February 25, 2025 • 8 mins
A court in north Queensland has heard distressing new details about the day 24-year-old Cairns woman Toyah Cordingley was allegedly murdered by Rajwinder Singh on a beach in broad daylight.
Australian Defence Force officials will be bracing for a grilling over Chinese warships conducting live missile training in the Tasman Sea.
Cyclone Alfred is expected to intensify to a category three system and change direction putting the Queensland coast at risk.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Straight to breaking news now. And families in Sydney's West
have had to run for their lives after a suspected
arson attack on a block of units in Whalen. The
roof caved in on four firefighters who were battling the blaze.
Nobody was hurt and they were able to continue fighting
the flames. Nine units were destroyed in the fire. The
arsonist is right now on the run. We'll bring you
(00:26):
a live report from the scene later this hour. Police
in Melbourne have come under attack from the driver of
a luxury car outside of seven eleven in Hawthorn East.
Police spotted the BMW with fake number plates parked at
the store on Turek Road after midnight. The forty three
year old driver tried to make an escape but became
(00:47):
wedged between a bollard and the front of the store.
Officers parked behind the car to trap it when they
were rammed multiple times by the driver. The forty three
year old and a thirty one year old woman were
arrested and taken to hospital with minor injuries. At this stage,
they haven't been charged. A court in North Queensland has
(01:09):
heard distressing new details about the day twenty four year
old Canswomen toy. Accordingly, was allegedly murdered by roswinder singing
on a beach in broad daylight. A jury of eleven
men and four women were told missus Cordingly's throat was
cut before she was placed in a shallow grave on
Wanngetti Beach in twenty eighteen. The trial will resume this
(01:31):
morning before the first of more than four hundred and
sixty potential witnesses are called. The Mammoth task to find
the missing Beaumont children in Adelaide has now gone deeper
than the original surface level. Two key figures, brothers who
helped dig a hole for the prime suspect at the
Old Side in North Plympton in the nineteen sixties, have
(01:52):
zeroed in on an area of interest. The pair and
not accused of any wrongdoing in the case. Investigators did
uncover some bows, but they were quickly dismissed after a
thorough look. The dig will resume later today. Australian Defense
Force officials will be bracing for a grillion over Chinese
warships conducting live missile training in the Tasman Sea. Live
(02:15):
to Tim Lester in Canberra. Tim in a sensational development.
A Virgin Airlines pilot was the first person to alert
authorities Jemma.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
This was quite an alarm for Australian Defense Force officials
and Australian Aviation officials as they learned just how tenuous
the warning was last Friday, as those three Chinese warships
in the Tasman Sea east of Sydney by about six
hundred and thirty kilometers began their live firing sequence that
(02:47):
forced the diversion of not just three flights as Defense
had initially indicated, but forty nine of them. And to
know now that because the Virgin pilot gave the warning
an no one else thirty minutes after the exercise started,
there was at least initially perhaps considerable risk. Certainly there's
(03:10):
been an issue raised here of the warning systems and
how effective they are. And on another level, this issue
has caused the government some concern. Certainly the Albernizi government
has been telling Australians for a while now that the
relationship with China has been settled after the fiery days
(03:32):
under the previous coalition government. This raises issue as to
just how well that relationship is going these days. Those
three Chinese warships have now moved south and east of Hobart,
still off the Australian coast, and today defense officials expected
to be grilled in Senate estimates as this fuss continues.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Gemma tim Lester and Canber thank you. Richmond Premiership hero
Noel Bolter has faced a massive legal payout over a
wild punch up at a pub on the New South
Wales Victoria border in December. Thomas Washbrook's lawyer has told
seven News the attack left him with lifelong injuries and PTSD.
(04:17):
The twenty seven year old's lawyer is also so in
Bolt for damages. The Richmond footballer has pleaded guilty to
the assault and will be sentenced next month. Cyclone Alfred
is expected to intensify to a Category three system and
change direction, put in the Queensland coast at risk. The
cyclone is expected to stay clear of the coast for
(04:38):
the next few days, but its movements are uncertain for
later in the week. Modeling shows Alfred could turn southwest,
put in it in the path of the area between
Townsville and Bunderberg. Pope Francis has spent another RESTful night
in hospital, where he's been treated for double pneumonia and
mild kidney failure. Let's go live to Ben Downey at St.
(04:59):
Peter Square. Then you've just been given an update. How
is the probes health today?
Speaker 3 (05:06):
Good morning, Jemma. So the latest we've heard is good news.
As you say, he's been able to sleep well through
the night, he's been able to eat. We know he's
completing work and he's still undergoing those medical procedures, and
on those procedures, we're expecting an imminent update from the
Vatican more detail on his health. But before we get that,
which will bring to you've actually heard some more information
we know now yesterday he was able to have a
(05:27):
meeting with two of the most senior people in the Vatican,
the Cardinal Pietro Paroleene, who led the vigil here yesterday
for all the Catholics, as well as the Vatican's chief
of staff, that's Archbishop Edgar Penyapara. Why is this important Well,
up until now doctors had forbidden him from having any visitors.
The only exception was the Italian Prime Minister Maloney. The
(05:48):
reason why is because of the risk of infection with
This is really being interpreted as a reason that the
Pope's health is on the up after that's scare. Now
he remains in a critical condition, but for everyone here
being interpreted as good news and faithful here they're also
waiting with breath from that imminn update from the Vatican
we're expecting as they wait for the second vigil tonight
(06:08):
for the Pope's health.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
Emma been down in Rope, thank you. The opposition leader
has strongly denied claims he was given insider information during
the global financial crisis when he was a shadow finance minister.
Records of share trades revealed Peter Dutton had purchased shares
in three big banks on January twenty three, before selling
them at a profit months later.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
How else does he explain his sudden interest in share
trading in the banks a day before a massive bank
bailout was announced.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
In a statement, a spokesperson says the Opposition leader had
no access to any sensitive information on the matter. Brisbane's
Lord Mayor is fighting tooth and nail against threats from
his Gold Coast counterpart to steal major events in the
twenty thirty two Olympics. Adrian Shrinner has warned that moving
events like swimming would let the state government walk away
(07:02):
from plans to build a multi billion dollar arena. He
says the proposed Inner City Stadium is a critical legacy project.
The state government will reveal its venues planned for the
Games on March twenty five. The infamous Melbourne graffiti artist
and creator of Pan the Bird has been pleading for
bail so he can work as a painter in Geelong.
(07:23):
It is Jack Gibson Burrell's second time applying for bail
this year after he was jailed on dozens of vandalism chargers.
Gibson Burrow first applied for bail earlier this year, but
was knocked back as he was deemed to be a
risk to public safety. Their speculation that Our Embassing a
Drake could cancel the remainder of his Australian and New
(07:43):
Zealand tour following low ticket sales, Angry fans were left
waiting two hours just to get into his concert on
Monday night. Fans were happy with the show once they
got in Live Nation. Drake's tour promoter has denied any
(08:08):
rumours about cancelations and checking on Wednesday's weather now partly
cloudy in Brisbane and thirty one cloud clearing in Sydney
in twenty eight, partly cloudy in Camber in thirty three,
mostly sunny in Melbourne and thirty four, Partly cloudy in
Hobart and twenty nine, sunny in Adelaide and thirty one,
Partly cloudy in Perth and thirty one, and partly cloudy
in Darwin and thirty four
Straight to breaking news now. And families in Sydney's West
have had to run for their lives after a suspected
arson attack on a block of units in Whalen. The
roof caved in on four firefighters who were battling the blaze.
Nobody was hurt and they were able to continue fighting
the flames. Nine units were destroyed in the fire. The
arsonist is right now on the run. We'll bring you
(00:26):
a live report from the scene later this hour. Police
in Melbourne have come under attack from the driver of
a luxury car outside of seven eleven in Hawthorn East.
Police spotted the BMW with fake number plates parked at
the store on Turek Road after midnight. The forty three
year old driver tried to make an escape but became
(00:47):
wedged between a bollard and the front of the store.
Officers parked behind the car to trap it when they
were rammed multiple times by the driver. The forty three
year old and a thirty one year old woman were
arrested and taken to hospital with minor injuries. At this stage,
they haven't been charged. A court in North Queensland has
(01:09):
heard distressing new details about the day twenty four year
old Canswomen toy. Accordingly, was allegedly murdered by roswinder singing
on a beach in broad daylight. A jury of eleven
men and four women were told missus Cordingly's throat was
cut before she was placed in a shallow grave on
Wanngetti Beach in twenty eighteen. The trial will resume this
(01:31):
morning before the first of more than four hundred and
sixty potential witnesses are called. The Mammoth task to find
the missing Beaumont children in Adelaide has now gone deeper
than the original surface level. Two key figures, brothers who
helped dig a hole for the prime suspect at the
Old Side in North Plympton in the nineteen sixties, have
(01:52):
zeroed in on an area of interest. The pair and
not accused of any wrongdoing in the case. Investigators did
uncover some bows, but they were quickly dismissed after a
thorough look. The dig will resume later today. Australian Defense
Force officials will be bracing for a grillion over Chinese
warships conducting live missile training in the Tasman Sea. Live
(02:15):
to Tim Lester in Canberra. Tim in a sensational development.
A Virgin Airlines pilot was the first person to alert
authorities Jemma.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
This was quite an alarm for Australian Defense Force officials
and Australian Aviation officials as they learned just how tenuous
the warning was last Friday, as those three Chinese warships
in the Tasman Sea east of Sydney by about six
hundred and thirty kilometers began their live firing sequence that
(02:47):
forced the diversion of not just three flights as Defense
had initially indicated, but forty nine of them. And to
know now that because the Virgin pilot gave the warning
an no one else thirty minutes after the exercise started,
there was at least initially perhaps considerable risk. Certainly there's
(03:10):
been an issue raised here of the warning systems and
how effective they are. And on another level, this issue
has caused the government some concern. Certainly the Albernizi government
has been telling Australians for a while now that the
relationship with China has been settled after the fiery days
(03:32):
under the previous coalition government. This raises issue as to
just how well that relationship is going these days. Those
three Chinese warships have now moved south and east of Hobart,
still off the Australian coast, and today defense officials expected
to be grilled in Senate estimates as this fuss continues.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Gemma tim Lester and Canber thank you. Richmond Premiership hero
Noel Bolter has faced a massive legal payout over a
wild punch up at a pub on the New South
Wales Victoria border in December. Thomas Washbrook's lawyer has told
seven News the attack left him with lifelong injuries and PTSD.
(04:17):
The twenty seven year old's lawyer is also so in
Bolt for damages. The Richmond footballer has pleaded guilty to
the assault and will be sentenced next month. Cyclone Alfred
is expected to intensify to a Category three system and
change direction, put in the Queensland coast at risk. The
cyclone is expected to stay clear of the coast for
(04:38):
the next few days, but its movements are uncertain for
later in the week. Modeling shows Alfred could turn southwest,
put in it in the path of the area between
Townsville and Bunderberg. Pope Francis has spent another RESTful night
in hospital, where he's been treated for double pneumonia and
mild kidney failure. Let's go live to Ben Downey at St.
(04:59):
Peter Square. Then you've just been given an update. How
is the probes health today?
Speaker 3 (05:06):
Good morning, Jemma. So the latest we've heard is good news.
As you say, he's been able to sleep well through
the night, he's been able to eat. We know he's
completing work and he's still undergoing those medical procedures, and
on those procedures, we're expecting an imminent update from the
Vatican more detail on his health. But before we get that,
which will bring to you've actually heard some more information
we know now yesterday he was able to have a
(05:27):
meeting with two of the most senior people in the Vatican,
the Cardinal Pietro Paroleene, who led the vigil here yesterday
for all the Catholics, as well as the Vatican's chief
of staff, that's Archbishop Edgar Penyapara. Why is this important Well,
up until now doctors had forbidden him from having any visitors.
The only exception was the Italian Prime Minister Maloney. The
(05:48):
reason why is because of the risk of infection with
This is really being interpreted as a reason that the
Pope's health is on the up after that's scare. Now
he remains in a critical condition, but for everyone here
being interpreted as good news and faithful here they're also
waiting with breath from that imminn update from the Vatican
we're expecting as they wait for the second vigil tonight
(06:08):
for the Pope's health.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
Emma been down in Rope, thank you. The opposition leader
has strongly denied claims he was given insider information during
the global financial crisis when he was a shadow finance minister.
Records of share trades revealed Peter Dutton had purchased shares
in three big banks on January twenty three, before selling
them at a profit months later.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
How else does he explain his sudden interest in share
trading in the banks a day before a massive bank
bailout was announced.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
In a statement, a spokesperson says the Opposition leader had
no access to any sensitive information on the matter. Brisbane's
Lord Mayor is fighting tooth and nail against threats from
his Gold Coast counterpart to steal major events in the
twenty thirty two Olympics. Adrian Shrinner has warned that moving
events like swimming would let the state government walk away
(07:02):
from plans to build a multi billion dollar arena. He
says the proposed Inner City Stadium is a critical legacy project.
The state government will reveal its venues planned for the
Games on March twenty five. The infamous Melbourne graffiti artist
and creator of Pan the Bird has been pleading for
bail so he can work as a painter in Geelong.
(07:23):
It is Jack Gibson Burrell's second time applying for bail
this year after he was jailed on dozens of vandalism chargers.
Gibson Burrow first applied for bail earlier this year, but
was knocked back as he was deemed to be a
risk to public safety. Their speculation that Our Embassing a
Drake could cancel the remainder of his Australian and New
(07:43):
Zealand tour following low ticket sales, Angry fans were left
waiting two hours just to get into his concert on
Monday night. Fans were happy with the show once they
got in Live Nation. Drake's tour promoter has denied any
(08:08):
rumours about cancelations and checking on Wednesday's weather now partly
cloudy in Brisbane and thirty one cloud clearing in Sydney
in twenty eight, partly cloudy in Camber in thirty three,
mostly sunny in Melbourne and thirty four, Partly cloudy in
Hobart and twenty nine, sunny in Adelaide and thirty one,
Partly cloudy in Perth and thirty one, and partly cloudy
in Darwin and thirty four
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