NT: Tour guide faces court over fatal crocodile attack

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NT: Tour guide faces court over fatal crocodile attack

A tour guide has appeared in court in Darwin charged with causing a fatal crocodileattack in Kakadu National park in October.

Forty-six-year-old GLENN BERNARD ROBLESS is charged with making a dangerous omissionthat caused the death of 24-year-old German tourist ISABEL VON JORDAN.

Ms VON JORDAN was one of nine Europeans taking a midnight swim in a billabong on October22 when she was attacked and killed by a 4.5-metre crocodile.

Magistrate JOHN LOWNDES has remanded ROBLESS on bail to appear in court again on January 20.

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KEYWORD: ROBLESS (DARWIN)

SA: Murray mouth will soon be closed without dredging - Hill

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SA: Murray mouth will soon be closed without dredging - Hill

ADELAIDE, Aug 8 AAP - The mouth of the River Murray would soon close without emergencydredging, South Australian Environment Minister John Hill said today.

Mr Hill warned that the Murray mouth, at Goolwa, in the state's south-east, was alreadyin a dire condition.

He said he was writing to Murray-Darling Basin Commission chief executive Don Blackmoreand federal Environment Minister David Kemp to ask for help to keep the mouth open.

"The Murray-Darling Basin Commission should be responsible for the Murray mouth, becauseit's closure is a major environmental issue for the whole Murray catchment," Mr Hill saidin a statement.

"I've asked for urgent discussions on the matter, including the provision of emergencydredging to keep a channel open for fish passage to the sea and to maintain the link betweenthe river and the sensitive Coorong wetlands."

Mr Hill said it was vital to keep the mouth open to allow salt to leave the river,and to allow fish to enter and leave the river system.

He said the mouth's closure would disrupt the feeding patterns of migratory birds inthe the nearby Coorong national park.

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KEYWORD: MURRAY

Fed: Veteran protester praises police and security at CHOGM

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Fed: Veteran protester praises police and security at CHOGM

By Chris Herde

BRISBANE, Feb 28 AAP - A veteran activist today praised Queensland police for theircommitment to peaceful protests at CHOGM on the weekend.

Graeme Dunstan, the organiser of the colourful Peacebus which will feature at protestsat the meeting at Coolum on the Sunshine Coast, described the attitude of police as a"quiet revolution".

"I am in full praise of the respect the Queensland police are showing to all the anti-globalisationprotest groups, their commitment to ensure safety for everyone," he said.

"Coolum CHOGM promises to be the …

Qld: Gun cabinet stolen from Brisbane home

AAP General News (Australia)
12-31-2001
Qld: Gun cabinet stolen from Brisbane home

Police say a gun cabinet containing 14 rifles was stolen from a Brisbane home some
time between 2pm (AEST) last Thursday and 4pm (AEST) yesterday.

A police spokeswoman says the silver gun cabinet was taken from the home in Leonard
Street, Woolloongabba.

The offenders forced a kitchen window to enter the home and ransacked cupboards in
several bedrooms.

They also stole two watches and a ruby and diamond ring.

The rifles included five Winchester lever-action, two Lee Enfield bolt-action, a Marlin
lever-action, a Sturm Ruger bolt-action, a BSA Cadet lever-action and a BRNO bolt-action.

No ammunition was stolen.

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KEYWORD: RIFLES (BRISBANE)

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Vic: Police may ban mobile patrols as pay dispute drags on

AAP General News (Australia)
08-19-2001
Vic: Police may ban mobile patrols as pay dispute drags on

Victorian police will consider banning all mobile patrols unless the state government
moves to resolve their ongoing pay dispute.

Police Association Victorian secretary PAUL MULLETT says the state government's stalling
is forcing police to step up their industrial campaign.

He says if talks break down at a meeting on Tuesday with police chief commissioner
CHRISTINE NIXON, he'll call a special executive meeting to consider stepping up work bans.

The next phase of industrial action would include bans on mobile patrols.

Senior Sergeant MULLETT says police don't want to endanger the community.

He says if the wage outcome isn't a good one, the BRACKS government will have to shoulder
the responsibility of exposing community safety.

Police Minister ANDRE HAERMEYER says if police take measures that compromise public
safety, the government will ask the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to remove
the Police Association's right to take protected industrial action.





Union officials have demanded a wage increase of between 13 and 39 per cent to bring
Victorian police on par with officers in the New South Wales force.

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KEYWORD: POLICE VIC (MELBOURNE)

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Vic: Govt setting parliament days to avoid scrutiny, opposition

AAP General News (Australia)
04-03-2001
Vic: Govt setting parliament days to avoid scrutiny, opposition

Victorian Liberal Party leader DENIS NAPTHINE says the BRACKS government has engineered
the current parliament's sitting days to stop sustained attack from the Opposition.

The lower house of state parliament has so far sat for only three days in February,
three days in March, and will sit for only three days this month.

The lower house then sits for two non-consecutive weeks in May for six days and nine
days over three consecutive weeks in June.

Dr NAPTHINE says he is very concerned that parliament has sat one week in February,
one week in March and one week in April.

He says he believes that they have deliberately manipulated the calendar to ensure
that the Opposition can't target particular ministers and bring those ministers to account.





A government response on the matter was not immediately available.

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KEYWORD: PARLIAMENT VIC (MELBOURNE)

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NSW: Carr blames GST for increased unemployment

AAP General News (Australia)
01-11-2001
NSW: Carr blames GST for increased unemployment

New South Wales Premier BOB CARR is blaming the GST for the jump in the state's unemployment
rate to 6 per cent from 5.8 per cent.

New South Wales and Queensland are the only states to show increased unemployment figures
for December.

Mr CARR says the feedback right across New South Wales …