They call her 'Prison Bae' and other top stories.

• They call her 'Prison Bae'

  Sarah Seawright has been nicknamed 'Prison Bae' for her stunning mugshot.A STUNNING woman arrested in the States has sent the internet into meltdown after her flawless mugshot went viral.Sarah Seawright was collared in Pulaski County, Arkansas, after failing to appear in court following a careless driving charge.The wild beauty has a mischievous past and has faced accusations of robbery, kidnapping and battery, reports in the US reveal.But that has not stopped her winning over a legion of fans f..

  >> view original



• We will improve budget bottom line: Burke

  

  By Colin Brinsden AAP Economics Correspondent - AAP on May 29, 2016, 8:38 pm Opposition finance spokesman Tony Burke says commitments over coming weeks will improve the budget. Labor's finance spokesman Tony Burke has flagged more election promises over the remaining five weeks of the campaign that will improve the budget bottom line.While not going into specifics, Mr Burke says they will deal with government waste, better targeted policies and some spending measures..

  >> view original



• Former speaker Bronwyn Bishop joins Sky News as a political contributor

  

  Former speaker Bronwyn Bishop joins Sky News as a political contributor Video will begin in 5 seconds. Bishop drops Abbott bombshell during farewell In Bronwyn Bishop’s valedictory speech to the parliament she said she was ‘asked to resign to protect Tony Abbott’. Vision courtesy ABC News 24. PT0M29S 620 349 Dumped by the Liberal Party from her safe Sydney seat ahead of the election, former speaker Bronwyn Bishop has found a new career.The 73-year-old will join Sky N..

  >> view original



• Missing man left Rio airport in taxi

  

  Missing Tasmanian man Rye Hunt, pictured with girlfriend Bonnie Cuthbert, has vanished in Brazil.A TASMANIAN missing in Brazil left the international airport in Rio de Janeiro in a taxi on his own, his family has revealed.As the international search for Hobart man Rye Hunt intensifies, his sister Romany Brodribb said it had now been confirmed by Australian authorities that her brother left the airport alone on May 21.Mr Hunt got in the taxi at 2.30pm — half an hour before he was meant to return ..

  >> view original



• Lightning strikes kill one and injure dozens across Europe

  

  One man has died and scores of people been injured, including children, as lightning strikes hit several parts of Europe, including a park in Paris and a football pitch in Germany. A bolt of lightning killed a man hiking in mountains in south-west Poland on Saturday. Storm lightning injured three others in the same region, and a 61-year-old man drowned in flash flooding. In Germany, more than 30 people were taken to hospital in the western village of Hoppstädten when lightning struck at the end..

  >> view original



• Sanders wants 'hostile' Barney Frank ousted from convention role

  

  Bernie Sanders has called for two leading progressives to be removed from key roles at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, claiming that they were “aggressive attack surrogates” for Hillary Clinton. In a letter sent by his campaign’s lawyer, the Vermont senator demanded that the former Massachusetts congressman, Barney Frank, be removed as head of the rules committee and the Connecticut governor, Dannel Malloy, be removed as head of the platform committee. Both Frank and Malloy are long-ti..

  >> view original



• City formally opposes Trans-Pacific Partnership

  

  The Davis City Council approved a resolution Tuesday evening calling on federal elected officials to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership and any similar trade deals. The resolution was approved on a 4-1 vote, with Councilwoman Rochelle Swanson dissenting. The controversial trade deal would lower trade restrictions between the United States and 11 other nations in the Pacific. The deal is being pushed by President Barack Obama as a huge boost for the economy, and awaits ratification by Congres..

  >> view original



• Turkish President condemns US commandos photographed sporting Kurdish militia insignia

  

  Turkish President condemns US commandos photographed sporting Kurdish militia insignia Posted May 29, 2016 05:08:27 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the United States' support of Kurdish fighters in Syria after a photographer revealed US commandos wearing the insignia of a militia branded a terror group by Ankara. Key points:A photographer captured images of a US commando sporting Kurdish militia insigniaUS quickly announces its forces will cease ..

  >> view original



• Brave Boy Fights Robbers Using Stuffed Animal At GameStop [Watch]

  

  Cops in Maryland released video of a 7-year-old boy with a stuffed toy who tried to fight off an armed robbery suspect at a GameStop this week. “He punched him,” the boy’s father told The Washington Post. “Two left hooks while holding the Yoshi doll.” The May 20 hold-up at the GameStop store in Silver Spring, just outside Washington, netted the two robbers cash and personal property. Dressed in all black, hooded sweatshirts, black pants, gloves and masks, the gun-wielding suspects harmed no one..

  >> view original

Cairns Ironman has record 3500 entries after oversubscriptions .	Did the RBA interchange fee cap just slash the value of your rewards credit card? Find out here. .
Airlines schedule more flights to Cairns to meet demand .	Cairns Regional Council to embark on extensive consultation plan .