Girl, 9, suffers severe burns in Doonside house fire
A neighbour has run into a burning home in Sydney's west and dragged out a girl suffering severe burns.Fire engulfed the single-storey home in Hill End Road in Doonside about 6.40am on Saturday. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Doonside house fire: nine year-old hospitalised Adeel Khan gets 30 years for Rozelle fire NSW land clearing impacts koalas 'Drive-by' shooting at Heckenberg Rozelle fire victim's mother 'grateful..>> view originalMan arrested in terror raids in Melbourne's north-west and country Victoria
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How will the system hold up on Census night?
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The Queensland coroner, Terry Ryan, will revive an inquest into the death of Daniel Morcombe, raising the prospect of fresh scrutiny of the eight-year investigation it took police to convict his killer. An inquiry into the schoolboy’s fate, which was adjourned after serial paedophile Brett Peter Cowan was charged in 2011, is set to resume by early 2017. It reportedly follows a written plea by Daniel’s parents, Bruce and Denise, that Ryan examine mistakes made by police after their son’s disappe..>> view originalRenewed search for man missing on Far South Coast, NSW
Police and volunteers are again searching forest on the Far South Coast today, for a man who went missing a month ago, NSW Police say. Mr Raymond Speechley, 77, was last seen about 4pm on Thursday 7 July 2016, at a retirement home on Ruth Place, Dalmeny, about 10km north of Narooma. Despite extensive searches and appeals via the media, Mr Speechley has not been seen since. Officers from the Far South Coast Local Area Command conducted an extensive search of the area with assistance from the V..>> view originalcartoonist Bill Leak calls critics 'sanctimonious Tweety Birds'
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Saturday, August 13, 2016
Girl, 9, suffers severe burns in Doonside house fire and other top stories.
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