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Man charged with murder over stabbing on Central Coast<\/p>\n
A man is in custody after being charged with murder following an alleged stabbing on the NSW Central Coast overnight.<\/p>\n
Emergency services were called to a property on Buff Point Avenue, about 4km south of Doyalson, about 8pm on Monday after reports of an assault.<\/p>\n
Police said the two men knew each other and were involved in an altercation, which led to the 42-year-old being stabbed.<\/p>\n
Paramedics treated him, but he could not be revived.<\/p>\n
A 20-year-old man was arrested nearby and taken to the Gosford police station, where he was charged with murder.<\/p>\n
He was refused bail and appeared before a bail division court today.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a001.37 EDT<\/p>\n David Shoebridge says Ben Roberts-Smith arrest demonstrates need for dedicated war crimes investigations unit<\/p>\n The Greens senator David Shoebridge says the arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith is a \u201cmoment of accountability\u201d for the nation that highlights \u201cthe appalling cost of war on all sides\u201d.<\/p>\n Shoebridge released a statement saying troop deployments overseas come with an \u201cenormous cost to people on the ground who face the horror and brutality of war\u201d. He went on:<\/p>\n double quotation markIf justice is to be fully delivered there must be further and closer attention paid to the role of senior officers who directed and oversaw Australia\u2019s deployment in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n The Greens continue to push for a dedicated War Crimes investigation unit within the AFP to build the expertise to rapidly investigate war crimes offences going forward.<\/p>\n No one, whether accused or survivor, benefits from the delays we have seen to date.<\/p>\n Greens senator David Shoebridge. Photograph: Lukas Coch\/AAPShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a001.34 EDT<\/p>\n That\u2019s all from me. Ima Caldwell will take the blog from here. Take care!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n More on the \u2018needle-free alternative\u2019 for flu vaccines for NSW kids<\/p>\n As we reported earlier, hundreds of thousands of children, aged 2 to 4, will be able to access a painless, needle-free flu vaccination for free as governments attempt to curb falling vaccine rates.<\/p>\n AAP reports New South Wales<\/a> has become the latest state to offer a nasal spray flu vaccine to children for free, following Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.<\/p>\n The needle-less vaccine is applied with one spray into each nostril, making it a gentle and painless option that could make it easier for parents to get their children vaccinated.<\/p>\n \u201cI know how unsettling it can be for some parents taking a child to receive a vaccine, so being able to offer a needle-free alternative is a real win for those parents,\u201d the NSW health minister, Ryan Park, said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Read more here:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.51 EDT<\/p>\n Greens say Australia needs to distance itself from \u2018unstable, bloodthirsty\u2019 Donald Trump<\/p>\n The Greens say Donald Trump\u2019s latest threats directed at Iran underscore the need for Australia to distance itself from the US president, particularly after his criticism of Australia and other Nato allies for not helping his war effort.<\/p>\n Acting Greens leader, Mehreen Faruqi, said in a statement today:<\/p>\n double quotation markIt is time for Albanese to dump Trump, bring the troops home, and focus on helping Australians deal with the fallout of this catastrophe.<\/p>\n Australia must not stay hitched to the wagon of an unstable, bloodthirsty President who even his domestic allies say has \u201cgone insane\u201d. He criticises Australia near daily, yet Labor is unwilling to condemn him and his actions.<\/p>\n Faruqi went on to say \u201csilence is not enough,\u201d adding:<\/p>\n double quotation markAustralians oppose this war, and expect our government to do the same, by actively organising to prevent escalation and war crimes.<\/p>\n Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi. Photograph: Mick Tsikas\/AAPShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.09 EDT<\/p>\n Fuel shortages in NSW almost halve in a week<\/p>\n Fuel shortages have continued to drop in NSW after the reduction in the federal excise.<\/p>\n In an update at a press conference this morning, the deputy premier, Prue Car, said there were 34 petrol stations without any fuel type as of this morning, while 125 were out of diesel or premium diesel. That\u2019s down slightly from yesterday when 39 service stations in NSW were without fuel of all types, and 142 were out of diesel.<\/p>\n On Tuesday last week, 61 stations were without fuel of any kind, while 247 stations were out of diesel. Last week, the premier, Chris Minns, attributed the drop to people waiting for the excise to kick in before filling up. The federal cut, as well as an additional reduction from states agreeing to forgo increased GST from fuel sales, kicked in last Wednesday and Thursday respectively.<\/p>\n As we reported earlier, major fuel companies have complied with a NSW government order, made under emergency powers, to provide information about their distribution of fuel.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a023.52 EDT<\/p>\n Australians buying more electric vehicles than ever before<\/p>\n Australians are racing to secure electric vehicles during the war-driven fuel crisis, nearly doubling sales to set a national record.<\/p>\n AAP reports motorists bought more than 15,800 new electric cars during March, according to figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries on Tuesday, while sales of petrol and diesel vehicles stalled.<\/p>\n Pure electric cars represented 14.6% of all new-car sales during the month, growing from 7.5% in March 2025.<\/p>\n The tally was the highest number of EVs sold in Australia in a month.<\/p>\n Australian motorists bought more than 15,800 EVs during March Photograph: Hollie Adams\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a023.34 EDT<\/p>\n Accused Pinochet agent turned Bondi nanny Adriana Rivas to be extradited to Chile<\/p>\n A former Sydney nanny and cleaner accused by Chile of being a torturer and kidnapper for Augusto Pinochet\u2019s military dictatorship in the 1970s will be extradited to Chile to face court over kidnapping allegations after losing her seven-year battle to remain in Australia, AAP reports.<\/p>\n Adriana Elcira Rivas, now in her 70s, is accused of participating in the disappearances of seven people in 1976 \u2013 including a woman who was five months pregnant \u2013 while working for Pinochet\u2019s secret police force.<\/p>\n Adriana Rivas, now in her 70s, is accused of participating in the disappearances of seven people while working for Augusto Pinochet\u2019s secret police force in 1976. Photograph: Adriana Rivas\/Facebook<\/p>\n Rivas emigrated to Australia in 1978 and worked as a nanny in Bondi before she was arrested by New South Wales<\/a> police in 2019 at the request of the Chilean government.<\/p>\n She has been in custody for seven years as she resisted attempts to extradite her to the South American nation to face trial for seven counts of aggravated kidnapping.<\/p>\n She denies the allegations and has argued that her extradition to Chile should be blocked because it would result in her being tried for crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n Read more here:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Police rescue cyclist stranded in Victoria\u2019s Snowy River for four hours<\/p>\n Victoria police rescued a cyclist stranded in the Snowy River for four hours last night.<\/p>\n Police said the experienced rider was cycling through the Suggan Buggan area when they began to cross the river around 8pm. The water level, however, had risen higher than they expected, and they became stranded with their bike halfway across the waterway.<\/p>\n The rider activated a satellite beacon and was rescued by an air wing crew. The 31-year-old was brought to safety just after midnight and taken to hospital for assessment, but they were uninjured.<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.55 EDT<\/p>\n Barnett added that \u201cthe situation in Afghanistan has only deteriorated over time\u201d.<\/p>\n double quotation markIt\u2019s only made our job more difficult. And we don\u2019t see that changing in the immediate future.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018A lot of practical challenges\u2019 led to long investigation timeline<\/p>\n Ross Barnett, director of investigations at the Office of the Special Investigator, said there were many challenges which led to a long investigation timeline, noting the effort has been ongoing since 2021.<\/p>\n Barnett told reporters:<\/p>\n double quotation markThe challenge for investigators is that \u2026 we are 9,000km [away].<\/p>\n So the challenge for investigators is that because we can\u2019t go to the country, we don\u2019t have access to the crime scene. So we don\u2019t have photographs, site plans, measurements, the recovery of projectiles \u2013 blood spatter analysis.<\/p>\n All of the things that we would normally get at a crime scene. There\u2019s no postmortem. Therefore, there\u2019s no official cause of death.<\/p>\n So there are a lot of practical challenges that confront the investigators who are doing all of these jobs.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.31 EDT<\/p>\n Roberts-Smith expected to be charged with five murders relating to three incidents According to a media release from the AFP, he is expected to be charged with:<\/p>\n The war crime of murder, in that he intentionally caused the death of a person, on or about 12 April 2009, at Kakarak, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan;<\/p>\n The war crime of murder, in that he aided, abetted, counselled or procured another person to intentionally cause the death of a person, on or about 12 April 2009, at Kakarak, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan;<\/p>\n The war crime of murder, in that he aided, abetted, counselled or procured another person to intentionally cause the death of a person, on or about 11 September 2012, at Darwan, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan;<\/p>\n The war crime of murder, with another person, in that they intentionally caused the death of a person, on or about 20 October 2012, in Syahchow, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan; and,<\/p>\n The war crime of murder, in that he aided, abetted, counselled or procured another person to intentionally cause the death of a person, on or about 20 October 2012, at Syahchow, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.<\/p>\n Guardian Australia understands that Roberts-Smith has been charged with the deaths of two Afghan males at Whiskey 108 in 2009, the death of Ali Jan, as well as the deaths of two civilians at Syahchow in 2012.<\/p>\n The federal court found to the civil standard of probabilities that Roberts-Smith kicked Ali Jan in the chest, sending him falling backwards over the cliff, his face hitting the cliff as he fell, before he landed on the ground below. The Syawchow deaths were mentioned documents filed as part of the defamation case, but it is understood they were not part of the media\u2019s defence because of issues with a witness.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.29 EDT<\/p>\n AFP commissioner provides further details on Roberts-Smith arrest<\/p>\n The AFP are holding a press conference after the reported arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith.<\/p>\n AFP commissioner, Krissy Barrett, said a former soldier was arrested at Sydney\u2019s domestic airport this morning and will face court in New South Wales<\/a> later today. She went on:<\/p>\n double quotation markIt will be alleged the man was a member of the ADF when he was involved in the death of Afghan nationals between 2009 and 2012 in circumstances that constitute war crimes.<\/p>\n It will be alleged the victims were not taking part in hostilities at the time of their alleged murder in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n It will be alleged the victims were detained, unarmed and were under the control of ADF members when they were killed.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.27 EDT<\/p>\n Albanese confirms he will discuss fuel with Singapore this week<\/p>\n Albanese said:<\/p>\n double quotation markWhen I spoke with prime minister Wong, we agreed it would be good for us to have a discussion.<\/p>\n There are further discussions that we\u2019re having on a regular basis while I\u2019m in Canberra on the phone, but nothing beats a face-to-face engagement.<\/p>\n This week, on Thursday, I will head to Singapore for the annual leaders meeting with prime minister Lawrence Wong \u2026<\/p>\n That will take place on Friday, this will be important and we\u2019ll continue discussions on securing trade in petrol, diesel, and LNG \u2026<\/p>\n The visit follows Australia and Singapore\u2019s joint commitment to keep fuel between both countries and to work together to strengthen energy supply-chain resilience.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.31 EDT<\/p>\n Bowen also said:<\/p>\n double quotation markThat\u2019s a total of 241 service stations without diesel across Australia today. That\u2019s 3% of our service stations \u2026<\/p>\n So we have 39 days worth of petrol \u2013 that\u2019s 1.7bn litres, 30 days worth of jet fuel \u2013 that\u2019s 847m litres, and 29 days worth of diesel \u2013 that\u2019s 2.7bn litres.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.18 EDT<\/p>\n Bowen confirms decrease in service station fuel outages<\/p>\n Energy minister, Chris Bowen, provided an update on Australia\u2019s fuel after the long weekend.<\/p>\n Bowen said:<\/p>\n double quotation markDespite the fact that demand for petrol and diesel was 30% higher this Easter than last Easter, we continue to see, each day, the service station outages fall.<\/p>\n In New South Wales, we had 125 service stations without diesel \u2013 that\u2019s 5% of service stations. That\u2019s down 17 on yesterday, 34 with no fuel \u2013 that\u2019s down 5 on yesterday.<\/p>\n Victoria \u2013 we have 40 without down 11. So, that\u2019s 2% of Victorian service stations, 29 with no unleaded petrol.<\/p>\n In Queensland, 34 without diesel \u2013 that\u2019s also 2% \u2013 And 30 without unleaded petrol.<\/p>\n South Australia \u2013 7 with no diesel, 5 with no unleaded petrol.<\/p>\n Western Australia \u2013 20 without diesel and 32 without unleaded petrol.<\/p>\n Tasmania \u2013 7 without diesel, 6 with no unleaded petrol.<\/p>\n Northern Territory \u2013 4 each \u2013 no diesel, no unleaded.<\/p>\n ACT \u2013 4 with no diesel and 1 without unleaded petrol.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.19 EDT<\/p>\n PM has \u2018no intention of commenting\u2019 on Ben Roberts-Smith arrest<\/p>\n Prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is now speaking to the media.<\/p>\n When first asked about the arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith, Albanese said: \u201cI have no intention of commenting on a matter that\u2019s clearly before the courts.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked for a second time about the arrest of Roberts-Smith, the prime minister said: \u201cI have no intention of prejudicing a matter that clearly is a legal matter and that\u2019s before the courts and any comment would do so.\u201d<\/p>\n A reporter asked Albanese whether attorney-general, Michelle Rowland, was consulted on the laying of the charges and whether she consulted with the prime minister. Albanese said:<\/p>\n double quotation markI\u2019m not going to confirm anything to do with the legal matter. That is a matter that is very important that there not be political engagement in what is a matter that is now the subject of legal proceedings, so I don\u2019t intend to comment.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.07 EDT<\/p>\n Roberts-Smith, once lionised as Australia\u2019s most decorated Afghanistan veteran, attempted to sue three newspapers over allegations he committed war crimes, murdered unarmed civilians and bullied his comrades.<\/p>\n In a long-running, expensive defamation trial, a judge finding to the civil standard of the \u2018balance of probabilities\u2019 that he committed four murders while serving in the Australian military.<\/p>\n Roberts-Smith appealed to the full bench of the federal court<\/a>, but lost, and the high court refused to hear a further appeal.<\/p>\n The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is also expected to address the media soon.<\/p>\n Krissy Barrett, the Australian federal police commissioner, and Ross Barnett, the Office of the Special Investigator\u2019s director of investigations, will speak at a press conference later on Tuesday.<\/p>\n![\"Nick](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Nick_Visser.png\")
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