Missing brothers located safe
TWO brothers missing north of Brisbane have been located unharmed, police say.The brothers, aged nine and 10, were last seen riding their bikes on King St, Caboolture, around 3pm yesterday.Police had appealed for public help to find the boys, who were wearing t-shirts with a “Chevy” motif on the front, board shorts and were riding red and orange BMX bikes.Police advised about 3.30pm the boys had been found safe and well.media_cameraPolice have appealed for help to find two young boys that were l..>> view originalAccused paedophile Peter Scully treating jail like a resort, says former attorney
The lawyer hired to defend Peter Scully, the Melbourne man Filipino authorities have accused of some of the worst child-sex crimes in memory, has quit in exasperation over the alleged paedophile's incessant demands for special treatment in prison, Fairfax Media can exclusively reveal.Alejandro Jose Pallugna said he bowed out after becoming "mightily sick" of the alleged child-porn kingpin's demands for special food, a mobile phone and twice-weekly visits from his lawyer. Peter Gerard Scull..>> view originalVic cracks down on sports betting ads
By Melissa MeehanAustralian Associated PressVictorian children should be talking about their favourite teams, not the odds of that team winning, according to the state government.And that's why sports betting ads will be banned on public transport and near schools under proposed reforms.The reforms would see wagering advertisements banned in and near areas frequented by children, locations that are unavoidable in the public's day to day activities and where the position of the ad undermines the ..>> view originalMan arrested over kidnapping and armed robbery in Melbourne's south-east
A man has been arrested over an alleged robbery, abduction and car crash in Frankston overnight.Police say a man returned to his home in Frankston about 5.30pm to find an offender armed with a knife already inside.At some point, the victim’s hands were then tied up, before he was bundled into his own Volvo sedan as the offender sped off erratically around two and a half hours later. The out-of-control car was spotted by police officers, who tried to intercept it, before it was found a short tim..>> view originalSame-sex marriage plebiscite: Barnett not keen on possible overlap with WA state election
Same-sex marriage plebiscite: Barnett not keen on possible overlap with WA state election Updated August 21, 2016 20:34:01 PWest Australian Premier Colin Barnett has criticised a reported plan to hold the national plebiscite on same sex marriage early next year, close to the next state election.The Federal Government has had to push back its timetable after receiving advice from the Electoral Commission that it is not practical to have the vote this year.During the elec..>> view originalKambrya College students hit back at short-skirt ban in powerful speech
The crumpled piece of paper held up to the camera captured the schoolgirl's rage perfectly."The length of my skirt or dress does not matter," it read. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Student's powerful speech on sexism Lindt siege police response in question A new Reserve Bank target? Government defends welfare cuts The value of apprenticeships Salim Mehajer's new dream Same-sex marriage referendum d..>> view originalDriver dies after car and truck collide near Ballarat
A driver has died after his car collided with a truck south of Ballarat on Sunday afternoon. Police say the accident occurred on Rokewood-Skipton Road around 3.30pm. The driver of the car died at the scene and is yet to be formally identified. The truck driver is being treated for minor injuries. Police are investigating the cause of the crash. Sunday's fatal collision brings the state's death toll to 196, up from 169 in 2015.>> view originalRoad rage probed in driver's shooting
A BAD case of road rage could be behind a shooting in southwest Sydney that has left a man in hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.Police say the 35-year-old man, from the Liverpool area, was driving along Edensor Road in St Johns Park late on Saturday when another car pulled up alongside him.“A number of shots have been fired from the passenger-side window (of the second car),” Police Inspector Stuart Cadden said today.“These shots have entered through the door of the victim’s vehicle, strikin..>> view originalManus Island bill $2 billion and counting – $1 million for each detainee
The detention centre on Manus Island has cost Australian taxpayers about $2 billion since it was reopened four years ago – more than $1 million for each of the 2000 people who have been imprisoned there.As the Turnbull government scrambles to find a place to send the 854 refugees and asylum seekers that remain in the notoriously harsh facility after it was declared illegal by Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court, a new analysis reveals just how much it has cost the federal budget to build and run t..>> view originalSara Connor told boyfriend 'bad cop' lay on top of her: boyfriend's lawyer
Byron Bay woman Sara Connor told her boyfriend a "bad cop" pushed her to the ground and lay on top of her on Kuta beach in Bali, according to the boyfriend's lawyer.Ms Connor and her British DJ boyfriend David Taylor have been declared suspects in the alleged murder of Balinese police officer Wayan Sudarsa, whose bloodied corpse was found on the sand near a smashed Bintang beer bottle on August 17. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Chaos as Sara Connor arrives ..>> view original
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