Victorian Government set to hold conscience vote on assisted dying after accepting committee findings
Victorian Government set to hold conscience vote on assisted dying after accepting committee findings Updated December 06, 2016 21:08:36 The Victorian Government has accepted a cross-party committee's recommendation to legalise assisted dying and looks set to hold a conscience vote on the issue next year. Key points:Legislation to be introduced in 2017, followed by a conscience vote Cabinet wanted the contentious issue dealt with before state election in 2018A request..>> view originalSelf-combusting towels destroy car
BrisbMane woman Leesa Horn left her towels in the car and they self-combusted. Picture: FacebookA WOMAN’S car was destroyed when towels she left in the Hyundai self-combusted.Massage and beauty therapist Leesa Horn left towels with oils on them folded up in her car on Sunday after drying them at the laundromat.The Brisbane woman said on Facebook she washed her towels and left them in the car overnight and got up to go to the gym on Monday morning.When she opened the door the towels combusted and..>> view originalFeds lay down law on Freo citizenship plan
Rebecca Le MayAustralian Associated PressThe federal government has again told a West Australian council it will not be allowed to hold citizenship ceremonies on its alternative to Australia Day after the mayor signalled the plans would go ahead.It all started in August when the City of Fremantle voted ten-to-one in favour of cancelling the Australia Day fireworks, saying it was a day of sadness and dispossession for the indigenous community, not celebration.They've since settled on January 28 f..>> view originalProsecutors urge Supreme Court to ensure Louise Bell murderer Dieter Pfennig is never released from prison
Bell family statement after Pfennig murder conviction1:36Detective Brevet Sergeant Anthony van der Stelt reads a statement on behalf of the Bell family outside the Adelaide Supreme Court. Dieter Pfennig, 69, was found guilty of murdering 10-year-old Adelaide schoolgirl Louise Bell more than 30 years ago. Courtesy: AAP Dieter Pfennig. Image: Supreme Court registry.FORMER teacher and twice-convicted child killer Dieter Pfennig is all but guaranteed to die in jail, having received a 35-year minimu..>> view originalScouts has more work to do on child safety, says royal commission
The Scouting movement has a "long history" of child sex abuse allegations and a lot of work to do to effectively respond to victims, a royal commission has heard.Scouts NSW was one of the first institutions to appear before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, with senior members of the organisation called to give evidence about improvements in child safety on Tuesday. Play Video Don't Play Up Next Voluntary euthanasia concious vote slotted for next ..>> view originalWhy Adani's $21 billion Carmichael mine was unstoppable
IT WILL create jobs and wealth for Queenslanders — potentially at the expense of the climate — but there’s another key reason Adani’s mega coal mine could be unstoppable.It’s been a six-year slog for Adani to get its $21.7 billion Carmichael mine off the ground, with a lengthy environmental approval process and a number of court challenges thrown in its way.This year it finally got Queensland Government approval for its mining leases despite concerns about its contribution to greenhouse gas emis..>> view originalAirlines in firing line over fare policies
Airlines in firing line over fare policies>> view originalPeter Costello says backpacker tax a waste of time; One Nation has 'mainstreamed itself'
Peter Costello says backpacker tax a waste of time; One Nation has 'mainstreamed itself' Posted December 06, 2016 21:20:50 Former treasurer Peter Costello has criticised members of Federal Parliament for wasting so much time debating the backpacker tax. Key points:Backpacker tax "not a major economic issue" and won't impact budget deficit, Peter Costello saysFormer treasurer says rise of One Nation, other small political parties "won't be good for the country"Donald ..>> view originalOne person dead after being struck by lightning while camping on Mt Warning
Mother nature puts on wild display2:03Gold Coasters were woken to an incredible early morning thunder and lightning show as a storm swept across the city. Video: Leanne Dahms Brad Aulsebrook got up to shoot the sunrise, he got this instead as thousands of lightning strikes hit the Gold Coast in an early morning storm. Photo: Brad AulsebrookKristy Muir and Emily SelleckGold Coast BulletinPOLICE have revealed the feet of an international backpacker who died camping at Mt Warning were touching a t..>> view originalUni re-opens after email threat
Buildings at RMIT University have been evacuated. Picture: Channel 7BUILDINGS at RMIT have re-opened after they went into lockdown earlier today following a threatening email.Five buildings were closed at the university in La Trobe Street in Melbourne’s CBD.The university received threats to buildings 11, 13, 55, 56 and 57 and staff and students were evacuated. The university said it referred the matter to Victoria police, who investigated the buildings.Classes and exams in those buildings are b..>> view original
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