Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Woman dies following suspected domestic violence attack in Liverpool and other top stories.

  • Woman dies following suspected domestic violence attack in Liverpool

    Woman dies following suspected domestic violence attack in Liverpool
    A 26-year-old woman has died following an alleged domestic violence attack at Liverpool in Sydney's west overnight. A 28-year-old man has been charged with the woman's murder.Police were called to a home in Bathurst Street about 4.30am on Sunday and found NSW Ambulance Paramedics treating a woman with serious head injuries. Green Valley Police acting Inspector John Keevers said the woman sustained severe head injuries and was taken to hospital in a critical condition.  "She was found unconsciou..
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  • 2016 Census: Every second counts for babies

    2016 Census: Every second counts for babies
    Even babies born a second before midnight will be counted in Tuesday's census.Some 3000 newborns will join the headcount in the 72 hours leading up to the snapshot of Australia and some will take it right down to the wire. Even babies born a second before midnight must be included in the census.  "We know that there are babies born approximately every one minute and 45 seconds so they're certainly babies born around midnight," 2016 census program head Duncan Young said."If your baby is bo..
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  • Teenager Aidan Smith dies, six injured in stabbing at Ryde party

    Teenager Aidan Smith dies, six injured in stabbing at Ryde party
    In the lead-up to his death teenager Aidan Smith was with a group of friends when he heard someone wanted a fight at an 18th birthday party at Ryde in Sydney's north-west.Knowing there was a challenge, the group 16-year-old AidanĂ‚ was with travelled to a red-brick halfway house on Victoria Road about midnight on Sunday, police told Fairfax Media. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide 16-year-old killed in house party stabbing Collider examines where it al..
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  • Miners slam proposed tax on BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto

    Miners slam proposed tax on BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto
    Nationals MP Brendon Grylls is pushing for a tax on miners. Erin Jonasson The mining sector has slammed a proposed a new tax on iron ore giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto that is central to Brendon Grylls tilt at the leadership of the state National Party.Mr Grylls is believed to have the numbers to become leader of the Nationals in WA following a special party room meeting on Monday, replacing incumbent Terry Redman. Mr Grylls led the party be..
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  • Youth crime 'will simply not go away', says Police Association secretary Ron Iddles

    Youth crime 'will simply not go away', says Police Association secretary Ron Iddles
    Police in Victoria will be given extended powers and young offenders have been warned "sob stories" won't save them from the law as Premier Daniel Andrews attempts to curb a spike in violent youth crime.Mr Andrews announced plans for new carjacking laws on Sunday, carrying jail sentences of up to 25 years. He said a taskforce set up to tackle youth crime had made 129 arrests since May. Police Association secretary Ron Iddles says escalating youth crime "will simply not go away". Photo: Sim..
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  • 'A danger to everyone he meets'

    'A danger to everyone he meets'
    The artists impression police made at the time of the March South Yarra stabbings of the alleged attacker.A HOMELESS man accused of almost killing two men in separate Melbourne stabbing attacks has been labelled a “danger to everyone” by police during a bail application. John Samuel Thackray, 32, is charged with two counts of attempted murder after two men were attacked in South Yarra, to the south of the CBD, in March and July.Thackray made a brief appearance in the Melbourne Magistrates Court ..
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  • Miata Kbaba, 9, fights for life after fire engulfed her Doonside home

    Miata Kbaba, 9, fights for life after fire engulfed her Doonside home
    As flames engulfed her family's home, Mary Kbaba was in the street pleading, "Help me! My daughter is in there!"Her husband Justin had tried to get Miata to safety but was overcome by smoke. Mrs Kbaba, who had already helped three of their children out a window, braved the flames once more and went back to rescue their daughter. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Doonside house fire: nine year-old hospitalised 16-year-old killed in house party stabbing..
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  • Deposed Country Liberals leader to fight Northern Territory election as independent

    Deposed Country Liberals leader to fight Northern Territory election as independent
    Terry Mills, the deposed former leader of the Northern Territory’s Country Liberals government, has announced his return to politics and will contest the upcoming election as an independent. Mills announced his resignation as a CLP member and his candidacy for the seat of Blain in Palmerston on Sunday afternoon, describing watching the actions of the government he led to victory in 2012 as an “accident” he had a “moral obligation” to act on. Mills was rolled by Adam Giles as chief minister just..
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  • Body found near Manjimup in search for 70yo woman missing from caravan

    Body found near Manjimup in search for 70yo woman missing from caravan
    Body found near Manjimup in search for 70yo woman missing from caravan Updated August 07, 2016 15:56:01 Police searching for a 70-year-old woman missing from her caravan near Manjimup in Western Australia have discovered a body, near where her husband was found wandering in bushland.The search began after the man, 72, was found by members of the public in a distressed state on Saturday afternoon, about five kilometres from the pair's caravan site.The woman's body was al..
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  • Meet Brian Burston: One Nation's power behind the throne

    Meet Brian Burston: One Nation's power behind the throne
    Brian Burston​ wants to ban the building of mosques, limit Muslim immigration, and says Pauline Hanson is worried a successful referendum on recognising Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in the constitution may open the floodgates to land claims across Australia.One Nation's first NSW senator says the party will change the face of Australian politics and is here for the long haul. True to the cause: Brian Burston, One Nation NSW senator at his home in Coal Point near Newcastle.  Photo..
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