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1. Backpackers met attacker on Gumtree.

Police will allege the accused man, in his 50s, answered the advertisements before driving the pair to the Coorong, where the attacks occurred.

The man accused of the rape and attempted murder of two backpackers at Salt Creek met his alleged victims on Gumtree after they advertised to be driven interstate.

The Advertiser has revealed that the Brazilian and German backpackers posted separate ads on Gumtree’s rideshare service asking for a driver to take them from Adelaide to Melbourne.

Police will allege the accused man, in his 50s, answered the advertisements before driving the pair to the Coorong, where the attacks occurred.

It is alleged the man sexually assaulted one of the women, aged in her 20s, at Salt Creek before trying to murder her friend, also in her 20s.

One of the backpackers, the woman from Brazil, has left the state. The German woman remains in a stable condition in the Flinders Medical Centre.

Last week another woman, a French backpacker known as Luciel, 23, told Seven News that she had ben contacted by an older man after she had gone searching for a lift between Adelaide and Melbourne online.

Luciel told Seven News she decided not to accept the man’s offer after he asked her to send through pictures of what she looked like.

“I just tell him like ‘oh my god you’re twice my age’ and no news anymore”.

The man told Luciel he loved fishing and had his own camping gear.

2. School changes gendered uniform rules for students.

Students at the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, in Sydney’s inner west, have won the right to a non-gender uniform policy after a group of year 11 students lobbied the school administration to make the school dress-code transgender friendly.

Fairfax Media reports that male and female pupils will now be allowed to wear any uniform item they want.

Year 11 student Jo Dwyer led the charge to have the uniform policy changed.

“Our aim was to remove the un-inclusive gender labels from the school uniform,” Mr Dwyer said.

“Before the changes were implemented, students had to go through the school with parental permission and notes from psychologists before they were allowed to wear the cross gender uniform, and that wasn’t really a possibility for some students whose parents aren’t supportive of their gender identity”

LGBTI advocacy group Safe Schools Coalition Australia released a statement saying that all schools should follow this lead.

“It could be timely for the school to consider how inclusive your current dress code or uniform policy is and whether it could be updated… provisions could be considered by the school for the student to wear elements of the uniform they feel most comfortable with.”

4. Doctor sentenced to four years for husband’s manslaughter.

A Geraldton doctor who bludgeoned her husband to death with a mallet as he slept has been sentenced to four years’ jail for his manslaughter reports the ABC.

Chamari Liyanage, 36, was acquitted of the more serious charge of murder.

During the trial Liyanage testified she had tried to leave her husband six times, but she gave evidence to show she was trapped in a cycle of abuse.

Her husband, Dinendra Athukorala was found dead after a triple-0 call made by Liyanage. Police found his body surrounded by blood and with a pillow over his face.

She testified of years of abuse both physical and sexual.  Dr Athukorala would leave her number on pornography websites, keep her up at night to perform sexual acts to be streamed online to strangers, and force her to watch child pornography while they had sex.

In sentencing, Justice Stephen Hall said it was likely Dr Liyanage knew what she was doing.

“It must have been multiple blows to the temple area, as you are a doctor would have known is a vulnerable area of anatomy,” he said.

“I accept that you experienced amnesia … but amnesia described as post traumatic amnesia.

“I accept that at the time you did this you were acting in defence of another,” he said.

“But it was excessive and disproportionate to that threat.

“Apart from this offence you have been it would seem of exemplary character,” he said.

“You are not a person at risk of reoffending.

“Dinendra Athukorala was a manipulative and merciless offender.

“However, [his death] was not justified, you went too far,” he said.

5. PM allows Ministers to fly first class.

Ministers can now travel first class.

A ban on first class travel imposed by former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been lifted by Malcolm Turnbull.

The Australian reports ministers are now allowed to travel overseas in first class if they pay to be upgraded or are granted free travel on the airline.

Mr Abbott imposed the ban when he first came to office, but was plagued by a series of travel scandals including former Speaker Bronwyn Bishop’s $5000 helicopter ride from Melbourne to Geelong to attend a Liberal Party function resulting in her exit from the speakership.

The restrictions on personal entitlements, including electorate staff and the insistence ministerial staff be based in Canberra to save travel and living expenses, caused great resentment within the Liberal ranks reports The Australian.

Mr Turnbull’s changes mean that travelling ministers can now take more staff at taxpayer expense and have greater discretion on whether to undertake trips.

6. Mothers on paid maternity leave have healthier babies.

A study has found that babies whose mothers are on paid maternity leave are breastfed longer, healthier and more up to date with their immunisations.

A Southern Queensland University study found that parental leave is linked to fewer chronic health conditions such as asthma and bronchiolitis

Dr Rasheda Khanam’s team found that even a week of paid maternity leave is beneficial,

“Children are significantly less likely to be immunised or breastfed when the parents report taking no leave in connection with their child’s birth,” Dr Khanam said.

The study of about 1500 Australian babies was published in the Economic Analysis and Policy journal.

7. Excessive card surcharges banned.

Pricey credit card surcharges have been banned as  Senate passes tough new laws.

The Competition and Consumer Amendment (Payment Surcharges) Bill 2015, passed in the Senate  yesterday meaning an end to excessive surcharges on card payments.

The new laws will mean customers are only charged according to the true amount of a merchant’s costs in accepting payment rather than up to 1187 per cent in the case of airline Jetstar who has an $8.50 surcharge for credit card payments.

Treasurer Scott Morrison said the law was an important step in “implementing the Turnbull government’s response to the Financial System Inquiry and providing greater protection for Australian consumers”.

“Whilst many merchants do pass on costs fairly, some merchants engage in this practice abusively. Consumers are entitled to a fair deal,” Mr Morrison’s statement said.

8. Measles outbreak in Melbourne’s inner north.

Five new cases of measles have been diagnosed in Melbourne’s inner north making it a total of nine cases so far.

They include three women and two men all aged in their 20s and 30s.

The patients are from Brunswick, one from Brunswick West and one from Preston.

Victoria’s acting Chief Health Officer Dr Roscoe Taylor said other areas may see outbreaks.

“We are concerned that more people may have been infected from coming into contact with these people in the community,” Dr Taylor said.

“Measles has an incubation period of up to 18 days so illness acquired from contact could still be coming through, and cases could still remain infectious for many days.”

“Anyone developing these symptoms is advised to ring ahead to their doctor or hospital and alert them that they have fever and a rash,” he said.

“If you know you have been in contact with a measles case please alert your GP or hospital emergency department. The doctor or hospital will then be able to provide treatment in a way that minimises transmission.”

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