No plans to pull 200 buses without fire suppression systems off roads: NSW transport minister
Bus driver praised after Harbour Bridge blaze0:33A quick-thinking driver has been praised after his bus caught fire on the Harbour Bridge during peak hour. The fire caused traffic chaos, with all lanes of the Harbour Bridge closed during peak hour. Alex Heath Twitter @sydheathaABOUT 200 Sydney buses yet to be fitted with fire retardant technology will remain on the city’s roads, the NSW transport minister has said after an ageing vehicle exploded in flames on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Thursd..>> view originalTony Papadimitriou acquitted of the murder of Donato Galgano with a knife outside his Preston property
Body found in flooded Victorian dam
Luke Costin and Julian DrapeAustralian Associated PressA man's body, suspected to be that of an elderly farmer missing in flood-hit Victoria, has been found in a dam.The body in Wallacedale dam is yet to be formally identified, but police say they believe it is an 84-year-old Macarthur man who went missing on Wednesday.Police began searching for the farmer after his ute was swept into floodwaters near Ryans Road.Police initially didn't think the farmer was in his car when it went into the dam bu..>> view originalFather, toddler die in crash near Tasmanian breath test station; partner survives being flung from wreck
Father, toddler die in crash near Tasmanian breath test station; partner survives being flung from wreck Updated September 16, 2016 18:17:53 Police have revealed the name of a 19-year-old Tasmanian father and his two-year-old daughter who died when the man crashed his car shortly after pulling out of a line of other vehicles waiting at a breath-testing station.Alex Peart, from Midway Point, and his daughter Ruby Rose Peart, were killed in the single-vehicle crash on the..>> view originalClive Palmer has another loss in Federal Court on Queensland Nickel
Staff at National Gallery of Australia told their jobs won't exist on Monday
About 20 staff at the National Gallery of Australia have been told their jobs will not exist on Monday.Letters delivered in person to staff and seen by Fairfax Media show many will become "excess officers" but retain their rights as employees. Staff at National Gallery of Australia told their jobs won't exist on Monday. Photo: Jeffrey Chan The gallery's deputy director, Kirsten Paisley, told staff that management would consider transferring them to other areas of the gallery or offer vo..>> view originalHanson invited to Queensland mosque open day
A central Queensland Islamic community wants Pauline Hanson to share fish and chips and discuss her views on Islam at their open day.The One Nation leader was holding a free forum on jobs and prosperity in Rockhampton on Friday evening. Senator Pauline Hanson delivers her first speech to the Senate. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen During her first Senate speech this week, Ms Hanson said Australia was in danger of being "swamped by Muslims" and called for an end to Muslim immigration.Muslims, sh..>> view originalNSW man jailed for attack on elderly man
Stephen Conroy quietly adjourns political career for expected business role
Labor's deputy Senate leader, Stephen Conroy, appears headed for the corporate world after taking his entire party by surprise, including Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and Acting Leader Tanya Plibersek, with a low-key, late-night resignation just two weeks into his six-year term.The former long-serving communications minister and Victorian ALP powerbroker left Parliament for the last time on Thursday having quietly tabled his farewell speech at 9pm rather than delivering it to the chamber. ..>> view originalElijah Doughty death: Kalgoorlie fire destroys house rented by man charged with teen's killing
A home rented by a man charged with the manslaughter of Aboriginal teenager Elijah Doughty has been deliberately torched by arsonists in Western Australia's Goldfields. The house in South Kalgoorlie was set on fire about 6:30pm on Thursday.>> view original
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
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