AN LNP-dominated parliamentary committee has warned the Newman Government's plan to make certain offenders undergo drug and alcohol counselling could lead to fresh problems for police.
NEIGHBOURS who woke to see flames engulfing a Slacks Creek home, killing 11 people, have told an inquest of hearing a woman scream for her children.
The son of Jackie Chan, Jaycee (pic), has been detained in Beijing on drug-related charges. Source: AAP
THE actor son of Hong Kong action superstar Jackie Chan has been detained in Beijing on drug-related charges, the latest high-profile celebrity to be ensnared in one of China's biggest anti-drug crackdowns in two decades.
JAYCEE Chan, 31, was detained last Thursday together with 23-year-old Taiwanese movie star Kai Ko, Beijing police said late on Monday on their official microblog, identifying them only by their surnames, ages and nationalities. It was unclear why the detentions were announced several days later.
Police said both actors tested positive for marijuana and admitted using the drug, and that 100 grams of it were taken from Chan's home.Jaycee Chan's management, M'Stones International, apologised to the public on his behalf for the "social impact" caused in a statement on their website. It said they would "supervise his rehabilitation and help him return to the right path".The detentions follow a declaration in June by President Xi Jinping that illegal drugs should be wiped out and that offenders would be severely punished. In Beijing alone, more than 7800 people have been caught in the crackdown, police said.A string of celebrities have been among those detained, including Gao Hu, who acted in Zhang Yimou's 2011 movie The Flowers of War.Last week, 42 Beijing performing arts associations and theatre companies signed a pledge to not hire any actors connected with drugs in an event organised by the capital's Narcotics Control Office and the Beijing Cultural Bureau.Chinese state broadcaster CCTV aired footage of a police search of the younger Chan's home in Beijing in which he is depicted, his face pixelated, showing officers where he stashed bags of marijuana. Police said they acted on a tip-off from the public.Chan is accused of accommodating drug users, an offence that carries a maximum sentence of three years' imprisonment - a far more serious charge than that of drug consumption. Two other people detained in the same case were accused of selling drugs while Ko is accused of drug consumption.China named the elder Chan an anti-drug ambassador in 2009. Ko, the Taiwanese star, was part of an anti-drug campaign two years ago, CCTV reported, showing footage of the campaign in which he joins other celebrities in a chorus declaring: "I don't use drugs."Illegal drug use has ballooned in China in recent decades, after being virtually eradicated following the 1949 communist revolution. Narcotics began to reappear with the loosening of social controls in the late 1980s. AN LNP-dominated parliamentary committee has warned the Newman Government's plan to make certain offenders undergo drug and alcohol counselling could lead to fresh problems for police.
NEIGHBOURS who woke to see flames engulfing a Slacks Creek home, killing 11 people, have told an inquest of hearing a woman scream for her children.
THE company which owns the truck involved in a fatal crash in Adelaide has grounded its entire national fleet as it conducts an internal investigation.
THE Transpacific truck smashed into three stationary cars on Monday afternoon at traffic lights at Glen Osmond and Cross roads at the start of the South Eastern Freeway.
The 56-year-old male driver of one of the cars died, while two female drivers, aged 41 and 49, and the 28-year-old male truck driver remain in a critical condition at Royal Adelaide Hospital.Police on Tuesday said they were investigating whether brake failure had caused the crash at the "high risk location".Transpacific chief executive Robert Boucher said the company had taken the decision to ground its fleet to ensure its vehicles were roadworthy."This is not a decision we have taken lightly, however we believe it is the right thing to do given the serious nature of Monday's accident," he said in a statement."The driver had undergone thorough safety training prior to being cleared to drive our truck."Mr Boucher said Transpacific had fully co-operated with police, providing them with access to the company's trucks and maintenance records.Police have said it appeared the driver of the sewage truck was travelling at considerable speed before the crash.Meanwhile, a woman has died following a crash where two cars collided at Nuriootpa on Tuesday afternoon, taking the state's road toll to 56.Police say the crash happened on the Sturt Highway and one of the drivers, a woman from Yorke Peninsula, died at the scene.The other driver was airlifted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital and remains in a serious, but non-life threatening condition. NEIGHBOURS who woke to see flames engulfing a Slacks Creek home, killing 11 people, have told an inquest of hearing a woman scream for her children.
ALEX and Tucker were happily engaged and planning their wedding. But one day she received a call from her fiance's "dad", telling her he had passed away.
EXCLUSIVE: Time is ticking for the government. If it doesn't resolve the $7 GP fee stalemate, doctors will go public with a secret compromise proposal.
ONE of Campbell Newman's most senior ministers is also his worst traffic offender, clocking up speeding and red light fines with his Sunday driving.
PATCHED Mongol and Gold Coast cage fighter Wade Yates-Taui will be extradited from the US this week, charged with the unlawful killing of a Bandidos associate.
NEIGHBOURS who woke to see flames engulfing a Slacks Creek home, killing 11 people, have told an inquest of hearing a woman scream for her children.
ALEX and Tucker were happily engaged and planning their wedding. But one day she received a call from her fiance's "dad", telling her he had passed away.
EXCLUSIVE: Time is ticking for the government. If it doesn't resolve the $7 GP fee stalemate, doctors will go public with a secret compromise proposal.
ONE of Campbell Newman's most senior ministers is also his worst traffic offender, clocking up speeding and red light fines with his Sunday driving.
PATCHED Mongol and Gold Coast cage fighter Wade Yates-Taui will be extradited from the US this week, charged with the unlawful killing of a Bandidos associate.
NEIGHBOURS who woke to see flames engulfing a Slacks Creek home, killing 11 people, have told an inquest of hearing a woman scream for her children.
ALEX and Tucker were happily engaged and planning their wedding. But one day she received a call from her fiance's "dad", telling her he had passed away.
EXCLUSIVE: Time is ticking for the government. If it doesn't resolve the $7 GP fee stalemate, doctors will go public with a secret compromise proposal.
ONE of Campbell Newman's most senior ministers is also his worst traffic offender, clocking up speeding and red light fines with his Sunday driving.
PATCHED Mongol and Gold Coast cage fighter Wade Yates-Taui will be extradited from the US this week, charged with the unlawful killing of a Bandidos associate.
