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A man has died after being found unresponsive in a river in an outback town in Queensland’s northwest.

Police were called to the Nicholson River in Doomadgee, about 140km from the NT border, at 1.15pm on Sunday August 10.

Officers found a 43-year-old man unresponsive in the river and he was later declared dead.

Police say the man was last seen in Doomadgee on August 5.

Anyone who saw the man between August 5 and 10 has been urged to contact Doomadgee Police Station on 47429090 or call Crimestoppers.

A man has been charged after he was allegedly caught driving over 200km/h in a 80km/h zone in Sydney’s southwest.

Highway patrol officers detected a BMW allegedly speeding on Bringelly Rd in Leppington about 9.30pm on Wednesday.

Police stopped the car, which was allegedly travelling at 206km/h in an area with a speed limit of 80km/h zone.

The 19-year-old driver, who was on his P-plates, was issued a Court Attendance Notice for a series of driving offences and had his licence suspended.

He is set to appear before Picton Local Court in September.

An emergency declaration has been issued in Queensland’s south following a fuel-tanker rollover.

The vehicle rolled on the New England Hwy in Applethorpe about 3.40am on Thursday.

Police made an emergency declaration at 6.50am with the exclusion zone encompassing New England Hwy from Aerodrome Rd to High St including Mayfair Ln and Melaleuca Cres.

It’s unclear if the driver was injured.

“Motorists are urged to avoid the area and drive with care,” Queensland Police said.

Hundreds of passengers have become stuck on board a train in Brisbane after a truck collided with a carriage at a level crossing.

A semi-trailer hit an express train at Runcorn travelling from the Gold Coast just before 7am.

Rail replacement buses have been ordered to pick up passengers travelling between Kuraby and Altandi stations.

There are delays of more than an hour for commuters on the Beenleigh and Gold Coast lines.

Trains travelling in both directions have been suspended.

Both the truck and train drivers are in stable conditions.

One passenger reported back pain but there were no other injuries.

Police are working to piece together a possible motive for the horrific killing of a couple in Melbourne’s southeast as further details emerge about the victims.

The bodies of 39-year-old pregnant woman Athena Georgopoulos and 50-year-old Andrew Gunn were found inside a home on Adrienne Crescent in Mount Waverley about 9.55pm on Monday.

7NEWS understands Gunn was decapitated, with his head found on a stick.

Ross Judd, a 34-year-old homeless man, was arrested at Westall train station, in Melbourne’s southeast, several hours later.

Police are continuing to establish a motive for the alleged murder, with one line of inquiry relating to a possible dog dispute between Judd and Gunn.

Gunn had a german shepherd which the neighbours say was named Dragon, and Judd was found with two dogs of the same breed when he was arrested.

One neighbour said she heard loud arguing and shouting, along with continuous barking from dogs, coming from the victim’s home about an hour before they were allegedly killed.

Two german shepherds were also with Judd when he allegedly attended a McDonald’s about an hour after the bodies were found.

It’s also been revealed Georgopoulos was expecting a baby girl. She was five months pregnant when she was killed.

Judd has been charged with two counts of murder and fronted court for the first time on Wednesday.

During the brief hearing, police sought a 10-week extension for the submission of further details as investigations continue.

“It’s a complex crime scene, a significant amount of DNA,” the police prosecutor said.

Judd’s defence lawyer Annie Allan said it was the 34-year-old’s first time in custody and requested he see a prison nurse to follow up on medication.

The accused stared straight ahead throughout the hearing and responded “yeah, I do” when magistrate Johanna Metcalf outlined his next court appearance details and asked if he understood.

He smiled when Metcalf granted a media application to access his charges but refused other materials.

Judd is due to next face court via video link on January 13, 2026.

A man has been killed in a collision between a car and a motorcycle in Gippsland, Victoria.

Police say the two vehicles crashed on Lloyd St in Moe about 6pm on Wednesday.

The male motorbike rider, who has not yet been formally identified, died at the scene.

The female driver of the car stopped following the collision. She was not injured.

“The exact circumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be established and an investigation is ongoing,” Victoria Police said.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any CCTV/dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

Dozens of firefighters are battling a large blaze at a car yard in Sydney’s west.

A factory on Fairfield St, Fairfield, went up in flames just after 3am.

Fifty firefighters and 15 fire trucks responded to the blaze which was so hot a perimeter had to be established.

By the time fire crews arrived half of the factory was already gone and a few vehicles were also destroyed.

Crews did manage to stop the blaze from spreading to a lithium iron battery manufacturing warehouse next door.

“Firefighters concentrated on cutting that fire off and they did so successfully,” Fire Rescue NSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry said.

“It took about an hour to get this fire contained however it will continue to smoulder and burn in isolated areas.”

No injuries have been reported.

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A man is fighting for life after being hit by a car in Melbourne’s west.

The pedestrian was struck near Leakes and Begonia Rds about 6.30pm on Wednesday.

He was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening-injuries.

The alleged driver was arrested at a property on St Nicholas Crt not long later.

He was taken into custody and will be interviewed by detectives.

“The exact circumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be established and the investigation is ongoing,” Victoria Police said.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any with CCTV/dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake has hit Mornington, southeast of Melbourne.

The quake was recorded at a depth of 10km at 4.39am.

Hundreds of people reported feeling the quake including in the nearby suburbs of Rye, Dromana, Safety Beach and Rosebud.

“We are in Rye and felt this one. It sounded like thunder going through the house and the windows rattled and house shook,” one person said.

“Wife woke up (and) said that definitely was an earthquake. I’m like yeah, yeah you’re dreaming love ... I guess she was right. Felt in Rosebud,” another said.

It’s unclear if there has been any structual damage.