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Friday, October 27, 2017
Oz country music veteran dies in crash
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Perth Children’s Hospital delay sets stage for epic legal battle with builder John Holland
The WA Government is bracing itself for a lengthy legal battle in its bid to recoup millions of dollars from the head contractor of the Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) over long delays to the project.
Treasurer Ben Wyatt today warned the Government’s legal dispute with head PCH contractor John Holland would not be resolved any time soon, but hoped it would ultimately be settled out of court.
The hospital will not open until the first half of 2018 at the earliest, putting it more than two years behind schedule.
It is costing the state $6 million for each month the hospital remains empty, but Mr Wyatt said he was “fairly optimistic” much of those costs could be recovered.
“A lot of the delays have been due to John Holland but no doubt they will have different views along the way,” Mr Wyatt said.
“The legal dispute will go on for a while … it is large and involves a range of different things.
“My hope is that in due course it won’t end up in a long court hearing and hopefully some sort of settlement is entered into.”
Mr Wyatt indicated the legal dispute would not be resolved until the hospital opened.
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Senate confirms Christopher Wray to succeed James Comey as head of FBI
Christopher Wray was confirmed Tuesday as the new director of the FBI, almost three months after President Trump controversially fired his predecessor James Comey amid the ongoing investigation into Russian election interference and possible collusion with the Trump campaign.
Wray’s confirmation passed by a 92-5 margin. The votes in opposition came from five Democrats, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.; Ed Markey, D-Mass.; Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.; Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore. No nominee for the position, which has required senate confirmation since 1973, has ever received more than one “no” vote.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to recommend Wray’s confirmation earlier this month.
During his testimony before the committee, Wray pledged that under his direction the agency would strive to maintain its independence, a key statement for Democrats, who noted Comey’s claim that Trump asked the former director for his loyalty. The president denied that such a request was made.
“If I am given the honor of leading this agency, I will never allow the FBI’s work to be driven by anything other than the facts, the law and the impartial pursuit of justice,” said Wray.
Source: Senate confirms Christopher Wray to succeed James Comey as head of FBI – ABC News
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Blac Chyna: ‘I fell down from the blow’ …with bruises and struggling to walk
The statement is part of a restraining order that Chyna filed ahead of a court hearing on Monday.
She says that Kardashian abused her both physically and emotionally during their relationship and that she was scared of him.
Kardashian posted naked pictures of Chyna on social media on Wednesday and accusing her of cheating on him with other men.
“Just sad. Loved Chyna as my wife and accepted all the wrong she did and continued to ride for her and remain Loyal to her. Never did I cheat,” Kardashian tweeted. “But she couldn’t remain loyal and cheated and f**ked way too many people and she got caught and now this is all happening and it’s sad.”
Chyna claims that Kardashian abused her in front of her four-year-old son, King Cairo.
“Rob immediately grabbed my phone and pushed me to ground by aggressively shoving me by the side of my arm and hitting me on the thigh,” Chyna said in her statement to the court.
“I fell down from the blow to my thigh and could hardly walk for a while after that. It left a bruise where he hit me,” she said.
“Rob has been violent with me in the past and I am afraid to be around him,” Chyna said in her statement.
Source: Blac Chyna: ‘I fell down from the blow’
Thursday, June 22, 2017
North Korea Just Tested Rocket Engine That Could Be Used In a Long-Range Missile
North Korea has carried out another test of a rocket engine that the United States believes could be part of its program to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile, a U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday.
The United States assessed that the test, the latest in a series of engine and missile tests this year, could be for the smallest stage of an ICBM rocket engine, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
A second U.S. official also confirmed the test but did not provide additional details on the type of rocket component that was being tested or whether it fit into the ICBM program.
One official said he believed the test had taken place within the past 24 hours.
The disclosure of the engine test came a day after the United States pressed China to exert more economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to help rein in its nuclear and missile programs during a round of high-level talks in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that a “major, major conflict” with North Korea is possible over its weapons programs, although U.S. officials say tougher sanctions, not military force, are the preferred option.
Source: North Korea Tests Rocket Engine, Possibly for ICBM | Time.com
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
‘So many people dying…it’s horrific’ massive blaze that has engulfed a block of flats in London
So many people dying in front of our eyes, it’s horrific. Many were trapped. Terrible #grenfelltower :(((
Forty engines were called to the scene at just after 1.15am this morning local time (8.15am Perth time) at the 27-storey Grenfell Tower, on the Lancaster West Estate near White City in the British capital’s west.
Social media pictures from the scene show one side of the tall block of flats engulfed in flames.
UPDATE: Fire engulfs London apartment block – NEW VIDEO http://ift.tt/2rZjUk8
Desperate residents trapped high in the residential tower were heard ‘screaming’ for help http://ift.tt/2ru8gKd
Source: Firefighters battle massive blaze that has engulfed a block of flats in London | Perth Now
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
BREAKING: James Comey just went nuclear on Donald Trump “Holy crap” says CNN
It only gets worse from there for Trump in Comey’s opening statement.
Comey says that he was surprised to learn that a dinner invitation extended to him by Trump on Jan. 27 was for just the two of them (“It turned out to be just the two of us, seated at a small oval table in the center of the Green Room,” Comey writes. “Two Navy stewards waited on us, only entering the room to serve food and drinks.”) and that the goal of the meeting was “an effort to have me ask for my job and create some sort of patronage relationship.”
Twice in that meeting Trump, recounted Comey, made a direct request for loyalty from the FBI director. “I need loyalty, I expect loyalty,” Trump told Comey. Later, he returned to the subject. Here’s Comey’s recollection:
“He then said, ‘I need loyalty.’ I replied, ‘You will always get honesty from me.’ He paused and then said, ‘That’s what I want, honest loyalty.’ I paused, and then said, ‘You will get that from me.'”
Comey also confirmed in his written testimony that Trump directly asked him to “let go” of the investigation into deposed national security adviser Michael Flynn. Quoting Trump, Comey writes of the Feb. 14 meeting in the Oval Office: “I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.”
I mean. Holy crap.
Then there is this, from Comey’s after-action report of that meeting: “I had understood the President to be requesting that we drop any investigation of Flynn in connection with false statements about his conversations with the Russian ambassador in December.”
While Comey noted that he did not believe Trump was asking for the entire Russia investigation to disappear, that the sitting FBI director did believe the sitting president was asking to have a federal investigation of any sort dropped is, well, stunning…
VIDEO+ MORE:
Read the full testimony here: James Comey just went nuclear on Donald Trump – CNNPolitics.com
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Australia Post’s $5.6 million-a-year boss ‘honoured’ to receive his AO medal – after slashing jobs, raising stamp prices and cutting mail runs
The government postal service boss has tweeted about his latest honour, which comes after an outcry about his salary caused him to step down in July.
‘It’s a wonderful honour to receive an AO medal today from the Victorian Governor on behalf of the GG,’ he said.
Source: Australia Post CEO Ahmed Fahour gets Order of Australia | Daily Mail Online
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Motorists ignore warnings not to drive through Cyclone Debbie floodwaters – with predictable results…
Motorists in Gold Coast and Brisbane, who were pounded by the storm on Wednesday and through to Thursday, were seen struggling to make it through the water, with some cars completely covered.
Cars parked outside Robina Hospital were also seen being swept away by the floodwater as the Mudgeeraba Creek burst its banks…
Source: Trucks submerged in floodwaters after Cyclone Debbie | Daily Mail Online
Monday, February 27, 2017
BREAKING: At least four people are dead after a plane crashes into two homes in California
At least four people are dead after a plane crashed into two homes and sparked a huge fire in Riverside, Southern California on Monday, officials have said.
Scroll down for video link; http://ift.tt/2lOr9Iw
Five people were on the plane and only one survived, Riverside fire Captain Tyler Reynolds said. Two of the dead were teenagers and the other two were a husband and his wife.
The plane’s passengers were in Riverside
Two witnesses told TV stations that a woman crawled from one of the houses with her clothes on fire, saying she had been flying the aircraft.
VIDEO HERE; Plane crashes into two homes in Riverside, California | Daily Mail Online
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Gold Coast voted better than Paris, New York or London by Chinese tourists
Source: Gold Coast voted better than Paris, New York or London | Daily Mail Online
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