Search for MH370 black box could be completed within a week
The search for missing flight MH370’s black box could be completed within a week, Australian authorities announced yesterday. The underwater search for the device, which will contain details of the flight’s final moments, has been narrowed to a circular area with a 10km radius, on the basis of signals believed to be coming from the box which were identified on April 8.
Thousands to be reassessed under proposed disability pension overhaul
Thousands of disability pensioners would have their eligibility assessed by independent doctors under Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews’ proposed revisions to the disability pension. The change would see all pensioners who were assessed by family doctors prior to 2011 re-examined by the Department of Human Services. The new system would be implemented alongside overall lower payments as early as the May budget.
Two men save elderly woman from dog attack using six-pack
Two men have saved an elderly woman from a dog attack in Sydney’s south, armed only with a six-pack of beer. 90-year-old Irene Koutsounadis was being savaged by her daughter’s American pit bull terrier when Justin Innes and his son Jacob walked past the scene carrying a six pack. Using the six-pack, the men managed to fight the dog off the woman, and lock it in the house. Koutsounadis has been hospitalised in a critical condition, and Jacob Innes has told Fairfax Media that he owes his dad another case of beer.
Korean ferry death toll at 46
The confirmed death toll of the South Korean ferry disaster now sits at 46, after divers recovered 10 more bodies. 265 people remain unaccounted for, the majority from the high school group whose accompanying Vice-principal was previously reported to have committed suicide after escaping the disaster.
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