Friday's news in under 5 minutes.

We’ve rounded up all the latest stories from Australia and around the world – so you don’t have to go searching.

1. Coronial inquest into Chloe Valentine death ends today.

The grandmother of Chloe Valentine, the four-year-old girl who died after being forced to repeatedly ride a motorbike by her mother and her mother’s partner, has said she repeatedly rang Families SA to tell them of her concerns about how Chloe’s mother Ashlee Polkinghorne was treating her daughter but they dismissed her.

Belinda Polkinghorne however has said she does not think Families SA are to blame. “No-one is responsible for anyone else’s choices, no-one else is responsible for anyone else’s behaviour,” Ms Valentine told ABC’s 7.30.

“So Ashlee and Ben are responsible for what happened to Chloe on those days.

“Families SA are definitely neglectful in their duty of care, and they could have prevented this.”

A veteran Social worker Tony Tonkin has said that he believed Chloe could have been saved if Families SA had handled the case differently.

“The reality here was that Chloe could have been saved if the supervisor at the time had chosen to engage with Belinda Valentine [Chloe’s maternal grandmother],”

“If they had made the decision at that time to interview her and get to know her, Chloe probably would be alive today. I find that really sad.”

“I think people have got to realise that Chloe hadn’t needed to die, there could have been a way by which they could have saved her had the system decided to act appropriately.”

The inquest into Families SA handling of reports into Chloe Valentine concludes today.

 2. Malcolm Turnbull has numbers to defeat PM.

Three weeks after a potential leadership spill failed to materialise, the ABC is reporting that Malcolm Turnbull has been told he has the numbers to topple Mr Abbott.

However Assistant Infrastructure Minister Jamie Briggs told Sky News nothing had changed.

“The issue was raised in the party room a few weeks ago. The issue was resolved and the government is getting on doing its job.”

For more read this post here.

 3. Former police chief admits JonBenet Ramsey case was mishandled.

A former police chief in the JonBenet Ramsey case has admitted in an online Q&A that the investigation into the death of the six-year-old was mishandled.

JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered in 1986 in her parents’ Colorado home. No one has ever been prosecuted for her death.

The Police Chief,  Mark Beckner, answered questions in the session about who he thought the main suspect was. He then deleted the Q&A, saying he did not realise it would go public.

For more read this post here.

4. Indonesian newspaper calls for President to have a change of heart about Bali 9 duo.

An editorial in The Jakarta Globe has called on Indonesian President Joko Widodo to have a change of heart about Bali 9 duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.

In a surprising piece, the newspaper says: “Joko should consider how far he wants to pursue this course of action before it gets out of control. Now’s the time to stop without losing face. Message delivered, Mr. President. We get it, the whole world does: You mean business. Now knock it off.”

5. Councillor tweets genital mutilation image.

A Victorian councillor has tweeted graphic female genital mutilation photos in an attempt to show her disapproval for a $3 million mosque development approved by Bendigo City Council in June 2014.

Bendigo councillor Elise Chapman tweeted the image with the words “Oh, we could have this here too? Would you like your fanny sliced off?”

“Yes. I’m opposed to female genital mutilation, child brides, inequality, women beating, all part of Quran, read it.”

 6. Jihadi John identified.

Jihadi John, the masked man with a British accent who beheaded several hostages in Syria, has been identified by The Washington Post.

He is a British man named Mohammed Emwazi, who grew up in West London. He has a degree in computer programming. Both The Washington Post and the BBC have identified him but British authorities are remaining tight lipped.

International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation at King’s College London told Sky News “We believe that the identity and name published by The Washington Post and now in the public realm to be accurate and correct.”

The statement added: “This demonstrates what we have long said about radicalisation, that it is not something driven by poverty or social deprivation. Ideology clearly plays a big role in motivating some men to participate in jihadist causes.”

 7. Home birthing program to be examined by Victorian coroner after baby death.

By Peta Carlyon

A government-funded home birthing program will be examined by the Victorian coroner after the death of a baby girl in Melbourne’s west.

Emma Kilby and Paul Gent lost their daughter Chloe two weeks after Ms Kilby gave birth unsupervised at their Sunshine home in January 2012.

They said a midwife promised by the Sunshine Hospital was delayed and their baby was not breathing by the time one arrived almost an hour later and had to be resuscitated.

They said that by then their daughter had gone limp and changed colour.

The cause of her death is yet to be established.

Coroner Phillip Byrne on Thursday ordered an inquest into Chloe Gent’s death.

At a directions hearing today, the couple’s lawyer Emily Hart said if a midwife had been present, warning signs of the baby’s distress hours before the birth could have been recognised.

Ms Hart said although Emma Kilby willingly signed up to the home birth program, she did so on the advice of the hospital.

“Emma’s position has been she had not sought it out, it was recommended by the hospital,” coroner Phillip Byrne noted.

“The reality is she was not forced, she volunteered.”

But Ms Hart said Ms Kilby was not given enough information by the hospital about the risks of home birth before she made the decision.

“It was their understanding in making the decision that a midwife would always be available,” she said.

Ms Kilby gave birth to her daughter in a birthing pool and the inquest will consider the recommendation of the pool, its use and whether it contributed to the Chloe’s condition before she died.

It will also focus on the timing of the arrival of the midwife, resuscitation attempts and the baby’s placenta.

A version of this story was originally published on ABC and has been republished with full permission.

8. Arrest warrant issued for former Knox teacher.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a former Knox teacher who did not show up at the royal commission on Tuesday. 52-year-old Chris Fotis taught religious education at the elite school. He was asked to leave Knox in September 1989 after he was arrested for masturbating outside a school at North Ryde.

Fotis now lives in Nelson Bay in northern NSW.

Fairfax Media reports that it is suspected he was an unidentified man who molested a student while wearing a balaclava around 1988. The attacker, wearing a Knox tracksuit, had hid under a bed before groping a student in a boarding house at the school.

If you wish to talk to someone about sexual abuse call Bravehearts on 1800 272 831

 9. The gender pay gap has increased to nearly 20%.

The gender pay gap is the highest in two decades, according to statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics released yesterday.

The average ordinary full-time earnings for men has risen to $1,587.50 a week – $298.10 more per week than women in the same position.

It comes a day after Mr Abbott announced on the gender reporting requirements for private organisations would be watered down.

Senator Larissa Waters said, “We need comprehensive data so that we can pinpoint where, when and how women are facing workplace discrimination so that we can stamp it out and fix the gender pay gap.”

“You can’t fix the gender pay gap by hiding it.”

AMP chief economist Shane Oliver told SkyNews the construction boom may be to blame for the pay gap blow out.

“Jobs are being created in construction at the moment, that’s where the jobs growth is, so that’s where the wages growth is, so that could have the effect of increasing the average wage gap”

10. Bridge crash driver had been smoking cannabis.

The 37-year-old female driver who fell asleep at the wheel on the Harbour Bridge on Wednesday, causing a five-car accident and gridlock across much of Sydney, has admitted to police that she had smoked cannabis before getting behind the wheel.

 11. Uni students saving more than previous generations.

A study has shown that, compared to previous generations of students, today’s are more in control of their finances. Only 18 per cent of university students today admit to regularly borrowing money from their parents, compared to 35 per cent of past students.

In fact the Westpac Campus Trends Report has shown that 60% of students are saving an average of $353 every month.

The students named their future financial goals for the next three years as saving money (69 per cent), saving for a holiday (49 per cent), buying a car (38 per cent) and buying their first home (25 per cent).

The report also revealed that university students today are less likely to regularly borrow money from their parents than previous generations, with only 18 per cent admitting to regularly borrowing money, compared to 35 per cent of past university students. Students are also living at home longer, with the average age to leave home now at 23 years old, compared to 21.5 years for previous generations. A separate study has shown that nearly a third of 18-to-34- year-olds have never left the parental home, up from 27 per cent in 2007.

 What news are you talking about today?