| Fire ban after blaze rips through rural Darwin The Northern Territory Fire Service has declared a total fire ban until further notice as it works through the night to clean up after a 1,300 hectare fire in Darwin's rural area. abc.net.au |
Police shelter locals as armed mob roams town Northern Territory police say they are sheltering a number of people in a house at Yuendumu, as more forces arrive to deal with violence at the remote Central Australian community. abc.net.au |
Government 'can't fob off' detention security responsibility The Federal Opposition says the Government should be held accountable if unlicensed workers are found to be staffing immigration detention centres. abc.net.au |
Two Teenage Aborigines Seek Escape in Australia In “Samson & Delilah,” two Aboriginal teenagers become outcasts in their scraggly Australian village and flee to an even harsher urban life. movies.nytimes.com |
Man sets himself on fire, jumps in river A 16-hour standoff between an armed man and police has ended in Brisbane, when the man set himself and his yacht on fire before jumping into the Brisbane River. abc.net.au |