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Call for more AFP officers to join backpacker case

October 8, 2008 18:00:00

The Federal Opposition is calling for more Australian Federal Police officers to be sent to Croatia to work on the investigation into missing Australian woman Britt Lapthorne.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, police, missing-person, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, croatia

Mother leaves porch light on for Britt

October 8, 2008 11:36:00

Elke Lapthorne has described the pain of not knowing what happened to missing daughter Britt.[MORE]

Tags: missing-person, melbourne-3000, croatia

Croc trapping stops in missing tourist hunt

October 8, 2008 09:35:00

Far north Queensland police investigating the disappearance of a tourist near Cooktown say they will stop trapping crocodiles in the Endeavour River.[MORE]

Tags: crocodile-attacks, missing-person, cairns-4870, cooktown-4871

Lapthorne family faces 10-day wait on body parts identification

October 8, 2008 09:23:00

The family of missing backpacker Britt Lapthorne faces a 10-day wait on testing of body parts found off the coast of Dubrovnik.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, police, missing-person, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, croatia

Croc tests prove inconclusive in missing man search

October 7, 2008 20:01:00

Tests on three large crocodiles examined in Cairns for clues to the disappearance of a man in far north Queensland have been inconclusive. [MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, human-interest, animal-attacks, crocodile-attacks, police, missing-person, australia, qld, cooktown-4871

Ministers sacked amid backpacker probe controversy

October 7, 2008 20:00:00

Croatia's PM has sacked two ministers amid criticism over the probe into missing backpacker Britt Lapthorne.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, world-politics, law-crime-and-justice, crime, missing-person, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, croatia

Missing Wollongong girl found safe

October 7, 2008 11:44:00

A 10-year-old girl missing since Saturday morning in Wollongong, on the New South Wales south coast, is back home.[MORE]

Tags: missing-person, wollongong-2500

Recovered body parts 'unlikely to be missing backpacker'

October 7, 2008 07:29:00

Police in Croatia say body parts recovered in Dubrovnik are unlikely to belong to missing backpacker Britt Lapthorne.[MORE]

Tags: police, missing-person, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, croatia

Someone knows more, missing backpacker's boyfriend says

October 7, 2008 01:04:00

The boyfriend of missing Melbourne backpacker Britt Lapthorne says he believes someone is withholding information about her disappearance.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, police, missing-person, australia, vic, croatia

Police retrieve body at Dubrovnik beach

October 6, 2008 22:14:00

Police in Croatia say they have found a body on a beach in central Dubrovnik.[MORE]

Tags: police, missing-person, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, croatia

Missing backpacker's boyfriend rejects promiscuity claims

October 6, 2008 18:33:00

Britt Lapthorne's boyfriend has rejected Croatian newspaper reports that the Melbourne student was promiscuous.[MORE]

Tags: police, missing-person, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, croatia

Third croc caught as search for missing man continues

October 6, 2008 18:14:00

A third crocodile has been caught near Cooktown as part of investigations into the disappearance of a man.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, human-interest, animal-attacks, crocodile-attacks, missing-person, qld, cairns-4870, cooktown-4871

Missing man found safe

October 6, 2008 12:27:00

A helicopter search for a man missing in bushland north of Newcastle has been called off, after staff at a local medical facility reported he was with them.[MORE]

Tags: police, missing-person, coffs-harbour-2450, hawks-nest-2324, newcastle-2300

Backpacker's father details 'passport' lead

October 6, 2008 12:25:00

Britt Lapthorne's father says a hostel owner in Dubrovnik attempted to post a passport on the day his daughter disappeared.[MORE]

Tags: police, missing-person, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, croatia

Police fear for missing girl

October 6, 2008 12:13:00

Police say there are concerns for a 10-year-old girl who has gone missing in Wollongong on the New South Wales south coast.[MORE]

Tags: missing-person, bellambi-2518, wollongong-2500

Missing canoeists found in Snowies

October 6, 2008 11:14:00

Two canoeists missing in the Snowy Mountains in southern New South Wales have been found.[MORE]

Tags: missing-person, act, nsw, jindabyne-2627, thredbo-village-2625

Backpacker tells of last moments with missing Australian

Feature

October 6, 2008 11:01:00

Mariana Moreira was probably the last person to see Australian Backpacker Britt Lapthorne before she disappeared in Croatia last month.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, police, missing-person, australia, croatia

Missing man search prompts croc X-rays

October 6, 2008 09:13:00

A crocodile has been taken to Cairns for X-ray scans in the search for missing man Arthur Booker in far north Qld.[MORE]

Tags: crocodile-attacks, missing-person, cairns-4870, cooktown-4871

Search for missing Snowy Mt canoeists underway

October 6, 2008 07:16:00

Police are searching for two men who failed to return from a canoeing trip in the NSW's Snowy Mountains.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, police, missing-person, australia, act, nsw, jindabyne-2627, sydney-2000, thredbo-village-2625, wahroonga-2076

New lead in missing backpacker case

October 6, 2008 06:15:00

Britt Lapthorne's father says says an anonymous call has provided new leads in the search for his daughter in Croatia.[MORE]

Tags: police, missing-person, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, croatia

Journalist beats police to witness in backpacker mystery

October 5, 2008 11:11:00

A journalist has found a key witness in the disappearance of Melbourne backpacker Britt Lapthorne.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, government-and-politics, federal-state-issues, missing-person, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, croatia, portugal

'Britt has everything to live for'

October 5, 2008 07:32:00

The father of missing Melbourne backpacker Britt Lapthorne has told police in Croatia that his daughter would not have wandered off on her own.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, government-and-politics, federal-government, missing-person, australia, vic, melbourne-3000, croatia

No stone unturned in backpacker search, Rudd says

October 4, 2008 21:07:00

The PM says the Australian Govt is working closely with the Croatian Govt to find Britt Lapthorne.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, missing-person, australia, melbourne-3000, croatia

Missing backpacker's father attacks Govt

October 4, 2008 12:00:00

The father of a Melbourne backpacker missing in Croatia takes swipe at Australian authorities over assistance.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, missing-person, australia, melbourne-3000, croatia

Missing teenager found

October 4, 2008 10:45:00

A 14-year-old boy who was missing for more than 24 hours has been found.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, missing-person, wa, willetton-6155