Police target ski drug ring
SKIERS hitting the NSW slopes could obtain drugs through a sophisticated network of alleged dealers, police say. heraldsun.com.au |
Scores turn out to bury Philippine hostage-taker
Scores of mourners have attended the burial of the sacked policeman who hijacked a bus in Manila, triggering a hostage crisis in which eight Hong Kong tourists were killed. abc.net.au |
Tattoo gang members turn on each other
ADELAIDE New Boys gang collapsing from within as city's underworld war intensifies. heraldsun.com.au |
Lead kills 400 Nigerian children since March
Some 400 children in northern Nigeria have died since March from lead poisoning linked to illegal mining by residents for gold, and thousands more remain at risk, the United Nations said on Tuesday. abc.net.au |
Indigenous councillor protests conflict of interest laws
A councillor on the Fraser Coast in south-east Queensland has walked out of a meeting in protest over State Government conflict of interest laws he says fail to consider the role of Indigenous councillors. abc.net.au |