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Aust, Indon police 'must work on trust'

AUSTRALIAN police feel the bilateral hiatus with Indonesia has created hesitation in a once remarkable relationship forged by the Bali bombings, according to a report.

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German tourist killed by lightning in WA

A GERMAN backpacker who was struck by lightning in rural Western Australia last week has died in hospital.

Stefanie Wiedenroth was working for a sheep crutching contractor near Bruce Rock, in the Eastern Wheatbelt region, when she was hit on Friday morning.

Ms Wiedenroth, who was aged in her early 20s, had been in a critical condition at Royal Perth Hospital but died on Monday, Worksafe confirmed.

It is understood her parents flew from Germany to Perth on the weekend to be at her bedside.

Four other people standing close to Ms Wiedenroth when the lightning hit were also reportedly thrown to the ground but were not seriously injured.

WorkSafe is conducting an investigation.

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India and Aust in talks over stolen Shiva

THE Indian government has demanded Australia return a dancing Shiva statue reportedly stolen from an Indian temple and now on display in a gallery in Canberra.

The National Gallery of Australia bought the statue in 2007 from New York dealer Subhash Kapoor who has been charged with trafficking stolen antiquities and was extradited back to India in 2011, the ABC reports.

His case is still before Indian courts.

Aaron Freedman the manager of Kapoor's Art of the Past gallery has pleaded guilty to six criminal charges of trading stolen art and has confirmed the $5 million statue was stolen from a temple at Sripuranthan.

Arts Minister George Brandis said the Indian and Australian governments are in talks over whether the statue should be returned.

"The due diligence standards of the (gallery) which are very high, in fact are world's best practice, were not in my view sufficiently complied with on this particular occasion," he told ABC Four Corners.

He said there was a sufficient doubt about the provenance of the statue and the decision to buy it was "incautious".

The program cited independent legal advice, from Shane Simpson, that the gallery received before the purchase warning that there was no evidence providing any clue to the origin of the object.

"There are four likely possibilities: one of which was it was stolen from the original source eg. a temple."

"I am unable to determine whether or not the object was legally or illegally exported from India."

Gallery council chairman Allan Myers maintained the usual processes of investigating provenance were undertaken.

"They're very detailed and they were adhered to in this case," he said.

He said India's request for the statue's return would be dealt with under a special legal treaty.

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Adelaide archbishop says response too slow

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Cape York plan 'may damage rock art'

OPENING up parts of Queensland's Cape York to mining could devastate the famous Quinkan rock art, a traditional owner groups says.

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Commuter train derails in Chicago

AN eight-car Chicago commuter train has ploughed across a platform and scaled an escalator at an underground station at O'Hare airport, injuring 32 people.

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