Man arrested for allegedly making threats at Hannah Beazley’s electorate office while armed with nunchucks
Perth man charged with ‘being armed in a way that may cause fear’ days after Helen Haines allegedly attacked with 4WD outside her Victorian office Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A man has been charged after allegedly threatening staff and wielding nunchucks at the electoral office of the Western Australian local government minister, Hannah Beazley. The arrest on Thursday came after federal independent MP Helen Haines was hospitalised with severe injuries after an alleged attack outside her electorate office in Wangaratta in Victoria earlier in the week. Continue reading...
Man fined after 700 frozen and taxidermied animals found on Victorian property
Antiques store owner, 74, pleads guilty to 13 charges after regulator uncovers hundreds of animals at his home and shop Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast The white-walled room packed with magpies, galahs and sulphur-crested cockatoos, foxes and possums is eerily quiet. As a video pans across shelves filled with these and many other species, there is no flapping or squawking or hissing; the animals are frozen and silent. They are among the more than 700 native animals that were found illegally taxidermied and frozen that were seized from the property of a Victorian antiques store owner last year. Continue reading...
Live: Paris bans protests after violent unrest as Macron takes swipe at Trump
French police banned protests in parts of Paris on Thursday as authorities braced for further demonstrations following some of the worst street unrest in years. The restrictions came after President Emmanuel Macron appeared to accuse US President Donald Trump of exploiting the violence for political gain ahead of US midterm elections. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Letter: Paco Robles obituary
Stephen Pound: I used to sit with him outside his flat in Northolt while he sipped his favourite brandy, drew on a good cigar and recalled his displacement from the Basque country during the Spanish civil war
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