Fraser Anning's party last on voting cards
The Liberal Party will put far-right senator Fraser Anning's party last on how-to-vote cards in almost every electorate across Australia.
Senior cabinet minister Mathias Cormann says Senator Anning's Conservative Nationals would be last except in seats which had "even worse" candidates running like white supremacist Jim Saleam at the May 18 federal election.
Senator Cormann told Sky News on Friday that other than that Fraser Anning is last in all of our seats.
30 Melbourne Cricket Ground lunch attendees struck with food poisoning
Over 30 people yesterday were treated for suspected food poisoning after an Essendon Football Club lunch at the ANZAC Day clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The MCG has confirmed four guests were taken to hospital with gastro-intestinal symptoms after attending the president’s club function in the Olympic Room.
Project Booyah set to target 'at risk' youth
A highly successful Queensland Police Service initiative aimed at helping curb youth crime through early intervention and education has today launched on the Sunshine Coast for the first time.
Project Booyah is a multi-agency initiative targeting ‘at risk’ youth who are involved with criminal/ anti-social behaviour, substance abuse or disengagement from school and works towards giving them skills for life and employability through police mentoring, leadership, adventure-based learning and vocational pathways.
Leggy the Emu in recovery after being found wandering Brisbane
A young emu found wandering a Brisbane suburb is recovering well after almost dying in a lengthy surgery to remove nails, roofing screws and a tile from its stomach.
The Emu, affectionately named Leggy by rescuers, was captured by the RSPCA on Wednesday, with an X-ray revealing its perilous condition.
RSPCA chief executive Mark Townend said "Normally neighbours would report the keeping of Crown animals to authorities but it didn't happen in this instance. "But the key message the RSPCA wants to get out is you can't keep emus as pets.
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Cassowary Killed Its Owner and Is Now For Sale
An animal auction of a dead Florida man's estate is being headlined by one big-ticket item: the cassowary that killed him.
Mr Hajos, fell between the pens of his two cassowaries when at least one of the birds attacked him through the fence. He was found by rescue workers on the ground between the two pens, grievously injured, with an angry bird watching on.
"A couple of people from our crew had to dodge the bird themselves," Alachua County Fire Rescue's deputy chief Jeff Taylor said.
Julian Assange Claims his Privacy was Breached While in Ecuadorian Embassy
A United Nations expert on privacy has met with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in a London jail, saying that there are strong indications his privacy may have been breached while in the Ecuadorian embassy.
In late March Assange appealed to the UN that his privacy had been violated by the Ecuadorians.
The UN’s Special Rapporteur for Privacy, was scheduled to meet Assange at the embassy, but has since been held at the high security Belmarsh Prison in south-east London.
Controversial Reappointment of Head of South Australia's Aboriginal Lands
South Australia's Premier Steven Marshall has signed off on the controversial reappointment of the head of the state's remote Aboriginal lands for a further three years.
The Premier confirmed he had reappointed Richard King as Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara general manager.
The move has drawn criticism from some traditional owners from the APY Lands, which encompass some 105,000 square kilometres in the north of South Australia, an area larger than Iceland, and home to around 2,500 people.
Flight Centre Faces Court Action for Underpaying Workers
Federal Court action will be launched against Australian travel giant Flight Centre today, alleging the systemic underpayment of employees — a claim the company rejects.
The claim is being brought on behalf of five current and former employees by Maurice Blackburn Lawyers and the union, Together Queensland.
Maurice Blackburn's Employment Law Principal Giri Sivaraman said the company failed to pay minimum wages, penalty and overtime rates, annual leave and leave loading at the correct rate and did not provide the correct rest and meal breaks.
Palm Island's Primary Health Care Centre Open
Palm Islanders will have access to a bigger and better medical service with the official opening of the Palm Island Primary Health Care Centre on Wednesday.
Health Minister Steven Miles says the $16.5 million centre, funded by the Palaszczuk Government, was vital to the health and wellbeing of people on the island.
All Queenslanders, no matter where they live, should have access to the same world-class healthcare, Infrastructure Minister Cameron Dick says.