Immigration Department criticised for plans to spend $255 million moving staff to new precinct
Immigration Department criticised for plans to spend $255 million moving staff to new precinct Updated February 27, 2017 16:32:09 The Immigration Department is under fire over plans to spend a quarter-of-a-billion dollars to move public servants to a new office nine kilometres away. Key points:Spend draws criticism from Kim Carr, who says costs are unnecessary burden on taxpayerDepartment's existing property leases are set to end progressively between 2017 and 2020Depa..>> view originalTara Brown: Lionel Patea sentenced to life in prison
LIONEL Patea has been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal killing of his ex-girlfriend Tara Brown on a suburban Gold Coast street.Justice Debra Mullins, in handing down the life sentence, said Patea would have to live with his actions forever.“She (Ms Brown) will not now have the joy of seeing her daughter grow up ... your daughter has been deprived of the love and nurture of her mother.media_cameraLionel Patea has been jailed for life for killing Tara Brown.“You have to live every day of..>> view originalPoliticsNow: Turnbull fires up amid Labor attacks
WA Election: Liberal candidate Wade De Campo lies about identity during talkback radio call
WA Election: Liberal candidate Wade De Campo lies about identity during talkback radio call Updated February 27, 2017 20:19:59 Liberal Upper House candidate Wade De Campo has been caught lying on radio after ringing ABC Radio Bunbury to question Labor leader Mark McGowan under a false name.Mr De Campo, who is also Manjimup's shire president, identified himself as "John" from Collie on air and described himself as "just a person on the street", but he was quickly identif..>> view originalEstimates hearing outrage after asylum seekers referred to as 'fleas'
Sri Lankan PM tells asylum seekers to come home 1:01Sri Lanka's prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has urged compatriots who are being held in Australian-run immigration detention centres to come home. He claimed the Sri Lankans had broken the law in trying to flee to Australia but insisted they would not face prosecution if they returned. "Come back. All is forgiven," Mr Wickremesinghe said as he stood beside Malcolm Turnbull in Canberra on Wednesday. (AAP VIDEO/Adrian Muscat) A refugee deal ..>> view originalSydney couple devastated after stillborn daughter mistakenly cremated
A Sydney couple has told of their devastation after a major Sydney hospital mistakenly cremated their stillborn daughter.Stella Pirko and Anthony Meyers, from Padstow, had authorised Liverpool Hospital to carry out an autopsy and genetic testing on their baby Krystal Rose, who was born at 28 weeks.But their request was never followed through after the paperwork went missing and a lack of funding left no-one responsible for the hospital mortuary. When they learned their daughter had been cremate..>> view originalUniversities accused of covering up sexual assaults to protect overseas reputations
Australian universities have been accused by advocacy group End Rape on Campus of covering up sexual assaults to protect their reputations as destinations for foreign students. Key points: Of the 500 complaints of sexual assault, 145 were relating to ...>> view originalSt Albans alleged siege gunman Nghi Le hands himself in to police
Police have arrested 33-year-old Nghi Le, the alleged gunman earlier on the run after a four-hour siege in St Albans, in Melbourne's west, on Monday morning.A spokesperson said Mr Le, of St Albans, was arrested without incident after handing himself in to police in the CBD about 3.40pm. Play Video Don't Play Up Next Shark spotted in Bayside Play Video Don't Play More Victoria News Videos Previous slide Next slide Police enter home in St Albans siege Police e..>> view originalJoint Strike Fighter: Multi-billion-dollar F-35 lands in Australia for first time
Joint Strike Fighter: Multi-billion-dollar F-35 lands in Australia for first time Posted February 27, 2017 20:09:38 After years of delays and cost blow-outs, the controversial Joint Strike Fighter has arrived on Australian soil for the first time.Just after 5:00pm on Monday, the Royal Australian Air Force landed two F-35s at Amberley Air Force Base outside Brisbane, after flying the fifth generation fighters from their current home in the United States.The two jets ha..>> view originalVictim confronts predator Fabian Meharry in Victorian County Court
Fabian Meharry was confronted by girls he threatened to expose.A Victorian man coerced girls into sending him explicit photos and videos, then blackmailed them into sending more by threatening to post the material on the internet. Fabian Roy Meharry, 28, engaged in sexual chat with his victims, who were as young as 11, then blackmailed them into sending him nude images or videos. Meharry, a well-known BMX rider in Echuca, has pleaded guilty to 62 abuse charges for the period between 2006 to 2015..>> view original
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