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1. Man charged over murder of NSW student

Police have charged a 27-year-old man with murder over the killing of international student Mengmei Leng last weekend.

The man, believed to be known to Ms Leng, was arrested on Friday afternoon and charged with her murder.

Ms Leng, a Chinese national, was stabbed numerous times and stripped before her body was thrown into a blowhole at Snapper Point in the Munmorah State Conservation Area, NSW, last Sunday.

The Daily Telegraph reports the 25-year-old woman had plans to meet up with someone she had met on social media later that night.

Photo: NSW Police.

Police have released CCTV footage of the UTS economics student shopping in Pitt Street, Sydney on April 21, then boarding a train at St James Railway Station and arriving at Campsie Railway Station about 4.30pm that day. It is hoped a member of the public will recognise her and come forward with information that may assist the investigation.

Ms Leng was reported missing to Campsie Police on Monday.

Anyone who has information that may assist is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

2. Activists outraged after Nauru refugee dies after setting himself on fire

Activists have demanded better treatment of refugees following the death of a man known as Omid, who died after setting himself on fire on Nauru.

The 23-year-old Iranian refugee, known was airlifted to Brisbane yesterday with third-degree burns to most of his torso. He died in a Brisbane hospital on Thursday afternoon, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton confirmed yesterday.

Photo: Supplied.

Omid, who ABC News reports has been on Nauru for three years, set himself on fire outside the detention centre on Wednesday. Activists say it took a full 24 hours for him to be transported to Australia for medical treatment.

Hundreds of protesters against the Manus Island and Nauru detention centres gathered in Brisbane last night to demand better treatment of refugees.

Chnting "close the camps, bring them here," protesters responded both to Omid's death and to the Papua New Guinea Supreme Court ruling earlier this week, which fund that Australia's detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island is illegal.

3. Madeleine McCann may have been "abducted during botched burglary"

British police believe missing British girl Madeleine McCann may have been taken during a botched robbery.

They fear that the three-year-old disappeared after a gang of thieves broke into the apartment in which she and her family had been staying, startling the little girl into a panic, according to The Sun. The gang may have then snatched her.

Scotland Yard has revealed it is pursuing “one final lead” as its investigation into the little girl's disappearance. The Sun's report suggests this line of inquiry may be that lead.

Madeleine disappeared in May 2007 in Praia da Luz, Portugal.

4. The Great Barrier Reef could be dead within two decades

The Great Barrier Reef is likely to be dead within 20 years due to climate change leading to frequent coral bleaching, Australian scientists have warned.

Experts from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science say in a newly released research paper that if greenhouse gases keep rising, then mass coral bleaching events, like the one currently gripping the reef, will happen every two years by the mid-2030s.

That spells death for large parts of the reef because corals won’t get the 15-year break they need to recover, news.com.au reports.

The scientists also say climate change was directly responsible for a one-degree Celsius rise in sea temperatures in March, which killed and sickened coral, The Australian reports.

5. Gumtree users have been hacked

Gumtree users' personal details have been exposed during a security breach last weekend.

Users were notified via email on Friday that names, email addresses and phone numbers were taken from the website.

An email to affected users indicated the problem was quickly resolved, according to The Age.  But the users could be exposed to identity theft and phishing if hackers combined and collected user details.

Users have also been advised to be wary of any potential spam emails that may try to coax them into providing personal details or bank details.

It is unclear how many customers were affected by the breach, The Age reports.

6. RSPCA seizes 20 dogs from Victorian breeder

More than 20 dogs and puppies have been seized from an illegal dog breeder in Ballarat, Victoria.

The dogs were seized yesterday due to "immediate and serious concerns for the animals' welfare"  following an investigation by the RSPCA.

The canines have now moved to an RSPCA facility where they will receive veterinary treatment, Yahoo! News reports.

7. Son charged with murder of Bentleigh woman

Police have charged a 44-year-old man with the murder of his mother in Bentleigh, Melborune.

The body of 75-year-old Violet Tamvakis was found in her home in Melbourne's south-east on Tuesday, The Age reports.

Ms Tamvakis had injuries suggesting she'd been violently assaulted.

When her sonSocrates Tamvakis was unable to be contacted by police following the death, they appealed for him to come forward on Wednesday afternoon.

He was arrested at a Bentleigh cafe at 4pm on Wednesday after a member of the public recognised him and called police.

Photo: Victoria Police

Police are investigating claims by neighbours that they regularly heard shouting at the property, The Age reports.

8. The Greens announce plan to double funding for women’s shelters

The Greens have announced a plan to double funding for women's shelters, and are calling on the Turnbull Government to reverse its domestic violence funding cuts and boost funding in next week’s budget.

At Women’s House Shelta, the oldest women’s shelter in Brisbane, today, Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for women, said:

“The Prime Minister says domestic violence is a “great national shame” but he has so far refused to reverse Tony Abbott’s funding cuts to women’s legal services, the construction of new refuges and to homelessness organisations.

“As community awareness of domestic violence continues to rise, more and more women are bravely reaching out for help.

“Front-line services need an urgent and comprehensive funding boost to ensure that every woman who reaches out gets the help she needs to escape violence."

9. Melbourne LJ Hooker agents under investigation

Six LJ Hooker branches in Melbourne have collapsed - and now a couple involved in running the franchises is being investigation for allegedly misappropriating clients' funds.

 The ABC reports that the couple, Judy Thanh Truc (also known as Judy Nguyen) and her husband Joseph Ngo, allegedly spent hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of clients' money.

The money was supposed to be held in trust for their clients' home deposits.

The real estate giant said it had closed down the six franchise offices in Glen Waverley, Keysborough, Box Hill, Mount Waverley, Doncaster and Burwood "due to a fundamental breach of its franchise agreements."

More than 100 customers are allegedly owed money.

10. Indigenous community outraged at nuclear waste dump proposal

Indigenous elders have expressed outraged over the provisional selection of their traditional land as the site of Australia’s first nuclear waste dump.

Minister for Resources Josh Frydenberg, said yesterday that the site – Wallerberdina cattle station near Barndioota, South Australia – had been “shortlisted” as a nuclear waste dump site following a four-month consultation process. He added that the final decision would be made within 12 months.

But the local Indigenous community says it is "disgusted" with the proposal, branding it "cultural genocide".

"The Adnyamathanha Traditional Lands Association RNTBC (ATLA) is totally disgusted with the announcement this morning that Barndioota in their country, near Wilpena Pound, has been the only site shortlisted for the nuclear waste dump," ATLA CEO Vince Coulthard said.

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