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  • Mental health expert is Australian of the Year
    .Leading youth mental health expert Professor Patrick McGorry has been named Australian of the Year for 2010. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made the announcement this evening at a celebration in front of Parliament House in Canberra. He is executive director of Orygen Youth Health (OYH) and a director of the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, which is also known as Headspace. . "The incredible influence of his work, the number of young Australians and their families whose lives have been improved, and the...
  • Domestic flights 'vulnerable' to attack
    .A former head of security at the Federal Airports Corporation is warning there are glaring holes in the nation's airport security and that it is only a matter of time before there is a terrorist attack on an airline in Australia. Michael Carmody says domestic flights are particularly vulnerable and the Federal Government needs to take urgent action to improve regulation. Boarding a domestic flight in Australia can be relatively quick and easy. The warning comes as Osama bin Laden claims responsibility for the attempted...
  • Honeymoon killer case 'stonewalled' by officials
    .The father of the American honeymooner killed by her husband while diving off the Great Barrier Reef has accused Queensland justice officials of stonewalling a new investigation into the matter. Tina and Gabe Watson had been diving off the Great Barrier Reef in 2003 when 26-year-old Tina sank to the bottom of the ocean and drowned. They had been married just 11 days. For years the bubble wrap salesman denied any involvement, but last year he pleaded guilty when murder charges were downgraded...
  • Australians at risk from computer zombies
    .Australia is one of the top 10 targets for cyber crime, according to McAfee, one of the largest manufacturers of antivirus software. The Australian spokesperson for McAfee, Michael Sentonas, says computers that have been impacted by any type of malicious software could be under control by a user somewhere else on the internet. Infected computers can become "zombies," which send out viruses and spam without their owners knowing. "So we are unfortunately a good target. "We have a lot of people with high speed broadband connections...
  • Missing millionaire's car found
    .The car belonging to missing Melbourne millionaire Herman Rockefeller has been found in Ballan, west of Melbourne. Police say Mr Rockefeller's light blue Toyota Prius was discovered this afternoon on the Ballan-Daylesford Road at Ballan, but there was no sign of the father of two. The car will undergo forensic testing as police continue their search for Mr Rockefeller, who has not been seen for four days. Police have footage of Mr Rockefeller's Prius leaving Melbourne Airport's long-term car park about...