G'day, g'day.
It's Thursday, November 11 and here's your quick news wrap to get you in the loop this evening.
One thing to know right now — the rains are 'ere
Heavy rain, storms and flooding are expected in parts of the country as a low-pressure system sloshes its way across the continent over the next few days.
- Weather warnings are currently out in South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria
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Rain is expected to increase across Brisbane and Sydney this evening and extend down into parts of northern Victoria and western New South Wales
One thing we've been talking about today — Sydney fugitive's escape plan revealed
NSW's most wanted man Mostafa Baluch was caught hiding in a car on the back of a truck near the Queensland border early yesterday after being on the run for 16 days.
Sources close to the investigation say he was allegedly planning to escape to Thailand before catching a plane to the Balkans in south-eastern Europe, where he has "strong and powerful underworld friends".
News alerts you might have missed
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Queensland's State of Origin players in both the men's and women's competitions will be paid equally for the first time, the QRL says
- The unemployment rate has surged from 4.6 per cent to 5.2 per cent, with more people looking for work as lockdowns ease
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News while you went about your day
- Boeing has reached an agreement with the families of victims of the 737 MAX crash that killed 157 people in Ethiopia and has admitted responsibility for the crash
- And after a series of delays, Elon Musk's private company SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on the "Crew-3" mission
News people are searching for right now
- YouTube dislikes — The video platform has announced its decision to make the "dislike" count on videos private across its platform
- Alec Baldwin — The head of lighting on the film Rust has filed a lawsuit over Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, alleging negligence that caused him "severe emotional distress"
- Paul Rudd — The Ant Man actor has been crowned as 2021’s Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine.
One more thing...
An Elf on the Shelf is bad for your health — at least according to one fed-up judge.
Rob Leonard, who oversees Cobb County Superior Court in the US state of Georgia, has freed tired parents from Christmas tyranny, posting a tongue-in-cheek order on Twitter "banning" the holiday tradition.
“Tired of living in Elf on the Shelf tyranny? Not looking forward to the Elf forgetting to move and causing your kids emotional distress? I am a public servant and will take the heat for you. My gift to tired parents,” Judge Rob Leonard tweeted.
According to the holiday tradition, the elves hide in homes for weeks before Christmas and report back to Santa on who's been naughty and nice.
... which sounds absolutely terrifying.
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Good luck sleeping now.
