CCTV footage shows a boy dangling from the rear doors of a moving bus in Melbourne, Australia. The boy, 12, was dragged approximately 350 metres down a suburban street in Wheelers Hill, after the back doors trapped his arm and school bag. While he was uninjured, his mother collated the footage and shared it to social media accusing the bus company Ventura of negligence.
A Ventura spokesperson told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation the bus driver was sacked following an internal investigation, adding: "This is a very distressing incident, and we will continue to support the passenger and family at this time". Fugitive Dezi Freeman has been wanted since he shot dead two police officers on his rural property in August last year. Three months since it came into effect, teenagers tell the BBC how the world-first law has impacted their lives so far.
Passengers discovered a real possum nestled among other native Australian toy animals at Hobart Airport, Tasmania. For 25 years, a rural Australian town has been transforming its main street into an inland beach. Austin Appelbee, 13, swam to get help for his mother and siblings after they were swept out to sea.
People were seen running away as soon as they came across the venomous snake. The BBC spoke to people in Sydney about the four shark attacks in 48 hours along Australia's New South Wales coast. Heavy rain did not dampen a man's spirits as he decided to take a dive into a flooded Sydney golf course.
Australia's Great Ocean Road closed on Thursday after flash floods hit the state of Victoria. Hundreds paddle out at Bondi beach to commemorate the shooting victims from Sunday's attack. Matilda, 10, was mourned by family, friends, and the community in Sydney after she was killed in the Bondi shooting on Sunday.
Rabbi Ulman, the father-in-law of British-born Rabbi Eli Schlanger, said he hoped his son-in-law knew how loved he was. The mother of 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack, paid tribute to her daughter at a flower memorial on Tuesday evening. His death was described as an "unspeakable loss" in a service held at the Chabad of Bondi.
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