Victoria weather: Floodwaters in Coleraine recede, authorities prepare for more rain in north-east
Victoria weather: Floodwaters in Coleraine recede, authorities prepare for more rain in north-east Updated September 09, 2016 17:15:41 Floodwaters at Coleraine in Victoria's west are now receding, emergency services say, after 20 properties were flooded during heavy rain.Up to 50 millimetres of rain fell in the area this morning, prompting authorities to close the local primary school as a precaution.The State Emergency Service said up to 20 properties were affected, bu..>> view originalMarcus Stanford could be released from jail within hours
Brother of NSW killer freed from jail1:21The twin brother of the man who killed NSW school teacher Stephanie Scott has been released from prison. Marcus Stanford, the twin brother of murderer Vincent Stanford, who killed Leeton schoolteacher Stephanie Scott. Picture: Michael FrogleyTHE identical twin brother of the man who murdered NSW teacher and bride-to-be Stephanie Scott has been released from jail.Stanford, 25, hid from media as he was driven at speed in a 4WD from Junee Correctional Centr..>> view original'Kitchen knife' used in school stabbing
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested following a stabbing during a scuffle at a high school in North Wollongong today.Police say that the boy attended Wollongong Police Station this afternoon and was arrested.He continues to help police with inquiries.The arrest comes following a stabbing incident at Keira High School about 1.30pm today.A 16-year-old high school student has been stabbed a number of times, allegedly by another student.Emergency services were called to the school on Lysaght St afte..>> view originalOne year on, Malcolm Turnbull's brutal reality is there's no time like the present
Malcolm Turnbull had a terrible opening to the new parliament. Pretty much everything went south. The prime minister had a better week this week. He could enjoy being out of the Canberra crucible in full geopolitical flight, happy in summit mode, and he could enjoy the spectre of Sam Dastyari’s imbroglio, an opposition imbroglio, rather than an imbroglio of his own – a moment of pure refreshment. Malcolm Turnbull shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping at the G20. Photograph:..>> view originalIt's war: why there is a new battle looming over public and private school funding
"Gonski is now history."That was Dr Ken Boston, an architect of the Gonski reforms, delivering a blunt and pessimistic account of the state of schools funding to education leaders in Sydney last week. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Education system questioned after NAPLAN results Lindt siege police response in question Two-year long search for William Tyrell Chris Vedelago on Melbourne's surge in gun crime 7-Eleven 'b..>> view originalSydney Opera House threat teen accused following 'instructions of Islamic State'
A teenager accused of making threats to attack the Sydney Opera House allegedly told security guards that he travelled to the forecourt of the iconic attraction with a backpack containing canisters of brake fluid on the "instructions of Islamic State".The 18-year-old man, from Narwee, has an intellectual disability and police don't believe he had any capability to carry out an attack. The man allegedly said he was at the Opera House on the instructions of Islamic State. Photo: Brendon Thor..>> view originalReligious shift on same-sex marriage: Anglicans should vote 'according to conscience'
Christians should vote "according to their conscience" in a same-sex marriage plebiscite and the Church "must accept" the result, Australia's most senior Anglican has told followers.In what gay marriage advocates have welcomed as a significant blessing, Melbourne Archbishop Philip Freier told the nation's Anglicans they could support same-sex marriage "in good faith". More News Videos Previous slide Next slide It's a decision for well paid MPs Lindt siege poli..>> view originalHarriet Wran set to walk free from Silverwater jail
Harriet Wran, the daughter of late former premier Neville Wran, is set to walk free from Silverwater jail within days after being granted parole.The NSW State Parole Authority granted her release at a private hearing at Parramatta on Friday. Harriet Wran after she was sentenced last month Photo: Michelle Mossop "The offender has served more than two years of a maximum four year sentence," the authority said in a statement on Friday.As part of her release Wran must abstain from alcohol a..>> view originalPolitical donations: Sam Dastyari 'living example of entitlement culture' former Labor minister says
Political donations: Sam Dastyari 'living example of entitlement culture' former Labor minister says By political reporter David Lipson Updated September 09, 2016 22:10:55 Former New South Wales Labor minister Rodney Cavalier has slammed ousted frontbencher Sam Dastyari as a "living example of the culture of entitlement" that pervades the party. Key points:Rodney Cavalier drafted legislation for public funding of election campaigns in 1980s"What Senator Dastyari..>> view originalQueensland Government supports unions' right to protest after they bring Brisbane CBS to a standstill
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