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We’ve rounded up all the latest stories from Australia and around the world – so you don’t have to go searching.

1. Mt Isa Caravan tragedy: Police interview children’s mother.

It is believed that father, Charlie Hinder, his daughter, Nyobi, 7, and son River aged 4 were killed in the blast.

The Courier Mail reports that the family had recently been through a break up and were involved in a custody battle.

The mother of the children, Kath Hinder has now been interviewed by police.

“I’m sure … the whole community can understand that under the circumstances she’s (the mother’s) devastated,” acting assistant commissioner Paul Taylor said.

He asked the public to keep in the mind the feeling of the family.

“Suggestions of a murder-suicide or gas explosion were mere speculation, Commissioner Taylor said.

“This is a thorough examination, we’re not jumping to any conclusions,”

“If people put themselves in the shoes of the community here, how would they like all the rumours that are going around?”

The ABC reports that one member of the community, Convenience store owner Kevin Spanner said that Mr Hinder was going through a rough patch.

“He said he was down and depressed and I said to him why don’t you take some time out and go home to your family?” Mr Spanner said

“He would only say ‘I’m not going anywhere without the kids’.”

For help: contact Lifeline on 13 1114 or MensLine Australia 1300 78 9978

2. Remains of little girl in SA not Madeleine McCann.

South Australian police have now said that the skeletal remains of a child, found near Wynarka, do not belong to missing British girl Madeleine McCann.

Detective Superintendent Des Bray said yesterday that 43 children had now been eliminated as potential victims including Madeleine McCann.

“I can confirm that Madeleine McCann has been totally excluded as a potential victim and UK Police have been advised,” he said.

Anyone who has any information that may assist the investigation, is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report online.

3. This could be it. Claims that this wing is from missing plane MH370.

A French aviation expert has claimed that he has found the wreckage of MH370 – the Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared off the coast of Malaysia in March 2014.

Xavier Tytelman, a former military pilot who now specialises in aviation security has told The Telegraph that he was contacted by a man living on the island of Reunion, off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean with photos of a wing found on the island.

He wrote on his blog:

“The French police are now looking at it, and the Australians – who are in charge of the search – are interested too,”

“We don’t know how long it will take to get confirmation or a definite denial. But it’s an intriguing development.”

For more read this post here. 

4. Goodes should apologise says mother of girl who sledged him.

The mother of the 13-year old girl who racially vilified Adam Goodes in 2013 has said he is to blame for the negative reaction he is receiving from opposition supporters.

She told Fairfax Media that people shouldn’t boo him but that he should apologise to her daughter.

“I do think people shouldn’t boo him at the football, they should be trying to encourage him to be a better person than what he is,” she said.

“It’s all stemmed from what he did to Julia,” “Joanne” told Fairfax Media. “If he hadn’t have done it he wouldn’t be having the problems he’d be having now.

“He probably should apologise because maybe he should have picked his target a little bit better.

“She’d only turned 13 five days beforehand. She was technically still 12. She had no idea what she was saying.”

5.  Bronwyn Bishop’s position “increasingly untenable.”

Crossbench MPs Clive Palmer and Andrew Wilkie have said they are planning to move a no-confidence motion in Speaker Bronwyn Bishop when Parliament resumes in two weeks.

According to the ABC senior members of the Government say there is little support for her left among their ranks with one calling her position “untenable” in the wake of increasing publicity over her misuse of taxpayer money for travel.

Labor leader Bill Shorten called on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to take the steps necessary to restore integrity to the Parliament.

“Put simply, Mr Abbott has to act – Bronwyn Bishop has to go,” Mr Shorten said.

6.  “Is it that difficult for you to get an erection that you need to kill things?” TV star breaks down over killing of Cecil the Lion.

US talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel has wept on air while addressing the American dentist killer of Cecil the lion during Tuesday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live.

“The big question is, why are you shooting a lion in the first place?” he said in an address aimed at Walter Palmer – the American who paid $75,000 to hunt the lion.

“I’m honestly curious to know why a human being would be compelled to do that. How is that fun? Is it that difficult for you to get an erection that you need to kill things?”

He described Palmer as “the most hated man in America.”

Kimmel urged those angered over the lion’s death to donate to WILDCRU.

Meanwhile in Zimbabwe two men have appeared in court over the lion’s death.

Theo Bronkhorst, a professional hunter with Bushman Safaris, attended the court in Hwange along with owner of the land that borders the park, Honest Trymore Ndlovu. Police have said that Walter Palmer, who has left Zimbabwe, is also facing poaching charges.

7. “Deal with it yourself” Emergency operator tells teenage caller about dying friend.

A 911 operator in the US has resigned after telling a teenage caller who was helping a dying friend to “deal with it yourself.”

17-year old Esperanza Quintero called the emergency number after her friend Jaydon Chavez-Silver, 17, was shot a party in Albuquerque.

While she was on the line she swore at dispatcher Matthew Sanchez. In a moment of frustration, Sanchez hung up on her saying, “”Okay, do you know what ma’am? You can deal with yourself. I’m not going to deal with this, okay?” and told her she was on her own.

An emergency team had already been dispatched to the dying teen’s location – sadly he did not survive.

Matthew Sanchez has since apologized.

8. Women feel shame at having caesarean births.

A survey has shown one in five women say they feel having a caesarean birth means they have ‘failed’ and they would refuse pain relief in birth for fear of being judged.

The survey by Channel Mums also found that women are increasingly wanting more and more people along side them in the birthing suite with an average of eight people now present at some point during the birth for women in their 20’s.

Siobhan Freegard, founder of Channel Mum said: “The younger generation share are used to sharing every aspect of their lives, so why not birth? Many women feel it is their biggest achievement and so want to share the moment with all of those closest to them.

“The crowd-birthing phenomenon may not suit everyone but being part of the birth is an honour and privilege which unites friends and family like nothing else.”

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