| Australia’s Prime Minister Taps Rudd, Whom She Ousted Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was named Australia’s new foreign minister, a high-profile and coveted posting seen as a consolation prize for being forced from the leadership. nytimes.com |
Nepal detains activists seeking transgender identification More than 70 gay rights activists have been detained in the Nepali capital in a crackdown on a rally to demand government identification papers for transgender people, police and activists say. abc.net.au |
Car thief may have cut girl's throat A MAN has been arrested over an attempt to steal a woman's car as she strapped her baby into a pram and an attack involving a cut on a 14-year-old girl's throat with a knife in the Newcastle area, police say. heraldsun.com.au |
30 years jail for parachute killer A 26-year-old Belgian woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing a rival in a love triangle by sabotaging her parachute. abc.net.au |
Millions to support ex-GGs FORMER governors-general costing Australian taxpayers around $500,000 each every year. heraldsun.com.au |