An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck off the north-eastern coast of Japan, triggering tsunami warnings and widespread evacuation orders affecting around 170,000 people.
The Adelaide Crows confirmed a player was involved in a vehicle accident with a pedestrian this morning. While not named, the player is understood to be Josh Worrell. The incident has been reported to police, and the club offered no further comment. Worrell missed training but is expected to play in the upcoming game.
Jana Armstrong, a 30-year-old mother of a four-month-old, has been missing in Toowoomba, Australia for three days. Her family fears she may not be found alive, as police investigate the suspicious circumstances of her disappearance and the unusual location of her abandoned car.
Former chief governance officer Alyssa White admitted to the NSW corruption watchdog that she influenced recruitment processes to help friends and former colleagues. She agreed her actions made processes "unfair and opaque" and that she "placed her finger on the scales" for preferred candidates.
A truck lost its load of two 15-tonne concrete slabs on the North-South Motorway near Bolivar, Australia, striking parked cars and injuring two pedestrians. One pedestrian was hospitalized with a suspected broken arm, while others sustained minor injuries. Investigations are ongoing.
Derryn Hinch, a prominent Australian broadcaster, journalist, and former senator, has died at 87. Remembered as provocative yet courageous, Hinch had a career spanning over five decades in media and politics.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the death of 13-year-old Layla Jeffery, whose body was discovered in bushland in Donald, regional Victoria. Police are treating the death as suspicious and are continuing their investigation.
