Sydney siege inquest: Top NSW police officers to explain decisions ...
Sydney siege inquest: Top NSW police officers to explain decisions from Lindt cafe operation Updated August 15, 2016 00:19:09 The three most senior police officers in New South Wales will reveal what operational decisions, if any, they made during the Sydney siege when they give evidence at the inquest this week. Key points:NSW police officers to front the inquest over the next few daysQuestions expected about phone conversations, texts between officers during and afte..>> view originalMalcolm Turnbull urged: Don't be random in decision making ...
Australia and China should negotiate a comprehensive investment agreement clearly outlining which sectors are off limits to ward off repeated high-profile and diplomatically damaging rejections as seen with the blocked Ausgrid and Kidman bids, according to a new joint economic study.The recommendation is made in the new 300-page Australia-China Joint Economic Report – the product of a year-long collaboration between high-level officials, government advisers and economists from the two countrie..>> view originalGrieving families turn to crowdfunding to cover funerals
Tarah Acton's dad died more than a month ago and his body has been lying at a hospital since, while she tries to gather funds for a funeral.The average service costs between $7,000 and $10,000 and the struggle to come up with the money is an ongoing issue for many.Just days before Tarah lost her father in August, she was traumatised when her dead grandmother's body was placed in the wrong grave plot for burial.The 21-year-old had already lost her auntie and her partner."It's terrible, no-one de..>> view originalGST floor introduction in 2019-20 would be logical, Christian Porter ...
GST floor introduction in 2019-20 would be logical, Christian Porter says Posted August 15, 2016 14:15:16 Federal Government frontbencher Christian Porter says he thinks 2019-20 would be a logical time to introduce the GST floor Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has proposed. Key points:Christian Porter says "there should be a floor beneath which no state ... should fall"GST floor proposal has been criticised as a "blatant pitch for votes" ahead of 2017 WA electionMalc..>> view originalAnti-Islam group 'Party for Freedom' disrupts Sunday service in ...
Anti-Islam group 'Party for Freedom' disrupts Sunday service in 'racist stunt' at Gosford's Anglican church Updated August 15, 2016 14:50:09 An Anglican minister has described an incident where an anti-Islam group disrupted his Sunday service as a "racist stunt" which traumatised many in his congregation.Members of the group, Party for Freedom, were dressed in mock Islamic garb when they barged into the Gosford Anglican Church on the New South Wales Central Coast on Sun..>> view originalOperation Roam 2016: Hunting Australia's most wanted fugitives
Operation Roam Fugitive Hunt 20162:10Crime Stoppers Operation ROAM � Fugitive Hunt aims to apprehend these key persons of interest across the nation Police allege Graham Potter was involved in conspiring to murder and drug trafficking. He is one of 19 men in this year’s Crime Stoppers Fugitive Hunt.THEY could be the bloke that serves you coffee, the neighbour you occasionally see over the fence, or maybe they are a familiar face on your commute to work.These people don’t seem out of place, or a..>> view originalFrom expected reoffender to trusted neighbour: why we should ...
There were 26,163 people serving sentences in Australian prisons in 2015. Around 90% of these people will return to the community within ten years. But will they return to the community equipped with the skills, capabilities and motivation they need to avoid re-offending? Not likely, according to current data. Close to half (44.3%) of those released will return to prison within two years. These statistics reinforce the research: that prison has at best a negligible – and at worst a damaging – i..>> view originalNSW Liberals' factional battles stand in way of reform, but changes ...
A recent ABC Four Corners program once again put the spotlight on the “cold war” in the New South Wales branch of the Liberal Party over internal party democracy. The conflict is not just a dispute over internal party processes. It is also driven by the NSW branch’s decades-long factional conflict. The dispute’s origins can be traced back to the late 1960s and, without too much effort, back to the party’s formulation out of the ashes of the United Australia Party in the 1940s. What’s holding ba..>> view originalVictorious Zunic leans on local champ
JORDAN Zunic pointed to the local knowledge of his caddie John Croker and a turnaround birdie at the par-3 14th hole as big factors in his two-stroke win over Max McCardle in the inaugural NT PGA Championship.Palmerston club member and a scratch golfer, Croker was Zunic’s guiding light after offering his services to the smooth swinging Sydneysider for the final 36 holes after a “few quiet beers’’ with him on Friday night.“I couldn’t have done it without him, John’s local knowledge and even telli..>> view originalBledisloe Cup: Wallabies out to clean up relationship with referees ...
IT’S often said that communication is the key to any successful relationship.And the Wallabies have identified it as an area of potential growth ahead of The Rugby Championship and their opening Bledisloe Cup match against the All Blacks on Saturday in Sydney.A number of Australia’s experienced players came under fire throughout 2016 for how they dealt with referees.HANSEN: ‘I’D SAY HE’S GOT ENOUGH PROBLEMS OF HIS OWN’On one occasion, captain Stephen Moore was asked to “show some leadership” dur..>> view original
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