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Rupture risk for town gas
THERE are fears tens of thousands of people in Albury and Jindera will have their gas supply cut off if a major pipeline running through the Wodonga quarry ruptures. Read more.
Very slow train
The train service between Albury and Melbourne is officially the most unreliable in Victoria. Read more.
Sacking staff a chance to save
Staff at Indigo Council may have reason to fear their future employment after a new set of councillors is elected. Read more.
Young girl was ‘playing with fire’
POLICE are investigating whether a young girl caused a house to go up in flames while playing with fire. Read more.
Sawn-off gun found in car stop
A RANDOM breath test has led to the discovery of a loaded sawn-off shotgun in Deniliquin. Read more.
Weather
Slightly warmer today - a top of 15 degrees.
Regional
A Sydney greyhound trainer has been charged with live baiting less than a day before Premier Mike Baird is set to announce an embarrassing back-down on his pledge to ban the industry from next year.
A teenager has died and his friend is in a serious condition in hospital after a trail bike they were riding collided with a ute in western Sydney.
It’s already a local institution but the owners of the Axedale Tavern are planning a major upgrade of the popular pub.
National news
Malcolm Turnbull may be famed for his love of technology, which has even extended to checking his Apple Watch in the chamber of the House of Representatives.
For three months since he dropped the bombshell news that greyhound racing in NSW would be banned from July next year, Premier Mike Baird has remained resolute.
The backyard swimming pool where a kindergarten student drowned on Sunday had no current registration and had become severely dilapidated since the home was bought in 2007.
National weather radar
International news
By the time you read this, the second US presidential debate will have commenced. In a normal election cycle, one might expect that this would bring policy issues into focus or that a particularly sharp line might set one candidate apart.
A former top war correspondent was arrested with Australian man Giuseppe Serafino in Bali for allegedly possessing hashish.
The Philippines president's order to shoot on sight those drug suspects who refuse to surrender never frightened 34-year-old Ramson Donado, who began running street errands for pushers when he was nine and has been addicted to shabu, a poor quality form of methamphetamine, for years.
On this day | October 10
1933 | At Rio de Janeiro, nations of the Western Hemisphere sign a non-aggression and conciliation treaty. President Roosevelt adopts a "good neighbor" policy toward Latin America and announces a policy of nonintervention in Latin American affairs at the December 7th International American Conference at Montevideo, Uruguay.
1953 | The Mutual Defense Treaty between the US and South Korea signed.
1973 | Spiro Agnew resigns the vice presidency amid accusations of income tax evasion. President Richard Nixon names Gerald Ford as the new vice president. Agnew is later convicted and sentenced to three years probation and fined $10,000.
Born today
1731 | Henry Cavendish, English physicist who measured the density and mass of the Earth.
1954 | David Lee Roth, singer, songwriter, actor, author; lead vocalist for hard rock band Van Halen; member of Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.
1969 | Brett Favre, pro football player; only pro quarterback to throw for over 70,000 yards, completing 6,000 passes, including over 500 for touchdowns.
The faces of Australia: Simone Aurino
When Simone Aurino began rescuing and caring for koalas five years ago she felt she had finally found her place in the community.
Mrs Aurino said she felt a sense of “belonging” when she joined the Hunter Koala Preservation Society, but there have been far greater flow on effects.
