Voting late backfires on Rudd

Kevin Rudd faced a hostile reception from refugee advocates as he cast his vote in Brisbane. Source: AAP PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd arrived to vote in Brisbane only to find himself labelled a "dictator" by refugee advocates and the family of...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

Vic motorcyclist dies in crash

A MOTORCYCLIST has died in a crash in Melbourne's southeast. Police are investigating whether the male rider hit more than one car before the fatal crash on the Princes Freeway at Berwick just before noon (AEST) on Saturday. The motorcyclist...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

Assange film premieres in Toronto

THE new Hollywood thriller about Julian Assange and how he built WikiLeaks into an online powerhouse that has exposed governments and corporations around the globe has received a long ovation at its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. ...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

Nine charged over NSW drug syndicate

A LARGE-SCALE drug syndicate has been busted after police charged several people, seizing heroin and nearly $800,000 in cash in homes across Sydney. A 39-year-old man was arrested on Friday in Campsie for being involved in the street supply...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

Mardi Gras reveller 'tried to kick woman'

IT was an ugly confrontation between police and a teenage Mardi Gras reveller that quickly went viral, sparking claims of police brutality. Now one of the officers at the centre of the violent arrest has been accused of lying about how the incident...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

Ekka E coli infections rise to 40

ANOTHER five people have been infected with E coli bacteria originating from animals at Brisbane's Ekka show. There are now 40 confirmed cases of E coli infection. Of these, 27 are children aged between one and 15. The oldest person infected...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

NZ govt arranged illegal raid: Peters

NEW Zealand's Security Intelligence Service (SIS) illegally raided the home of former Fijian cabinet minister Rajesh Singh in Auckland last year, NZ First leader Winston Peters has claimed in parliament. He said the raid was "an arrangement" between...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

Never underestimate us, Rudd tells Abbott

KEVIN Rudd came out swinging with less than a week to go in the election campaign, using Labor's official campaign launch to rev up the party faithful. Opinion polls may be pointing to a Tony Abbott-led coalition win on September 7, but the prime...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More

Abbott backs US action against Syria

Tony Abbott has backed US military strikes against Syria but says they must be carefully targeted. Source: AAP OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has backed any US military action against Syria but says it has to be carefully targeted and proportionate...

11.51 | 0 komentar | Read More