Apex gang suspects charged over violent home invasions, car thefts
Five teenagers suspected of being Apex gang members have been arrested after a series of violent home invasions and car thefts in MelbourneThe youths, aged between 16 and 19, were arrested on Saturday night, though two of them have since been released without charge.The arrests came after two homes in Ormond and Brighton East were broken into during the early hours of Saturday morning, a police spokeswoman said.Residents at both homes were then allegedly assaulted by a group of men. In Ormond, ..>> view originalViolent offenders to be housed in new $54m secure facility
Corella Place in Ararat, which is known as the "Village of the Damned". Photo: Pat Scala The most dangerous violent criminals who have served their time in prison but cannot be safely released in the community will live in special post-jail facilities, under a dramatic widening of Victoria's community protection regime.A new $54.2 million 20-bed secure facility to house high risk offenders is the centrepiece of the Andrews government's response to the long-aw..>> view originalWork for the Dole programs are putting workers' safety at risk, says the AUWU
Owen Bennett, founder of the Australian Unemployed Workers' Union. Photo: Jason South The national Work for the Dole program is facing criticism for failing to protect the safety of volunteer workers and not helping many find work suited to their skills.Australian Unemployed Workers' Union president Owen Bennett is urging the abolition of the Work for the Dole scheme and has launched a petition on Change.Org raising safety concerns.The campaign follows the de..>> view originalMelbourne grandfather's car used by thieves to ram-raid Adelaide hotel
Thieves have used a holidaying Melbourne grandfather’s car to ram-raid a hotel and steal a cigarette machine before dumping the vehicle in Adelaide's River Torrens.About 4.40am today, two hooded suspects were caught on CCTV ram-raiding a hotel on Phillis Street in the Adelaide suburb of Maylands.The video shows them lifting a cigarette machine on to the roof of a white Subaru Impreza before driving away. Police believe they have found the ram-raid vehicle in Adelaide's River Torrens. (9NEWS) A..>> view originalWoman dies following suspected violent domestic attack in Bundeena
Woman dies following suspected violent domestic attack in Bundeena Tina Kontozis, left, died in a suspected violent domestic attack. Photo: Instagram A woman has died and a manhunt is underway following an alleged violent domestic attack at Bundeena, in Sydney's south.Police were called to a home in Beachcomber Avenue at about 3.30pm on Sunday after neighbours heard people fighting and someone screaming.It is believed a man armed with a cricket bat has bash..>> view originalWoman who allegedly stabbed woman in neck after Bega shopping centre argument denied bail
Woman who allegedly stabbed woman in neck after Bega shopping centre argument denied bail Updated April 24, 2016 15:14:53 A Bega woman who allegedly stabbed another woman at a shopping centre in southern New South Wales following an argument has been denied bail.Samantha Joyce Perry, 27, appeared in Batemans Bay Local Court on two charges - wounding with intention to murder and assault occasioning grievous bodily harm.Police allege Perry and a 42-year-old woman began ar..>> view originalAnzac Day 2016: In terror-hit France, Australian visitor numbers are down
Preparations: The Department of Veterans Affairs is expecting about 3000 visitors to the dawn service at Villers-Bretonneux this year. Photo: Nick Miller Villers-Bretonneux: After the recent terror attacks in Europe, the staff, students and parents of Oakhill College debated whether their biennial overseas rugby trip should keep France on the itinerary as originally planned.But it turned out not to be a difficult decision."We were all on the same page," said ..>> view originalGovernment won't touch negative gearing
ANALYSIS Video will begin in 5 seconds. Government won't touch negative gearing Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the government won't 'have a bar of' negative gearing. While Labor sticks with its plan. Vision ABC News 24. PT2M18S 620 349 Malcolm Turnbull has ventured deep into Sydney suburbia to announce, once and for all, his government will not make any changes to negative gearing or capital gains tax in next week's federal budget.From the front garden of a family home ..>> view originalWoman found dead at Snapper Point blow hole
Snapper Point. Photo: Simone De Peak Homicide Squad detectives have been called in to investigate the suspected murder of a woman whose body was found floating at a notorious Lake Macquarie rock fishing spot.The unidentified woman, believed to be aged between 20 and 35 and of Asian appearance, was seen floating face down near the blow hole adjacent to Snapper Point, in the Lake Munmorah State Conservation Area, on Sunday morning.Emergency service personnel i..>> view originalFederal Court chides tax commissioner about fast-tracking cases
In an embarrassing rebuke, the Federal Court says it has has had no private discussions with the ATO. Alex Ellinghausen In a stinging rebuke to Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan, the Federal Court has denied being in special talks about fast-tracking multinational tax avoidance cases. A court spokesman said no private discussions about the timing of cases had occurred with the Australian Tax Office, contradicting comments made by Mr Jordan to a pa..>> view original
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