Qld police charge man with murder (AAP) - ( 4U5TR4L14 )

A man has been charged with murder and two other men have been charged with being accessories to murder about a month after the disappearance of 26-year-old Brisbane man Michael Klaassen. A 24-year-old man from Jimboomba, near Logan, was on Friday charged with murder and with interfering with a corpse, police said. A 35-year-old Sherwood man and a 28-year-old North Ipswich man were also charged on Friday with being accessories to murder, while...

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Hundreds risk jail to import illegal drug promoted by euthanasia campaigners (ABC) - ( 4U5TR4L14 )

A lethal drug promoted by euthanasia campaigners as a peaceful way to die is easily being illegally imported into Australia. Known as the “peaceful pill”, barbiturate nembutal, is promoted by the euthanasia movement as the best and most peaceful way to end your life. Most have bought the illicit drug online from China, a country that in the last two years has come to dominate the market. The drug kills within an hour of being consumed. “There...

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Ex-prison boss seeks to revive Integrity Commission investigation (ABC) - ( 4U5TR4L14 )

Tasmania’s former Risdon Prison boss has referred more information to the state’s anti-corruption watchdog for investigation. Barry Greenberry resigned just months into a five year contract and was paid out more than $ 250 000. Earlier this year, he complained to the Integrity Commission that he had been bullied and undermined, and that he believed there had been a “deliberate attempt to remove him from his post”. The complaint was dismissed,...

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Honduras steps up WTO fight over Australia tobacco law (AFP) - ( 4U5TR4L14 )

GENEVA (AFP) – Honduras on Friday raised the pressure on Australia over its landmark plain packaging rules for tobacco by launching a full-blown dispute at the World Trade Organization, the global body said. The WTO said that Honduras, one of four countries that say they oppose Australia’s legislation on commercial grounds, had requested the formation of a dispute settlement panel to settle the issue. It is the second time that Honduras has made...

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Labor’s friendly leadership battle begins (AAP) - ( 4U5TR4L14 )

Leadership hopefuls Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese insist there is no `I’ in Labor and their civil showdown for the ALP’s top job is headed for a contest of personal experience and popularity. Both candidates say the 30-day leadership campaign – which will see them jetting around the nation – will be a gentlemanly joust, putting the party first and moving away from Labor’s past division. “Labor is drawing a line underneath the rancour of previous...

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Qld Chief Justice speaks on parole abuse and injecting rooms (ABC) - ( 4U5TR4L14 )

Queensland’s Chief Justice Paul de Jersey says he believes some prisoners are abusing the parole system, and voiced support for drug injecting rooms. The State Government is considering whether to scrap the right of prisoners to a judicial review of unfavourable parole board decisions. In a wide-ranging interview airing tonight, Chief Justice de Jersey has told 7.30 Queensland presenter Matt Wordsworth that while some inmates have not been slow...

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Dog protects kids by fighting off snake (Yahoo!7) - ( 4U5TR4L14 )

FIRST ON 7: A Gold Coast family pet has been credited for protecting three young children from a deadly Eastern Brown snake. One-year-old Staffordshire Terrier Jeff came close to death after being bitten on the nose. On Wednesday morning he took on the second most venomous snake in the world, killing it in the vegetable garden but the Eastern Brown got a bite in too. “He was just laying there and the snake was right beside him and I’m guessing...

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