Mark Latham has escaped having a criminal conviction for malicious damage recorded against him today. Instead he will be placed on a good behaviour bond for two years The Director of Public Prosecutions dropped charges of assault and theft against him even though there was a previous incident of assault (cab driver…broken arm in 2001)
Terrorist next door
Brisbane could have it’s first brush with terrorism as police charge a man from the suburb of Aspley with terror offences. My youngest daughter lives at Aspley and it’s only a short drive from my place. A bit to close to home for my liking. Police won’t rule out the possibility that four bombs –
Police Sergeant gunned down
More bad news from Tasmania A POLICE officer is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in the back three times when he stopped a motorist on a highway north of Hobart. Tasmania Police said Sergeant Les Cooper had pulled over the motorist on the Midland Highway 1km north of Pontville, about 11am
‘Light’ sentence overturned.
Judge Ian Wylie in the news again A JUDGE who restructured a jail sentence for a Samoan man after he molested an eight-year-old girl has had his decision overturned by the Attorney-General. In sentencing the man last month, Brisbane Supreme Court judge Ian Wylie, QC, said if the man, 35, was jailed for 12 months
NSW police finally start policing
THE new commander of the police taskforce investigating the Cronulla riots has warned that there will be more arrests on both sides of the ethnic divide over the beachside violence and subsequent revenge attacks. “As a result of the investigation by Strike Force Enoggera, further evidence implicating the persons was uncovered resulting in the arrests,”
Council Surrenders
Waverley Council last month voted 6-5 against flying the national flag over the iconic beach, saying it may cause racial tensions to flare, inciting further surfside violence. Can someone publish the names of the six idiots who voted not to fly the flag so the local voters can get rid of them next time they
Gangsters’ hold on Sydney is safe
I have linked an article by Mianda Devine on the left hand column and will leave it there for awhile to remind us of what the Cronulla riots are all about. Do read it.
Prominent Australians call us Racist
The usual suspects gather to emphasise how terrible we ordinary Aussies are. PROMINENT Australians, including a former governor-general and an archbishop, say Sydney’s racial violence is a symptom of deeply worrying divisions in our society. In an open letter, they call on all Australians – particularly political and community leaders – to reinforce national unity
Beach Wars
From the Australian A SYDNEY magistrate has thrown the book at a 21-year-old man who was at Sunday’s riots in Cronulla, jailing him within hours of his arrest for carrying a tree branch as a weapon in the western suburb of Penrith. The swift justice happened because the man was charged with carrying an offensive
Murdoch guilty of murder
BRADLEY Murdoch was tonight found guilty by a Northern Territory Supreme Court jury of murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio. The Broome mechanic was also found guilty of assaulting Mr Falconio’s girlfriend Joanne Lees and depriving her of her liberty. UPDATE:Murdoch gets 28 years





