Post For: June, 2010
Three Australian Soldiers Die in Afghanistan Chopper Crash
Australian soldiers out on their mission in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Photo: Defence Three Australian soldiers and a US soldier have been killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan. The three Australian soldiers were among 10 Australians from the Special Operations Task Group, part of coalition forces in the helicopter when it went down in rugged terrain [...]
Australian Mining Executives Goes Missing in Cameroon
Queensland mining magnate Ken Talbot is among the six missing Australian executives in Central West Africa. The plane carrying nine passengers out of which were six executives of Australian mining company Sundance Resources have gone missing. The flight from Yaounde the capital of Cameroon to Yangadou, Congo chartered by Sundance Resources to view the company’s [...]
World Cup 2010 South Africa – Ghana 1: Australia 1 Ends in Draw
Referee Roberto Rosetti of Italy, showed Australia’s Harry Kewell, red card for handball in the goal crease and asked to leave the pitch. Foto: AP Australia ended in draw with Ghana, Australia and Ghana both ended the game with 1 goal on each side. Australia scored the first goal within 11th minute of the first [...]
Farewell and Funeral of Sapper Jacob Moerland in Gayndah Queensland
Family and friends of Sapper Jacob Moerland bid him farewell at his funeral in Gayndah, Queensland. Many including the Prime Minister of Australia and the Opposition Leader Tony Abbot attended the funeral service of Jacob Moerland, who lost his life in Afghanistan when improvised explosive device was detonated while conducting a dismounted, on foot patrol [...]
Ghana Vs Australia World Cup 2010 Africa
Australia and Ghana will be playing their Group D match on midnight Friday, Saturday morning, 12:00 am Sydney time. Ghana has earned 3 points in its group, group D, while Australia has 0 point. Ghan played 1 game and won the game earning themselves 3 points. Australia played 1 game and lost with no points [...]
Storm, High Winds and Power Outages Across Victoria
Ballarat was first and the worst hit by storm. Foto: Margaret Burin Victoria faces strong storm, high wind and blackouts across the state. Wind reaching up to 140km/h has caused havoc for the Victorians. Storm that swept through Western, Northern and Central Victoria just around 10am (AEST) and moving towards Eastern Victoria has blown off [...]
9 year-old boy threatens 9 year-old girl in school with knife
Kyeesha Frail with her mum | Kingswood Park Public School. Foto: Tracee Lee Boy aged 9, threatened his classmate a girl aged 9 with a knife in Sydney’s Kingswood Park Public School. The boy has been accused of producing a knife and telling Kyeesha Frail, “If you don’t want to be my friend I am [...]
Police chase man accused of running down two schoolgirls in Sydney
Stolen car crashed into roadworks at Doonside, Sydney. Foto: Tracee Lea 24 year-old man accused of running down two schoolgirls in the Sydney’s western suburb of Doonside has been charged with four counts of attempted murder and thirty one other offences. He was arrested after he crashed the stolen Paseo into road works at Doonside [...]
Australia to send Toxic Waste to Denmark for Disposal
Australian toxic waste to be shipped to Denmark for treatment. Foto: Getty file Australia will be shipping thousands of tonnes of toxic waste for disposal to Denmark, as Australia doesn’t have the technology to do so. Australia lacks the proper technology to deal with 10,000 tonnes of Hexachlorobenzene or HCB, which is produced as a [...]
Victorian Pilot and Sydney Nurse dies in Sydney Plane Crash
27 year-old pilot Andrew Wilson and a female nurse died today when their Piper PA-31P twin engine plane flying from Sydney’s suburban airport of Bankstown to Brisbane crashed at Canley Vale this morning after 20 minutes of their take-off. Medical transport flight operated by Skymaster Air Services rapidly lost altitude before hitting the power pole [...]
29 Year-Old Australian man Leon Wescombe goes Missing in US
Leon Wescombe before he went missing 29 year-old Australian kayaker Leon Wescombe is feared to be dead as he has disappeared while kayaking through the swollen rapids in the United States. Mr Wsecombe was last seen when his kayak overturned in Cosumnes River in El Dorado County in the US state of California. The 29 [...]
World Cup 2010 Australia’s Opening Game: Germany 4 Australia 0
Australia suffered an embarrassing 4-0 loss to Germany in their opening World Cup 2010 game in Durban, South Africa this morning 14th of June 2010. Australia needs to do more than just being a partaker of the World Cup 2010 Game held in South Africa. What is next for Australia… Australian National Team for the [...]
25 year-old Australian Woman Millie Johnston Missing in Ecuador
Millie Johnston in South America 25 year-old Australian tourist, Millie Johnston is missing in Ecuador, one of the South American countries. DFAT spokesman said Millie Johnston and 26 year-old British Anthony Prowell, whom she had just met on her travel were driving on a vehicle to a waterfall tour of the Banos region when it [...]
Service Held in Brisbane for Australian Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
Sapper Jacob Moerland (L) and Sapper Darren Smith. Foto: Defence A service has been held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to mark the return of the bodies of two Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week.
Australian Soldiers Pay Tributes to Fallen Mates Darren Smith and Jacob Moreland
Australian soldier reading out special message from Mason, two and half year old son of fallen mate Darren Smith. Foto: Defence Soldiers paid their tributes to two fallen diggers and their troop mates Sapper Darren Smith and Sapper Jacob Moreland, who was recently killed in Afghanistan. Australian soldiers also read the special message from Mason, [...]
