Your speedy update on all the day’s big stories: Monday, March 3 2014.
Yes, Prince George is coming to Australia, and here are the details
Prince William and Kate Middleton have confirmed their tour of Australia and New Zealand over three weeks in April with Prince George. The nine-month-old royal baby will be closely watched by his new 20-year-old British nanny, who will follow the family from Wellington, to Canberra and finally to Sydney. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will arrive in Sydney on April 16 before heading to the Blue Mountains to visit bushfire-affected residents, then back to Sydney to see Taronga Zoo and finally the Royal Easter Show. Will and Kate will then stop over in Brisbane and Adelaide before visiting the iconic Uluru. On April 24 the Royal family will end up in Canberra in time for Anzac Day, which this year will mark 100 years since World War I. This will be Kate’s first official trip to Australia.
Teen’s Facebook post costs father $80,000
Dana Snay, a teenager from Miami, has cost her father his $80,000 age-discrimination settlement after she breached a confidentiality agreement her father had reached with his former employer, Gulliver Preparatory School. Dana wrote in a status update, 'Mama and Papa Snay won the case against Gulliver. Gulliver is now officially paying for my vacation to Europe this summer. SUCK IT.' Patrick Snay had initially sued the school, where he was headmaster, when they refused to renew his contract. Mr Snay settled under the condition that he keep the 'terms and existence' of the settlement private. He has now lost the money.
Man drives truck into house 'to kill 7'
A Queensland man has driven a truck into a house at Oakhurst and set it on fire while a family of seven were inside. The 53-year-old now faces 16 charges, including seven counts of attempted murder. Police have reported that seven people were inside while the house burned but they all managed to escape before the home was destroyed. A 16-year-old girl suffered serious burns. The accused man will face a Brisbane court this afternoon.
Queen Cate wins another Oscar!
Cate Blanchett stole the show at the Oscars this afternoon, taking home the Academy
