Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Federal Government unlocks $96 million war chest in bid to tackle welfare cost blowout and other top stories.

  • Federal Government unlocks $96 million war chest in bid to tackle welfare cost blowout

    Federal Government unlocks $96 million war chest in bid to tackle welfare cost blowout
    Federal Government unlocks $96 million war chest in bid to tackle welfare cost blowout Updated September 20, 2016 16:20:45 Social Services Minister Christian Porter has unveiled a $96 million plan to outsource "new, novel and brave" ways to break the cycle of welfare dependence in Australia, conceding the Government does not have the answers. Key points:Plan to outsource based on New Zealand modelNew approach to focus on early intervention, getting at-risk groups into ..
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  • Royal commission: Abuse allegations too vague to report to police, Catholic Church official says

    Royal commission: Abuse allegations too vague to report to police, Catholic Church official says
    Royal commission: Abuse allegations too vague to report to police, Catholic Church official says Posted September 20, 2016 17:17:28 A senior Catholic official has told the royal commission into child sexual abuse the information he had about a former priest's "wicked and criminal" conduct was too vague to report to police.The commission heard Father Brian Lucas, the National Director of Catholic Mission, was interviewed on the ABC radio current affairs program AM in J..
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  • Amanda Carter murder: Estranged partner Richard DaSilva jailed for 18 years for killing Central Coast teacher

    Amanda Carter murder: Estranged partner Richard DaSilva jailed for 18 years for killing Central Coast teacher
    THE man who bashed much loved NSW Central Coast schoolteacher Amanda Carter to death “because of the failure of their relationship” has been jailed for at least 18 years.Richard Francis Herman DaSilva attacked his former partner so ferociously that her facial injuries left her unrecognisable, the Supreme Court heard during his trial earlier this year.Justice Ian Harrison fixed a total sentence of 24 years, and noted the “very real statistical possibility” that DaSilva, now aged in his late 60s, ..
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  • Shocking twist in Tiahleigh Palmer's murder case

    Shocking twist in Tiahleigh Palmer's murder case
    Car siezed1:21Police have appealed for information about Tiahleigh Palmer murder investigation Tiahleigh Palmer went missing last year, with her body found a month later.UPDATE: TIAHLEIGH Palmer’s 19-year-old foster brother will be charged with incest, police have revealed, just hours after his father was charged with the Queensland schoolgirl’s murder.Rick Thorburn, 56, is allegedly refusing to talk to police, after being formally charged with 12-year-old Tia’s murder on Tuesday.His arrest cam..
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  • Don Dale: Guards may have broken Weapons Control Act lawyer tells court

    Don Dale: Guards may have broken Weapons Control Act lawyer tells court
    Don Dale: Guards may have broken Weapons Control Act lawyer tells court Updated September 20, 2016 13:55:49 Prison guards may have broken the Weapons Control Act when a group of youths were tear gassed at Darwin's Don Dale Youth Detention Centre, a lawyer for the four teenagers has told a Northern Territory court.The group whose identities have been suppressed by the NT Supreme Court, are suing the Northern Territory Government over the incident.The four teenagers are s..
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  • Australia an important voice at UN: Bernardi

    Australia an important voice at UN: Bernardi
    Australia an important voice at UN: Bernardi
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  • Was babysitter's driving dangerous?

    Was babysitter's driving dangerous?
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  • WA spill motion against Colin Barnett fails

    WA spill motion against Colin Barnett fails
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Quintuplet mum's worry as baby rushed to hospital .Man critically injured after M1 crash .
Human remains found in Nerang forest .Richmond hire Neil Balme as general manager of football .

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