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Sunday, April 4, 2021

Child among three dead in NSW South Coast car crash

A young child is among three people dead after a car crashed and hit a tree on the NSWSouth Coast early this morning.

At 4.30am, emergency services were called to the Princes Highway, Lake Tabourie, near Ulladulla, after reports that a crash had taken place.

The driver, a woman, and two of her passengers – a man and a young child – died at the scene.

Police have yet to identify the bodies.

The fourth person inside the car, a male passenger, was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition.

Police have established a crime scene which is continuing to be investigated to determine the cause of the crash.

Eight injured as boat explodes on Hawkesbury River at Brooklyn

Eight people have suffered injuries, including four in a critical condition, after a boat exploded on the Hawkesbury River in Sydney's north on Sunday afternoon.

The vessel erupted in flames at a marina off Dangar Road at Brooklyn just after 5pm.

NSW Ambulance said 12 crews were dispatched to the scene along with a specialist medical team, a Toll Ambulance Rescue Helicopter and a Westpac Ambulance Rescue Helicopter.

Four patients were taken to Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical condition, two to Westmead Hospital in a serious condition, and two didn't require transportation.

Madonna King: The 10 questions Jenny can answer to help PM understand

Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently put stock on the wisdom of his wife Jenny, taking her advice on how to respond with more empathy over the Brittany Higgins’ revelations.

As the scandal around his government deepens, it might be time for him to seek Jenny’s input on a host of other issues.

Here are 10 questions to discuss over dinner at The Lodge.

Paula Matthewson: Coalition’s women problem goes far beyond politics

If you are among the small cohort of women who’ve never experienced sexual discrimination, harassment, abuse or attacks then you might not understand why those who have suffered this treatment are particularly angry right now.

So angry in fact that they pose a real threat to our Teflon-coated Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who until now has invested heavily in a blokey-bloke persona.

Queensland raffles off $200 travel vouchers to boost state’s ailing tourism industry

The Queensland government is running a raffle to help support struggling tourism operators in the state’s far north.

From Monday, Queenslanders can go into the draw for one of 15,000 travel vouchers, each worth up to $200.

Winners will get a 50 per cent discount on travel experiences such as reef and rainforest tours in a bid to boost business for far north Queensland operators,

Doctor’s note lets Defence Minister Linda Reynolds skip parliament – and Senate grilling – for another month

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds will remain on sick leave for another month, amid calls for her to resign or be dumped from her portfolio by the Prime Minister.

The extended absence means she will miss the next fortnight of parliamentary sittings in Canberra, as well as the forensic scrutiny and interrogation often experienced during Senate estimates hearings.

‘Canberra culture’ prober Kate Jenkins doubts courts give victims the justice they deserve

The person tasked with reviewing the culture of Parliament House believes there needs to be a conversation as to whether the justice system meets the needs of victims of harassment.

Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins says it is very difficult for people to come forward with a compliant.

“My role is the Sex Discrimination Act, so that’s where my focus is in a sense,” she told ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday.

The CDC wants you to prepare for a zombie apocalypse. (Yes, you read that right.)

If zombies were to start roaming the streets – yes, we said zombies – the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants you to be prepared.

In the midst of providing guidelines on an unprecedented pandemic, the Center for Disease Control updated its tips to prepare for another extreme occurrence: A zombie apocalypse.

While the CDC says it began as a "tongue-in-cheek campaign," it actually is a practical guide for any emergency, like hurricanes, earthquakes or floods.

A woman has been killed and three children air-lifted to hospital after a multi-car crash near Wollongong on Friday night.

Emergency services were called to the M1 Princes Motorway near Masters Road at Figtree about 7.15pm after reports a sedan had struck a tree, trapping its four occupants.

The blue Holden Statesman had careered off the southbound lanes of the highway after it was involved in a collision with another car.

Ocean search for missing woman Melissa Caddick called off

Police have called off the ocean search for missing businesswoman Melissa Caddick.

Divers today searched 6000 square metres of ocean floor at Dover Heights in Sydney, just a few hundred metres from Caddick's home.

Nothing of interest was found.

New device to revolutionise cancer scans

Cancer patients are set to benefit from a new PET scanner, the first of its kind in Australia which will revolutionise the way tumours are targeted and tracked.

Conventional PET scans require patients to lie on a bed for 20 to 30 minutes, but the new whole-body imaging machine can perform scans in a quarter of that time.

Instead of having to take a series of images, the scanner can capture the body's tissues and organs from head to toe in one single scan.

One dead, three injured in horror Princes Highway crash

A woman is dead, another passenger is fighting for life and two children are in a critical condition after a crash on the Princes Highway outside of Wollongong.

A police spokesman said the driver of one car died at the scene and three others were injured when two vehicles collided southbound at Figtree about 7.15pm on Friday.

An off-duty paramedic was first on the scene after driving past the crash, 9News has learned.

Tsunami surges hit Norfolk Island, NZ after triple earthquake threat

Tsunami warning sirens have sounded and thousands of New Zealanders on the North Island’s east coast have evacuated to higher ground after a third earthquake within hours on Friday.

There was gridlock in some cities and towns across Northland and the Bay of Plenty as workers, students and residents fled.

Civil defence officials were on the ground to help people evacuate as authorities said tsunami waves could reach three metres above tide levels.

BREAKING: New tsunami warnings for Norfolk Island and New Zealand after earthquake

A new tsunami warning has been issued for Norfolk Island after an 8.1-magnitude earthquake in the Kermadec Islands, in New Zealand's north.

There is currently no threat to Australia's mainland.

There is also a warning for people near the NZ coast from the Bay of Islands to Whangerei, from Matata to Tolaga Bay, and Great Barrier Island.

TSUNAMI WARNING: Areas that need to evacuate are indicated on this map. Evacuate these areas even if you did not feel the earthquake. DO NOT WAIT. A damaging tsunami is possible. More info at https://t.co/ccVFYQQoBr pic.twitter.com/bnEgZy8ikF
— National Emergency Management Agency (@NZcivildefence) March 4, 2021

They have been told they must move immediately to nearest high ground, out of all tsunami evacuation zones, or as far inland as possible.

South Australia to get first AstraZeneca virus vaccines

South Australians will be the first in the nation to receive the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.

Around 300,000 doses of the jab arrived in Australia on Sunday and Prime Minister Scott Morrison says they have been “batch-tested” and approved for use.

They are being distributed to the states, with SA to be the first on Friday.

International borders to remain closed for a further three months

Australians hoping to get back overseas will have to wait it out a little longer, with international borders to remain closed until at least June 2021.

Health Minister Greg Hunt confirmed the three-month extension to border closures on Tuesday, in a devastating blow to the thousands of Australians who remain stranded overseas.

Mr Hunt said the decision to extend the ban on international trave was based on medical advice.

Family of Porter’s rape accuser wants inquiry into her death

The family of a woman who alleged Attorney-General Christian Porter raped her in 1988 wants an inquiry into her death.

It comes as the South Australian coroner mulled ordering an inquest but NSW Police stood by their decision not to interview Mr Porter during their inquiries into the allegations.

Police said on Thursday it would have harmed “future investigative strategies” if they had spoken to Mr Porter before getting a formal statement from the alleged victim.

Communities warned Tropical Cyclone Niran could intensify with 100km/h winds

Tropical Cyclone Niran is hovering off Far North Queensland this morning, with warnings the category two storm could intensify.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said the weather system will strengthen this morning.

Residents in areas between Cape Flattery and Innisfail are being warned they could experience gale-force winds of up to 100km/h as the cyclone intensifies.

Fierce fire tears through adjoining Melbourne factories

More than 70 firefighters have spent the night tacking a fire at two adjoining factories in Melbourne's south-east.

Fire crews were called to the blaze on Age Street in Cheltenham just after 12.40am.

External walls collapsed and windows exploded during the fierce fire, which crews were forced to attack from above.

There is ‘video proof of Canberra double standards’ towards rape allegations

Sky News host Paul Murray says there is clearly “one rule for one and one rule for the other” when comparing the scrutiny given to former opposition leader Bill Shorten and Attorney General Christian Porter.

Mr Porter fronted the media on Wednesday where he vehemently denied any wrongdoing in relation to allegations of sexual assault dating back to 1988.

NSW Police had confirmed it won't proceed with an investigation into the historical rape allegation against the Cabinet minister.

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