Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Christmas Island detention centre site of riot as detainees set fires
The Australian Border Force (ABF) said a small number of detainees caused damage to the North West Point centre overnight and continue to refuse to follow the directions of authorities.
A spokesman for the Refugee
Caves Road improvements needed after 80 crashes in five years
Caves Road stretches for more than 100 kilometres from Busselton to Augusta in WA's South West, winding through towering karri forests.
Despite its beauty, Main Roads has recorded more than 80 crashes in five years to 2019.
Grammy Awards rescheduled to March due to coronavirus pandemic
The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will instead broadcast in March due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.
Fatal shooting in Wollongong CBD after man escapes from Corrections Department officers
Police and Corrective Services are investigating an incident in Wollongong after a man overcame a prison officer, took her weapon, and fired several shots at passing vehicles before turning the gun on himself. The 37-year-old was an inmate from the South Coast
Joanne Howell's ex-partner charged with her 2007 bashing murder
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Melbourne woman Joanne Howell, more than 13 years after she was bashed and strangled to death.
Ms Howell, 51, died on April 21, 2007 after she was found with fatal injuries at her Hughesdale apartment.
There's global interest in Tasmania's wind farms — but can foreign ownership laws cope?
On the south-east corner of Australia, the winds known as the Roaring Forties whip across from the Indian Ocean. As they cross Tasmania they lick its mountainous ranges, making the island one of the best spots in the world for wind farms.
Artist 'drums' Carriageworks after losing studio space
Last year was full of anxiety for most, but Sydney artist Tina Havelock Stevens beat hers out on the drums as she created a new exhibition.
Already grieving the loss of her mother, the pandemic arrived and Havelock Stevens temporarily lost her
Open justice review examines use of Twitter, online courts and jury directions
A review of open justice in NSW is examining the use of Twitter in court, whether an independent advocate should appear in proceedings to advise on non-publication orders, and if anything can be done when suppression orders made in NSW are breached overseas.
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