Islands Articles

Reveal price of plot, says Moti

THE former Solomon Islands attorney-general Julian Moti is calling on Australia's Auditor-General to investigate the budget arising from his botched court case.

Indonesia governor rebels on refugees

AN INDONESIAN governor has lambasted Kevin Rudd's policy of warehousing asylum-seekers in his province, declining to allow the Australian Customs vessel Oceanic Viking to berth and railing against the notion Riau Islands should become a "dumping ground" for irregular immigrants.

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Out And About

ABOVE: Jason and Dana Schettino were at Five Islands Brewery to help Marisa Tubby celebrate her 41st birthday.

Driver Hurt As Car Hits Bridge Barrier

A MAN, 41, was in a critical condition last night after his car hit a concrete barrier on the Five Islands Bridge.