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Australian same-sex couple allowed to leave Thailand with surrogate twins

The Australian couple at the centre of a Thailand surrogacy scandal have been cleared to leave the country with their newborn twins, ABC News reports. The couple was one of two couples who were prevented from leaving Bangkok airport with their surrogate children on Thursday.

The scandal erupted as the result of a government crackdown on commercial surrogacy in Thailand. Several surrogacy clinics that are popular with Australians have been shut down by authorities. The crackdown was prompted by the story of baby Gammy, the baby with Down syndrome who was left in Thailand while his sister was taken home to Australia.

It is believed that the couple are currently staying in Singapore.

Details released about the night of the Tinder balcony death

Details about Warriena Tagpugo Wright’s night before she tragically fell off the balcony of a man she met on Tinder have been released by police.

The Sunday Mail reports that Wright met 28-year-old Gable Tostee on the Cavill Mall at around 9pm on the night of her death. Police will allege that when she returned to Tostee’s apartment she was assaulted and “in fear of her life”, causing her to climb the balcony to escape Tostee when she fell.

Witnesses have alleged that they heard Wright screaming “no, no, no” and “I just want to go home” shortly before her death.

Abbott to withdraw social security from “terror tourists”

Australian supporters of terrorist organisations will have their social security payments, such as unemployment benefits, cut off under proposed federal legislation.

Speaking on Saturday afternoon, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that the new legislation would allow the Department of Human Services to withdraw welfare payments from those they assessed as a serious threat to national security.

Currently, welfare payments can only be withdrawn when a residence fails to meet the payment’s criteria.

“The last thing we want is terror tourism on the taxpayer,” Mr Abbott said.

Geoffrey Edelsten facing investigation over secret trust account

Geoffrey Edesten is facing financial investigation into his Australian wealth following allegations that he has been maintaining a secret trust account here, despite declaring bankruptcy in the US.

Fairfax Media reports that Melbourne lawyer Leon Zwier is launching proceedings to have Edelsten’s declaration of bankruptcy recognised under Australian law, so that his reported millions of dollars worth of property and financial assets in Australia can be used to pay his debts abroad.

State of emergency declared in Ferguson

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, the town that descended into chaos after a black teenager was shot by a police officer. A curfew from midnight to 5am has also been introduced, amidst reports of looting and street violence.

Landslide death toll in Nepal reaches 109

The natural disaster death toll in Nepal and Northern India has reached 109 following torrential monsoons that have caused landslides and heavy flooding. It is believed that there are still 100 people in the region unaccounted for. The rains have damaged roads in the region, making access to relief supplies only possible by helicopter.

Private schooling doesn’t provide an advantage in the job market

Private school students do no better than their public school peers when it comes to applying for jobs after university. Research fellow at Canberra University Jenny Chesters analysed data from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia project to find that there was no long-term advantages in the job market for students whose parents had payed for private education, Fairfax Media reports.

The Internet is being eaten by sharks

Sharks are eating the Internet. Well, Google’s undersea data cables, to be exact. The cables, which run for over 160,000km will now need to be wrapped in a Kevlar-like material, to stop the sharks from damaging them.