12PM NEWS UPDATE
Only hours after a man was released from jail for child sex crimes – he is accused of raping and indecently assaulting two teenage girls on his way home. It happened in Western Sydney, the 26 year old met a girl on the train and is accused of assaulting her and her friend in a nearby reserve.
Cardinal George Pell has admitted he regrets not doing more to stop a paedophile priest abusing children. The 74-year old made the admission during the third day of testifying at the Royal Commission.
Authorities are inspecting a sinkhole that’s opened up near Fraser Island, on the Sunshine Coast. 100-metres of shoreline has been collapsing into the waves at Inskip Point, resulting in a 3-metre drop.
And another hit to the hip pocket is on the way, with private health insurance premiums set to rise by about 6 percent.