Asbestos scandal looks a stuff-up of epic proportions
Gareth Parker, Comment - The West Australian on July 16, 2016, 1:31 pm Video Asbestos identified in 169 projects Australia-wide It’s hard to imagine a worse headline than “Asbestos found in children’s hospital”. A staffer put it this way: “It’s the sort of thing that sinks Governments.”You know it’s bad when a Liberal Premier praises and thanks the CFMEU for its conduct. One can only imagine the horror workers who suffered potential exposure must feel.The big question the ..>> view originalMan struck by car and allegedly assaulted in Sydney's west
The man was allegedly run down and assaulted. (9NEWS) A man has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being struck by a car and allegedly assaulted in Sydney’s west.Emergency services were called to Freya Crescent in Shalvey just after 2pm where they found a man, believed to be in his 50s, unconscious. It's believed the men are known to one another. (9NEWS) Mount Druitt police were told the man had been run over, before being set upon by a second man.He was taken to Westmead hosp..>> view originalTurkey coup: Australians warned to stay indoors as Julie Bishop seeks answers
Australians in Turkey are being warned to stay indoors amid the chaos and confusion of an attempted military coup.The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has issued emergency travel advice amid fighting in Istanbul and Anakara. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Turkish coup: What we know so far Turkey coup: Erdogan vows to stay Turkey coup: arrests and celebrations Cambodia reacts to the murder of Kem Ley Turkey coup:..>> view originalBoys aged 10, 11 arrested over damaged grave sites at Midland cemetery in Perth's east
Boys aged 10, 11 arrested over damaged grave sites at Midland cemetery in Perth's east Posted July 16, 2016 10:24:27 Three boys aged between 10 and 11 have been arrested after about 70 grave sites at the Midland Cemetery in Perth's east were damaged.Police allege the boys smashed glass panels in head stones and vases at the site on Morrison Road in Swan View on Friday afternoon.Damage is estimated at several thousand dollars.An 11-year-old Swan View boy has been charg..>> view originalCrews keep watch on Tas floodwaters
Flooding threats subside in Tasmania By Helen Velissaris - AAP on July 16, 2016, 5:21 pm The threat of flooding has eased in Tasmania, with river water levels receding slowly over the weekend.Recent heavy rain and melting snow near Hobart had north and southern areas on alert on Friday.Police and the SES were on hand at Huonville and northwest at the township of New Norfolk overnight where some residents and businesses had been evacuated as the Huon and Derwent ..>> view originalThree Australians among the injured in French Riviera attack
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the world is mourning the victims of this new attack, just eight months after the atrocities in Paris. Just hours before the attack, Australian and New Zealand soldiers were leading the Bastille Day parade in Paris, invited to honour the ANZAC sacrifice on the Western Front 100 years ago. In attendance was Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove, a guest of French President Francois Hollande. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Australia stands by France today ju..>> view originalLast seat standing: Herbert down to the wire as Turnbull prepares for reshuffle
Malcolm Turnbull’s hopes of holding 77 seats hang in the balance as counting continues in the final seat of Herbert. But who the winner is in the close battle will not be clear until early next week. As the prime minister spends the weekend reshuffling his ministry ahead of an announcement on Monday, Liberal National party scrutineers are hopeful of a slender win in Herbert. In latest counting the LNP MP Ewen Jones is a mere dozen votes ahead of the Labor challenger Cathy O’Toole in the north Q..>> view originalFriends mourn taxi driver who died in collision in Melbourne's north
The driver of the taxi died at the scene. (9NEWS) A taxi driver who died when his cab was rear-ended this morning was due to get married in Pakistan next year.Dilawar Shah Gardezi was speaking hands-free to his brother in Pakistan when a woman, 33, struck the stationary taxi as it was waiting to turn right just before 5am at the corner of Lorne Street and Sydney Road in Fawkner.Mr Gardezi’s cab was pushed across the intersection and into a house under construction. The 32-year-old died at the s..>> view originalHot air balloon crashes in paddock after clipping trees near York, east of Perth
Hot air balloon crashes in paddock after clipping trees near York, east of Perth Updated July 16, 2016 16:54:59 A hot air balloon has crashed in a paddock after clipping trees near York, about 100 kilometres east of Perth.The rescue helicopter has taken the injured pilot, a man aged in his 40s, to Royal Perth Hospital, where he is in a serious but stable condition.The extent of his injuries is not known.It is believed about 16 passengers were on board the balloon at the..>> view original
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