澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-11-20

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Melbourne police say they want to speak to a convicted killer⁴ in relation to the murder of Sarah Cafferkey. They say, Steven Hunter, who is jailed for stabbing a school girl to death, back in 1986, is a person of interest. Ms.Cafferkey's body in a Point Cook home at the weekend.

 

A 45-year-old man faces the court today, charged with the murder of a woman in Melbourne's west. The 58-year-old woman was shot in the head on the street in west Footscray yesterday. Detectives found a rifle nearby, and say the pair knew each other.

 

The Federal Opposition⁵ is warning tax payers could face a multi-million dollar compensation bill because of the government's ban on a supertrawler. Environment Minister Tony Burke has banned the Abel Tasman trawler from fishing in Australian waters for two years.

 

The federal government is moving to simplify anti-discrimination laws to make it much easier for people to file a complaint. Now among the changes, employers won't be able to ask women if they intend having children. Religious organizations will still be able to refuse to hire gay people.

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