Elderly man killed in accident caused by carnival ride in Brisbane's south-east and other top stories.

• Elderly man killed in accident caused by carnival ride in Brisbane's south-east

  

  The man's car veered off the road and down an embankment. (9NEWS) An 80-year-old man has died after he was struck by a piece of metal from a carnival ride which was being towed by a truck in Burbank. The piece of metal came loose and crashed through the front windscreen of the man’s car just before 9pm last night.It caused his car to veer off the road and down an embankment. He was pronounced dead at the scene. It's believed a piece of the carnival ride came loose and crashed through the car's ..

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• Gatecrashers leave trail of destruction at Melbourne underage house party

  

  Up to 100 gatecrashers armed with knives and bats have caused destruction at an underage Victorian house party advertised on Facebook.Police were called to the home on Drysdale Crescent in Point Cook at about 11.20pm last night following reports of fights in the street, broken glass and unruly behaviour.Two teenagers, a 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy, sent details of the unsupervised party on Facebook privately to their friends. The teens' father was away in Queensland on holiday. The h..

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• Power cuts continue after WA storm

  

  About 5000 properties remain without power after stormy weather in Western Australia's South West region and Perth.Strong winds brought down trees, while debris flew into the overhead electricity network causing a high number of fallen powerlines and damaged power poles, particularly in Perth.Western Power said about 60,000 customers were without electricity at the height of the storm on Saturday morning, but restoration work was continuing. The storms created 750 hazards across the Perth elect..

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• Election 2016: Shorten defends $1 billion medicines promise against government's 'Labor spendometer' gibes

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Labor's prescription drug pledge Labor wants to make prescription drugs cheaper but the government warns the policy will chalk up more debt on the 'spendometer'. Vision ABC News 24. PT2M27S 620 349 Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has defended Labor's $1 billion promise on prescription medicines against Coalition taunts that he is putting more policies on the unfunded "spendometer".Labor is increasingly coming under fire from Prime Minister Malcol..

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• Qld teen Alyssa Azar becomes youngest Australian to climb Everest

  

    Avalanche 'weird noise': teenager Toowoomba teenager Alyssa Azar says there was "nowhere to go" as an avalanche crashed into her tent at Mount Everest base camp. Queensland teenager Alyssa Azar has started the long journey down Mount Everest after becoming the youngest Australian to reach the mountain's summit.The 19-year-old Toowoomba girl was hailed as "an inspiration" by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk after she scaled Everest on her third attempt on Saturday. But her..

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• Politicians 'double-dipping' on property claims aren't breaking rules – Cormann

  

  The finance minister, Mathias Cormann, has defended politicians receiving both a $273 a night travel allowance and tax deductions for mortgages and rents for properties in Canberra. Speaking on Insiders on Sunday, Cormann said the remuneration tribunal granted the travel allowance and the tax office allowed deductions for politicians’ accommodation expenses. Federal politicians receive $273 a night to stay in Canberra, a travel allowance they can claim even when they stay in a property that the..

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• Shorten promises gay rights watchdog

  

  Opposition Leader Bill Shorten at a Labor Party rally at the University of Western Sydney. Picture: AAP /Mick TsikasJason TinNews Corp Australia NetworkLABOR will spend $1.4 million to appoint a watchdog for gay and lesbian rights. The new election policy comes as the ALP continues to attempt to paint Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as an ideological turncoat who has betrayed his own values in a bid to hold power.Labor has continually pointed to the contradiction between Mr Turnbull’s previously..

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