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Qld boy hurt by bomb says he was targeted

The teenage boy who lost most of his fingers in an explosion in a Queensland backyard has said the golf ball bomb was thrown at him by another teen.
May 11, 3:24 pm
Crows AFL coach praises GWS's Cameron

Two of the AFL's most promising young players, Greater Western Sydney's Jeremy Cameron and Adelaide's Daniel Talia, will stage a personal duel on Sunday.
May 11, 3:02 pm
Siege ends with two arrests

Tasmanian Police have arrested two men after a dramatic siege in Kingston, south of Hobart, that lasted more than 17 hours.
ABC - May 11, 2:55 pm
NT leader signs on to disability scheme

The Northern Territory's decision to sign on to the NDIS leaves Western Australia as the only holdout.
May 11, 2:20 pm
Asylum seekers recaptured after fleeing centre

The Immigration Department says 18 Vietnamese asylum seekers who escaped from a Darwin detention centre overnight have been recaptured.
ABC - May 11, 2:16 pm
Fire crews battle Adelaide Hills blaze

Fire crews in South Australia are continuing to battle a large bushfire burning in rugged terrain in the Adelaide Hills.
ABC - May 11, 1:54 pm
Two men in custody after Hobart siege

Police have ended a siege at a house south of Hobart, persuading two men to give themselves up.
May 11, 1:51 pm
NSW police accused of cyberbullying

Police are looking at claims that officers from its mounted unit have "cyberbullied" members of a community action group in the city's west.
May 11, 1:48 pm
Demons face crunch AFL match against Suns

Melbourne coach Mark Neeld will be under intense pressure unless the Demons can continue their unbeaten record against Gold Coast at the MCG.
May 11, 12:32 pm
Canberrans flock to see Skywhale fly

Hundreds of Canberrans have flocked to Lake Burley Griffin to watch the controversial Skywhale take flight.
May 11, 12:06 pm
Heritage listed buildings under threat

Heritage experts who have spent the week in Tasmania say the country's oldest buildings face a serious threat in the coming decades.
ABC - May 11, 11:58 am
Aborigines take over slice of central highlands

Tasmanian Aborigines are taking over several thousand hectares of button grass plains and scrub in the central highlands.
ABC - May 11, 11:26 am
Residents on alert as siege unfolds in Kingston

Police at a siege in Kingston, south of Hobart, say they have not been able to make contact with anyone inside the house.
ABC - May 11, 11:01 am
Police seek extra powers for Brisbane G20

Police want the power to search and arrest anyone as well as seize large items such as placards at next year's G20 Summit in Brisbane, News Ltd reports.
May 11, 11:00 am
Teen's hands blown apart by backyard bomb

A 15-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after his hands were ripped apart by a homemade bomb in a backyard west of Brisbane.
ABC - May 11, 9:14 am