Wednesday 31 March 2004

Truckies blockade 'deadly' highway, The Australian, 31 March, 2004.

Truckies blockade `deadly' highway: [2 All-round First Edition]

Michelle Gilchrist, John StapletonThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 31 Mar 2004: 2.
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MOST road deaths on the Pacific Highway in NSW result from head- on collisions, with almost half of the major link between Sydney and Brisbane still to be upgraded to a four-lane dual carriageway despite a 10-year, $2.2 billion investment program.

Thursday 25 March 2004

Uranium scare hits mine staff, The Australian, 25 March, 2004. Page One.

Uranium scare hits mine staff: [2 All-round First Edition]

Stapleton, JohnThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 25 Mar 2004: 1.
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AUSTRALIA'S most controversial mine, Ranger in Kakadu National Park, was shut down yesterday following a uranium scare affecting 20 staff.
The federal Government's supervising scientist at Ranger, Arthur Johnston, whose field station receives water from the mine, said his staff were at the mine helping owner Energy Resources Australia investigate the incident and were sampling water in surrounding creeks.
The open-cut Ranger mine, 250km east of Darwin, is bordered by a uranium processing plant. It has been the subject of repeated demonstrations by conservationists. A Senate inquiry last year found regulation of the site to be "flawed, confusing and inadequate".

Wednesday 24 March 2004

Faith embraced in times of trouble, The Australian, 24 March, 2004.

Faith embraced in times of trouble

Stapleton, JohnThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 24 Mar 2008: 4.
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"Christians don't believe that Easter is for Christians only, as Catholics don't believe that Easter only brings salvation to Catholics," he said.
At St Andrew's Cathedral, Anglican Dean of Sydney Phillip Jensen said: "Being born again is not a new idea created by an American tele-evangelist. Being born again is the phrase Jesus used to summarise Christian hope and promise."
Australian Intercultural Society general co-ordinator Emre Celik said the invitation of Muslims to Christian churches helped break down barriers. "It was very significant to see Muslims in the churches because they sometimes feel isolated from the Australianmainstream," he said. "This helps the wider community to accept Muslims and to overcome any misunderstanding or prejudice that may exist.

Monday 22 March 2004

Fugitive Byrne murder 'witness' named, The Australian, 22 March, 2004.

Fugitive Byrne murder `witness' named: [2 All-round First Edition]

Stapleton, JohnThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 22 Mar 2004: 4.
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THE second man believed to have fled Australia after the 1995 death of model Caroline Byrne at a notorious Sydney suicide spot has been confirmed by The Australian as Gary Redding.
Police are still trying to speak to the former tattooist, who may have been a witness to Byrne's death at TheGap in Sydney's east.
Police are reported to believe the heavily tattooed Mr Redding, a former partner in the Sydney tattoo shop Skins and Needles, was also present at The Gap on the night Byrne died.

Cleric named as terror recruiter, The Australian, 22 March, 2004. Page One.

Cleric named as terror recruiter: [3 All-round Metro Edition]

Martin Chulov, John StapletonThe Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 22 Mar 2004: 1.
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THE Sydney-based Islamic preacher who married alleged terrorist Willie Brigitte and his Australian wife was named last night as thechief recruiter of an informal Australian terror network.
Sheikh Abdul Salam Mohammed Zoud, Imam of the Lakemba prayer room, strongly denied the claims and said that he met his accuser, Brigitte, only once.
Citing the dossier, prepared by French counter-terrorist judge Jean-Louis Bruguiere, the Telegraph said that Sheikh Zoud had contact with the alleged leader of Spain's al-Qa'ida cell, Abu Dahdah, and a terror cell based in the US state of Virginia.

Land council votes in rogue lawyer, The Australian, 22 March, 2004.

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DISGRACED Aboriginal barrister Paul Coe may soon head Sydney's Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, less than a decade after an indigenous legal service he ran as his personal fiefdom was wound up with debts of $2 million.
Yet Dr [Andrew Refshauge], the state member for the inner-western Sydney electorate of Marrickville that includes the strife-torn Aboriginal district of Redfern, had no comment on the prospect that Mr Coe would become general manager of the Metro council.
Mr Coe was disbarred in 1997, after allegations he had "deliberately" and "dishonestly" billed the Aboriginal Legal Services for thousands of dollars while holidaying overseas with his family. The ALS had been wound up that year, mired in debts of $2million.