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Think it’s chilly now? Wait until the weekend. These frosty mornings are set to continue with one exception. It will be colder! A bit like the Ice Plunge with temperatures dropping to -2 overnight. Sunny in Albury-Wodonga and heading for a top of 14. Max temps: Corowa 15, Culcairn 16, Wangaratta 15, Corryong 13, Bright 14, Falls Creek 4.
Catch up on news here:
More powder patrol cops on Mount Hotham and Falls Creek
North East-based officers working at Mount Hotham and Falls Creek will be paired up with visiting police from the Operations Response Unit when they arrive for the start of the snow season, from June 10. More here
Bypassing rental references to help youth with rent
Problems for young people trying to get a home are now being addressed through a private rental advocacy program. Young people generally were locked-out of Albury-Wodonga's private rental market, but recent developments are starting to address the issue. More here
MH128: why did it take so long for police to storm the plane?
Police have come under fire for leaving hundreds of Malaysia Airlines passengers trapped on the tarmac for 90 minutes after a bomb scare forced the flight to return to Melbourne. More here
Brad Widdup takes up the reins as head trainer at Platinum Park
Former Albury schoolboy Brad Widdup has taken the reins at one of Sydney's top training stables but his fondest memories are of Group One 'superstar' Intergaze while he was a stable foreman for Rod Craig in the 1990s. More here
Investigation into incident with Albury's Chris Hyde and Myrtleford spectator
An investigation has been launched into an incident involving Albury star Chris Hyde and Myrtleford spectator Pat Sullivan, who plays for the Saints, but hasn’t played this year due to injury. More here
State of the nation
Need a national news snapshot first thing - well, we have you covered.
Regional news
►NOWRA: A timber boat which sunk in the Shoalhaven River in early February is expected to be removed from the water in coming weeks. Full story.
►BEGA: The story of one family’s struggle for survival has been broadcast to children across Australia during National Reconciliation Week. Full story.
►LAKE MACQUARIE: UPGRADES to Swansea Bridge are urgently needed to prevent the kind of tragedy that was narrowly averted in Wednesday night’s car crash, a Lake Macquarie councillor says. Full story.
►FAR SOUTH COAST: A dangerous surf warning has been issued for waters along the Far South Coast.
Powerful surf forecast from today until at least Saturday, prompted surf lifesavers and the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) to warn those farewelling autumn at the beach to be careful when participating in water based activities. Full story.
►TASMANIA: Culturally significant landscapes in the North-West could be put at risk by all-terrain vehicles illegally accessing the area, Parliament heard on Thursday. Full story.
National news
► NSW POLITICS: As Gladys Berejiklian was positioning herself to be elected by her Liberal Party colleagues as leader and Premier in January, she was asked by Fairfax Media why she was qualified for the job.
"I know how to fix a problem," she responded confidently. "I know how to get things done." Full story.
► LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Some NSW or Sydney councils may retain the ability to grant or block development applications, after the state government balked at an immediate decision to hand those powers to independent panels. Full story.
►CANBERRA: The federal government expects United States President Donald Trump to walk away from the Paris climate agreement, but Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his senior ministers insist Australia will not follow suit - despite pressure from the Coalition backbench. Full story.
►SYDNEY: The skeletal remains of what is believed to be missing man Matthew Leveson have been exhumed from a forested burial site, bringing a decade-long search to an end. Full story.
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World news:
►BANGKOK: Islamic extremists pre-planned the siege of a southern Philippine city, deploying weapons, ammunition, Islamic State flags and bomb-making materials, according to the Philippine military and other sources. Full story.
►BRITAIN: British prime minister Theresa May has been dubbed "not so much the Iron Lady as the U-turn queen", in an election debate between her rivals that crowned another bad day for the Conservatives. Full story.
►NEW ZEALAND: An Australian man has died while on a hunting trip in New Zealand with his son after falling down a ravine and suffering head injuries, police say. Full story.
►ENVIRONMENT: The world's corals, including the Great Barrier Reef, can be saved but only with concerted efforts to coordinate management, recalibrate research and enact steep curbs to carbon emissions, scientists say. Full story.
On this day
1964 Rolling Stones 1st US concert tour debuts in Lynn, Mass
1965 2nd of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges R India)
1966 US Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum; 1st lunar soft-landing
1967 Race riots in Roxbury suburb of Boston
2003 Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan.
FACES OF AUSTRALIA: IAN PAY
South Australian Ambulance Service volunteer Ian Pay was called upon to use his lifesaving skills on a recent flight from Bali to Sydney.
When the flight crew made an announcement requesting assistance with a passenger in pain, Mr Pay put his hand up.
“I thought I’d go and help out, thinking that a nurse or doctor would surely be on the flight and I could provide backup,” the Snowtown volunteer team leader said. Read all about it.