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Johnny Depp's dogs leave Gold Coast after 'War on Terriers' saga

Earlier on Friday, the Department of Agriculture released a statement saying it was investigating how the dogs were brought into Australia without an import permit. "Private jets are subject to the same strict biosecurity requirements as any other ... >> view original

Boy, 12, caught with cannabis at Gold Coast school

A senior Gold Coast police officer is "extremely concerned" that a child had access to cannabis and was caught with the drugs at a school. Nerang police seized drug utensils and a small amount of cannabis from the 12-year-old boy who was referred to ... >> view original

Woman climbs from car crash wreckage, hit by second vehicle operated by 24yo ...

A 19-year-old woman has been hit by a drunk driver on the Gold Coast after climbing from the wreckage of an earlier car crash, escaping with non-life threatening injuries. The woman told Queensland emergency services she had a sore back and leg after ... >> view original

Navy wife and writer: a Globe-trotting career

I'VE been writing travel for more than 20 years. I'm slack. I should have started 40 years ago. I could have. I was in an almost unique position of being able to travel the world without cost, and with so much time I could have written endless articles, several ... >> view original

Parents of Queensland teen in Syria break silence

The parents of a Queensland teenager suspected of taking up arms in Syria say they had no idea their son was going to leave Australia and don't believe he is supporting terrorists. The 18-year-old from Toowoomba, on Queensland's Darling Downs, has ... >> view original

Australians involved in terrorism could have citizenship revoked as Government ...

The Federal Government is considering options for revoking the Australian citizenship of people involved in terrorism, even if they are not citizens of any other country. Liberal backbencher Dan Tehan says he wants to make it possible to strip Australians ... >> view original

Budget 2015: ALP gravy train crash mangles syntax beyond recognition

Thursday's ALP gravy train crash was a horrific disaster, says Rowan Dean. Experts say that the damage to taxpayers' wallets will take decades to repair. NaN of. Labor leader and deputy leader Bill Shorten and Tanya Plibersek on Budget reply day. >> view original

Neville Bonner's great-niece Joanna Lindgren appointed Queensland senator ...

Joanna Lindgren, the great-niece of the first indigenous member of Australia's Parliament Neville Bonner, has been appointed by the Liberal National Party as its new Senator for Queensland. Following the marathon exhaustive voting process, which came ... >> view original

Syd man faces court after road rage attack

A man has faced court after a woman and her elderly mother were repeatedly punched during a road rage incident in Sydney earlier this month. Police say a 77-year-old woman was driving in Blacktown on May 4 when a man driving a 4WD attacked her and ... >> view original

Pentagon clarifies statement on US bombers being sent to Australia

The Pentagon has clarified the suggestion by an assistant secretary of defence that the United States was planning to deploy B-1 long-range bombers in Australia. "ASD [Assistant Secretary of Defence] David Shear misspoke when he stated that B-1 bombers ... >> view original