Perth : Federal Labor MPs have lined up to support Opposition Leader Bill Shorten following claims former party powerbroker Mark Arbib believed he was untrustworthy. The claim was made by Gerry Kitchener, an adviser to former prime minister Julia Gillard, in last night’s episode of the ABC documentary The Killing Season. Mr Kitchener told the […]
Sydney : Police have released “confronting” and “disturbing” CCTV footage in a renewed appeal for information about the suspected murder of a man from north-west Sydney. Brendan Vollmost, 23, was last seen late on March 31 at his house in South Windsor.”We haven’t been able to find Brendan and in an unusual type of appeal […]
Canberra : Australia and China have signed a free trade agreement with Prime Minister Tony Abbott hailing it as “history making” for both countries. Mr Abbott and China’s commerce minister Gao Hucheng signed the deal in Canberra today following a decade of negotiations. He said it was a globally significant deal and congratulated the respective […]
In a first for Canberra’s public schools system, two girls living with type 1 diabetes and anxiety have been allowed to bring their assistance dog into the classroom. For seven-year-old twins Hannah and Olivia Weber, having silky terrier Molly by their side at Ainslie School could mean the difference between life and death.Molly has been […]
Sydney : A woman has been arrested after she allegedly hit five cars while being pursued by police, with her two infant children in the back seat in Sydney’s south-west. Police said the 33-year-old unlicensed driver, who was known to police, drove through a red light on the M5 motorway at the Heathcote Road exit at […]