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 […]
Sydney : A Federal Opposition frontbencher has warned allegations Australian officials paid people smugglers to turn a boat back into Indonesian waters are affecting diplomatic relations with the country.Labor immigration spokesman Richard Marles joined Indonesia in asking for answers from the Government over the claims after Prime Minister Tony Abbott last week refused to confirm […]
Auditors are visiting schools run by the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) across the country today, after concerns were raised about financial management and governance.AFIC oversees eight schools across Australia, with six of those in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Perth and western Sydney facing the reviews. Parents who have been staging protests outside the […]
Adelaide : Health patients in Adelaide could be sent to hospitals in outer metropolitan areas to recuperate because of an expected surge in the number of flu cases. The South Australian Government said the number of flu cases recorded this year had already reached 1,777, which is about 1,000 more than the same time last […]