Australia to target IS support personnel
Financiers, propagandists and other non-combatants directly supporting the Islamic State war effort in Iraq and Syria could soon find themselves targeted by Australian bombs.Following a request from Defence, the government plans to amend criminal laws to allow the RAAF Air Task Group in the Middle East to hit a wider range of IS targets in missions over Iraq and Syria.Defence force head Mark Binskin said it had become apparent in recent months there was a difference between international and Au..>> view originalSydney boys, 12, charged with rape of six-year-old girl in primary school toilet block
Sydney boys, 12, charged with rape of six-year-old girl in primary school toilet block Updated September 01, 2016 17:05:45 Two 12-year-old boys have been charged over the alleged assault and rape of a six-year-old girl at a primary school on Sydney's northern beaches.The girl was allegedly assaulted in the toilet block of the primary school that all three students attended.The ABC has been told the incident took place in early August and police began investigating the a..>> view originalIs Hamdi Alqudsi the world's wimpiest terrorist?
Hamdi Alqudsi found guilty of sending men to Syria0:29Hamdi Alqudsi is the first Australian found guilty of sending men to fight with the Islamic State in Syria. Courtesy: Channel Nine News Convicted terrorist, with his lawyer Zali Burrows, cried in court and pleaded that he was an ordinary Australian. Picture: News CorpCONVICTED terrorist mastermind Hamdi Alqudsi insists he is a suburban dad who loves Australia, sings Waltzing Matilda to his kids and doesn’t deserve to be held “in a cage” in p..>> view originalAnthony Albanese's very personal reason for opposing a gay marriage plebiscite
Anthony Albanese, the knock-about politician who lists his life-shaping faiths as the Catholic Church, the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Labor Party - not necessarily in that order - has no time for those who might judge the worth of a family by the number or gender of the parents in it.He was raised by a single mother at a time - the 1960s - when a woman who had a child out of wedlock was socially unacceptable in Australia. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide A..>> view originalChanges to Victorian laws grant same-sex couples right to adopt
The Adoption Amendment Act comes into effect in Victoria today. (Vic Govt) Changes to the Victorian government’s adoption laws will come into effect today, allowing couples to adopt regardless of sex or gender identity.LGBTI couples will be able to adopt under the same circumstances as heterosexual couples and individuals.Minister for Equality Martin Foley said the changes to the Adoption Amendment Act signified a “historic day” for the state. “This law brings much needed certainty for many chi..>> view originalMarcus Stanford to walk free after DPP declines to appeal sentence
Stephanie Scott murder: Marcus Stanford to walk free after DPP declines to appeal sentence Posted September 01, 2016 18:22:50 Marcus Stanford appears likely to walk free next week after the New South Wales Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) decided not to appeal his sentence for being an accessory after the fact to the murder of schoolteacher Stephanie Scott.His identical twin, Vincent, sexually assaulted and fatally stabbed Ms Scott at Leeton High School in NSW on..>> view originalSabrina Bremer death: Three remanded in custody over murder of Logan woman
Supporters of a slain Queensland mother whose body was found burning on a bush track in northern New South Wales have lashed out at media after her accused killers faced court.Nine News footage shows one of Sabrina Bremer's family members lunging towards the station's cameraman as crews follow them down the street from court. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Three charged over Sabrina's death Raunchy circus show hits Brisbane Steve Irwin's ..>> view originalMissing Victorian mother Jacoba Tromp found alive in NSW hospital
A mother is in hospital, a father is missing and their children are distressed after what was meant to be a technology-free family holiday went terribly awry.In what police have described as a bizarre set of circumstances, the Tromp family became separated at different stages of their impromptu trip to NSW, before the children reported their parents missing on Tuesday morning. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Couple's strange disappearance: mother found in hos..>> view originalGovt demands answers from Dastyari
Belinda MerhabAustralian Associated PressAttorney-General George Brandis has questioned whether Sam Dastyari has been "compromised" in his position on China and argues the Labor senator's comments are damaging to the national interest.Labor figures are standing by Senator Dastyari despite fresh revelations he pledged support for China's contentious territorial ambitions at a media conference with a political donor.The shadow minister is already in hot water for having a Chinese donor pay a $1670..>> view originalWA Liberal leadership: Premier insists no pressure to hand over to Liza Harvey
WA Liberal leadership: Premier insists no pressure to hand over to Liza Harvey Updated September 01, 2016 18:28:45 West Australian Premier Colin Barnett insists no-one is pressuring him to hand over the leadership to Liza Harvey before the next state election, despite continuing tension within the Liberal Party.Talk of an early leadership transition intensified in the wake of Mr Barnett's decision to retain Dean Nalder in Cabinet after the Transport Minister was linked ..>> view original
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