National security overhaul for FIRB urged
China is chasing port investments, such as the Port of Darwin Fairfax Media The Foreign Investment Review Board should be accountable to Cabinet's National Security Committee rather than the Treasurer, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute says.It should operate within a top-secret new system for managing investments by Chinese government-backed businesses to avoid a repeat of the Port of Darwin lease scandal, a parliamentary inquiry will b..>> view originalAustralia in talks to host US bombers
Stability of South China Sea at risk: Abbott1:49Tony Abbott says Australia has quietly increased air and naval patrols in the disputed South China Sea. The B1 Bomber may be based in Australia.The US and federal government are in talks to step up the presence of US long-range strike bombers in Australia. Commander of the US Pacific Air Forces General Lori Robinson has confirmed there are talks about rotating bombers and tankers through northern Australia.“It gives us the opportunity to strengthe..>> view originalElection will be in 'latter part' of the year
Victoria police fear for young girl's safety and ask public to help identify her
Police in Victoria are appealing for public help to identify a young girl amid concerns for her safety. Images of the girl, who has shoulder-length brown hair, were released by police on Tuesday afternoon and are believed to show her between the ages of four and six. They are understood to have been taken on Sunday 24 May last year, the day of an AFL game between Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs. The game is apparently live on a television in the background of the pictures, indicating to poli..>> view originalShots fired at Melbourne homes
Detectives are investigating two shootings overnight on Tuesday in Melbourne's southeast.The front windows of a Hallam house were shattered when it was peppered with up to five shots early on Wednesday.Three people inside the home were uninjured.Emergency services also went to a home in nearby Noble Park just after midnight following reports of gunfire and a man with injuries to his upper body.Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman Bianca Villarossa said a man at the Watson Street address had only mino..>> view originalBrisbane teenagers feared missing after entering stormwater drain
A group of teenagers have been found unharmed after fears for their safety sparked a search of Brisbane’s elaborate stormwater drain network by dozens of emergency workers. About five or six teenagers were spotted entering the drain next to Indooroopilly state high school in Brisbane’s inner-west at about 8.30am on Wednesday. Police deployed at least 29 staff to search for the youths, including water police and dog squad officers as the drain network filled up after heavy overnight rain. Que..>> view originalBorder Force Defend Nazi Germany Reference In Defence Of Immigration Policy
Michael Pezzullo, Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, has penned a 1200-word editorial-style defence of Australia's immigration and detention policy, but it is a seemingly clumsy reference to the Holocaust which has promoted outrage.Pezzullo's piece, "Immigration detention and children: separating fact from fiction," was published on Tuesday on the department's news release page, usually where media releases and updates on Border Force operations are posted. In the..>> view originalAnthony Albanese speaks up for Peta Credlin
Australian universities warn parties education policy chaos is harming students
Australian universities are begging for “policy certainty”, saying no other Australian industry would tolerate the indecision and complete absence of policy suffered by the higher education sector. Prof Barney Glover, the Universities Australia chair and vice-chancellor of the University of western Sydney, will direct his criticism at both major parties in a speech on Wednesday, although the Coalition government has not announced a policy to replace its controversial and now-shelved higher educ..>> view originalNAPLAN results: 23 Canberra schools significantly improve in latest MySchool update
NAPLAN results: 23 Canberra schools significantly improve in latest MySchool update Updated March 09, 2016 09:51:35 More than 20 Canberra schools have shown a significant improvement in literacy and numeracy skills among students, according to results from last year's NAPLAN tests.The Federal Government's My School website has been updated with the latest financial status and performance of more than 10,000 schools across the nation.Results show 23 Canberra schools have..>> view original
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