Businessman's poll is an extraordinary move
OPINION: Gareth Parker, - The West Australian on August 24, 2016, 9:41 pm he revelation that leading businessman John Poynton has commissioned polling aimed at encouraging the Liberal Party to consider its leadership situation is really quite extraordinary.That Poynton acknowledges handing the polling, which tells an unambiguously bad story about the Government’s standing, to leadership contender Dean Nalder is also remarkable.Nalder was not in Parliament yesterday. He wa..>> view originalThieves fleece Vic animal park's lamb
Australian Associated PressA Victorian animal park has been fleeced of a four-week-old lamb named Ralph.In a baa-baric burglary, thieves broke into a Big Goose animal park shed on Mornington Tyabb Road in Moorooduc between 1am and 3am on Sunday.Police believe it was a targeted attack because the thieves rounded up Ralph and nothing else.The four-week-old lamb needs to be fed by a bottle to survive and has distinctive black markings on his face and ears and a round black spot on his right hoof.Po..>> view originalTimber Creek Aboriginal custodians win historic $3.3 million payout for native title rights loss
Timber Creek Aboriginal custodians win historic $3.3 million payout for native title rights loss Updated August 24, 2016 21:03:15 More than 20 years after the landmark Mabo decision, the Federal Court has for the first time determined how to award compensation to traditional owners who have lost their native title rights. Key points:First time court has quantified loss of cultural attachment to landDecision expected to trigger new casesNLC 'very happy' with outcome of ..>> view originalTeenager charged after man stabbed in Ashfield street
Teenager charged after man stabbed in Ashfield street Updated August 24, 2016 15:26:59 A teenage boy has been charged after a man suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at Ashfield in Sydney's inner-west.Police alleged the 15-year-old was armed with a knife when he approached two men and demanded money while on Queen Street about 12:40am.One of the men, aged 26, was then stabbed in the chest several times before the boy fled empty-handed, police said.The man suffered a..>> view originalNSW weather: Search for man missing in floodwaters as severe weather hits
NSW weather: Search for man missing in floodwaters as severe weather hits Updated August 24, 2016 21:00:35 Witnesses saw a man being swept away after his vehicle went into floodwaters near Lismore in far north New South Wales, police say, as a heavy downpour and strong winds hit the state's coast.Police were called after a man's vehicle was seen being swept from a concrete causeway into Leycester Creek at Larnook, between Lismore and Kyogle, about 3:00pm.Police said wit..>> view originalBritish backpacker slain in 'Allahu Akbar' attack near Townsvile
Geelong police went rogue by cutting station hours in half: minister
The state government has accused local police in Geelong of going rogue by cutting the hours of a police station in half without informing executive command or following proper process.Initially promised by the former Coalition government as a 24-hour station, the Waurn Ponds police complex has instead operated for 16 hours a day since its $15.6 million construction in 2014. Police Minister Lisa Neville (centre) has issued a stinging rebuke to local police over the reduction of operating h..>> view originalNSW Premier Mike Baird slams Marcus Stanford's sentence over Stephanie Scott murder
NSW Premier Mike Baird has slammed the sentence handed down to the man who admitted he helped cover up the murder of teacher Stephanie Scott.Marcus Stanford, 25, sold the popular 26-year-old's engagement and graduation rings after his twin brother Vincent raped and killed her on April 5 last year, a court was told yesterday.Mr Stanford was today convicted and sentenced to one year and three months in jail, meaning he will be eligible for release on September 9 considering time already served. M..>> view originalOpposition may prevent AFP from using documents in NBN investigation
NBN document leak: Opposition may prevent AFP from using documents in NBN investigation Posted August 25, 2016 00:02:37 The Federal Opposition looks increasingly likely to have enough support in the Senate to prevent the Australian Federal Police (AFP from using thousands of documents as part of its investigation into damaging leaks from the company building the National Broadband Network (NBN).Labor has claimed parliamentary privilege over the material sought during ..>> view originalRemains of Qld woman found in own backyard
Darren CartwrightAustralian Associated PressThe 15-year search for murdered Queensland mum Patricia Anne Riggs ended when a home-owner started building a retaining wall in his backyard and discovered skeletal remains.Ms Riggs, a mother of four, went missing on September 30, 2001 from her home in Janet Street, Margate.On Sunday, her remains were found in the backyard of the home she had lived in with her husband Edmund Ian Riggs, who had since moved to Dickie Beach.After a three day search by pol..>> view original
| Adam Henry pleads guilty to supplying more than half a kilogram of ice . | Newcastle agency Headjam appoints new account manager . |
| Newcastle Museum . | Newcastle Salary Cap Clean-Out . |
No comments:
Post a Comment