Wednesday, May 18, 2016

LiveBlogLast Updated 7.15pm AEDTFederal election 2016: Dutton on refugees; Shorten in Sydney; Turnbull in Cairns and other top stories.

  • LiveBlogLast Updated 7.15pm AEDTFederal election 2016: Dutton on refugees; Shorten in Sydney; Turnbull in Cairns

    Rachel Baxendale, Rosie LewisThe AustralianMay 18, 2016 7:45PMSavePrint Dutton says illiterate and innumerate refugees would take Australian jobs1:05Minister for Immigration Peter Dutton says illiterate and innumerate refugees would take Australian jobs. Hello, and welcome to Day 11 of the federal election campaign. Peter Dutton has kicked off debate about refugees and unemployment while Malcolm Turnbull visited Cairns and Bill Shorten is in Sydney.7.15pm:Personally offended by DuttonIranian-bo..
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  • Two injured in fire and explosion at Auburn in Sydney's west

    Two injured in fire and explosion at Auburn in Sydney's west
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Factory fire injures two 60 firefighters have fought back flames as they try to bring a warehouse fire under control. Vision ABC News24 PT0M53S 620 349 Two men have been injured after a fire and suspected explosion at a factory in western Sydney on Wednesday afternoon.The men, one aged 59 and the other thought to be in his 20s, both suffered burns when the fire erupted on Highgate Street in Auburn just before 2pm.Multiple ambulances were called t..
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  • St Andrew's College at University of Sydney in 'ritualistic humiliation' controversy

    St Andrew's College at University of Sydney in 'ritualistic humiliation' controversy
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Wesley College journal names sexual relationships between students The University of Sydney is investigating Wesley, one of its oldest colleges, after a journal naming sexual relationships between students was distributed. PT1M47S 620 349 A second University of Sydney college has come under fire for "ritualistic humiliation" after students revealed sexual activities would regularly be broadcast over the college's PA system.A former student of St ..
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  • Election 2016: Bill Shorten lashes David Feeney for forgetting to declare $2.3m house

    Election 2016: Bill Shorten lashes David Feeney for forgetting to declare $2.3m house
    Labor leader Bill Shorten has delivered a stinging rebuke to under pressure frontbencher David Feeney for failing to declare his ownership of a $2.3 million property. Election 2016: Labor's house headache Labor MP David Feeney owns one home in his seat of Batman but lives in an apartment the next electorate over. As chief political reporter James Massola explains, that's not his only concern. Senior party figures in Victorian Labor are furious with the Batman MP, suggesting he has "..
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  • WA budget shows worst set of figures in state's history, Opposition says

    WA budget shows worst set of figures in state's history, Opposition says
    WA budget shows worst set of figures in state's history, Opposition says Updated May 18, 2016 18:12:40 West Australian Opposition Leader Mark McGowan has used his budget-in-reply speech to Parliament to cast the two terms of the Barnett Government as an economic and financial catastrophe for the state.Responding to last week's state budget, Mr McGowan told Parliament the Government had increased debt by 1,000 per cent, with state debt spiralling to $40.2 billion by 2020..
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  • Geelong mosque destroyed by suspicious fire; Islam 'not the target', police say

    Geelong mosque destroyed by suspicious fire; Islam 'not the target', police say
    Geelong mosque destroyed by suspicious fire; Islam 'not the target', police say Updated May 18, 2016 15:11:51 Geelong's Muslim community has been "overwhelmed" by the outpouring of support it has received after the city's only mosque was destroyed in a suspicious fire, believed to be connected to a string of arson attacks on churches. Key points:Fire may be part of spate of attacks on Christian churches, police sayBluestone mosque was a former Anglican churchImam says ..
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  • Blood tests for NT biters and spitters

    Blood tests for NT biters and spitters
    Blood tests for NT biters and spitters
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  • Uber 'legalised' in landmark case

    Uber 'legalised' in landmark case
    The news will infuriate licensed taxi drivers.A MELBOURNE Uber driver has won an appeal against a $900 fine for operating without accreditation, effectively legalising the service in Victoria.Nathan Brenner, 54, was found guilty of driving a hire car without a licence by a Melbourne magistrate in December.The former manager of legendary rock groups Split Enz and Men at Work was one of 12 Uber drivers charged by the Victorian Taxi Service Commission (TSC) with operating a commercial passenger veh..
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  • Nine ingredients for prosecution's case against Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara

    Nine ingredients for prosecution's case against Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara
    Roger Rogerson is escorted to the NSW Supreme Court for his murder trial: he blames his co-defendant Glen McNamara . Photo: Daniel Munoz It is a murder case that centres on three days, three people and three objects.The prosecution argues that these nine combined factors provides a powerful case against two former police officers.During his closing address to a NSW Supreme Court jury on Wednesday, Christopher Maxwell,QC, spoke about three key people – the dec..
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  • Expect 'stories of challenge, triumph, adversity'

    Expect 'stories of challenge, triumph, adversity'
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Geelong Christian Brother jailed for 12 years for abusing orphans .Rail line pledge buoys Coker .
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