Bob Day quits the Senate again, leaving government short a vote on ABCC bill – The Canberra Times

Bob Day has resigned from the Senate for the second time in a fortnight, leaving the Turnbull government short one critical vote for its plan to reintroduce the building industry watchdog. The Family First senator has thrown in the towel on his political career, effective immediately, saying a white knight saviour for his stricken building business had failed…

Workers axed, company closes Gladstone depot | Queensland Times – The Queensland Times

HUNDREDS of pieces of equipment from failed transport company McAleese are going under the hammer by appointment of its administrators. GraysOnline has listed the auction on its website with some auction dates running from November 17 and others starting in February. The Australian-based provider of specialised transport and logistics solutions appointed four administrators from McGrathNicol…

Workers axed, company closes Gladstone depot – The Satellite

HUNDREDS of pieces of equipment from failed transport company McAleese are going under the hammer by appointment of its administrators. GraysOnline has listed the auction on its website with some auction dates running from November 17 and others starting in February. The Australian-based provider of specialised transport and logistics solutions appointed four administrators from McGrathNicol…

Restaurateur, ex-commando and paparazzo charged in Nice kidnap plot – 9news.com.au

Jacqueline Veyrac snatched last Monday while getting into her SUV (Source: Twitter) France on Sunday charged an Italian restaurateur, a homeless former British special forces soldier and a one-time paparazzi photographer over the kidnapping of a French hotel magnate, a prosecutor said. Jacqueline Veyrac, 76, the millionaire owner of the Michelin-starred La Reserve restaurant in…