Iranian refugee in Australian detention centre awarded cartooning prize
Iranian refugee in Australian detention centre awarded cartooning prize Protesters hold signs at a rally to demand all asylum seekers and refugees be brought to Australia following PNG government's decision to close the refugee camp on Manus.Image: LightRocket via Getty Images By Ariel BogleAustralia2016-08-28 05:56:14 UTC While he may live isolated in Australia's Manus Island detention centre, the cartoonist Eaten Fish's powerful images are travelling the world. The Iranian asylum seeker ..>> view originalAustralia's biggest ever disaster training event hits Sydney's Barangaroo
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Man allegedly added hydrochloric acid to lubricant dispenser in Sydney gay club
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Jamie McKinnellAustralian Associated PressQueensland bikies would be banned from wearing club colours anywhere in public under Labor reforms to anti-gang legislation.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk revealed the plan on Sunday, saying it would ensure bikies weren't able to intimidate people."This is not just a Queensland first, this is a national first," she said in Brisbane.The existing Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment (VLAD) Act, introduced by the former Newman government following 20..>> view originalQueensland backpacker killing: Wounded man's father praises son's bravery in trying to stop attack
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Armed man on run in Gold Coast forest after violent home invasions Posted August 28, 2016 15:04:38 Police are searching bushland in the Gold Coast hinterland for an armed and dangerous man wanted over a series of home invasions and robberies.Ben Andrew Goreng is believed to have abandoned a stolen BMW X5 off the road near Advancetown in the Numinbah Valley.Police released a picture Goreng, saying he was believed to be travelling alone in the vehicle, and warning that ..>> view original
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