Sunday, May 8, 2016

66 charged at Newcastle anti-coal protest and other top stories.

  • 66 charged at Newcastle anti-coal protest

    66 charged at Newcastle anti-coal protest
    Police move on the beach towards the end of the protest. Photo: Max Mason Hubers Sixty-six people were charged by police on Sunday after they took part in a climate change protest at Newcastle's coal harbour.About 1500 joined the demonstration, part of a global day of protests about fossil fuel use.About 200 took to the water in kayaks and canoes, to impede access to the port, while 57 were arrested for blocking a rail line to the coal loader. ..
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  • Slain sister of Parramatta police shooter was 'top ISIL recruiter'

    Slain sister of Parramatta police shooter was 'top ISIL recruiter'
    Just the essentials...Images taken from Shadi Jabar's Telegram account show a suicide belt, Kalashnikov, and basic fioodstuffs. The Sydney woman whose teenage brother shot dead police accountant Curtis Cheng reportedly became a high-level recruiter for Islamic State in Syria before she was killed in a US air strike.Former Parramatta resident Shadi Jabar, 27, helped plan attacks on the West and used the encrypted messaging application Telegram to urge fighters and women to go to Syria, according..
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  • Xenophon targets Senate balance of power

    Xenophon targets Senate balance of power
    Xenophon targets Senate balance of powerAAPMay 8, 2016 4:58PMSavePrint Independent senator Nick Xenophon is preparing for an "ultra-marathon" federal election campaign.Few do campaigns better than the popular South Australian, known for publicity stunts including bringing a pig to parliament to highlight MPs' perks.So it was no surprise he chose to launch the Nick Xenophon Team's campaign outside Adelaide Oval on Sunday as thousands of Port Adelaide fans arrived for their side's AFL clash.Flank..
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  • Perth man hospitalised after alleged road rage incident

    Perth man hospitalised after alleged road rage incident
    Perth man hospitalised after alleged road rage incident Posted May 08, 2016 17:58:12 A man is in hospital with serious facial wounds after being attacked in a car park in one of Perth's southern suburbs.A 23-year-old man is in hospital after being attacked in what appeared to be a road-rage type incident at a car park in Woodman Point.It is believed the victim was sitting in his car when a man in another car repeatedly rammed into him.Police, who were called to the ar..
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  • Police warn of dangers of citizen's arrests after suspected shoplifter left critical

    Police warn of dangers of citizen's arrests after suspected shoplifter left critical
    Police warn of dangers of citizen's arrests after suspected shoplifter left critical Posted May 08, 2016 11:35:40 NSW police have warned people of the dangers of making a citizen's arrest after a suspected shoplifter was left in a critical condition on the state's central coast.Police said the 47-year-old man was allegedly caught stealing from the BJ Howes industrial equipment store at Lisarow on Saturday when a fight broke out with a staff member.It is believed the s..
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  • Qld police concerned for snatched boy, 4

    Qld police concerned for snatched boy, 4
    Qld police concerned for snatched boy, 4
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  • Police van rammed in Burwood

    Police van rammed in Burwood
    Police van rammed in Burwood A 17-year-old learner driver has been charged after a police van was rammed in Melbourne's east.Officers were patrolling the streets of Burwood when they spotted an allegedly stolen Audi A3 on Warrigal Road about 1am on Sunday. The police followed the vehicle into a car park and stopped behind it.Leading Senior Constable Adam West said the Audi then reversed into the police van "a number of times".  Advertisement "Officers managed to exit their car and arrest the..
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Smoke across Sydney begins to ease after hazard reduction burns ... .New prison for Sydney's south-west to manage overcrowded jails .
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