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- A nine year old boy shot on a hunting trip in New South Wales;
- Traditional owners celebrate the listing of Murujuga on the World Heritage List;
- An Australian trio named as the referees for Sunday's FIFA Club World Cup final.
A child is in a stable condition after being shot in the leg near Bourke in far northwestern New South Wales.
Police say the nine-year-old boy was apparently injured during a hunting trip with four boys and five men on a property 40 kilometres from the town.
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A pedestrian is still fighting for his life in hospital while police wait to speak to an elderly driver at the centre of an accident in Melbourne.
Victoria Police say the 91 year old motorist is yet to be interviewed after her Toyota Yaris mounted a footpath in Wantirna and hit the man, a two year old child and a woman - before smashing through a fence on Friday afternoon.
The accident has prompted the Victorian government to announce rule changes for elderly drivers are being considered.
Victorian acting Premier Ben Carroll says the tragedy has brought into focus previous calls for older people to prove they're fit to drive, in line with rules in other states.
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West Australian traditional owners say they remain concerned about the fate of rock art at Murujuga, despite the site winning a sought after UNESCO heritage listing.
The Burrup peninsula in northwest WA near Karratha is home to two gas plants, a fertiliser plant and iron ore and salt export facilities, which Mardathoonera woman and Murujuga traditional custodian Raelene Cooper says could still harm the art.
Still, the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation says they are thrilled the site has won world heritage status.
Deputy Chair of the Board Belinda Churnside was there for the announcement.
"We have all come here together and from far away from the Murujuga lands. This has been a long awaited journey and a fight for our elders - our old people and we are thankful to receive this recognition from a global scale."
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A German backpacker found after nearly two weeks lost in the remote West Australian outback is now in a stable condition in hospital.
26 year old Carolina Wilga is being treated for exhaustion, dehydration and minor injuries following 11 nights in the elements, surviving with minimal food supplies, and water from rain and puddles.
Detective Acting Inspector Jessica Securo says it's sheer luck she was found after flagging down a passing motorist for help - 24 kilometres from where her van had become stuck.
"The area out there - there's mixed terrain. It can be quite dangerous if you don't know what you are doing or where you are going. It's very easy to get lost in that area."
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A preliminary investigation into the Air India crash has found fuel control switches to its engines were moved moments before impact.
The 15-page report, issued by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, did not offer any conclusions or apportion blame for the disaster on the 12th of June - but it has revealed that both pilots were confused over the change to the switch setting that caused a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was headed to London when it crashed 30 seconds after takeoff, killing all but one of the 242 people on board, as well as 19 people on the ground.
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US President Donald Trump has toured the scene of deadly floods in Texas that have killed at least 120 people and left more than 170 missing.
But Mr Trump has stirred controversy in his response to a reporter who asked about whether the warning alert system for the devastating floods worked as well as it could have.
"Only a bad person would ask a question like that. I don't know who you are, but only a very evil person would ask you a question that."
Public officials have faced intensifying questions about who was in charge of monitoring the weather and warning that floodwaters were barrelling toward camps and homes.
But Texas Republican Representative Chip Roy says those questions are in poor taste.
"The governor said it best when he said that pointing fingers is for losers. This state is about looking forward and we'll figure out how to make our systems the best they can be. But importantly, when you see 26 feet of water rising a foot per minute, don't go around pointing fingers."
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To sport...
Australian Alireza Faghani has been appointed as a referee for Sunday's FIFA Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Paris St Germain in New Jersey.
The two-time Asian Football Confederation's Referee of the Year winner will have fellow Australians Ashley Beecham and Anton Shchetinin as his assistants.
Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, Pierluigi Collina, says it was a hard decision because of a competitive line-up.
"They really put us in a very, very difficult position, because there were many referees who would have deserved to be in the final. We chose Alireza Faghani and the rest of the team, because we think, we are convinced, that this is the best team for the final."
