Volunteer NSW parole supervisors 'at risk'
Volunteer NSW parole supervisors 'at risk'A NSW government plan to have volunteers supervise paroled prisoners is obscene, opposition leader Luke Foley says.Mr Foley said volunteers would provide accommodation and have responsibility for supervising and monitoring criminals while they are on parole but still serving sentences.Budget papers from 2012 to 2014 show $50 million and 153 staff were cut from offender supervision programs, he said, adding "the government should be looking at tougher par..>> view originalTim Wilson wins battle for federal seat of Goldstein
Tim Wilson had to overcome a dirty tricks campaign to win preselection in Goldstein. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen In the murky world of federal politics, it doesn't get much murkier than preselection. So it was in the fight for Goldstein, the safe Liberal seat in Melbourne held by outgoing trade minister Andrew Robb.Former human rights commissioner Tim Wilson gambled his $400,000 a year job to punt on a career in Canberra, and on Saturday won pre-selection in Go..>> view originalMan dies after being found in South Melbourne
A man was found injured near the corner of Clarendon and Bank streets in South Melbourne on Friday night. Photo: Melissa Singer Police have appealed for witnesses to a deadly attack in South Melbourne that left one man dead on Friday night.A 40-year-old man died after being found badly injured on the footpath on Clarendon Street about 11pm.The man was taken to hospital but died on arrival.The death is being treated as suspicious and homicide detectives are in..>> view originalNeighbours shocked, hunt continues for gunman after Heckenberg shooting death
Father and husband Qusay Al Mhanawi was the innocent victim of a suburban street shooting. Photo: Today Show, Channel 9 A "completely innocent" husband and father was shot and killed when a gunman opened fire at two brothers on a suburban street during a dispute about one of their girlfriends, police said.A police manhunt is now under way for Matthew Russell, 28, who is understood to have opened fire at the men on Matthew Avenue, Heckenberg, about 6.30pm on F..>> view originalCyclist and dog missing after forest ride
Men impersonate police in Brisbane attack
Latest In national17:57 PMGeir O’Rourke A BUS driver is lucky to be alive after being run over by his own bus and dragged 200 m down a freeway near Geelong this afternoon.17:53 PMPeter Michael BLOG: There have been accusations of dirty politics and muckraking in this north Queensland as voters prepare to vote in council elections.17:52 PMMatthew Killoran LABOR amassed a $1.4 million war chest in its attempt wrest City Hall from the LNP, with 80 per cent of its cash coming from the same “donor”. ..>> view originalSenator Bob Day in High Court challenge against Senate voting reforms
Two senators facing potential political death will launch a High Court challenge to voting laws ahead of an imminent federal election.The legislation passed parliament after a marathon Senate sitting on Friday amid speculation the federal government will soon call a July 2 double-dissolution election, clearing out both chambers.Family First senator Bob Day is behind the legal challenge but Liberal Democrats senator David Leyonhjelm is also supporting the move.Although it voted against the chang..>> view originalQueensland council elections results: live coverage
Admire the ingenuity. Post by The Spot Brisbane. It's the final countdown. Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk and Labor hopeful Rod Harding vote. Photo: Glenn Hunt Campaign text messages have rubbed some voters up the wrong way, with complaints about unsolicited texts from the Liberal National Party. One of the text, sent from "VotingInfo", gave a Brisbane Times reader a "friendly reminder" to "keep Brisbane on the right track" vote for Lord Mayor Graham Quirk's team. "I have no..>> view original
Saturday, March 19, 2016
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