Friday, October 7, 2016

Car crashes into Cape York funeral, killing one, seriously injuring 12 and other top stories.

  • Car crashes into Cape York funeral, killing one, seriously injuring 12

    Car crashes into Cape York funeral, killing one, seriously injuring 12
    Car crashes into Cape York funeral, killing one, seriously injuring 12 Updated October 07, 2016 18:54:49 A woman has been killed and 12 people have been seriously injured after a car ploughed into a house where mourners were gathering for a funeral in far north Queensland. Key points: Man, 55, accused of driving a car into a funeral in Cape York after a disputeWoman, 48, dead, 12 seriously injured, dozens with minor injuriesRegional disaster management plan activated,..
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  • Woman shot dead, man arrested in NSW Hunter region

    Woman shot dead, man arrested in NSW Hunter region
    A man has been formally refused bail after he allegedly shot dead his estranged wife in front of her adult daughter at a home in the NSW Hunter region on Friday.Police were called to Bella Street in Horseshoe Bend, a suburb of Maitland, just after 3am on Friday with reports shots had been fired.  The home was forensically examined on Friday. Photo: Simone De Peak They surrounded a home and arrested Keith Owen Goodbun, 60, at the scene.Police allege Mr Goodbun had a brief conversation wit..
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  • Adelaide woman killed in car crash remembered as 'loving wife and mother'

    Adelaide woman killed in car crash remembered as 'loving wife and mother'
    The family of Nicole Tucker, who died when an allegedly stolen ute ploughed into her car, say they are “devastated” she is gone.Relatives of the mother-of-two released a short statement today saying her life was “cut short too early” following the fiery crash at Bedford Park last night.Police allege the stolen vehicle hit three cars on the Southern Expressway about 9.15pm; slamming into Ms Tucker’s car while she was waiting at a red light. Nicole Tucker was killed when an allegedly stolen ute p..
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  • VET-FEE HELP: AIPE goes into liquidation days after federal government crackdown

    VET-FEE HELP: AIPE goes into liquidation days after federal government crackdown
    One of Australia's largest private colleges has gone into voluntary administration leaving up to 16,000 students in limbo, just two days after the federal government announced it would put an end to the scandal-ridden VET-FEE HELP scheme.The Australian Institute of Professional Education took in $110 million in public funding in 2014, enrolling 8000 students that year while graduating only 117 of them รข€“ at a cost of close to $1 million per diploma. More News Videos Previous slid..
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  • Energy meeting fine as far as it goes, but real challenge awaits

    Energy meeting fine as far as it goes, but real challenge awaits
    If you have just had the biggest failure in the history of Australia's electricity market – the complete shutdown of South Australia – it makes sense to bring those with responsibility for its operation together to talk.But to claim the urgent energy ministers meeting on Friday was a breakthrough, as Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg did, is hyperbole. The real challenges lie ahead. Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg leads the COAG energy council meeting in Melbourne on ..
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  • Kayakers rescued from floodwater at Warrandyte; emergency warning issued for Victoria's north-east

    Kayakers rescued from floodwater at Warrandyte; emergency warning issued for Victoria's north-east
    Kayakers rescued from floodwater at Warrandyte; emergency warning issued for Victoria's north-east Updated October 07, 2016 13:39:13 Two kayakers who became trapped in floodwater at Warrandyte in Melbourne's north-east have been rescued.The pair got into trouble just before 11:00am and were clinging to a tree in the Yarra River.The rescue operation was led by Victoria Police, with assistance from the Country Fire Authority. On Thursday, a kayaker was rescued after he sp..
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  • Perth cyclist killed on US highway

    Perth cyclist killed on US highway
    A Perth cyclist killed while riding in the US has been remembered as a funny and outgoing traveller. Michael Balfe, 60, was about 12km east of the city of Eureka in Kansas on Monday night when he was struck from behind by a driver in a Chevy Impala and fell into a ditch on the 54 highway. Charges have not been laid against the 32-year-old driver Shawn Echols. Mr Balfe, from Claremont, was remembered by friend Ross Dickinson on social media as "an all round nice guy". Home Plate Cafe owner Cindy..
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  • NSW Fair Trading issues warning over online business Her Fashion Box

    NSW Fair Trading issues warning over online business Her Fashion Box
    Consumers are being warned to steer clear of an online business that began on Channel Ten's Shark Tank and promises to deliver the latest fashion and beauty products in a box every three months. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Her Fashion Box complaints spark warning Kingswood Country star Ross Higgins dies Selling blue poles The great post-Gonski debate Energy security blueprint ABC's Man Up series explores m..
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  • Knife held to pregnant Vic woman's throat

    Knife held to pregnant Vic woman's throat
    A pregnant woman has had a knife held to her neck during a burglary in Melbourne. Police say five men, one armed with a knife and firearm, stormed the Berwick home just before midnight on Thursday. They demanded property before assaulting two men and threatening the pregnant woman with the knife. They then fled in a station wagon stolen from a home in Chelsea earlier in the afternoon. They are still at large.
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  • 'Budgie Nine' back on home soil

    'Budgie Nine' back on home soil
    EIGHT of the disgraced Australians dubbed the Bugdie Nine are back on home soil after a stunt at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Malaysia landed them behind bars with the possibility of a two-year jail sentence.Branden Stobbs, Edward Leaney, Nicolas Kelly, Thomas Laslett, Thomas Whitworth, James Paver, Adam Pasfield and Timonthy Yates headed from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore overnight before catching connecting flights to Australia today. They arrived in Sydney and Canberra just before noon and asked f..
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Melbourne Cup first nominations announced .AFL Grand Final 2016: Western Bulldogs deliver victory, eye more success for fans .
Queensland 'asteroid' sparks concerns over near earth asteroid monitoring .Queensland weather: 'Bleak and dreary' conditions on the way .

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