A Brazilian man, who claimed he didn't know Jack, used a fake ID with Jack Nicholson's photo on it while trying to open a bank account. Police said the man doesn't have any similarity to Jack.
The Warragamba Dam level is currently at a critical 98.7% full level according to SCA reports, 2pm, Friday, 2 March 2012. Recent updates expect the dam to spill either later today, Friday, or over the weekend.Current inflows to Warragamba Dam are 163,000 megalitres per day. This information will next be updated at 5pm Friday 2 March 2012.
More than a thousand residents were ordered to evacuate due to severe NSW floods. Around 70 residents and 17 properties were assisted by the State Emergency Service (SES) during the evacuation.
Friday around 8 a.m. a highway patrolman Senior Constable David Rixon was shot multiple times on Lorraine St. in West Tamworth, northern NSW.The officer pulled over a car on the street, which was believed to be the start of an argument. The altercation went intense and resulted to a shoot-out.
Police has yet to catch the 17-year-old Cavan escapee who has taunted authorities on Facebook for being unable to stop him even as seven other escapees aged 16 to 19 have been recaptured.
A new study has looked into sleep problems and daytime fatigue in 33 U.S. states and identified the states that are most sleep-deprived. "People need to understand that sleep is an important part of health. This study tells us that there are certain regions of the country struggling with sleep problems more than others," study researcher Michael Grandner of the University of Pennsylvania told LiveScience.
It was Monday night when a teenager along with 7 others fled the Cavan Training Center in northern Adelaide. Police from South Australia immediately created an appeal to escapees.
Bodies of an 83-year-old woman and 51-year-old man were discovered in an Enoggera house at Lone Pine Street yesterday afternoon. Authorities believed the two may have been dead for nine days already.None of the people living close to them have recognized their names. The two never socialized with the neighbors since they moved in.
The Warragamba Dam has reached the 94.1% level as of 5pm today, March 1, 2012 according to the report of The Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA). With continuous rainfall, the Warragamba Dam will likely reach its full capacity and begin spilling throughout the week. Current inflows to Warragamba Dam are at 130,000 megalitres per day.
Goulburn residents in NSW. Australia, were finally asked to evacuate their homes as heavy rain continues to increase the level of water in the river. Hundreds of residents from South of Sydney were requested to move to another place while rainwater continues to flood the city.
Hosts of The Circle apologized for mocking Corporal Roberts-Smith while being interviewed at The Project last night. Yumi Stynes and George Negus expressed regret after they have disrespectfully commented on Roberts-Smith's picture showing him shirtless in a swimming pool.
Friends, family, and other people around him are still confused about how Jason Lees could kill himself and his 2-year old son Brad, but, several of them have nonetheless united in saying farewell on the day of his funeral.
Three security experts told the New South Wales Supreme Court on Tuesday that the Rinehart family would face higher safety risks if details of their court battle would be published. The court case is part of the bid of Gina Rinehart, Australia and Asia's richest woman, to keep secret details of their family feud.
Forecasters are expecting more heavy rain in most areas of southern NSW and ACT. A weather warning was released to alert people from the Upper Western district, Illawarra, Broken Hill, Batemans Bay, Goulburn, Ivanhoe, Young, Cowra and Forbes.
The death count increased to three from the high school shooting that happened on Monday, while the 17-year-old suspect attended the preliminary court trial in relation to the incident.TJ Lane, the suspect, started shooting a group of students in a cafeteria situated at Chardon High School Monday morning.
The call for authorities to require third party insurance for jet skis to cover accident victims resonated in Melbourne following the death of a 51-year-old man who was struck by a jet ski in Port Melbourne on Friday afternoon.
A new study jointly conducted by researchers at the University of California Berkeley (UCB) and the University of Toronto showed that those who have more were most likely to take advantage of their better status while those who have just enough seemed more content and willing to give way, and even share when necessary.
The Rena captain has pleaded guilty to all charges in Tauranga District Court today (Wednesday), the New Zealand Herald reported.
The Mobile World Congress 2012 held in Barcelona, Spain, had a good start as more than 60,000 companies in the telecommunications industry gathered to showcase new technology to the market. One of the most talked about gadgets during the event was the new smartphones launched by different companies.
Lucy Lawless was among seven people arrested on Monday after having boarded on Friday an oil-drilling ship owned by Shell.
Authorities said a 16-year-old teenager started shooting in a cafeteria at Chardon High School on Monday 7:30 a.m. One student died, while four got injured before police captured the suspect.The suspected gunman wasn't recognized right away because of his juvenile look according to Tim McKenna, Chief of Police at Chardon, during a news conference held in town.
Police will be giving a $100,000 reward to anyone who could give valuable information regarding Matthew Leveson, who went missing since 2007.It was four years ago when 20-year-old Matthew Leveson disappeared. He was last seen with his boyfriend Michael Peter Atkins leaving a nightclub in Sydney's inner city community at Surry Hills around 2 a.m. on Sept. 23, 2007.
Last week's 2-year-old victim of a murder-suicide incident on the Story Bridge of Brisbane was finally laid to rest. Sunday a sobbing funeral service was conducted for Brad Lees inside Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Clear Island Waters at Gold Coast.
WikiLeaks has announced on Monday the publication of millions of email exchanges obtained from controversial international security expert Strategic Forecasting Inc (Stratfor), which WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has accused of targeting activist groups.
A superhero is in town. A granddad trapped under a car that weighs more than 900kg was saved by his teenager grandson from Michigan by lifting up the car.
Brisbane City Council's refusal to construct safety barriers along the Story Bridge saddened many of the state's residents particularly a man who lost his 19-year-old son half a year ago.
A girl from NSW was sexually assaulted by a group of boys at the park in central-western Orange early morning Sunday.
Pressures coming from U.S. attorney generals compelled six leading tech companies to provide more information to users who may be compromising their privacy whenever they download apps into their mobile devices.
It takes a fellow con artist to pull off a fast one over another scammer. This was proven on Thursday by an Australian woman who pleaded guilty to cheating Nigerian scammers of $30,000.
Mining mogul Clive Palmer sought this week to oust world-renowned hotel management firm Hyatt Hotels Corp from the Queensland golf resort that he had acquired last year.
