We’ve rounded up all the news you need to know today — so you don’t have to go searching.
1.Karlie case: accused murderer’s ex-girlfriend questioned
An ex-girlfriend of the man accused of killing Karlie Pearce-Stevenson has been questioned about the alleged murders of Ms Pearce-Stevenson and her daughter.
Hazel Passmore was questioned for several hours at Wakefield Street police station in Adelaide on Friday, ABC News reports.
Ms Pearce-Stevenson’s daughter Khandalyce’s remains were found on the side of a highway in South Australia in July.
The mother’s remains were found in a national park in NSW in 2010.
NSW man Daniel Holdom, 41 has been charged with the murder of Ms Pearce-Stevenson.
2. Polish court decides Roman Polanski will not be extradited to the US.
A Polish court has ruled that director Roman Polanski will not be extradited to the US.
The US requested the Oscar-winning director’s extradition earlier this year after he pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977 at Jack Nicholson’s Los Angeles house home.
The US has seven days to appeal the court’s decision, the Daily Mail reports. If it wins, 83-year-old Polanski — who is a major star in his home country — could face years behind bars.
Polanski did not attend the open court hearing on Friday morning.
3. Virtual reality game will recreate 9/11 terror attack.
A virtual reality game which allows gamers to live out the devastating 9/11 terror attacks is due to be released, the Daily Mail reports.
Titled ‘8:46’ — after the time the first hijacked plane was flown into the North Tower — the controversial game has understandably been criticised as “sick”.
Gamers play an officer worker who is trapped inside the World Trade Centre.
The creators said that it was ‘based on countless hours of research’ and was designed “to try to properly recreate the atmosphere and dynamics within the top floors of the towers”.
The game, designed for the Oculus Rift VR headset, was developed by 846Studios.
The devastating 9/11 attacks claimed around 3,000 lives.
4. SA mother who sent photos to man arrested.
A South Australian mother who allegedly sent explicit photos of her toddler daughter to a man so he could sell them online has been arrested.
The 24-year-old woman was charged with two counts of conspiracy and one count of possessing child exploitation material, according to the Adelaide Advertiser.
Police also arrested the 30-year-old Canberra man after executing a search warrant at his home and allegedly finding child exploitation material and evidence of communication with the woman.
The two-year-old girl has been placed in emergency protective care.
5. Catherine McGregor is Queensland Australian of the Year.
Senior military officer Catherine McGregor has been named the 2016 Queensland Australian of the Year.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk named Group Captain McGregor, a transgender woman, as Queensland’s nominee for the national awards at a ceremony on Friday, ABC News reports.
McGregor, a former Army lieutenant colonel who served three tours of duty in East Timor, is being recognised for her work as a gender diversity advocate.
Top Comments
Why on earth would anyone want to play a video game where you pretend to be trapped in the World Trade Centre? That is just so bizarre, how could anyone find that entertaining?
It was in 2001 so it does not mean as much to people around 25 (or younger) who see it in a historical context. I imagine it would be like any other game where the setting is secondary to the challenge or the gameplay.
As an extreme example, we're ok with love stories on the Titanic, but if the movie was released a year after the disaster it would probably seem incredibly cold hearted and callous to the people at that time.
I'd never play the game in a pink fit, this is just is the best explanation I can think of.
4. SA mother, who sent photos to man arrested, was charged with two counts of conspiracy.....It seems the greatest believers in conspiracy are the police.