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Wodonga Medicare moves to Albury

All staff and services from the Medicare office in Wodonga are moving into the existing Albury Service Centre in New South Wales from next Monday, 15 June, the Federal Department of Human Services (DHS) has announced. General Manager of DHS, Hank ... >> view original

Car hits pole, Albury man arrested

AN Albury man has been charged with dangerous driving after his attempt to allegedly evade police ended in him smashing into a street light pole. About 2am yesterday Albury highway patrol officers saw the late model Commodore heading south on Atkins ... >> view original

Ministerial meetings on agenda as ambassador returns to Indonesia

Ministerial meetings are yet to resume with Indonesia after Australian ambassador Paul Grigson returned to the country following the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Mr Grigson would resume his “very ... >> view original

Tributes flow for couple killed in NSW cabin tragedy

The couple were tragically killed when a makeshift indoor heater produced toxic carbon monoxide fumes. (Supplied). 9NEWS. Friends and family of a Sydney couple who lost their lives after their rural cabin filled with toxic fumes as they slept have paid tribute ... >> view original

There has been a second man arrested in connection with Stephanie Scott's ...

POLICE have charged a 24-year-old South Australian man in connection to the Stephanie Scott murder. The arrested man is Marcus Stanford, the identical twin brother of Vincent Stanford, who has been charged with murdering the popular teacher and ... >> view original

Death row dog Izzy wins stay of execution in High Court

A MELBOURNE dog condemned to death has won a reprieve after its owner took her fight all the way to the High Court, in a battle believed to cost around $600,000. Izzy, a four-year-old staffordshire terrier, was ordered to be destroyed under dangerous dog ... >> view original

Unions royal commission: Tony Abbott says Bill Shorten has questions to answer ...

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has accused Opposition Leader Bill Shorten of dodging questions about whether workers were ripped off while he led the Australian Workers' Union. Mr Shorten's succesor at the Victorian AWU, Cesar Melhem, resigned from his ... >> view original

Firefighter injured in Ravenshoe cafe explosion flown to Brisbane with burns

A firefighter who was injured with 20 others in an explosion at a cafe at Ravenshoe in far north Queensland has been transferred from Townsville Hospital to Brisbane to receive specialist burns treatment. A ute crashed into the cafe on Tuesday, causing an ... >> view original

Teen girl charged over Melbourne stabbing appears in court

A teenage girl has been remanded into custody after facing a children's court on a charge of attempted murder following the alleged stabbing of another girl in the neck in southeast Melbourne. TAFE student Monica Hawkins, 16, had emergency surgery at The ... >> view original

Human rights watchdog Gillian Triggs presides over fat cat empire

AUSTRALIA'S embattled human rights watchdog presides over a mini empire with dozens of fat cats earning $100,000-plus salaries. The Australian Human Rights Commission employs more than 120 people, with president Professor Gillian Triggs at the top ... >> view original