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Archive for November, 2019
Bushfires force rethink about how we live

Australians are being told to rethink everything from health to housing as more than 130 bushfires rage across drought-parched Queensland and NSW. November 14, 2019 Lives will change as bushfire seasons become longer and more fierce, a health expert has warned.  Australians are being told to rethink everything from health to housing as more than […]

Law firm boss fights harassment payout

The head of a country NSW law firm ordered to pay a former employee $170,000 by the Federal Court for “relentless” sexual harassment has appealed the decision. November 13, 2019 The boss at a country NSW law firm found to have “relentlessly” harassed a former employee with “unwelcome sexual advances” has appealed a judgment ordering […]

Qld blaze forces community to flee by boat

Residents and holidaymakers at an isolated Sunshine Coast community have been forced to flee by boat from an out of control bushfire whipped up by gusty winds. November 13, 2019 Residents and holidaymakers have piled onto boats to escape a large out of control bushfire whipped up by gusty winds on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Firefighters […]

No bail for Qld teen accused of murder

A Brisbane teenager has been denied bail after he allegedly murdered his ex-girlfriend’s father, then attacked her as the man lay dying. November 12, 2019 A jealous teenager accused of killing his ex-girlfriend’s father before punching her in the face during a stormy break-up has been denied bail in a Queensland court. Tynan Ignacio Vital, […]

Qld firefighters eye calmer conditions

Lighter winds may help firefighters with dozens of blazes in Queensland, where homes have been evacuated in the paths of raging bushfires. November 11, 2019 Calmer conditions may help firefighters gain the upper hand as they battle more than 50 bushfires across Queensland, but dangerous winds look to set to return. The most challenging blazes […]

Residents go home as Noosa blaze contained

People are returning home after firefighters gained the upper hand on a bushfire that forced thousands from their homes on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. November 10, 2019 Firefighters have gained the upper hand on a massive bushfire that destroyed a home, sheds, cars and forced thousands to flee on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. More than 50 fires […]

Homes lost as fire danger continues in Qld

A fire emergency continues in Queensland where thousands of people have been forced to evacuate from the paths of bushfires. November 10, 2019 Two massive bushfires that have destroyed houses, sheds and cars and forced thousands to flee their homes continue to rage in Queensland. Fifty-five fires were burning in the state at one point […]

Central Qld fire destroys multiple homes

A massive bushfire that’s destroyed sixteen structures in central Queensland overnight continues to force people from their homes. November 10, 2019 An unpredictable and dangerous bushfire that claimed more than a dozen houses and sheds continues to burn on multiple fronts in central Queensland. The massive 14 kilometre-wide blaze is burning from Cobraball toward Lake […]

Sunshine Coast bushfire flares up

A bushfire has flared up on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, with thousands unable to return to their homes after being evacuated on Friday. November 10, 2019 A massive bushfire that destroyed a home, sheds, cars and forced thousands to flee has flared up on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Sixty-one fires are burning in the state on Sunday, […]

Sunshine Coast blaze continues to burn

A bushfire is still threatening properties on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, with thousands unable to return to their homes after being evacuated on Friday. November 10, 2019 A massive bushfire that destroyed a home, sheds, cars and forced thousands to flee continues to burn on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, with a new fire front opening. Fifty-one fires […]

Timor trip inspires ex-soldier to remember
Timor trip inspires ex-soldier to remember

A former digger’s return to East Timor 20 years after Australian-led peacekeepers left has stirred her passion for Remembrance Day. November 10, 2019 Former soldier Kate Kilpatrick was a fresh-faced private when her battalion was deployed to the chaos of East Timor following an independence referendum two decades ago. The Australian-led international force was tasked […]

Embassy death witness denies lying to AFP

An inquest into the death of a former soldier at the Australian embassy in Iraq has wrapped up after hearing evidence from the only witness to the shooting. November 9, 2019 The only witness to a bodyguard’s death at the Australian embassy in Iraq has denied he lied about the shooting in order to protect […]

Fire threatens Qld Scenic Rim homes

A big, dangerous fire on the Scenic Rim is racing towards homes, emergency services say. November 8, 2019 Residents of one small Queensland town have two dangerous bushfires burning on either side of them, with winds expected to increase throughout a hot, dry night. One of them is a blaze at Tarome, a rural hamlet […]

Embassy shooting witness faces Qld inquest

The only witness to the death of a former soldier at the Australian embassy in Iraq says booze and sloppy weapons handling weren’t an issue in the shooting. November 8, 2019 The only witness to a bodyguard’s death at the Australian embassy in Iraq has countered the claims of multiple colleagues, denying sloppy weapons handling […]

Embassy shooting witness fronts inquest

The only witness to the death of a former soldier at the Australian embassy in Iraq says booze and sloppy weapons handling weren’t an issue in the shooting. November 8, 2019 The only witness to a bodyguard’s death at the Australian embassy in Iraq has countered the claims of six colleagues and denied sloppy weapons […]

Fire threatens homes on Sunshine Coast

An out-of-control bushfire is threatening homes on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, with police urging Cooriobah residents in the fire’s path to leave now. November 8, 2019 People and animals are being evacuated from the path of an out-of-control bushfire on the Sunshine Coast. Police have declared the blaze that is threatening homes at Cooroibah on Friday […]

Embassy shooting witness to front inquest

The only witness to the shooting death of a former soldier at the Australian embassy in Iraq is expected to give evidence at a Brisbane coronial inquest. November 8, 2019 A former Australian embassy bodyguard accused of taking drugs and pointing loaded weapons at colleagues in Iraq is expected to front an inquest into the […]

Iraq nurse warned ambassador before shooting

An inquest into the death of a security contractor at Australia’s embassy in Iraq has heard a nurse raised concerns about the contractors with the ambassador. November 7, 2019 A former nurse at the Australian Embassy in Iraq told the ambassador about careless weapons handling and alcohol abuse by security contractors before a bodyguard’s death, […]

Iraq nurse raised concerns with ambassador

An inquest into the death of a security contractor at Australia’s embassy in Iraq has heard a nurse raised concerns about the contractors with the ambassador. November 7, 2019 A former nurse at the Australian Embassy in Iraq raised concerns with the ambassador about their Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade-appointed security firm prior to […]

Embassy shooting witness to front inquest

The only witness to the death of a former soldier at the Australian embassy in Iraq has been told he can’t give evidence via videolink, he has to turn up. November 7, 2019 The only witness to an elite former soldier’s death at the Australian embassy in Iraq will have to front an inquest after […]

Embassy shooting witness changed his story

An inquest into the death of a former soldier at the Australian embassy in Iraq has heard the only witness was drunk and changed his story to hide facts. November 7, 2019 The only witness to an elite former soldier’s death at the Australian embassy in Iraq was drunk and pretended to be in shock […]

Iraq shooting wound worried staff

An inquest into the death of a former soldier at the Australian embassy in Iraq has heard concerns were raised about the suicide after the autopsy. November 6, 2019 Security contractors raised concerns about a colleague’s “left-handed suicide” during a drinking session at the Australian embassy in Iraq but were told to keep quiet, an inquest has […]

DFAT staffer was on drugs, inquest hears

An inquest into the death of a former soldier at the Australian embassy in Iraq has heard a colleague who was with him was self-medicating with hard drugs. November 6, 2019 A former commando who saw a colleague shoot himself in the head after a drinking session at the Australian embassy in Iraq was self-medicating […]

Witness to ex-soldier’s death a ‘loose canon’

An inquest into the death of a former soldier at the Australian embassy in Iraq has heard a man in the room when he died was a ‘loose cannon’. November 6, 2019 A former commando who saw a colleague shoot himself in the head after a drinking session at the Australian embassy in Iraq was […]

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