Parents face jail under tough WA drug laws – Perth Now
Parents face jail under tough WA drug lawsPerth NowPeople convicted of cultivating a single cannabis plant or processing the drug where a child has suffered harm face a 12-month mandatory…
Inquiry into abuse at Katanning hostel extended – ABC Online
Sydney Morning HeraldInquiry into abuse at Katanning hostel extendedABC OnlineThe Premier Colin Barnett says an inquiry into the sexual abuse of children at a state-run hostel in Katanning will be…
Palaszczuk calls for return to roots – BigPond News
BigPond NewsPalaszczuk calls for return to rootsBigPond NewsSecond-generation Qld Labor MP Annastacia Palaszczuk wants to lead the party back to working-class roots. Second-generation Queensland Labor MP Annastacia Palaszczuk wants to…
UNHCR scathing of asylum seeker debate – ABC Online
BBC NewsUNHCR scathing of asylum seeker debateABC OnlineThat's how the United Nations High Commission for Refugees sees the asylum seeker debate in Australia. And the UNHCR's regional representative says it's…
Two in court on people-smuggling charges – The Age
Two in court on people-smuggling chargesThe AgeWasim Buka, 42, of Lalor, and Hossain Akbar, 19, of Craigieburn were arrested by Federal Police today and charged before appearing in the Melbourne…