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Barangaroo casino: parking, traffic concerns raised by Transport for NSW

Transport for NSW also says that the impact of the CBD light rail on future traffic volumes around Barangaroo South has not been taken into account by Lend Lease in its application. The agency says the changes to George Street in the Sydney CBD when ... >> view original

Sydney mining CEO Glen Paul Darby guilty of rape but granted bail

Defence barrister Tim Game, SC, said in his submissions that the jury's verdicts were inconsistent and irrational, giving rise to high prospects of a successful appeal in the NSW Criminal Court of Appeal. The Crown opposed the granting of a "special or ... >> view original

Qld man tasered after crime spree

A Queensland man has been shot with a stun gun during his arrest after an alleged crime spree north of Brisbane. The 36-year-old is accused of breaking into three cars in a Deception Bay car park on Friday morning before starting a fire in a nearby house on ... >> view original

Man charged over fatal WA crash

WA police have charged the driver of a car that crashed near Collie overnight, killing one passenger and injuring two others. THE 21-year-old woman died after the car she was travelling in veered off Mungalup Road about five kilometres from Collie about ... >> view original

Syd man faces court after road rage attack

A man has faced court after a woman and her elderly mother were repeatedly punched during a road rage incident in Sydney earlier this month. Police say a 77-year-old woman was driving in Blacktown on May 4 when a man driving a 4WD attacked her and ... >> view original

Teen killed with best friend in car smash just two hours after passing her driving ...

An 18-year-old girl died in a head-on collision with a lorry just two hours after she had received her driving licence. Tori Earl had just passed her driver's test on Thursday when she was involved in a horrific crash with her friend Kendall Lee Burke. Both girls ... >> view original

Neville Bonner's great-niece Joanna Lindgren appointed Queensland senator ...

Joanna Lindgren, the great-niece of the first indigenous member of Australia's Parliament Neville Bonner, has been appointed by the Liberal National Party as its new Senator for Queensland. Following the marathon exhaustive voting process, which came ... >> view original

Federal budget 2015: A budget that will restore political fortunes but at a cost

This budget will be incessantly compared with Joe Hockey's first attempt because that is its almost sole objective. Photo: Andrew Meares. Joe Hockey steadies ship and sets sail for growth · Michael Gordon: Houdini Hockey plots Abbott's great escape · Budget ... >> view original

Navy wife and writer: a Globe-trotting career

I'VE been writing travel for more than 20 years. I'm slack. I should have started 40 years ago. I could have. I was in an almost unique position of being able to travel the world without cost, and with so much time I could have written endless articles, several ... >> view original

Pentagon clarifies statement on US bombers being sent to Australia

The Pentagon has clarified the suggestion by an assistant secretary of defence that the United States was planning to deploy B-1 long-range bombers in Australia. "ASD [Assistant Secretary of Defence] David Shear misspoke when he stated that B-1 bombers ... >> view original