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An intense storm cell with dramatic lightning moves over the Brisbane area, delaying Friday evening commuters with heavy rain, strong winds and large hail. Source link

A free concert scheduled in Melbourne’s Fed Square was cancelled at the last minute on Friday night, with organisers citing overcrowding. Source link

A former Perth teacher who abused four schoolboys in the 1970s and 80s, in behaviour a District Court Judge described as “predatory”, is jailed for 16 years. Source link

Former Australia captain Meg Lanning hits an unbeaten 90 as the Melbourne Stars defeat the Perth Scorchers by 16 runs in a rain affected match in Adelaide.  Source link

Five Chinese tourists have been killed and eight others lightly injured in Bali after their rental minibus plunged into a shallow ravine, an official has said. Source link

Recent CSIRO research definitively places Tasmania’s Lake St Clair at 163 metres deep, nearly twice the depth of Bass Strait. Source link

Australia got their Billie Jean King Cup play-off campaign to a successful start, with two straight sets singles victories over Portugal. Source link

A jury trial of former Innisfail nurse Rajwinder Singh, who is charged with the Far North Queensland woman’s 2018 murder, has heard details about Ms Cordingley’s phone data from the afternoon she disappeared. Source link

Australia is in its peak severe weather system and there are warnings that supercell storms could hit the east coast this weekend. So what exactly is a supercell? Source link

The City of Bunbury and Shire of Harvey agree to contribute up to $1 million each to remove contaminated organic waste that caused the closure of a regional three-bin waste system.  Source link