Friday 29 August 2003

Travel alert for Greece, The Australian, 29 August, 2003,

Travel alert for Greece: [2 All-round First Edition]

Stapleton, John. The Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 29 Aug 2003: 3.
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Australians planning to go to the 2004 Olympics in Athens are being encouraged to get access to travel advice updates. Australiansin Greece are warned to be alert to their own security.
LESS than 12 months before the Athens Olympics, the federal Government has upgraded travel warnings to Greece.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade yesterday warned Australian travellers to be aware of the increased threat of terrorism globally and to monitor official travel advice on the government website.
Australians planning to go tothe2004 Olympics in Athens are being encouraged to get access to travel advice updates.Australiansin Greece are warned to be alert to their own security.   
The advice warns that demonstrations are commonplace and have been known to become violent.
Travel warnings to Germany have also been upgraded.

Travel alert for Greece: [2 All-round First Edition]

Stapleton, John. The Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 29 Aug 2003: 3.
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Australians planning to go tothe2004 Olympics in Athens are being encouraged to get access to travel advice updates.Australiansin Greece are warned to be alert to their own security.   
LESS than 12 months beforetheAthens Olympics,thefederal Government has upgraded travel warnings to Greece.    
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade yesterday warnedAustraliantravellers to be aware oftheincreased threat of terrorism globally and to monitor official travel advice onthegovernment website.      
Australians planning to go tothe2004 Olympics in Athens are being encouraged to get access to travel advice updates.Australiansin Greece are warned to be alert to their own security.   
The advice warns that demonstrations are commonplace and have been known to become violent.
Travel warnings to Germany have also been upgraded.
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Monday 25 August 2003

Man dead, two missing as wind wreaks havoc, The Australian, 25 August, 2003.

Man dead, two missing as wind wreaks havoc: [2 All-round First Edition 1]

Stapleton, John. The Australian; Canberra, A.C.T. [Canberra, A.C.T] 25 Aug 2003: 3.
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An ambulance spokeswoman described the scene at Towradgi, a suburb of Wollongong, as "a battlefield". An 80-year-old man was seriously injured after being blown off his roof and was flown to Sydney by helicopter.
Among the worst-hit Sydney suburbs were Botany Bay in the south, Randwick in the east and Mosman on the north shore, where a man was taken to hospital with head injuries. A 12-year-old boy was also taken to hospital after being trapped under a tree for more than half an hour in Sydney's south.
NSW SES spokesman Peter O'Neill said the the winds had caused significant damage from Wollongong to Newcastle, and as far inland as Bathurst, in thecentral west of the state, where a three-year- old boy suffered a fractured skull when a tree fell on his cubbyhouse.
ONE man was dead, several people were in hospital and hundreds of thousands of households were without power after gale-force winds battered the eastern seaboard yesterday.
A helicopter search for two swimmers feared swept out to sea in appalling conditions off Sydney's northern beaches was called off last night and is to begin again at daybreak. Emergency crews found no trace of the two men, believed to be without wetsuits.
An ambulance spokeswoman described the scene at Towradgi, a suburb of Wollongong, as "a battlefield". An 80-year-old man was seriously injured after being blown off his roof and was flown to Sydney by helicopter.
Emergency Operation Centres were activated in the Shoalhaven and Wollongong as part of a major incident plan involving government and private agencies.
A 150km swath from Berry to Ulladulla on the NSW south coast were left without power by the storm.
In Victoria, winds hit 120km/h at Port Phillip Bay, while gusts hit 131km/h in northern Wollongong, NSW.
The extreme weather was caused by an intense low pressure system off Tasmania, which saw the island state buffeted with high winds and flash flooding.
The Victorian State Emergency Service responded to more than 1400 calls, with the hardest-hit areas being across Melbourne's southeast and the Mornington Peninsula. Most calls were from homes hit by floods or roof damage.
In the nation's capital, wild winds brought down powerlines and uprooted trees. The Canberra television station WIN went off air.
In NSW, more than 600 State Emergency Service personnel were attending 4400 call-outs, repairing damage from trees and branches smashing down on to houses, cars and across roads.
A man was killed at St Ives on Sydney's north shore when a tree crushed his car after he stopped to check a street directory. Another occupant of the car was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital after being trapped for an hour. Rescuers said live powerlines brought down by the wind made the rescue extremely difficult.
Among the worst-hit Sydney suburbs were Botany Bay in the south, Randwick in the east and Mosman on the north shore, where a man was taken to hospital with head injuries. A 12-year-old boy was also taken to hospital after being trapped under a tree for more than half an hour in Sydney's south.
In the Illawara region south of Sydney, a whole family was temporarily trapped when their house collapsed, while the old Telstra building in Wollongong lost its roof.
Sections of the roof at Aussie Stadium in inner-Sydney Moore Park also came lose, forcing the evacuation of nearby premises.
NSW SES spokesman Peter O'Neill said the the winds had caused significant damage from Wollongong to Newcastle, and as far inland as Bathurst, in thecentral west of the state, where a three-year- old boy suffered a fractured skull when a tree fell on his cubbyhouse.
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Constitutional Crisis: The Family Court caught out? With Geoffrey Greene, Sue Price, Dads On The Air, 25 August, 2003.







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Thursday 21 August 2003

Baby bash: new charge, The Australian, 21 August, 2003.

Baby bash: new charge: [1 - All-round Country Edition]

Stapleton, John. The Australian; Canberra, A.C.T. [Canberra, A.C.T] 21 Aug 2003: 3.
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Mr [Lloyd Penrice] again went to Maroubra police station yesterday morning where he spoke to detectives. He was subsequently charged with affray, maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm in company and assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company.
A FOURTH man has been charged over the assault of a father and his five-week-old daughter in Maroubra in Sydney's east late last week.
Lloyd Penrice, 20, presented himself to police on Sunday in what police believed was an act of conscience and provided them with details of the assault.
The five-week-old baby suffered a fractured skull in the attack.
Her father, Jeremy Nunes, 26, was walking home with his daughter in a baby harness after a visit to the child's grandparents when he was attacked.
Mr Penrice again went to Maroubra police station yesterday morning where he spoke to detectives. He was subsequently charged with affray, maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm in company and assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company.
Magistrate Bernard Kenny granted Penrice conditional bail and ordered him to surrender his passport.
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Friday 8 August 2003

Bittersweet for brothers in arms - The Verdict, The Australian, 8 August, 2003.

Bittersweet for brothers in arms - The verdict: [1 - All-round Country Edition]

John Stapleton, Caitlin Fitzimmons. The Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 08 Aug 2003: 7.
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"He's got his just desserts," Mr Howard said. "The sooner he's off this world, the better." Jane Mavroudis, who lost her brother Dave, said she felt numb. "Whatever happens, it will never bring my brother back -- our lives have changed forever." President of the Coogee Dolphins Albert Talarico said Mr de Haart and Mr [Daniel Mortensen] were heroes to the families of the deceased for the work they had done in identifying the bodies and helping to bring them home. "A lot who knew the boys will be satisfied that he is being executed, in the same way he executed their teammates." The six Coogee Dolphins who died were Josh Iliffe, Shane Foley, Clint Thompson, Adam Howard, David Mavroudis and Gerard Yeo.
FOR the players of the Coogee Dolphins Rugby League Club, who lost six of their teammates in the Bali bombings, the verdict was bittersweet.
Erik de Haart, who was two minutes away from the Sari Club when the bombs went off and spent hours searching through body parts to identify his teammates, said he was a little disappointed.
"I want Amrozi to suffer the same way the families suffered," he said. "I am glad there is a result at long last. I think everyone connected with Bali will be pleased in one aspect; it is the beginning of the end of the affair. But I would like to see him suffer. I would like to see him put in a small hole in the ground for the rest of his life." In the immediate aftermath of the bombing, Mr de Haart and teammate Daniel Mortensen went through the Bali morgue identifying the bodies of their friends.
"We found five out of six," Mr de Haart recalled. "The sixth was a bit of burnt torso no one could identify. We checked every arm, every leg, every body.
"I rang the families to say we had found them. I have since sat down with the families and told them what happened. It has helped me to cope." Mr Mortensen said he believed Amrozi had to get the death penalty to help stamp out terrorism. "I am happy he got death, he took so many lives," he said. "I believe in an eye for an eye. He should get what's coming to him. I am happy about it, very happy, he is a terrorist, get rid of him." Mr Mortensen left the Sari Club an hour before theblast. He said he had lost six friends and "even now it is starting to come back, not just because of the trial, it is part of the healing process".
Don and Joyce Howard, whose son Adam was one of the six players to die in the blast, were pleased at the verdict.
"He's got his just desserts," Mr Howard said. "The sooner he's off this world, the better." Jane Mavroudis, who lost her brother Dave, said she felt numb. "Whatever happens, it will never bring my brother back -- our lives have changed forever." President of the Coogee Dolphins Albert Talarico said Mr de Haart and Mr Mortensen were heroes to the families of the deceased for the work they had done in identifying the bodies and helping to bring them home. "A lot who knew the boys will be satisfied that he is being executed, in the same way he executed their teammates." The six Coogee Dolphins who died were Josh Iliffe, Shane Foley, Clint Thompson, Adam Howard, David Mavroudis and Gerard Yeo.
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Monday 4 August 2003

Helping The Government Manage their Responsibilities: Child Support Agency Costs, With Richard Cruickshank, Dads On The Air, 4 August, 2003.







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Friday 1 August 2003

Ruddock summit with Muslim head, The Australian, 1 August, 2003.

Ruddock summit with Muslim head: [1 - All-round Country Edition]

Trudy Harris, John Stapleton. The Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 01 Aug 2003: 3.
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IMMIGRATION Minister Philip Ruddock travelled to Sydney's Muslim heartland last night to meet its spiritual leader following concerns extremist Islamic speakers were visiting Australia.
[Sheikh Hilaly] also said new ASIO laws allowing for the detention and interrogation of people discriminated against and victimised Muslims. He had expressed his concerns to Canberra, warning that the powers would wrongly fuel suspicions about Muslims and drive a wedge through the community.

IMMIGRATION Minister Philip Ruddock travelled to Sydney's Muslim heartland last night to meet its spiritual leader following concerns extremist Islamic speakers were visiting Australia.
Sheikh Taj Din Al Hilaly is concerned extremist speakers have been visiting to target young Muslims, preaching social disharmony and isolation.
Sheikh Hilaly had said the Immigration Department failed to consult him on whether these speakers should be granted visas. Mr Ruddock denied there was a lack of consultation, saying staff liaised regularly with the Muslim community.
He said Sheik Hilaly had not given him specific information in recent years about speakers he was concerned about.
Sheik Hilaly's comments sparked fears among Islamic leaders that the community would be placed once again under unfair scrutiny.
Lebanese Muslim Association spokesman Adam Houda said directors today would meet Sheik Hilaly, head Imam at the Lakemba Mosque in Sydney's west.
The chief executive of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, Amjad Mehboob, said he supported Sheik Hilaly's comments, saying some Muslims were in danger of being radicalised.
Sheikh Hilaly said the visiting speakers were not preaching violence but social disharmony, intolerance and isolation.
"Unqualified people who are teaching them religion, they trap young people through some of the emotives; they feed off the hatred in society," he said.
"We must all co-operate to treat this problem. If the Government had worked with us properly, there would not be one person with extremist views in this country."
Sheikh Hilaly also said new ASIO laws allowing for the detention and interrogation of people discriminated against and victimised Muslims. He had expressed his concerns to Canberra, warning that the powers would wrongly fuel suspicions about Muslims and drive a wedge through the community.
"Let's not discriminate against different sections of society. We are all subject to the same law. Let's apply it fairly."
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