Wednesday, January 6, 2021
90-year-old couple assaulted in aggravated home invasion in South Lake, south of Perth
A couple aged in their 90s were left bloodied and bruised after being bashed during a home invasion in South Lake, south of Perth.
The pair woke to find three men in the front room of their Labyrinth Way home about 1:30am.
China's lobster ban helped lift Australian Christmas seafood purchases by 30 per cent
The seafood industry's peak body said this support by Australians over the festive period resulted in a significant boost in its Christmas sales.
It was a difficult 2020 for Australian fishermen with COVID-19
Call for urgent action to prevent further dieback of Adelaide's St Kilda mangroves
About 10 hectares of mangrove forest adjacent to the St Kilda Mangrove Trail died within two months last year, along with 35 hectares of salt marsh, and the gardens of about half a dozen houses.
Nearby brine ponds, mined for salt by
Christmas Island detention centre site of riot as detainees set fires
The Australian Border Force (ABF) said a small number of detainees caused damage to the North West Point centre overnight and continue to refuse to follow the directions of authorities.
A spokesman for the Refugee
Caves Road improvements needed after 80 crashes in five years
Caves Road stretches for more than 100 kilometres from Busselton to Augusta in WA's South West, winding through towering karri forests.
Despite its beauty, Main Roads has recorded more than 80 crashes in five years to 2019.
Grammy Awards rescheduled to March due to coronavirus pandemic
The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will instead broadcast in March due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.
Fatal shooting in Wollongong CBD after man escapes from Corrections Department officers
Police and Corrective Services are investigating an incident in Wollongong after a man overcame a prison officer, took her weapon, and fired several shots at passing vehicles before turning the gun on himself. The 37-year-old was an inmate from the South Coast
Joanne Howell's ex-partner charged with her 2007 bashing murder
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Melbourne woman Joanne Howell, more than 13 years after she was bashed and strangled to death.
Ms Howell, 51, died on April 21, 2007 after she was found with fatal injuries at her Hughesdale apartment.
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