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21yo pleads not guilty to people smuggling – ABC Online
ABC Online21yo pleads not guilty to people smugglingABC OnlineLawyer Andrew Maughan is confident his client understands the people smuggling charge he is facing. A 21-year-old Afghan man who has lived in Australia for four years has pleaded not guilty to people smuggling in a Perth court. ...Perth man charged with ...
Pair hospitalised after violent brawl – ABC Online
Pair hospitalised after violent brawlABC OnlinePolice are investigating a violent brawl between two groups of men at Southbank in central Melbourne early this morning. Knuckle dusters, iron bars and bottles were used in the fight which began at about 3.00am (AEDT) outside a ...Violent brawl puts two men in hospitalSydney ...
Sonia McMahon: Elegance, loyalty and that dress – Sydney Morning Herald
Brisbane TimesSonia McMahon: Elegance, loyalty and that dressSydney Morning HeraldSonia McMahon, loyal wife of one of Australia's least-admired prime ministers, will always be remembered for that dress which wowed and scandalised the White House in 1971. She wore the daring dress -split both sides to the armpits though held together ...
Four missing NT fishermen found – Sydney Morning Herald
ntnews.com.auFour missing NT fishermen foundSydney Morning HeraldThe men were discovered about 15km southwest of their boats, in the Gulf of Carpentaria, on Saturday morning. The recreational fishermen had set off from Bing Bong Creek, 1000km south west of Darwin, on March 26 and were due to return on Wednesday, ...Fishermen ...
Burke takes on population portfolio – ABC Online
NEWS.com.auBurke takes on population portfolioABC OnlineNew challenge ... Tony Burke will retain his current portfolio of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. (ABC TV: Stateline Qld) Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced that Tony Burke will take on the role of Minister for Population. ...Burke named new 'population minister'Special Broadcasting ServiceAustralia appoints ...
Third motorcyclist dies on roads – The Age
Third motorcyclist dies on roadsThe AgeA 22-year-old man died in Melbourne on Saturday when his motorcycle hit a tree and a parked car. He crashed shortly after 11am (AEDT) on Newcombe Court, Wantirna in Melbourne's east, and paramedics were unable to revive him at the scene, police said. ...'Motorcyclist deaths ...
Police check remains link to fisherman – Sydney Morning Herald
ABC OnlinePolice check remains link to fishermanSydney Morning HeraldPolice are investigating whether human remains, found on Tasmania's east coast, could belong to a New Zealand fisherman missing in the area since January. Basil Alexander Lee, 40, was last seen returning to sleep on a fishing boat at Triabunna wharf on ...
SA woman, 83, dies as car rolls – Sydney Morning Herald
SA woman, 83, dies as car rollsSydney Morning HeraldAn 83-year-old woman died when the car she was travelling in rolled while negotiating a bend in South Australia's first Easter holiday road death. The woman, from Point Pass northeast of Adelaide, was a passenger in the car when it rolled on ...
Handcuff death sparks hotel hours debate – ABC Online
ABC OnlineHandcuff death sparks hotel hours debateABC OnlineThe New South Wales Police Association have called for hotel trading hours to be limited after the death of a man who was arrested outside a hotel early on Friday morning. The 40-year-old and another man were being restrained by hotel security after ...
Drive-by shootings target 2 Sydney homes – ABC Online
BigPond NewsDrive-by shootings target 2 Sydney homesABC OnlineTwo homes in Sydney have been shot at overnight, but police say it is too early to tell whether the incidents are linked. A number of shots were fired into a home at Prestons just after 9pm last night. Although four people were ...