Morrison refuses to discuss strip searches

IMMIGRATION minister Scott Morrison says strip searching asylum seekers in offshore detention under enhanced security measures would be extreme, but couldn't rule it out. He says he met with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill in Port...

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SA man met a violent death: police

A 65-YEAR-OLD man found dead in his Adelaide home met a violent death, police say. The man's body was found by his sister on Thursday afternoon, with his death declared a major crime. Detective Inspector Greg Hutchins said the man's body was...

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Simon Gittany guilty of murdering fiancee

A Sydney judge is set to rule on whether Simon Gittany threw his fiancee off a balcony. Source: AAP SIMON Gittany has been found guilty of murdering his fiancee, Lisa Cecilia Harnum, by throwing her off a high-rise Sydney apartment balcony....

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Three critical after Vic tank accident

THREE people are fighting for their lives after being overcome by fumes while cleaning a tank at a Victorian dairy farm, with another seven who rushed to their aid also affected. The three became ill as one man was using an ammonium cleaning...

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Qld oppn gets even on CMC saga

QUEENSLAND'S opposition got mad, but now they've got even in a tussle with the government over the latest Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) saga. Three members of the Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee (PCMC) sacked by the state...

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NSW eyes closing online GST loophole

THE NSW government is optimistic the states and territories will be able to convince the federal government to start taxing overseas online purchases under $1000. NSW Treasurer Mike Baird and his counterparts will meet the federal treasurer...

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BHP cancels mine opening as airport closes

GLOBAL miner BHP Billiton has cancelled the opening of its Jimblebar iron ore mine due to the closure of Newman airport in the north of Western Australia. BHP chief executive Andrew Mackenzie, WA Premier Colin Barnett, dignitaries and media...

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WA boy died because pillar was 'unsafe'

A FAMILY holiday in Western Australia turned into a tragedy when a pillar collapsed and killed a three-year-old boy playing on a hammock. An inquest into the death of Thomas Michael Brasier at Rottnest Island in October 2009 has concluded the...

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