Australian Federal Police Commissioner’s right-hand man, Gary Fahey, charged with fraud

Gary Fahey, former executive officer to AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin, is summonsed to face court over allegations he misused his corporate credit card.

MORE; Fahey, charged with fraud – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Hurricane Irma: Florida and Puerto Rico brace for storm – BIGGER THAN HARVEY

Hurricane Irma, which has strengthened to a Category 4 storm, is expected to slam the Caribbean and possibly the US mainland this week.

The increasingly menacing storm would continue churning west in the Atlantic Ocean Tuesday and meteorologists say Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands could begin to see its wrath by the end of the day, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of 2 a.m. ET, the “dangerous major hurricane,” was about 360 miles (575 kilometers) east of the Leeward Islands, the National Hurricane Center said. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (235 kph) as it heads west at 13 mph (20 kph).

Landfall is expected early Wednesday on the island of Anguilla, the hurricane center said.

Computer models show the system swirling toward the Caribbean, and by the end of week, it will turn right toward the north, said CNN meteorologist and weather anchor Pedram Javaheri.

Source: Hurricane Irma: Florida and Puerto Rico brace for storm – CNN

Paul Kelly achieves first number one album

Paul Kelly has achieved his first number one album in a career spanning almost 40 years.

The iconic Australian singer released his 23rd album Life Is Fine last week and has achieved top billing in the Australian ARIA album charts.

Kelly had been writing the record in between his last few projects which included an album of funeral songs made with Charlie Owen and a recent EP of Shakespearean sonnets.

“It’s sort of been brewing for a while. I was making these other records and getting involved in different things off the beaten path,” Kelly told AAP.

The original pop-rock album is reminiscent of Paul Kelly’s classic 80s recordings and has a joyful energy to it.

“I was keen to make a record that was a real contrast especially to the records last year – the Shakespeare record and the funeral record. I wanted to come out with something that was complete contrasting,” he said.

The songs are joyful and there’s some humour on there with singer Vika Bull taking the lead on a tongue-in-cheek track called My Man’s Got A Cold.

Even thought the title track is a ballad about suicide, Kelly insists even that is joyful.

“At the end of the song the narrator decides to live so the song ends with a burst of joy and positivity,” he said.

“I like the light and dark in the song.”

Source: Paul Kelly achieves first number one album | Perth Now

Perth boy found mentally unfit to stand trial of raping an eight-year-old

An 11-year-old-boy accused of raping and threatening to kill an eight-year-old boy with a knife has had charges against dropped after being found mentally unfit to stand trial.

The boy originally pleaded guilty to the charges after he allegedly raped the eight-year-old at a suburban Perth park in December.

The Department of Public Prosecutions said in Perth Children’s Court on Friday that it had decided not to continue with the case after taking into account a psychiatric report that was ordered by magistrate Andree-Marie Horrigan.

The report confirmed Ms Horrigan’s concerns about the boy’s capacity to understand what he had admitted to and proceedings against him and therefore, his fitness to plead and stand trial based on section 29 of the Criminal Code.

‘People that fall into this category should not be criminalised notwithstanding how serious the matter is and the matter should be discontinued,’ Ms Horrigan told the court.

Section 29 states a person under 14-years-old is not criminally responsible for a crime unless it can be proven he knew what he was doing is wrong.

The boy was in court with a middle-aged adult male relative.

A woman who works for the Department of Child Protection told the court it was working with the boy and his family, and requested a copy of the court-ordered psychiatric report.

The case shocked Perth residents when it was first revealed in February that the small schoolboy had been charged with sexually penetrating a child but had then been allowed to return to his suburban school and interact with other children.

This prompted an outcry from parents and he was removed from the school.

Source: Perth boy found mentally unfit to stand rape trial | Daily Mail Online

Star Wars teaser shows Daisy Ridley‘s Rey with lightsaber

Daisy Ridley’s Rey brandished a lightsaber in a Star Wars: The Last Jedi teaser shown Tuesday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

The visual was part of Disney’s showcase for the franchise at the convention, which is aimed at owners of movie theaters, as well as media outlets covering the goings-on at the pop culture-rich convention.

Some on hand relayed the surprising reveal of the footage – which has yet to be showcased to the general public – via social media.

And Politico’s Eric Geller joked, ‘I will be insufferable by December, this account will be 90% GIFs of Rey wielding a lightsaber, just warning you all now.’

The lightsaber has been a staple of the Star Wars franchise, considered by and large the elite of all weaponry, used by franchise icons such as Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader and Yoda, among others.

Source: Star Wars teaser shows Daisy Ridley‘s Rey with lightsaber | Daily Mail Online

Perth Wildcats clinch NBL championship No.8 with 95-86 win over Illawarra

A SCINTILLATING 45-point effort from Bryce Cotton has led the Perth Wildcats to their eighth championship after beating Illawarra 95-86 in game three of the NBL grand final series today.

Source: Perth Wildcats clinch NBL championship No.8 with 95-86 win over Illawarra | Perth Now