Six Men Face Australian Courts for Allegedly Downloading Child Abuse Images
August 19, 2008
Six men are facing Australian courts for allegedly downloading child abuse images following a four-month investigation involving the Australian Federal Police (AFP), and state and international law enforcement agencies. Read more
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HMAS Parramatta Departs for a Six-month Deployment to the Middle East
August 18, 2008
The Australian Minister for Defence, the Honourable Joel Fitzgibbon MP, has today farewelled Royal Australian Navy Anzac Class Frigate HMAS Parramatta, as she departs for a six-month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operation. Read more
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Heroin Found in Woman’s Luggage At Cairns Airport
August 18, 2008
A 39-year-old Malaysian woman will face Cairns Magistrates Court today charged with importing a commercial quantity of heroin, concealed in the false bottoms of two bags. Read more
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Travel By Train 10 Times Safer Than Car Travel in Australia
August 16, 2008
The risk of serious injury, based on distance traveled, is more than 10 times greater for people traveling by car compared with those traveling by rail, according to a new report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Read more
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Unknown Soldier From World War I Identified
August 13, 2008
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, today confirmed that an Australian World War I soldier recovered from a lost grave in Belgium in 2006 has been identified as Private George Richard Storey. Read more
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New Customs Helicopter for Australia’s Northern Territory
August 13, 2008
The Minister for Home Affairs, Bob Debus, said Australia’s northern borders are now better protected than ever before thanks to the arrival of Customs new rapid response helicopter. Mr Debus said the Eurocopter EC145, to be based at Gove (Nhulunbuy) in the Northern Territory, would be able to quickly respond to suspected or actual border incidents along the Arnhem coastline and the Gulf of Carpentaria. Read more
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