Patel’s arrest close after extradition approval
THE extradition of rogue surgeon Jayant Patel from the US has been confidentially approved by federal Justice Minister David Johnston in a move that will trigger an arrest in his home town in Oregon.
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Labor link in Rudds’ cut-price family home
KEVIN Rudd and his wife, Therese Rein, purchased their family home in Brisbane at a reduced price from two businessmen who were directors of a key Labor Party asset-controlling and fundraising company.
Treasure hunt leads to prison
A THREAT to kill a former Sydney school teacher over $US40 million ($47.7 million) allegedly fleeced from Japanese investors to fund a hunt for sunken treasure has landed a Gold Coast man in prison in Vanuatu.
Ruddock law postings duck protocol
FEDERAL Attorney-General Philip Ruddock made four $250,000-a year appointments to the Federal Magistrates Court yesterday, after failing to consult the respective professional legal bodies about the skills and merits of Australia’s newest job-for-life judicial officers.
Coal review to ease industry anger
PREMIER Peter Beattie moved yesterday to placate angry Australian coal producers and their massive overseas customers over a failure by Queensland’s supply chain to rail sufficient volumes of coal to the ports. Graphics: Jobless rate | Balance sheet | Growth Budget papers
$1bn rail logjam hits exports
THE bottleneck at one of Australia’s biggest coal ports is costing mining companies more than $1 billion a year, threatening hundreds of jobs in the industry and risking the future of exports to key Asian customers.
‘Doctor’ worked without training
A PURPORTED doctor working in a Queensland regional hospital will be sacked by health authorities after investigations found she was not medically qualified.
How wild West men revived a pariah
JULIAN Grill, the thoroughly bugged and irretrievably disgraced influence-peddling business partner of Brian Burke, allows a quiet chuckle over Atlantic salmon, sauvignon blanc and small talk at a favoured Perth eatery.
Muslim jail-diet ruling may open floodgates
A CHILD sex offender fed vegetables, nuts and “fatty and salty” tinned meat because prison authorities would not provide him with fresh halal meat prepared in accordance with Muslim religious laws has won a discrimination case against the Queensland Government.
Police assault that led to riot ‘didn’t happen’
INVESTIGATORS from Queensland’s Crime and Misconduct Commission have scotched claims by an indigenous man that he was severely beaten by police – an allegation that led to a violent riot in Aurukun on western Cape York.
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