AFP investigating 'suspicious packages' sent to 17 consulates...

News you can trust, opinions you can't ignore View Online   |   Forward January 9, 2019 AFP investigating 'suspicious packages' sent to 17 consulates Emergency crews have been called to at least 17 foreign consulates in Melbourne and Canberra following reports of suspicious packages being delivered to the buildings. Trump stops short of declaring national emergency US President Donald Trump has stopped short of declaring the US-Mexico border wall issue a national emergency in his first address to the nation, saying the government shutdown could end in a 45-minute meeting. International tourists to Australia spent a record $43.2 billion International tourists spent a record $43.2 billion in Australia last year, an increase of five per cent. 'Work for the Dole' recipients should pick up cane toads: Hanson Senator Pauline Hanson wants 'Work for the Dole' recipients to earn their money by picking up cane toads. Dutton faces criticism over calls for child sex offender register Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has dismissed concerns that a national register of child sex offenders is an expensive waste of time and a political stunt. Tory rebels inflict government defeat over 'no-deal' Brexit British MPs have sent a warning message to Prime Minister Theresa May, backing an amendment in an attempt to prevent a 'no deal' Brexit result. Police searching for knife related to 2018 Adelaide murder SA Police are searching for a knife believed to have been used to kill Adelaide man Steven Hinrichsen last year. Twenty sewing needles lodged in Melbourne train seat Victoria Police are treating an incident involving sewing needles purposefully lodged into a train seat as 'very serious' after a passenger received a minor injury. Govt to consider humanitarian visa for Saudi teenager The Australian government is 'quite likely' to grant a humanitarian visa to Saudi Arabian asylum-seeker Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, but Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says she will receive 'no special treatment'. Victoria to see suppression order shake-up A suppression order shake-up could give Victorian sexual assault victims the power to 'name and shame' their abusers. Three children on Nauru awaiting resettlement The federal government claims there are only seven refugee children left on Nauru, while hundreds of adults are still awaiting relocation. South African train collision kills three, injures 640 Three people have been killed and more than 640 others have been injured in a collision between two trains during morning rush hour in South Africa's capital city, Pretoria. Ombudsman urges small business to avoid 'expensive' legal system FULL INTERVIEW: Small Business Ombudsman Kate Carnell says business owners need to be 'more aware' of ways to resolve disputes in lieu of engaging within the court system. French author slammed for 'vulgar' comments about women Acclaimed author Yann Moix is causing a stir in France after claiming he is 'incapable' of falling in love with a woman over 50. Latest News Bulletin Copyright Australian News Channel Pty Ltd Unsubscribe