Browsing Category "Australia"
An RTI Success Story
April 5, 2012
For those of you who are not lucky enough to know what exactly RTI is: RTI means Response with regard to Treatment. Basically, it’s...
2012 Australian Open – Final Stages Are Unfolding
January 24, 2012
One of the first major sports event of the year is the 2012 Australian Open. This is the first tennis Grand Slam of the...
Queen inspects names of Afghan war dead
October 24, 2011
THE Queen has paid special homage to diggers killed in Afghanistan, during a visit to the Australian War Memorial. Inspecting the Roll of Honour,...
Arson caught by own fire
October 23, 2011
An arsonist may have been caught by his own handiwork when a blast happened at a house in Adelaide’s north-east, showering debris across a...
Teachers’ strike to face legal challenge
September 4, 2011
The New South Wales Government has moved to stop a one-day strike by teachers later this week. The state’s Education Department plans to challenge...
Nationals push to deny dole to people unwilling to relocate
August 27, 2011
THE Nationals will push for the federal Coalition to adopt a policy of denying unemployment benefits to anyone who refuses work in regional centres....
Wilkie backs coalition move on Thomson
August 23, 2011
An independent MP has sided with the opposition’s attempt to force embattled Labor MP Craig Thomson to front parliament and defend allegations he misused...
Unit fire may have been deliberate, say police
August 10, 2011
A BASEMENT fire that forced almost 100 residents to be evacuated from a unit block in Sydney’s west may have been deliberately lit, police...
Eight police injured in London riot
August 7, 2011
Eight London police officers are in hospital after being injured during a riot, Scotland Yard says. Rioters went on the rampage in north London...
Granny killer says all paedophiles ‘should be shot dead’
August 4, 2011
A BRUTAL granny killer who sexually assaulted his victim says paedophiles should be shot dead so they don’t reoffend. The man, who has been...