Cable jailed over sexual abuse of Marist Brothers ...

One of the state's worst Catholic school paedophiles, who brutally raped and assaulted at least 17 vulnerable boys over the course of 15 years, is set to die in jail after being sentenced to a maximum of 16 years' jail. The victims of Francis William Cable and ... >> view original

Politicians glam up for Midwinter Ball

CANBERRA'S political elite came together last night for the annual Midwinter Ball, with more than 600 senior politicians, business leaders and lobbyists raising funds for charity. Prime Minister Tony Abbott and wife Margie, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and ... >> view original

Kelly Thompson had to compile evidence of Wayne Wood stalking her, coronial ...

POLICE told a neighbour they would only come to Kelly Thompson's aid if he heard screams the night she died, an inquest has heard. The customs broker, 43, was stabbed to death by her former partner, Wayne Wood, in her Point Cook home. Norman Paskin ... >> view original

Shorten wants early commission appearance

FEDERAL Labor leader Bill Shorten has asked the royal commission into union corruption to fast-track his appearance so he can address a raft of allegations going back to his days as head of the Australian Workers Union. HIS lawyer Leon Zwier said Mr ... >> view original

Qld man shows new Middle East life

A QUEENSLAND man fighting Islamic State militants in the Middle East is using social media to give family and friends an insight into his new life. ASHLEY Dyball, 23, travelled to the front line in May, reportedly to join the Lions of Rojava - a group believed to ... >> view original

Australia arrest warrant for 'IS medic' Tareq Kamleh

An arrest warrant has been issued for an Australian doctor who travelled to Syria and is believed to be working with Islamic State (IS). Tareq Kamleh appeared in an IS propaganda video in April urging other doctors to join him. The warrant was issued by a ... >> view original