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Sydney father wakes to find pet dog mauling newborn baby in bassinet

A newborn baby is undergoing surgery for serious injuries to her face after she was attacked by her family's pet dog in Sydney's south-west. The baby's father woke to his daughter's screams about 3.30am on Monday and found the family's Alaskan Malamute ... >> view original

Aust doctor with IS 'won't survive'

Assistant Defence Minister Stuart Robert says an Australian doctor serving with the Islamic State group in Syria probably won't survive the experience. Dr Tareq Kamleh has said he has no intention of returning home where he would face likely prosecution. >> view original

IBAC inquiry: Former Victorian Education Department secretary denies ...

A former official with the Victorian Education Department has continued to deny involvement in an alleged fraud ring, despite being implicated by evidence from other witnesses. The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) is ... >> view original

Qld govt consider home smoke alarm laws

Fire Minister Jo-Ann Miller has unveiled a $400,000 public fire safety campaign to encourage people to have home escape plans and use photoelectric smoke alarms. The state coroner recommended smoke alarm laws in his report into a tragic house fire at ... >> view original

Northcote shooting victim suffers multiple gunshot wounds in attack

UPDATE: A MAN was blasted with a volley of bullets near Northcote High School in an attack that saw other shots shatter the window of a parked car. A 37-year-old man was shot several times in Westbourne Grove about 11am this morning, about 500m from ... >> view original

PM won't confirm new citizenship proposal

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has refused to confirm reports terrorists will face automatic sanctions that strip them of their citizenship. 'What I can confirm is this government will put our policy into legislation and our policy is that we will strip citizenship from ... >> view original

Destination NSW 'inappropriately' fudged advertising figures to avoid scrutiny

The government agency charged with selling Sydney to the world has been reprimanded by the NSW Auditor General for apparently fudging its declaration of millions dollars in advertising costs to avoid scrutiny. Destination NSW, the state's leading tourism ... >> view original

Means testing public schools worth considering

Parents choose to pay school fees for the more than one-third of Australian children who are in non-government schools. Louie Douvis. Share on twitter · Share on Google Plus. by Tim Dodd. The guarantee of free education in public schools is not something ... >> view original

Truck believed to contain 400 sheep rolls in Canberra

Firefighters received reports the truck rolled near the intersection of Tharwa Drive and Drakeford Drive in Conder about 2:00pm. The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) said the ACT Government's chief vet had been called to the scene to free sheep who ... >> view original

SA public servant charged with abuse of public office after ICAC probe

THE DPP has charged a 36 year old government worker with abuse of public office after an investigation by the Indendent Commission Against Corruption. The man, who was employed as the manager of a government program has been charged. with six ... >> view original