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• Andy Albury: Killer warns he's 'waiting for the right weapon' at jail ...

  

  Andy Albury: Killer warns he's 'waiting for the right weapon' at jail review Updated July 18, 2016 14:29:10 A prisoner dubbed by media as the Northern Territory's "Hannibal Lecter" has appeared in the Supreme Court threatening misbehaviour and violence unless he is transferred to the Alice Springs prison, because he gets better privileges there. Key points:Killer asks, "What are they going to do to me?" regarding punishmentWarns he will "play up" if he is not moved to ..

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• High-speed rail? At $200 billion we'd better get it right

  

  As an urban rail activist, academic and commentator, including a spell on Infrastructure Australia, I can say from the start I was delighted that we have a consortium prepared to have a go at high-speed rail using value capture. Consolidated Land and Rail Australia (CLARA) is the first group in Australia to suggest that a major rail option can be funded without government capital. This fits with what we have been saying for a number of years (for example, the entrepreneur rail model). It is not..

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• Dupain gets the picture about MAMA

  

  A Sydney artist reserves high praise for Murray Art Museum Albury MEET THE SNAPPER: Photographer Rex Dupain takes the floor to talk about his arts practice at Murray Art Museum Albury. The Sydney-based artist is planning an exhibition at MAMA early next year. Picture: ELENOR TEDENBORGA SYDNEY artist labelled Murray Art Museum Albury “the most impressive regional gallery in Australia” after a visit to the Border.Photographer Rex Dupain, a MAMA Art Foundation National Photography Pr..

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• Drugs created mental illness in kill accused

  

  Campbell Hart's drug use made him mentally ill when he shot Luke Hargrave, a jury has been told Trial: Police at Luke Hargrave's Lavington home on October 30, 2013. Accused murderer Campbell Hart's trial has entered a third week.A Lavington man accused of murdering a fellow drug dealer clearly was suffering from a mental illness on the night of the killing, his trial has heard.Defence witness Dr Anna Farrar said her diagnosis was Campbell Hart had a substance-induced psychotic dis..

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• Police urge community to show support for 'Dob in a Dealer' as cross ...

  Latest Media Releases Untitled Police urge community to show support for 'Dob in a Dealer' as cross-border campaign continues in Albury, WodongaMonday, 18 July 2016 10:43:25 AM As the cross-border ‘Dob in a Dealer’ campaign continues this week Albury and Wodonga Police, together with Crime Stoppers, are urging residents to show their support in stamping out the spread of illicit drugs. The Commonwealth-funded campaign is currently taking place within States and Territories across Australia. ..

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