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8.32am: That's a wrap for this morning. Remember to check in on your local paper's website for breaking news throughout the day.
8.30am: A woman has been airlifted to St George Hospital with suspected head and spinal injuries after falling off a horse in Nowra. Full story.
8.13am: The NSW Government will not fund a wave attenuator at Cattle Bay.
A spokesperson for NSW Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance said the minister was not involved in discussions with developers about funding a wave attenuator. Full story.
7.49am: The best ballroom and latin dancers in Australia are coming back 12 months after they enjoyed a wonderful weekend in Wollongong. See the pics.
7.12am: AN 85-year-old man is in a stable condition following a crash in Numbaa on Sunday. More details.
South Coast weather
Roads and rail
For those hitting the road this morning we’ve got a clear run so far. Good news for train commuters, there are no delays on the South Coast line.
Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered.
Regional news
► BALLARAT: Ballarat grandmother Shirley Macey is certain whoever murdered her daughter has told someone their darkest secret. Read more.
► WOLLONGONG: Wollongong will be the second Australian city to road test David Jones’ new “food journey”, which is part of a $100 million upgrade of the department store’s food business over the next three years. Read more.
► NEWCASTLE: A university of Newcastle business student is facing life in prison, accused of being part of an international drug syndicate involving a Rio Tinto executive, a dealer known as “Dr Octopus 88” and 16 kilograms of cocaine. Read more.
►BENDIGO: "The day of the rope draws nearer with every f---ing online whinge post you make."
►IPSWICH: The Queensland hotel that is home of one of the ”big Bundy” bottles is up for sale, along with four other iconic regional pubs that make up the portfolio of long-time hotelier Tony Prentice. Read on.
► TASMANIA: A $7 million resort planned for Boat Harbour Beach has been scuttled. More here.
► WARRNAMBOOL: A woman whose drinking triggers mental health issues has been remanded in custody after allegedly trying to claw her partner's eyes out. More here.
► Neighbours fear a woman trapped under a derelict Essendon house may have been there for a week.
A woman, aged in her 40s, was rescued from under the kitchen floor by emergency crews on Saturday evening after neighbours heard cries for help. Read on.
► Most NSW doctors and nurses support a controversial medical euthanasia bill headed for Parliament, according to research that could prompt new debate about the medical fraternity's willingness to accept changes to assisted suicide laws. Read more.
► Uber passengers will be slugged with a $1 fee for every trip as part of landmark reforms regulating ride-share services in Victoria. Full report here.
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World news:
► Great Britain: 'Independence day' in the UK, exactly a year since Britain voted to leave the European Union, has been greeted with bitter howls and smug celebration, showing the wounds left by the Brexit referendum are still raw. Read on.
► Indonesia:
East Timorese police do not believe Kerobokan jail escapee Shaun Davidson is in East Timor, saying only two of the four foreign prisoners who escaped crossed from Indonesia.
Davidson, a 33-year-old from Perth, and Malaysian Tee Kok King remain at large a day after two of their fellow escapees were arrested in a luxury resort in Dili, the capital of East Timor.
Faces of Australia: Kay Blakeley
Powered by grief, Corowa’s Kay Blakeley has spent 10 years raising more than $70,000 for the McGrath Foundation.
She was devastated when her friend Jenny Baker, of Corryong, died of breast cancer a decade ago.