A Korean tourist has been jailed for nine and half years for raping a fellow traveller on a remote road in central Queensland after the pair met on an online forum. Deokhwan Cha, now 30, was travelling with a 29-year-old Korean woman in May last year when he drove her to a dusty, isolated road outside Emerald and attempted to strangle her before raping her. Read Article
Comments Off on Australia, Korean tourist imprisoned for raping a fellow traveller • Permalink
The mother of a Canadian tourist killed in a Melbourne pub brawl has spoken of the family’s ongoing pain and shock at his death. Cain Aguiar, 26, died in hospital after he was punched and hit his head outside a hotel at Yarraville two years ago. Read Article
Comments Off on Mother shares pain of her son’s murder in Australia • Read this post »
Three Singaporean tourists sustained serious spinal injuries when a four-wheel-drive bus rolled in sand dunes 94km north of Perth. Police said 34 passengers were on the bus when the accident happened near the coastal town of Lancelin on Sunday. Read Article
Comments Off on Australia, tourists injured in vehicle rollover in sand dunes • Read this post »
POLICE plea for drivers to take care among fears the Far North is on track for a horror road toll after a two week period which has left five people dead. The region’s top traffic officer has pleaded with motorists to show more common sense after the 2011 road toll rose to 11 at the […]
Comments Off on Australia, northern roads, 5 deaths in 14 days • Read this post »
An investigation has found that a Gold Coast tourist helicopter that crashed at Dreamworld two years ago took off without enough fuel in the tanks to complete the flight. The Bell Jetranger chopper left the Dreamworld helipad at Coomera on the afternoon of June 10, 2009 on a 20-minute scenic flight with four passengers, but […]
Comments Off on Australia, tourist helicopter crash 2009, caused by lack of fuel • Read this post »
According to AFP, Australian health officials urged tourists who visited the Blazing Saddles adventure farm last weekend, west of Cairns, to report to authorities. A horse on the ranch died of the rare disease. The disease is passed from fruit bats on to horses. It can be fatal to humans. There are no known human […]
Comments Off on Australia, tourists feared exposed to fatal Hendra virus • Read this post »