12PM NEWS UPDATE: OCTOBER 27, 2016

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• Dreamworld will partially re-open tomorrow for a memorial day, after hundreds of mourners came together for a candlelight vigil overnight. It comes as the CEO of Ardent Leisure – Deborah Thomas – speaks on the tragedy at the company’s annual general meeting – offering her condolances to the victims and their families.
• A would-be car jacker has been shot twice by police in Melbourne after pointing a weapon at officers in Dandenong.
• A series of powerful earthquakes have rocked central Italy, just months after several deadly tremors.
• James Packer has reportedly split with fiance Mariah Carey – following an argument over her extravagant spending.
• Lachlan Coote has told his Scottish team mates to stay “brave” during the Four Nations Opener against Australia this weekend.
• And a little koala from Port Stephens is big news in the US – this video of Mason running head on into a tree doing the rounds on programs like Good Morning America.

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