Woman dies after Melbourne apartment fall
Julian Drape and Genevieve GannonAustralian Associated PressDetectives are struggling to determine how two people fell 10 metres from a Melbourne apartment complex, with a woman dying at the scene and a man hospitalised with serious injuries.The pair plunged from the Smith Street apartment complex in Collingwood on Saturday before they were discovered about 11.30am.Paramedics say the woman was dead when they arrived and the man was rushed to the Alfred Hospital in a critical condition.He suffere..>> view originalMan charged over explosive device
Australian Associated PressA man has been charged over the discovery of a homemade explosive device and a homemade firearm which forced the evacuation of a shopping centre in Adelaide's north.The 39-year-old was spoken to by patrols outside the Elizabeth Shopping Centre on Saturday afternoon and a search of his backpack uncovered the two items.The explosive device was immediately isolated near an external loading bay and the area cordoned off.Bomb squad officers were called in and a controlled d..>> view originalMan believed missing following mine collapse in Opalton, Central Queensland
Man believed missing following mine collapse in Opalton, Central Queensland By Francis Tapim Updated October 23, 2016 01:30:17 Emergency services have arrived at the scene of a mining accident at Opalton in Central Queensland where it is feared a man may be trapped underground.A friend who visited the site late on Saturday, raised the alarm when he could not find the owner and saw machinery crushed beneath rocks inside the mine.The friend called an ambulance who a..>> view originalSeventy-four year old man charged with murder following attack in Yokine
A 74-year-old man has been charged with murder and two charges of attempted murder, following a series of violent confrontations at a house in Yokine.Police say the 74-year-old man, from Dianella, killed a 73-year-old man at a unit in Shakespeare Avenue around 6.20pm on Friday. A man is dead and three other people injured following an incident in Yokine. Photo: @9NewsPerth The attack happened after a 64-year-old woman visited the victim in his home.Police say while she was there the 74-y..>> view originalTony Abbott: 'Change is imminent'
Abbott's Liberal reform motion voted down3:12The NSW Liberal council meeting has passed a motion by Malcolm Turnbull to reform preselection processes. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Picture: AAP/Dan Himbrechts.PRIME minister Malcolm Turnbull has had his motion to encourage more women MPs passed at the NSW Liberal Party state conference, which rejected Tony Abbott’s rival “Warringah motion”.Mr Turnbull addressed the state conference, which was also attended by former prime minister T..>> view originalSchoolies week twist: Parents reward themselves
David James and Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan are already planning their OOH week escape when son Jack James is at Schoolies. Picture: Adam WardRobyn IronsideNews Corp Australia NetworkCALL it the parent’s revenge. After years of worrying about what their kids might get up to at Schoolies week, parents are turning the tables and escaping themselves.It’s called OOH week — or Off Our Hands holidays, and it’s giving parents a reason to look forward to Schoolies even more than their children.Travel agents c..>> view originalMan shot in suspected targeted attack in Sydney's west
A daylight attack in Sydney's west left a man in hospital with gunshot wounds and the gunman on the run on Saturday afternoon.Witnesses reported that a man in a white car wearing a black mask was seen approaching another man on Steel Street in South Granville, before hearing two gunshots ring out. A man was hospitalised after a shooting in Sydney's west on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Quentin Jones "We saw a man lying on the ground, with a bullet to his leg and his bum," a witness told C..>> view originalHoward wants gun laws 'strengthened'
Adler ban remains, gun amnesty announced4:02The Adler shotgun will remain on the banned list after a meeting between state and territory leaders . Former Australian prime minister John Howard at Earlwood Public School in Sydney on its Centenary celebrations day. Picture: Richard DobsonShoba Rao and Brendan HillsNews Corp Australia NetworkFORMER prime minister John Howard has said Australia’s gun laws could be “strengthened” after he revealed he didn’t want to see the laws he introduced “weakene..>> view originalInstagramming Tostee juror sparks calls for phone bans during trials
The juror's Instagram posts during the Gable Tostee (bottom left) trial. (AAP/Instagram) Calls to ‘quarantine’ active jury members from mobile phones has been sparked after a jurywoman posted to social media during the Gable Tostee trial. Mr Tostee was on Thursday found not guilty of killing New Zealand tourist Warriena Wright, who fell from his 14th floor Gold Coast unit balcony after they met on dating app Tinder.His legal team requested a mistrial after a female juror, who cannot be identifi..>> view originalACT election final tally announced; Labor holds lead over Liberals
ACT election final tally announced; Labor holds lead over Liberals Updated October 22, 2016 17:39:25 A week after the polls closed in Canberra, the final results of the ACT election have been announced with Labor winning 12 seats, the Liberals securing 11 and the Greens claiming two.Elections ACT staff today finished counting the final postal and declaration votes, but ACT Electoral Commissioner Phil Green will not officially sign off on the result until Wednesday.That ..>> view original
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