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Judge lashes Kelly over Barangaroo law
In his decision yesterday, Justice Peter Biscoe dismissed a request from critics of the Barangaroo project to find unlawful two approvals granted by Tony Kelly in November, but the judge said he did so only because the minister changed the law last
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:02A
Minister won Barangaroo case only because he changed rules: judge
The legal action comes after Justice Peter Biscoe in the Land and Environment Court found the Planning Minister, Tony Kelly, had lawfully approved a car park excavation but only because he ordered last week that planning laws on remediation no longer
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:02A
Verizon Files Suit Against Alleged SMS Scammers
Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) is once again trying to crack down on premium SMS scammers in a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Phoenix, Arizona, yesterday. The lawsuit alleges that a number of premium SMS companies are defrauding Verizon Wireless and
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:02A
10 Charged in US Consulate Murders in Juarez, Mexico
“The indictment represents our continued action to ensure safety along our Southwest border, to seek justice for victims of violent crime in this region, and to weaken dangerous criminal organizations currently operating in Mexico and the United States
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:01A
Bellingham Man Arrested on DUI Charges
A crash near the Bakerview Fred Meyer in Bellingham resulted in two people being trapped and another arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. Mark Young with the Bellingham Police Department says Bellingham resident Ryan Eastwood, age 52,
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:01A
Nigeria: Auto Crash Claims 14 Lives Along Benin-Ore Road
Benin — Fourteen persons again lost their lives on Tuesday night along the Benin-Ore federal highway with five others seriously injured and are now on danger list at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) Benin in the Edo State capital.
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:01A
Nigeria: 14 Die in Benin-Ore Road Accident
Vanguard learnt that the accident occurred after the driver of a commercial bus, with registration number XY 234 FST, heading towards Onitsha, ran into an on-coming trailer while trying to over take a truck heading towards Lagos.
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:01A
Brynmawr school 'very disappointed' as sixth form case thrown out
But Mr Justice Beatson yesterday dismissed the governors' claim, leaving the future of the school's sixth form in the hands of Assembly education minister Leighton Andrews. In his judgement, Mr Beatson rejected arguments by representatives of the
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:01A
Woman faces charges in Indiana huffing death
AP • March 10, 2011 MICHIGAN CITY - An Alabama woman faces charges in Indiana alleging that she inhaled an intoxicating gas from an aerosol can moments before blacking out at the wheel of a car and causing a crash that killed a friend.
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:01A
Hinch maintains rage but High Court says silence is golden
Apart from the Victorian justice system and the police in recent years, the Human Headline has also been battling liver cancer. His most recent courtroom excursion concerns sex offenders subject to continuing supervision orders whose names had been
Updated: 03/10/2011 09:01A