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Lindsay Murdoch is a two-time winner of the Walkley Award, Australia's top award for journalistic excellence. Lindsay is a former correspondent based in Singapore, Jakarta and Darwin. In 1999 he covered the tumultuous events in East Timor, and in 2003 he covered the Iraq war while embedded with US Marines.
MH17 crash 'punishment' for Malaysia Airlines offering alcohol, flight attendants' dress: Islamic party
Lindsay Murdoch The youth leader of a Malaysian opposition party has claimed the MH17 tragedy was God punishing Malaysia Airlines for serving alcohol on its flights and its “indecent” dress code.
MH17 black boxes to be taken to UK for analysis
![A Malaysian investigator with one of the black box flight recorders at the handover.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/23/5617279/1406073553604.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch The two black boxes taken by pro-Russian separatists from the crash site of MH17 will be flown to the United Kingdom for forensic analysis, Malaysia has announced.
MH17 black boxes 'in good condition', Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak says
![MH17 black box](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/22/5616620/1406028184740.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia says the MH17 black boxes they received from pro-Russian separatists appear not to have been tampered with, raising hopes the recorders will prove what happened to the plane...
MH17: Malaysia wants bodies back before end of Ramadan
![A candlelight vigil in Kuala Lumpur for the victims of flight MH17.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/21/5612073/1405905619633.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch Malaysia says it is “deeply concerned” an international investigation team is still blocked from reaching the flight MH17 crash site and warns separatist groups not to tamper with the...
MH17: Secret calls led to breakthrough agreement on bodies, blackboxes
![Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/22/5614478/1405989239119.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch After cautiously refusing to blame pro-Russian rebels for shooting down MH17, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak used secret diplomacy to reach an agreement for the transfer of the bodies...
MH17: Malaysia Airlines staff's emotional trauma after two disasters
![A vigil for MH17 victims in Kuala Lumpur.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/22/5615623/1406003462621.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch Back-to-back disasters leaving six pilots and 21 flight attendants dead has had a devastating impact on Malaysia Airlines staff.
Islamic extremist Musa Cerantonio 'different' to other prisoners
![Musa Cerantonio after his arrest in Cebu.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/18/5608057/jv-1-musa--th-20140718231807500096-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch Embarrassed about being caught out lying, Australian religious extremist Musa Cerantonio aggressively pushed his hand up and stormed out of an interview in a Philippine jail.
Flight MH17: Malaysia calls for a safe corridor for investigators
![Hishammuddin Hussein (L) with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/19/5608682/1405750928133.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia has called on world leaders to pressure Russia and warring groups in Ukraine to establish an immediate safe corridor for investigating and recovery teams to reach the site of...
MH17 tragedy: Malaysia moves swiftly to avoid repeat mistakes
![Najib Razak, Malaysia's prime minister, speaks during a news conference about the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 at the Sama Sama Hotel in Sepang, Malaysia, on Friday, July 18, 2014. A Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board, in an attack that the government in Kiev blamed on pro-Russian rebels. The separatists denied the accusation. Photographer: Goh Seng Chong/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Najib Razak](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/19/5608386/bs-thumb-pm-20140719110732878181-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch Malaysia has acted quickly to prevent mistakes the country made when MH370 vanished over the South China Sea five months ago.
Malaysia condemns crash site interference, defends flight path
Lindsay Murdoch Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia has described the blocking of investigators and recovery teams reaching the crash site of MH17 as a betrayal of the 298 people whose lives were lost.
MH17: Blocking access to crash site a 'betrayal' to the victims, says Malaysia
![Liow Tiong Lai](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/19/5609446/1405769895125.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch Malaysia has described the blocking of investigators and recovery teams reaching the crash site of MH17 as a betrayal of the 298 people whose lives were lost.
Call us, Malaysia Airlines tells relatives of MH17 victims
![Debris lies at the crash site.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/20/5609939/1405810058387.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch Malaysia Airlines appeals for the relatives of people killed in the MH17 crash to contact the company, saying efforts have failed to contact many of them.
Malaysia doesn't know who has MH17 black boxes
![Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor meet family members of MH17 victims on Saturday.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/20/5609966/1405821374958.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch Malaysia is worried the black box recording devices of MH17 will be tampered with to protect those who shot down the plane, as a United Nations agency said Ukraine will be officially in charge of...
Grief turns to anger in Malaysia as country recoils at second disaster
![Crew members at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Saturday.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/20/5610262/1405854089609.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch The time has come to stop pointing accusing fingers at Malaysia, where grief has turned to anger.
Musa Cerantonio to be deported to Australia within days
![Musa Cerantonio escorted by Philippine immigration officers at Manila airport after his arrest.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/14/5594410/1405321676647.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch Australian religious extremist Musa Cerantonio is likely to be deported from the Philippines to Australia within days after police found no evidence linking him to terror groups in the country.
Deadly typhoon hits Philippines
![A fisherman tries to secure his boat at Imus.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/16/5599817/1405521391047.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch The first typhoon of the year smashed into the Philippines with winds gusts up to 185 kilometres per hour, killing at least five people.
Philippine children exploited in billion-dollar webcam paedophilia industry
![The Philippines has emerged as the key hub of a billion dollar cybersex industry where most of the victims are under 18 but some are as young as two](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/08/5577841/1404782162266.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch In remote Philippine villages and impoverished urban areas increasing numbers of children, including toddlers, are being forced to perform sex acts that are streamed online to paedophiles around the...
Thai police probe human organ trafficking racket
![Thai authorities are investigating a human organ trafficking racket.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/08/5578131/1404785871643.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch Thai authorities are investigating a human organ trafficking racket where impoverished victims were persuaded to sell their kidneys to patients in Bangkok hospitals.
Baby elephants captured, mistreated, to supply Thailand's tourism industry
![An elephant, purported to have come from Myanmar, confiscated from the illegal trade in Thailand,.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140724043045im_/http://images.smh.com.au/2014/07/09/5581562/1404881090241.jpg-90x60.jpg)
Lindsay Murdoch Baby elephants are being illegally captured in horrific conditions to supply Thailand’s lucrative tourism industry, prompting calls for Thai authorities to tighten animal trafficking laws.
Australian man accused of abusing children in Philippines
Lindsay Murdoch A second Australian man has been charged over the alleged sexual abuse of children on the Philippine island of Cebu which has been identified as a centre for international paedophile rings.