Saturday, April 16, 2016

Motorcyclist dies in collision with campervan and other top stories.

  • Motorcyclist dies in collision with campervan

    Motorcyclist dies in collision with campervan
    A motorbike rider has died after his vehicle and a campervan collided near Rainbow Beach.The 60-year-old man from Tin Can Bay, north of the Sunshine Coast, died at the scene on Saturday morning. A motorbike rider has died after his vehicle and a campervan collided near Rainbow Beach. Photo: Tom Threadingham The driver of the campervan, a 22-year-old woman from the Netherlands, was airlifted to a Brisbane hospital for treatment.It was the second fatal crash on Queensland roads in 24 hours..
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  • Malcolm Turnbull returns from China; talks heated by South China Sea tensions

    Malcolm Turnbull returns from China; talks heated by South China Sea tensions
    Malcolm Turnbull returns from China; talks heated by South China Sea tensions Posted April 16, 2016 08:42:04 Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has returned home after a whirlwind 36-hour visit to China in which he tried to prevent rising tensions over China's military build-up from overshadowing business ties.Deepening trade, tourism and research links dominated the formal side of the visit, but rapidly rising tensions between China and the US in the South China Sea pro..
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  • Perth shopkeeper assaulted in convenience store attack caught on CCTV

    Perth shopkeeper assaulted in convenience store attack caught on CCTV
    Perth shopkeeper assaulted in convenience store attack caught on CCTV Posted April 16, 2016 13:38:12 Confronting CCTV footage of an assault and robbery at a Perth convenience store has been released by police as part of an appeal to help locate the attackers.Police said a male employee, 24, was working as an attendant at the store in Wellington Street in Perth earlier this month when a man entered the shop.The worker began to serve the man who then became aggressive a..
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  • Police plea after six Vic road deaths

    Police plea after six Vic road deaths
    Three dead in truck vs car smash in VicPolice plea after six Vic road deathsThe death of six people on Victorian roads in the past 24 hours has prompted a plea by police for drivers and the community to look out for each other.Six people, including three people travelling in the same car, have died in accidents across the state since Friday evening, Victoria Police said on Saturday.The deaths bring this year's Victorian road toll to 90, compared to 76 for the same period in 2015.Police say drivi..
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  • A risky strategy by the government leaves the way open for Labor to create mayhem

    A risky strategy by the government leaves the way open for Labor to create mayhem
    The argy bargy about what the crossbench senators might finally do about the federal government's contentious legislation on the Australian Building and Construction Commission feels like it has gone on for months, if not years.Would the senators – many of whom have been elected as a result of preference deals that have now been wiped out by voting reforms – vote for self-interest (the continuation of their terms) or vote in a way which would clear the way for a double dissolution election? Per..
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  • Dad fears Faulkner will take children: Lawyer

    Dad fears Faulkner will take children: Lawyer
    Dad fears Faulkner will take children: Lawyer
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  • Stan Grant lands important new job

    Stan Grant lands important new job
    Stan Grant will have an important role in Australia’s indigenous affairs. Picture: SuppliedTV PERSONALITY Stan Grant has been appointed to advise the government on constitutional recognition. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and opposition leader Bill Shorten jointly announced that the indigenous broadcaster has been appointed to the Referendum Council following the departure of Patrick Dodson, who has resigned to become a Senate candidate for Labor.“Mr Grant’s extensive experience and commitment..
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  • Charges laid after 2014 show ride death

    Charges laid after 2014 show ride death
    Charges laid after 2014 show ride death
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  • Sanaya Sahib: Hundreds attend public funeral for Melbourne toddler

    Sanaya Sahib: Hundreds attend public funeral for Melbourne toddler
    Sanaya Sahib: Hundreds attend public funeral for Melbourne toddler Updated April 16, 2016 17:03:01 Melbourne toddler Sanaya Sahib, whose body was found dumped in a creek last week, has been remembered as a "little princess" at her funeral in Melbourne's south-east.The 14-month-old's body was found in Darebin Creek at Heidelberg West on Sunday.Her mother, Sofina Nikat, 22, was charged with her murder. Close to 600 people gathered for the service at Dandenong South's Bunu..
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  • Woman found dead outside home

    Woman found dead outside home
    Police have cordoned off the car a woman drove when she handed herself into Sunbury Police Station in relation to the death woman on a nature strip in Sunbury. Picture: Sarah MatrayA WOMAN has been found dead in a suspected murder outside a home in Melbourne’s northwest.The woman’s body was found on a nature strip outside a house.Another woman, aged in her 50s, handed herself in to police a short time later.It’s understood she drove herself to the Sunbury Police station.The car, a late-model Sub..
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