Ruling clears way for tougher laws
THE High Court ruling in favour of the Howard Government’s control order regime may open the way for even more stringent anti-terror laws.
THE High Court ruling in favour of the Howard Government’s control order regime may open the way for even more stringent anti-terror laws.
A MILLIONAIRE aviator and a young pilot flew in extreme weather conditions, ignoring warnings of severe winds that investigators believe may have suddenly plunged their light aircraft spearing into woody terrain north of Melbourne.
JOANNA Cramer is best known for breaking through a security cordon and bursting on to the Melboune Cricket Ground to hug former Richmond ruckman Greg Stafford.
THE defence team for union boss Kevin Harkins will move to have a magistrate disqualified from hearing the case against their client after it emerged he had investigated the ALP candidate’s activities during a royal commission.
THE Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions personally intervened to overrule a deal under which tax cheat Glenn Wheatley would have received a suspended sentence in return for helping authorities chase other high-profile frauds.
GLENN Wheatley’s hit-and-miss business practices made his downfall inevitable.
THEY began on the NSW central coast and rolled along the eastern seaboard, pummelling the beaches along the way – the stormy swells, gale-force winds and heavy rainfall exacting their toll on the shoreline.
JOURNALISTS Michael Harvey and Gerard McManus have escaped a jail term for contempt of court, but have lost their bid to avoid conviction on the charges.
FUGITIVE Hell’s Angel Christopher Wayne Hudson was so afraid of being ambushed and shot by police while trying to surrender that detectives were not told in advance where the accused killer planned to give himself up. Interactive: How the shooting unfolded Gallery: Aftermath of Melbourne shootings Audio: City worker describes the moment
PROSECUTORS in Melbourne are trying to contact Shane Warne – who was enjoying James Packer’s wedding festivities on the French Riviera – to arrange for the cricketer to give evidence at a murder trial.
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