Adut shocked to be NSW Aussie of the Year
Andi YuAustralian Associated PressFighting as a child soldier in Sudan, Deng Adut never dreamed he would have a positive future, let alone be named the NSW Australian of the Year.The 33-year-old refugee and criminal lawyer shed tears as he received the top honour from Premier Mike Baird at ceremony in Sydney on Monday night.He told AAP he was beyond surprised."Shocked," he said."I never dreamed of anything."Even (being) a fisherman."Mr Adut was forced to fight as a child soldier at the age of si..>> view originalsame-sex marriage plebiscite defeated in late-night Senate vote
The Turnbull government's proposed plebiscite on same-sex marriage has formally been killed off by the Senate, where it was defeated 29-33 in a late-night vote on Monday, amid a warning the decision would delay marriage equality "for years".Months of speculation and political posturing culminated in Labor, the Greens, the Nick Xenophon Team and Derryn Hinch combining to defeat the proposal, which would have seen same-sex marriage decided by the Australian people in February. More Ne..>> view originalBernardi's Trump hat sparks Twitter row
COALITION Senator Cory Bernardi has started a Twitter row after he posted a selfie while wearing a Donald Trump-style hat, with a controversial message.The South Australian MP, who is on secondment in the US representing Australia at the United Nations, posted a photograph of himself with the hat that had the words: “Make Australia great again”.The message is an adaptation of the message Trump has worn on his hat he wears, which always states: “Make America great again.”media_cameraRepublican pr..>> view originalDreamworld set to reopen for summer
Dreamworld tragedy: Brother and sister farewelled Ardent Leisure is expected to make an announcement on Wednesday about when its Dreamworld theme park will reopen after police said they had finished their crime-scene investigation following the deaths of four tourists late last month.With Ardent Leisure losing an estimated $295,000 a day it remains closed, there is pressure on the listed company to reopen the park before the lucrative summer holiday season begins early next mont..>> view originalLone-wolf radio hoaxer hacks Melbourne air traffic control: AFP
Federal police are hunting a lone-wolf radio hoaxer who made 15 illegal transmissions to air-traffic controllers and domestic passenger pilots last month - including one telling a Virgin pilot to abort a landing.The agencies investigating the incidents believe only one person has made the transmissions by finding a way to tap into the air traffic control frequency and communicate directly with planes and control towers. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide AFP hun..>> view originalWatchdog probes Chemist Warehouse pay
Solly Lew is in the fight of his commercial life.A Fitzroy Street family pharmacist of 35 years standing, "Solly" is a St Kilda institution. More Business Videos Previous slide Next slide When a discount giant moves in next door Banks, Apple in stoush over digital wallets How shareholders can rein in CEO salaries Caltex wage fraud: the system is broken Will markets get the clarity they crave? Don't just blame Boomers fo..>> view originalWade Dunn's head was 'cut off with chainsaw, kept in ute over drug money': court
Two drug dealers fatally bashed their friend and cut up his body with a chainsaw, with one of them then keeping the head in his car for days, a Perth jury has heard.Gary David Jackson, 51, is on trial in the WA Supreme Court accused of murdering 40-year-old Wade Cameron Dunn at the Alexander Heights home of Mark David Corbett in May last year. Wade Cameron Dunn was killed in May last year. Corbett has already pleaded guilty over Mr Dunn's death and will give evidence during the trial.Pro..>> view originalGillian Triggs hits back at 'deeply misleading' Malcolm Turnbull
The president of the Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, has hit back after an extraordinary attack by Malcolm Turnbull, accusing the Prime Minister of not being briefed and misunderstanding how the organisation operates.Mr Turnbull on Monday called on the commission to urgently review the way it manages race hate cases after "bringing" a case against three students that was last week thrown out by a Federal Circuit Court judge for having no reasonable prospect of success. More..>> view originalOne Nation senator off to talk to lawyer
One Nation senator off to talk to lawyerAustralian Associated Press8:21PM November 7, 2016SaveEmbattled One Nation senator Rod Culleton says he was ambushed and he hadn't even met party leader Pauline Hanson or other senators before his eligibility matter came to a head in the Senate.Senators, including Ms Hanson, voted on Monday to refer Senator Culleton's case to the High Court, sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns.Adding insult to the injury, One Nation won't be assisting with his legal c..>> view originalPolice rescue koala stuffed in a woman's handbag
Police found the koala joey in a woman’s bag.Andrew Dawson, Madura McCormackSouthern StarHANDBAGS are known to contain weird items, but one Queensland woman has taken it to the next level after being found yesterday with a koala joey. Queensland Police had stopped the 50-year-old woman on Newnham Rd, Wishart at around 8.55pm on Sunday night for unrelated matters.When officers arresting her asked her if she had anything to declare, the woman handed over a zipped green canvas bag and told officers..>> view original
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