A suspicious fire destroyed a South Lake home on Friday, causing $150,000 damage to the Glenbawn Drive property.
A South Lake home was destroyed by a suspicious fire that caused $150,000. Credit:Police media Police and Department of Fire and Emergency Services were called to the blaze about 10.45pm. The fire caused extensive damage to the home and the cost of damage caused was estimated at $150,000. A police spokeswoman said the fire was being treated as suspicious. https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/reward-offered-for-information-about-suspicious-house-fire-in-south-lake-20181231-p50p0b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
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Facebook December 30, 2018 4:51PM South West BMX star Cory Crombie was paralysed after a nasty landing during training in December 2017. A little over a year on, and he rode the very bike which left him paralysed. Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail UsLink Icon https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/wa-teenager-gets-back-on-the-bike-which-left-him-paralysed-bc-5984537134001 A disorientated and naked man arrested by police after a 30-year-old woman was killed in a suspected axe attack in Munster on Friday did not know the victim, detectives believe.
But they have moved to allay public fears that there could be a dangerous killer on the loose. At this point in time we have no concerns whatsoever about community safety, we are confident that the community is safe, said Detective Senior Sergeant Sean Wright of the Homicide Squad. The man, who is aged in his 20s, was arrested at the Cockburn Cement Factory after police were called to a Henderson Road house just after midday. Detective Wright said the man was currently helping police with their inquiries. He confirmed that while the investigation was still ongoing, the woman may have been victim to a random attack. He did not knowingly have a relationship with the victim . . . we have not identified any link between the two, he said. Forensic police will be at the scene for at least the next two days while other officers will continue to carry out door knocks around the vicinity, he said. Police are yet to release the identity of the victim. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/court-justice/munster-axe-murder-victim-did-not-know-naked-man-in-custody-over-death-ng-b881061225z 12/27/2018 0 Comments Listener details leaked in data theft from radio station owner Nova EntertainmentPerth radio fans may be caught up in a data leak after Australian media company Nova Entertainment admitted information it collected over a two-year period had been publicly disclosed.
The company said in a statement on Friday it recently became aware listener information collected between May 2009 and October 2011 had been leaked. Nova said it had notified the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and we are in the process of contacting law enforcement bodies. We will fully and transparently engage with these entities in relation to this incident, it said. Nova has radio stations in most major capitals, including Perths 93.7FM, SmoothFM on DAB radio and operates Coles Radio. It is encouraging those affected to change their passwords for their email account and all other online accounts using the same email address, username or password, including email, social media and online bank accounts. Nova chief executive Cathy OConnor said individuals affected would be notified of the steps they could take to prevent any potential misuse of their information. The types of information disclosed in this incident varies from person to person, but generally includes biographical information (such as name, gender and date of birth), contact information (such as residential address, email address, and telephone number), and user account details (such as user names and passwords, which were protected by hashing), she said. We can confirm that no other information, including copies of identity documentation or financial information is contained in the dataset disclosed in this incident. The company has now engaged privacy, IT and cyber security consultants to find out how the information was obtained. We take privacy, and the security of the information we collect from our listeners very seriously, and on behalf of Nova Entertainment I deeply and sincerely regret that this incident has occurred, Ms OConnor said. We are fully committed to achieving the best possible outcome for anyone affected by this incident. with AAP https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/media/listener-details-leaked-in-data-theft-from-radio-station-owner-nova-entertainment-ng-b881060684z Camera IconFile photo.Picture: Lincoln Baker
PerthNow December 27, 2018 7:25AM A fight at a home in Perths northern suburbs has resulted in the death of a 68-year-old man on Wednesday night. Police were called to the house on Davallia Road, Duncraig at 10pm. The 68-year-old victim was involved in what police describe as an altercation before being taken to Royal Perth Hospital, where he later died. Homicide squad detectives are investigating the death and a 39-year-old man is in custody. Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail UsLink Icon https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/crime/homicide-detectives-death-after-fight-at-duncraig-home-ng-b881059767z With Bain Capital already selling most of its stake it still holds around 6 per cent there aren't many private-equity firms left that are likely to show interest. The prospect of a bidding war is unrealistic. KKR cutting its own offer is unfortunate price-signalling for shareholders.
There's also the fact that MYOB's board changed its mind on the lower bid. Initially it said it wasn't in a position to recommend this revised offer, before telling shareholders on Christmas Eve that they should vote in favour of it. Chairman Justin Milne's explanation doesn't exactly inspire confidence. "Having regard to market uncertainty and the longer-term nature of the strategic growth plan the company has embarked upon." The two-month "go shop" provision built into the deal appears to tick the box that says the board is supposed to look after shareholders' interests, but don't expect them to work the phones over the Christmas-New Year break, or into the summer, hustling for a better offer. If there is a competing bid, it may come from a strategic rather than a financial investor. Any company looking to add accounting to its suite of software or cloud offerings could do worse than MYOB, especially given its solid brand name and track record in Australia and New Zealand. Yet its decidedly domestic focus also makes major international players the Googles and Microsofts of the world unlikely to bother. So while KKR's bid leaves money on the table, that doesn't mean shareholders can count on getting it. Tim Culpan is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering technology. He previously covered technology for Bloomberg News. Bloomberg https://www.watoday.com.au/business/companies/myob-can-do-better-than-kkr-s-bid-but-it-probably-won-t-20181224-p50o49.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed Police allege two men aged 60 and 33 were involved in an altercation inside KFC Bondi Junction, before moving into the streets where the stabbing occurred.
A witness at the scene said the man was surrounded in a pool of blood "a metre-wide". "There was an English chap that got there and tried to help and put pressure on the wounds but there was a lot of blood," he told Channel 7. Another woman, who was going to the gym at the time, said one of the men was screaming. "I walked out and saw a guy with a knife, I freaked out and I just walked back in," she told news crews. "He was bleeding, so we really freaked out when we see [sic] that." The 33-year-old also suffered stab wounds, and was arrested and taken to St Vincent's Hospital. He is under police guard, and is in a stable condition. NSW Police Acting Superintendent Peter Glynn told media on Sunday afternoon how members of the community came to the aid of both men and said the incident was "tragic" so close to Christmas. The scene was examined by specialist forensic police. Officers from Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command, with assistance from the State Crime Commands Homicide Squad, are continuing to investigate circumstances surrounding the incident. https://www.watoday.com.au/national/nsw/homeless-man-stabbed-to-death-in-sydney-s-east-20181223-p50o0k.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed "It was great timing for not only us, but all the experts out there," Grant told The Sun-Herald. "It was a good statement. We've had such a successful couple of years now that we've made it a benchmark, so people have a lot of expectations. We knew we had it in us."
We've had such a successful couple of years now that we've made it a benchmark, so people have a lot of expectations. Ryan Grant The manner of the victory should also keep Corica's critics at bay, at least for another week. Grant said the rookie coach got his tactics spot on with a compact, disciplined defensive block that blunted Perth's best attacking moves. "'Bimbi' [Corica] got it perfect," he said. "The boys put it into play and made sure we did as we were told. Obviously we conceded late and that wasn't the greatest but we did pretty much everything else to a T." The Sky Blues are at home for four of their next five matches, all of which are at Jubilee Stadium, starting with next Saturday night's clash with Brisbane Roar. Grant, however, will miss them all as he prepares for his first major tournament with the Socceroos after he was selected in Graham Arnold's 23-man squad for the Asian Cup. "You don't want to miss games for your club but it's part of how it works. We've got a couple of home games there and hopefully we can build a real good platform," Grant said. Loading Grant doesn't think Sydney FC will miss a beat without him, either, with utility Paulo Retre the obvious candidate to slip into the vacancy he will leave behind at right-back. "He'll probably make me look silly with what he can do," Grant said. Grant is probably the second-choice in that position for the Socceroos behind Josh Risdon, but he should still see at least some game time in the United Arab Emirates given Arnold's commitment to regular rotation throughout the tournament. He is likely to earn just his second international cap in Australia's warm-up friendly against Oman in Dubai on December 30, having last month made his debut against Lebanon at ANZ Stadium. "At the moment I'm just happy to be in there," he said. "It's always unreal to play for your country. If I get the chance to do that again I'll be over the moon, and then to do it at a major tournament is pretty cool too." Grant should be able to fit in some Christmas celebrations with his family in Bathurst, but it'll be a mad dash to get back to Sydney in time for his flight later that night. "I'll go home Christmas Eve, have the night there and the morning with my nephews and niece and family and probably a brunch, and then head back," he said. "The flight's not until 9.45pm or something. There's plenty of time to get back. It's only a three-and-a-half hour drive, so I should be right." Vince is a sports reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald. Most Viewed in Sport Loading https://www.watoday.com.au/sport/soccer/sky-blues-proved-the-experts-wrong-with-glory-upset-grant-20181222-p50nvs.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed Monetary tightening by central banks is like trying to pull a brick across a rough surface with elastic: nothing happens; still nothing happens; then it leaps up and hits you in the face.
The US Federal Reserve's Jerome Powell may have a broken nose after asserting stubbornly this week that he would go on shrinking the Fed's balance sheet by $US50 billion ($70.5 billion) a month, even though the world economy is coming apart at the seams. Markets expected a rise in interest rates at Wednesday's meeting. But they did not expect the Fed's "dot plot" sketch to schedule two more rate rises in 2019. Ambrose Evans-Pritchard's opinion piece here. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hiked rates this week. Credit:SUSAN WALSH The ASX 200 is sitting at 5449.3 points, down 1 per cent since opening. The index hit a bottom of 5428 points before beginning to rally slightly. The ASX 200 closed yesterday on 5505 points. The ASX 200 this afternoon Morgan Stanley maintained its "equal-weight' rating on Orocobre but did flag the potential for future downgrades after the lithium miner's production and sales figures came in below the broker's estimates. Production for the first half of 2018-19 was 11 per cent below Morgan Stanley's forecasts and the broker noted the company's full year production estimate was at risk, given production would need to be at record levels to achieve that forecast. Sales for the first half of 2019 were 25 per cent softer than Morgan Stanley estimated and analyst Rahul Anand said the broker would likely need to revise its own estimates lower. Mr Anand did not that pricing for the first half of the fiscal year was 12 per cent above the broker's estimates. Morgan Stanley kept its price target for Orocobre at $4.20. Forecasting the year-ahead outlook for commodities, while popular among analysts, is a bit of a mug's game at the best of times, but the view for 2019 is made even more complicated by one volatile factor: Donald Trump. While there are other drivers of commodity prices next year, the mercurial US president looms large over the sector, and the actions of his administration will either amplify or partially nullify the established trends. Before trying to decipher Trump's likely actions it's worth looking at the trends likely to move commodity markets in 2019. Read the piece by Clyde Russell here. President Donald Trump. The interplay between Trump, embattled Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be key for actions taken by the world's three largest oil producers. Credit:Evan Vucci The Australian Financial Review's contributing editor Christopher Joye weighed in on the RBA pressuring the banks to loosen their lending standards. RBA governor Phil Lowe needs to pull his head in. It's fine for him to tell the banks to loosen their lending standards, but he isn't the one being sued by ASIC on the basis of an entirely fallacious interpretation of Labor's 2009 responsible lending laws. Read the full piece here. "RBA governer Phil Lowe needs to pull his head in," wrote Christopher Joye.Credit:Rob Homer Australian shares continue to fall as the day's trading rolls on. The ASX 200 is down 27 points, or 0.5 per cent at 5478.4. ANZ, CBA, Westpac and Macquarie are all down. BHP Group is up 1.29 per cent and Newcrest Mining is up 3.26 per cent. Healthscope continues to lift today on the back of merger news, up 6.31 per cent. The state of play on the market. Twitter shares plummeted after Citron Research said a report by Amnesty International documenting the abuse of women on the platform shouldn't be ignored by investors. "Twitter has become the Harvey Weinstein of social media," Citron said in its report, setting a new price target of $US20 for the stock. "Advertisers will soon be forced to take a hard look at all sponsorships with Twitter." The shares fell as much as 13 per cent to $US28.51, the most since July. The broader markets also fell amid concerns of a government shutdown. The stock closed 11 per cent lower at $US29.28. Selina Wang with the full story here. "Twitter has become the Harvey Weinstein of social media," Citron said in its report, setting a new price target of $US20.Credit:RICHARD DREW Healthscope's share price is up 5.83 per cent today to $2.18. Takeover target Healthscope and suitor Brookfield Capital have extended their exclusivity period, which was due to expire today. It came as Healthscope confirmed the Canadian group had found no reason that it would not be able to make a binding $4.5 billion offer as outlined in November. Healthscope also revealed it had received correspondence from rival suitor BGH Capital that it is able to commence due diligence immediately in relation to its revised non-binding cash proposal of $2.36 per share lobbed in October. Carrie LaFrenz has the story here. Healthscope CEO Gordon Ballantyne.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer SPONSORED POST The very many risks whirling about markets are highly applicable to Australian equities, said Kyle Rodda at IG Markets. Even though the ASX200 missed out on the parabolic rise experienced by US indices during the cheap-money, bull-market era, the concerns hindering sentiment directly relate to the fortunes of the ASX. It's because of the composition of our market that this is so: it's overly weighted financials and materials stocks. The crux of the global equity selloff is twofold and applies equally to the local share market. On the one side, traders are collectively communicating (rightly or wrongly) that global growth is going to slow down considerably; on the other side, policy makers (that is: the US Federal Reserve) have signalled they will continue tightening global financial conditions. Read the full 8@eight here. Large pieces of hail fell on Sydney yesterday afternoon. Credit:SEE CAPTION INFO The share price of Insurance Australia Group has fallen 2.45 per cent today to $6.78. This comes after a severe thunderstorm struck Sydney late yesterday afternoon, with "giant" hail causing millions of dollars of damage. IAG estimated pretax cost of the storm through insurance claims will be in line with its maximum first event retention, of A$169 million post-quota share. Hailstones the size and shape of "poached eggs" smashed their way through Sydney's eastern, inner and western suburbs. Jenny Noyes and Ben Weir have more on the storm here. https://www.watoday.com.au/business/markets-live--asx-set-to-extend-losses-after-wall-st-tumbles-20181221-h19d7s.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed The latest illustrations from artist Matt Golding
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