Stolen car rams police car, shots fired in Berwick
Police are hunting the driver of a stolen car who they shot at before he sped away, apparently wounded, in outer Melbourne on Thursday.Police opened fire on the stolen ute after it rammed their patrol car in Elgin Street, Berwick about 4.30pm.Hospitals are on alert. An "amount of blood" was found inside the abandoned car soon after the incident.Police could not confirm the man was injured by police fire but southern metro region Commander Dean Stevenson said he would be caught."We're really con..>> view original'Soccer' and selfies: the rise and fall of Australia's jihadi recruitment network
'Soccer' and selfies: the rise and fall of Australia's jihadi recruitment network By Andy Park and Jeanavive McGregor Updated September 01, 2016 21:51:59 Almost 300 police telephone intercepts have exposed the most prolific recruitment network to lure young Australian jihadis to fight in Syria. Key points:Police intercepted hundreds of phone conversations between members of Sydney terror recruitment networkNetwork used code word "soccer" to discuss grooming the ..>> view originalBizarre tale of Tromp family road trip cloaked in mystery
"When I see them," said Yarra Valley policeman Sergeant Mark Knight, referring to the bizarre tale around Silvan farming family the Tromps, people he knows well, "I'll sit them down and ask: 'What the hell happened there?'"In a strange and escalating chain of events with no real clues of what might have led there, the entire family of five have emerged from an ill-fated road-trip north cloaked in mystery and mounting concerns from family and police. More News Videos Previous slide..>> view originalWA Liberal leadership: Premier insists no pressure to hand over to Liza Harvey
WA Liberal leadership: Premier insists no pressure to hand over to Liza Harvey Updated September 01, 2016 18:28:45 West Australian Premier Colin Barnett insists no-one is pressuring him to hand over the leadership to Liza Harvey before the next state election, despite continuing tension within the Liberal Party.Talk of an early leadership transition intensified in the wake of Mr Barnett's decision to retain Dean Nalder in Cabinet after the Transport Minister was linked ..>> view originalWilson Security to withdraw from Australia's offshore detention centres
Wilson Security says it no longer wants to work in Australia’s offshore detention regime. The company says it will leave the Manus Island and Nauru detention centres at the end of its contract, which leaves the government without a camp manager or security firm for the offshore detention network. Wilson joins the Australian government’s major contractor running the camps, Broadspectrum – owned by Spanish giant Ferrovial – in announcing it will abandon offshore detention when the current contrac..>> view originalMarcus Stanford to walk free after DPP declines to appeal sentence
Stephanie Scott murder: Marcus Stanford to walk free after DPP declines to appeal sentence Updated September 01, 2016 20:06:56 Marcus Stanford appears likely to walk free next week after the New South Wales Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) decided not to appeal his sentence for being an accessory after the fact to the murder of schoolteacher Stephanie Scott.His identical twin, Vincent, sexually assaulted and fatally stabbed Ms Scott at Leeton High School in NSW on ..>> view originalPat Dodson gives maiden speech on constitutional change
Pat Dodson gives maiden speech on constitutional change, Indigenous incarceration rates Updated September 01, 2016 21:46:21 Aboriginal Labor Senator Pat Dodson has made his first speech to Parliament, calling for a discussion about constitutional change and treaties.Senator Dodson started as a representative for Western Australia earlier this year, filling a vacancy caused by the resignation of Labor's Joe Bullock.In his maiden speech he also vowed to focus on northern ..>> view originalGovt demands answers from Dastyari
Belinda MerhabAustralian Associated PressAttorney-General George Brandis has questioned whether Sam Dastyari has been "compromised" in his position on China and argues the Labor senator's comments are damaging to the national interest.Labor figures are standing by Senator Dastyari despite fresh revelations he pledged support for China's contentious territorial ambitions at a media conference with a political donor.The shadow minister is already in hot water for having a Chinese donor pay a $1670..>> view originalFlash bombs, pepper spray used in Perth juvenile detention centre riot
Shock as Turnbull government loses three votes on floor of House of Representatives
The Turnbull government suffered an embarrassing setback just as MPs were preparing to fly home on Thursday afternoon, losing its first vote on the floor of the House of Representatives.Senior ministers including Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, Justice Minister Michael Keenan and Social Services Minister Christian Porter were absent from the chamber, allowing Labor to defeat an adjournment motion. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Government loses three vote..>> view original
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