Australia

Australian ninja warrior grand finalist Simon ‘Farmer Arms’ Martin looks out at Mount Midoriyama

A rural community in South Australia is concentrating around a farmer who has jumped and climbed to the grand final in one of the most physically challenging competitions in the world. Key points: Farmer Simon Martin’s Ninja Warrior hit is celebrated with a silo projection bigger than life. Martin trains with his children at his …

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Thefts rose 400 percent in Derby, Broome residents use social media to retrieve stolen items

Theft rates have risen to the highest levels in history in Broome and Derby, according to police statistics, and crime victims are turning to social media to try to regain their belongings. Key points: The number of home-based burglaries in Broome has increased to 86 in the first quarter of 2022 Derby numbers have skyrocketed …

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Twelve people face court after death of eight-year-old boy A man cheats death in a retirement home accident One of the world’s oldest elephants, Perth icon Tricia, dies at 65 of the cost of lettuce affecting Sydney dugong Helicopter pilots save thousands of ducklings from floods. Appears on the farm in South Australia Cash increase for thousands of South Australians A large trauma hospital under pressure The paramedic opens the darkest moment of his life The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, accepts his resignation. of Gold Coast teenager Jack Beasley’s murder The fourth approved dose for people over 30 Safe thrown out of car window amid dramatic Melbourne police chase

Twelve people face court after the death of an eight-year-old 9News Members of a religious group accused of allegedly murdering an 8-year-old girl on CNN Australia Five men and seven women face trial accused of murdering Elizabeth Rose Struhs Toowoomba Chronicle A religious group accused of murdering the death of Toowoomba girl Elizabeth Struhs, detained …

Twelve people face court after death of eight-year-old boy A man cheats death in a retirement home accident One of the world’s oldest elephants, Perth icon Tricia, dies at 65 of the cost of lettuce affecting Sydney dugong Helicopter pilots save thousands of ducklings from floods. Appears on the farm in South Australia Cash increase for thousands of South Australians A large trauma hospital under pressure The paramedic opens the darkest moment of his life The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, accepts his resignation. of Gold Coast teenager Jack Beasley’s murder The fourth approved dose for people over 30 Safe thrown out of car window amid dramatic Melbourne police chase Read More »

Former Australian polo captain pleads guilty to pony incident in Spirit of Tasmania

A former Australian polo captain has pleaded guilty to putting more than a dozen polo ponies, 16 of whom died during the trip, at risk of suffocation and suffocation when he put them in the Spirit of Tasmania in 2018. Key points: Andrew Williams pleaded guilty to using a method of transportation with a reasonable …

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The mother had concerns that her partner had harmed the child days before he was killed, according to the court

The mother of a child murdered in 2019 suspected her boyfriend was responsible for causing a bruise under the child’s eye in the days before he died, according to a murder trial. Warning: The details of this story may be distressing to some readers. Key points: Brendan Pallant pleads not guilty to the murder of …

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Former RFS firefighter Blake William Banner convicted of intentionally lighting a fire in 2019

A former volunteer firefighter will serve a two-year prison sentence in the community after causing a fire during a total fire ban in Bega, ahead of the black summer forest fires. Key points: Blake William Banner will carry out a two-year intensive correction order to light a fire in 2019 Police had placed a tracking …

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns with call for new leader to “cure country”

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resigned following a series of cabinet resignations. Key points: Boris Johnson resigns as leader of the Conservative Party after losing the confidence of his cabinet It follows at least 59 resignations of ministers and junior ministers from his government Johnson will remain as interim prime minister until a new …

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