GOOD morning and welcome to the Morning Buzz for Thursday, October 27. Today’s weather is expected to be sunny and 22 for most of the day, with a 60% chance of showers this afternoon or evening.
News Buzz
TEEN SUES OVER MULLET PHOTO: A western Sydney teenager whose luxuriant mullet catapulted him to viral internet stardom is suing a host of media outlets for defamation for exposing him to ridicule.
DRIVER PLEADS NOT GUILTY: A drink driver who was using her mobile phone when she allegedly crashed her car into a six-year-old girl in Sydney's north-west has entered a not guilty plea to the charge of causing bodily harm by misconduct.
WOMEN DON’T FEEL SAFE: One in two women in Australia does not feel safe walking alone at night, according to a report released as state and federal ministers prepare for a summit on family violence.
SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS: Several allegations of serious safety issues at the Dreamworld theme park have emerged as investigators probe a ride malfunction that killed four adults, including two mothers who died in front of their young children.
SPEAKING OUT: Doctor Kiran Phadke says cancer patients will lose their right to make choices about their treatment under a “culture of fear” being imposed on experienced clinicians by health bureaucrats.
BANDANNA DAY: Get ready to sport a bandanna and get behind a worthy cause tomorrow. National Bandana Day will be held across Australia on October 28 to raise funds for CanTeen Australia.
GAME-CHANGER: A new state parliament in Parramatta in the next 10 years has been hailed as “a game-changer for Sydney”.
SNAKES SPOTTED: Construction is forcing snakes to leave their habitat at the fringes of Camden and Campbelltown, says Mount Annan snake catcher Robert Gleeson.
GIRL BITTEN: A teenage girl has been taken to hospital after she was bitten by a dog in Bligh Park yesterday.
KINGSWOOD ROBBERY: An employee was threatened with a knife and an amount of cash stolen during a robbery at a Kingswood store yesterday.
PLANNED BURNS: The Rural Fire Service has planned hazard reduction burns, weather permitting, at Hazelbrook and Megalong Valley this weekend.
Sports Buzz
BLASTING OFF: Sutherland and St George will turn their attention to the shortest form of the game when they start their Twenty20 Cup campaigns on Sunday.
WOODS READY: Wests Tigers cult figure Aaron Woods is ready to pull on the green and gold jersey once again. Woods has been named in the Australian Kangaroos team for its opening encounter in the Four Nations competition.
PANTHERS PROMOTED: Panthers trio Matt Moylan, Josh Mansour and Trent Merrin have been named in the Australian Kangaroos side for its opening match of the Four Nations campaign.
REP OPPORTUNITY: Fresh from helping Cronulla to a historic first premiership earlier this month, Sharks five-eighth James Maloney will make his debut for Australia in the Kangaroos’ Four Nations opener against Scotland.