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CCTV cameras take two for Albury Council

CCTV remains an option for central Albury after council staff members last night were quizzed on how the budget for the security camera system was blown by more than double the amount set aside. Albury Council agreed to a three-pronged recommendation ... >> view original

Khaled Sharrouf and Mohamed Elomar killed in Iraq: Daughter posts tribute to pair

The 14-year-old daughter of Khaled Sharrouf, who recently married her father's best friend, Mohamed Elomar, has posted a cryptic tribute to the pair online following news of their suspected death. Zaynab Sharrouf secretly travelled to Syria with her mother, ... >> view original

'Whose side are you on?' Tony Abbott lashes ABC's Q&A program

"A grave error of judgment": Malcolm Turnbull lashes Q&A · Coalition MPs slam ABC: "a form of sedition" · Tony Jones apologises after minister's heated exchange on Q&A. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has launched a blistering attack on the ABC's Q&A ... >> view original

CCTV captures motorbike rider in near miss with school kids

RAW VISION: A motorcyclist suffers serious leg injuries after colliding with a car and missing pedestrians by centimetres at Lutwyche on June 18: NO SOUND. PT0M52S 620 349. Autoplay OnOff; Video feedback; Video settings. Video will begin in 5 seconds. >> view original

Alleged Queensland Mongols boss Nick Forbes arrested along with 50 others in ...

The alleged Queensland president of the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang has been arrested alongside 50 others during drug raids in south-east and central Queensland. Nick Forbes, 45, was taken into custody along with his treasurer and enforcer, who was ... >> view original

Jail term looms for ice addict killer who shot his girlfriend in the head

THE odds that a man shot his girlfriend in the head without knowingly pointing the gun towards her are “astronomical”, a Melbourne court has been told. Nelson Lai, 35, insisted at his trial for murdering Rekiah O'Donnell, 22, in 2013 that he wasn't looking ... >> view original

Government wins Labor support for regular indexation of fuel excise

KIM LANDERS: The Federal Government is closer to winning parliamentary support for its move to reintroduce the indexation of fuel excise. The Government used a regulation to reverse the Howard government's decision to stop regular increases in fuel tax. >> view original

NSW budget 2015: More support needed for disability sector

Gittins: a genuinely conservative budget · A government rolling in clover · The winners and losers · Boom allows fast-tracking of infrastructure projects · Record stamp duty windfall · Comment: disappointment for first home buyers. The NSW budget has failed ... >> view original

Qld govt hypocritical about retreat: oppn

QUEENSLAND'S opposition says the premier has told a "cock and bull story" to explain her government's retreat at a ritzy rainforest resort. PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk is holding a two-day shindig for Labor MPs at O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat after she ... >> view original

Man being questioned over woman's death in Perth suburb of Armadale

The woman's body was found at a house on Eighth Road about 8:30am on Tuesday morning. A man has been taken into police custody and is being questioned over her death. The case has been taken over by officers from the Major Crime Squad. Police are ... >> view original