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.>> view originalWoman 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..>> view originalPerth 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..>> view originalCar 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,..>> view originalNSW 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..>> view originalEnergy 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 ..>> view originalKayakers 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..>> view originalVET-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 – at a cost of close to $1 million per diploma. More News Videos Previous slide ..>> view originalTruck rollover causes long delays on the M1 south of Sydney
A truck rollover on the M1 Princes Highway at Cataract caused huge traffic delays between Sydney and Wollongong on Friday.The Transport Management Centre reported traffic queues of six kilometres following the accident at 8.45am. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Truck rollover causes six kilometre queues When you don't know your partner Budgie Nine land at Sydney Airport Two dead in truck crash Women in STEM: 'Go for it..>> view original'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..>> view original
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