Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Corrective Services insists 'helmet' on teen was no 'mask', despite case notes and other top stories.

  • Corrective Services insists 'helmet' on teen was no 'mask', despite case notes

    Corrective Services insists 'helmet' on teen was no 'mask', despite case notes
    When is a spit mask not a spit mask?When Queensland Corrective Services is doing everything it can to distance itself from the use of the controversial restraints. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Teenager given spit mask Backpacker dies in hospital Bikes v cars: 'blanket disrespect' Lions yet to look for coach Greyhound trainer shunned by industry School porn site restarts Fatal crash into parked tru..
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  • Tanya Plibersek, Peter Cosgrove share hug after parliament mix-up

    Tanya Plibersek, Peter Cosgrove share hug after parliament mix-up
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  • Yahoo 7 journalist Krystal Johnson may face contempt of court charges

    Yahoo 7 journalist Krystal Johnson may face contempt of court charges
    An over-zealous, young Yahoo 7 journalist who ignored publishing protocols and directly published an article online, causing a murder trial to be aborted, could now face contempt of court charges.Sydney-based reporter Krystal Johnson published the article on the first week of the Supreme Court murder trial, which contained information that had not been presented to the jury.   Yahoo 7 reporter Krystal Johnson outside court.  Photo: Justin McManus The reporter and head of Yahoo editorial ..
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  • Home Hill hostel stabbing: 'Hero' British backpacker dies in hospital

    Home Hill hostel stabbing: 'Hero' British backpacker dies in hospital
    Tom Jackson, 30, had spent the past week fighting for life in Townsville Hospital. (9NEWS) British backpacker Tom Jackson has died in hospital a week after he was critically injured in a stabbing attack at the Home Hill hostel in north Queensland.Queensland Police confirmed the 30-year-old died in Townsville Hospital, following a week-long fight for his life.Mr Jackson was stabbed repeatedly when he tried to intervene as fellow British backpacker Mia Ayliffe-Chung, 21, was stabbed to death. Mia..
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  • Archbishop admits he let sex abuse victims down

    Archbishop admits he let sex abuse victims down
    The Anglican Archbishop of Perth says he badly let down child sexual abuse survivors in his former diocese and hopes the church has been "woken up" by the royal commission.Archbishop Roger Herft has finished giving evidence at hearings into how the NSW diocese of Newcastle, which he headed between 1993-2005, handled allegations of abuse. Bishop Roger Herft leaving Newcastle Court House after a session of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Photo: Max Ma..
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  • Greyhound trainer Tom Noble received death threats, branded 'bloodthirsty villain', court told

    Greyhound trainer Tom Noble received death threats, branded 'bloodthirsty villain', court told
    Greyhound trainer Tom Noble received death threats, branded 'bloodthirsty villain', court told Updated August 30, 2016 14:39:16 Former greyhound trainer Tom Noble has become the "poster boy" for live baiting in Queensland and received death threats since the scandal broke last year, a court has heard.Noble, 69, has pleaded guilty in Ipswich District Court, west of Brisbane, on 15 counts of serious animal cruelty.He was charged in February 2015 during a joint police and ..
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  • Queensland government reveals full anti-gang law changes

    Queensland government reveals full anti-gang law changes
    Queensland's police commissioner has endorsed new anti-gang legislation as "the strongest in Australia" as the Labor government begins to sell a suite of changes to key crossbenchers.Increased maximum sentences for child exploitation and fraud, a public safety order scheme and post-conviction control powers for courts will complement a total ban on gang colours being worn in public. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Bikie colours ban a 'smokescreen' B..
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  • Hoddle Street killer Julian Knight declared vexatious litigant for life

    Hoddle Street killer Julian Knight declared vexatious litigant for life
    Hoddle Street killer Julian Knight declared vexatious litigant for life Posted August 30, 2016 17:11:28 Hoddle Street killer Julian Knight has been declared a vexatious litigant for life by a Victorian Supreme Court judge.The case was brought against Knight by the Victorian Attorney-General who wanted the mass murderer's status as a vexatious litigant extended indefinitely from an initial 10-year period.It means Knight has to seek permission from a court before being ..
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  • Teens swamped by wave at Bondi Beach

    Teens swamped by wave at Bondi Beach
    A TEENAGE boy was last night in a serious condition and another rushed to hospital after a group of international students were caught in a rip at Bondi Beach early yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Bondi Beach just before 12.30pm following reports several youths from Indonesia were seen struggling in the water.Bondi lifeguards rescued the group of boys, dragging them from the water before providing CPR on one of the teens. Paramedics took over once they arrived at the scene..
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  • Hinch nods off in the Senate

    Hinch nods off in the Senate
    A quick guide to the senate cross-bench2:02Here's a refresher on who is who among the 11 Senators that will decide what laws the Government can make over the next three years Malcolm Turnbull has sunk to new lows in opinion polls. Picture: Kym SmithStaff writersNews Corp Australia NetworkDAY one of parliament was a historic day for many new members, including crossbencher Derryn Hinch, who was seen nodding off in the Senate chamber.Senator Hinch of the Justice Party was photographed in the cham..
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