Labor to match govt on NT scanner funding
MPs on notice after Newman lawsuit
Taxpayers forked out $520,000 to settle a defamation case brought against former premier Campbell Newman.QUEENSLAND MPs could be forced personally pay damages costs when they are caught recklessly defaming individuals.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today flagged changes to indemnity guidelines that ensure taxpayers cover an MP’s professional legal costs when action is taken against them.It comes after it was revealed taxpayers forked out $520,000 in damages in a confidential case recently settled..>> view original'Insolent' accused monkeybike killer Caleb Jakobsson still on bail, despite latest breach
Andrea Lehane was thrown seven metres in the crash. Photo: Facebook The teenager accused of killing a Melbourne mother in a monkeybike crash has been granted bail, despite again breaching his conditions.A teary-eyed Caleb Jakobsson, 19, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday for a dressing-down from magistrate Charlie Rozencwajg.He was granted bail by a Supreme Court judge last year, after three weeks in custody, on charges over the death of A..>> view originalinvestigation launched after police altercation
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Man critical after capsicum spray incident A Critical Incident Investigation is launched following an incident involving a 44-year-old driver who appears to have had an allergic reaction, after being capsicum sprayed by police. PT0M39S 620 349 A man has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after an altercation with police in Sydney's north-west.The 44-year-old man was initially pulled over while driving on Old Windsor Road, Glenwood, at..>> view originalPrivate training provider Careers Australia to pay back $44m to Government, consumer watchdog says
Private training provider Careers Australia to pay back $44m to Government, consumer watchdog says Updated May 16, 2016 17:45:08 A major training provider has admitted it broke consumer law and will pay back some of the millions it received in government-backed training loans. Key points:Careers Australia admitted to engaging in unconscionable conductThe ACCC says the training provider targeted some Australia's most vulnerable consumersUnder an agreement with the ACCC ..>> view originalFamily of six teenagers killed in hit-and-run devastated after driver Thomas Towle released from prison
The man found guilty of killing six teenagers in a car crash near Mildura ten years ago has been released from prison today, to the devastation of his victims’ families.Thomas Towle was greeted by family as he arrived home in Bendigo, a decade after he killed the group of teenagers as they left a party in Cardross in 2006.Towle was driving with his four-year-old-son on his lap at high speed, before he fled the scene on foot leaving his child in the car. Shane Hirst, 16, his 17-year-old sister A..>> view original
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