Alleged police killer Dezi Freeman sent chilling texts threatening to “torture a cop” before he allegedly gunned down two policemen in Victoria's high country, as the manhunt enters day six.
Police helicopters and drones have been circling the area around the Victorian town of Porepunkah for days in the hope of catching a sign of the fugitive's whereabouts.
Alleged police killer Dezi Freeman sent chilling texts threatening to “torture a cop” before he allegedly gunned down two policemen in Victoria's high country, as the manhunt enters day six.
Even the commentators became emotional as controversy was ‘put behind us’ in a ‘beautiful’ Sydney Marathon finish.
When Lachie Weller runs out onto Perth Stadium as part of the history-making Gold Coast team, he will be playing the side that drafted him back in 2014.
Dutch star and Ethiopian run fastest times on Australian soil Kenyan running great Eliud Kipchoge finishes ninth Dutch superstar Sifan Hassan and Ethiopia’s Hailemaryam Kiros have triumphed in the Sydney marathon as Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge battled to ninth. Dutch multi-distance phenomenon Sifan Hassan has set a race record to claim victory in the first running of the Sydney Marathon as a world majors series event. Ahead of AFL finals sign up for our free weekly newsletter Continue reading...
Under significant pressure in New York on Saturday, Alex de Minaur kicked into gear to outlast German Daniel Altmaier to reach the second week of the US Open.
Police say there have been several reported sightings of alleged gunman Dezi Freeman since he fled in dense bushland, though none have been confirmed.
Australian tennis star Alex de Minaur is a win away from a third US Open quarter-final after taking down injured German Daniel Altmaier.
Australian tennis star Alex de Minaur is a win away from a third US Open quarter-final after taking down injured German Daniel Altmaier.
Police say there have been several reported sightings of fugitive suspect since he fled in dense bushland, though none have been confirmed From Wieambilla to Porepunkah, violent ‘anti-government extremists’ are a growing threat Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man from a town near where alleged the Porepunkah police killer Dezi Freeman vanished has been charged during the search for the fugitive, police say. Victoria police on Sunday said they had arrested a 61-year-old man in Bright just before 5pm on Friday. Continue reading...
New law on single-use plastic packaging coming into force on 1 September will ban polyethylene containers in the shape of a fish known as shoyu-tai in Japan Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast It has been a familiar sight at takeaway sushi shops around the world for decades but it could be the beginning of the end for the iconic fish-shaped soy sauce dispenser. South Australia will be the first place in the world to ban the container under a wider ban on single-use plastics that comes into force on 1 September. Continue reading...
Critics say the state’s harsher policies, intended to prioritise those in ‘genuine need’, won’t reduce homelessness Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast When the occupants of a Morningside social housing unit in Brisbane were evicted on 7 July, the state’s housing department and police left one resident behind: Smokey, Paris Cumming’s cat. The jet black feline was left inside after the unit was locked and boarded up. Paris’ father, Craig Cumming, said he frantically contacted everyone from the RSPCA to housing officers and police, but that government departments “didn’t seem to be interested in the welfare of this animal”. Continue reading...
A painterly, macro view of a cauliflower soft coral by Ross Gudgeon has taken out top prize in the Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year competition. The judges said: ‘This is an exceptional photograph that skews perception and leaves us questioning reality. Giving us a unique perspective on coral. There’s nothing fake here, but still we ponder, is this nature or a painting?’ Exhibition on now at the South Australian Museum Continue reading...
After dedicating countless hours to their projects, students at Meningie Area School were disappointed when the 2020 Royal Adelaide Show […] The post Meningie students shine appeared first on The Murray Valley Standard .
Government schemes around housing and HECS are making things worse, not better, for young people.
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