Thursday, September 22, 2016

Police search for attacker after man stabbed at Gold Coast unit and other top stories.

  • Police search for attacker after man stabbed at Gold Coast unit

    Police search for attacker after man stabbed at Gold Coast unit
    A man has suffered multiple stab wounds after being attacked with a knife at a Gold Coast unit on Saturday evening.Police said the 47-year-old victim opened the front door of his Worendo Street unit in Southport about 5.30pm. Police are searching for a man armed with a knife after a stabbing at a Southport unit on Saturday evening.  He was stabbed several times in the torso and arm, before being taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious condition.Police are searching for his at..
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  • George Christensen predicts Coalition will axe backpacker tax after threats to quit LNP

    George Christensen predicts Coalition will axe backpacker tax after threats to quit LNP
    MP George Christensen has said that a threat to quit the Liberal National party over the backpacker tax is a “moot point” because he now predicts the government would ditch the controversial revenue measure. The comments, reported in the Courier Mail on Sunday, signal the next priority for the conservative MP will be to force a backdown on the backpacker tax, after he led a successful revolt on superannuation that resulted in major changes to government policy. But the immigration minister, Pet..
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  • Government willing to compromise on plebiscite, says George Brandis

    Government willing to compromise on plebiscite, says George Brandis
    Attorney-General George Brandis has said the government will be open to compromising with Labor on the structure of the same-sex marriage plebiscite, if it means getting the vote through Parliament.His comments come just two days after Malcolm Turnbull also spoke of the need to negotiate on issues, given the make-up of the 45th Parliament, where neither major party holds a majority in the Senate. Attorney-General George Brandis: ''The byword of the 45th Parliament is compromise.''  Photo: ..
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  • Victorian floods: Risk of landslide at Wye River, authorities say, as tourism suffers after road closure

    Victorian floods: Risk of landslide at Wye River, authorities say, as tourism suffers after road closure
    Victorian floods: Risk of landslide at Wye River, authorities say, as tourism suffers after road closure Updated September 18, 2016 17:39:40 Tourists have cancelled trips to holiday spots along Victoria's south-west coast after damage from floodwaters, as authorities warn the town of Wye River is at risk of a landslide.About 300 accommodation bookings at Wye River and Separation Creek have been cancelled as the two areas remain isolated due to cracks on the surface of t..
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  • Couple killed, son critical after being hit by car fleeing police

    Couple killed, son critical after being hit by car fleeing police
    Couple killed, son critical after being hit by car fleeing police in Perth suburb of Greenwood Updated September 18, 2016 13:01:38 A husband and wife have been killed and their son is in a critical condition after a car which had earlier been involved in a police pursuit crashed into their vehicle in Perth's northern suburbs.Police attempted to stop the car last night after it was reportedly being driven erratically and at high speed.Officers engaged in a pursuit on War..
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  • Pauline Hanson was wrong 20 years ago. And she's wrong now

    Pauline Hanson was wrong 20 years ago. And she's wrong now
    Australia will be swamped by Muslims: Hanson1:53Senator Pauline Hanson is facing criticism after declaring Australia is being swamped by Muslims. On Wednesday night, the former fish and chip shop owner from Queensland rose to speak in the Senate, and spent a few brief moments reflecting on the last time she had the privilege of addressing the parliament.“It has been 20 years and four days since I last delivered my first speech in this house, a speech that shook a nation… that speech was releva..
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  • Dog squad helps catch five teens fleeing from scene of burglary in Melbourne's south-east

    Dog squad helps catch five teens fleeing from scene of burglary in Melbourne's south-east
    Dog squad helps catch five teens fleeing from scene of burglary in Melbourne's south-east Posted September 18, 2016 11:12:44 The Victoria Police dog squad has helped catch five teenagers trying to flee from an aggravated burglary at a home in Melbourne's south-east.Police allege the boys, aged from 14 to 17 years, stole two cars after breaking into the home in Cranbourne East just before 1:30am on Sunday.One car was tracked near Richmond and two teenagers were arreste..
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  • West Australian Premier Colin Barnett won't quit as leadership tensions escalate

    West Australian Premier Colin Barnett won't quit as leadership tensions escalate
    A defiant WA Premier Colin Barnett says he has a job to finish and won't quit his post. Philip Gostelow Embattled West Australian premier Colin Barnett has challenged his rivals to come take the job from him after two high profile cabinet resignations triggered a leadership showdown on the cusp of the Liberal-National government's eight-year anniversary in office.Dean Nalder, who spectacularly quit his transport and agriculture portfolios over ..
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  • Mass arrests at Sydney festival

    Mass arrests at Sydney festival
    Defqon music festival. Source: YOUTUBEALMOST 100 revellers have been arrested at a western Sydney dance music festival for drug and alcohol related offences.Police targeted anti-social behaviour, drug and alcohol offences and public safety at the Defqon festival, with about 25,000 partygoers in attendance, on Saturday.The annual event was held at the Sydney International Rowing Centre in Penrith.Seventy seven people were arrested for drug related offences after being searched by police as part o..
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Northern Territory government has most female represensation in cabinet in Australian history .Scientists discover vast reef behind Great Barrier Reef .
Westpac refunds customers $20 million for foreign transaction fees .Adelaide v North Melbourne: Kangaroos bow out, so do veterans .

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