Todays Australian News

Australian killed in NZ plane crash
Nine people, including one Australian, have been killed when a skydiving plane crashed and burst into flames at a popular New Zealand tourist spot.
Residents evacuated from quake-hit Christchurch
Authorities are evacuating residents from earthquake-hit Christchurch as New Zealand prime minister John Key visits the city to assess the damage.
Polls show support for Labor minority government
Two new opinion polls show the majority of voters want three key independent MPs to back Labor to form a minority government.
Homes flooded near Ballarat
Emergency crews are evacuating homes in and around Ballarat, as heavy rain falls across the state.
Wild weather continues to batter SA
Wild weather has continued to batter South Australia and left thousands of people without power.
Boy mauled by Taronga Zoo sea lion
An 11-year-old boy is in hospital in a stable condition after being mauled by a sea lion at a Sydney zoo.
Elderly woman assaulted at caravan park
Police are looking for a man they believe indecently assaulted an elderly woman at a caravan park on the New South Wales north coast.
Scores dead after blast hits Pakistan rally
A blast has ripped through a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 53 people and injuring at almost 200.
Pedestrian struck by ambulance dies
A woman has died after being struck by an ambulance in Sydney overnight.
British police question Pakistan 'fixers'
British police have questioned the three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in fixing claims, as the sport's governing body insisted the case was not the tip of a corruption iceberg in the game.
Men jailed over children's home sex abuse
Six men in Portugal have been jailed for sexually abusing boys at a state-run children's home.
Sophie Cotsis to replace Della Bosca
Labor's Centre Unity faction has endorsed a replacement for former New South Wales Government frontbencher John Della Bosca in the Upper House.
Rain cancels Birdsville Races
The Birdsville Races have been cancelled for the first time in its 128-year history after overnight rain has flooded the track.
Baby born on board chopper
A baby girl has been born in the back of a rescue helicopter in north Queensland.
Man driven 'crazy' after death of pet cat
A Japanese man drove the wrong way down an expressway for 90 kilometres and broke through five police barricades because his cat had died, he told police.
Go hard or stay home: Thompson
Geelong coach Mark Thompson has warned his men not to bother turning up for a sudden death AFL semi-final unless they are prepared to be desperate from the start.
Stosur on a roll at US Open
Australia's Samantha Stosur has extended her best-ever run at the US Open by reaching the fourth round and said she now feels like she belongs among the game's elite.

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