New Year's Day celebrations marred by spate of drownings...

News you can trust, opinions you can't ignore View Online   |   Forward January 2, 2019 New Year's Day celebrations marred by spate of drownings At least four people have drowned across Australia since New Year's Eve. Senior Liberal women dismiss push for female quotas Senior Liberal MP Sarah Henderson and Linda Reynolds have rejected claims the party's merit based selection process is discriminating against women. Just 28 sexual abuse victims compensated under redress scheme Just 28 victims of child sexual abuse have been compensated under the federal government's $4 billion national redress scheme. NASA to release close-up images of furthest object ever visited An unmanned NASA spacecraft has begun transmitting data back to Earth after making a successful flyby past an asteroid six billion kilometres away in the Kuiper Belt, the most distant object ever visited. Surprise aged care inspections to triple in 2019 The federal government's Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has vowed to triple the number of surprise inspections carried out on aged care facilities in 2019. Jair Bolsonaro sworn in as president of Brazil Right-wing nationalist Jair Bolsonaro - dubbed the 'Trump of the Tropics' - has been sworn in as president of Brazil. Six charged with drug supply at Sydney festival Six people have been charged with drug supplying offences at a Sydney music festival where more than 150 people were arrested for possession of narcotics. Sydney Trains CEO apologises for NYE chaos Sydney Trains will consider offering compensation to commuters who endured long delays on the last day on 2018. Scott Morrison vows to make 2019 'a winner for us all' Prime Minister Scott Morrison has vowed to make 2019 'a winner for us all', promising his government will 'grab the year by the scruff of its neck'. Sydney's NYE transport an 'international embarrassment' Sydney's New Year's transport has attracted criticism and is being described as an 'international embarrassment'. Bob Katter to run again for the Queensland seat of Kennedy Independent MP Bob Katter has declared he will run again in the Queensland seat of Kennedy at the next federal election. Baby survives Russian gas explosion A baby has been pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Russia more than 35 hours after a gas leak triggered an explosion. Australia's housing market shows further signs of slowdown Australia's housing market is showing further signs its slowing down, with house values in five of the eight capital cities falling in the month of December. Embarrassing typo in Sydney New Year's Eve light display Sydney's New Year's Eve light show displayed an embarrassing typo that was projected on one of the Harbour Bridge pylons. Latest News Bulletin Copyright Australian News Channel Pty Ltd Unsubscribe