Daughter's revelation after dad's murder-suicide, Perth man wins famous UK contest: Australia news live

The daughter of Mark Bombara, the man who shot dead his ex-wife's friend and daughter in Perth on Friday, says police should have done more to stop her father.

Jennifer Petelczyc and her 18-year-old daughter Gretl were murdered in their Floreat home as Bombara looked for his ex-wife who was staying at their address.

Ariel Bombara told the ABC she contacted police three times prior to the shooting deaths about the "real and imminent" threat she and her mother faced at the hands of Bombara.

"My mother and I made it clear that our lives were at risk – we were repeatedly ignored, repeatedly failed," she said.

"These failures have cost the lives of two incredible women."

It has been revealed Bombara had a licence to own 13 guns, two of which he took to the Petelczyc's home.

WA Premier Roger Cook said he was seeking further information from police about "operational matters". He earlier made a commitment to look at tightening gun laws in the state.

Any idea what this is?

Well according to Sydney Water, it's what happens to your pipes when you pour cooking oil down your kitchen sink.

"Fats, oils and grease should never go down the drain. When they hit the cool water in your wastewater pipes, they harden," it said in a recent warning, saying such blockages can lead to expensive repair bills.

I'm sure the picture will act as a good reminder for many households.

There's no doubting Australia has an obsession with large utes, and car sales data proves it.

Some have had enough of the surge, with Melbourne's City of Yarra Council looking to slap a tax on big US-style trucks. Greens Councillor Sophie Wade says they pose an increased threat to the community but supporters of the trucks have asked for more evidence they're unsafe.

Well for Professor Stuart Newstead, director of Monash University's Accident Research Centre, it's no coincidence deaths on Australian roads are at a level not seen in years.

"It actually is something that's quite real," he told Nine News.

"[Utes] don't actually doesn't provide any better protection for you as an occupant. People think it's [safe] because it's big and big and tough, but certainly the trauma burden it places on the rest of the community is disproportionately high."

An Australian man has done the country proud overseas after winning the UK's famed Cheese Rolling contest.

Immediately after his victory Perth man Dylan Thomas told reporters he was "sightly surprised" he was able to take out the win at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire.

In video of the event, Dylan sets chase of the wheel of cheese, leading the pack as he runs down the hill before taking a tumble, sliding on his back and then rolling to the bottom to claim victory. Onya Dylan.

Skip to 3.20 in the following YouTube video to see Dylan's contest.

The winner of a life-changing $2.5 million has yet to be found nearly 72 hours after their ticket took its share of the Saturday Lotto jackpot.

The Lott officials are calling on anyone who bought their ticket in the NSW town of Nambucca Heads to check their numbers as soon as possible.

Last year The Lott revealed it was sat on $16-million worth of unclaimed division one prizes for all Australian lottery games.

There's no slowing down for City of Sydney Mayor Clover Moore who has vowed to stand for a record-breaking sixth term.

Moore, 78, has been at the helm for 20 years but she says she has unfinished business.

"The work to ensure the city is a great place to live, work and visit - with environmental, social and economic sustainability at its heart - is not done," she said in a statement.

Read more here.

It's an iconic house that appears on millions of TV sets every Christmas. And now it could be yours for the rosy sum of $7.9 million (US$5.25 million).

Kevin McCallister's grand family home at the centre of cult-classic movie Home Alone has been put on the market for the first time in 12 years, with the selling agent calling on potential buyers to snap up their very own "piece of American history".

Click here to see all the photos, including an aptly decorated home cinema.

A man has been charged over the sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy 32 years ago.

WA Police allege the boy was riding his bicycle in the Perth suburb of Carine in October 1991 when he was confronted by an unknown man who restrained him before sexually assaulting him.

Police say developments in genetic research had allowed police to identify a family tree of close to 3,500 people before managing to identify the alleged suspect.

The 54-year-old Kingsley man will face court today.

Well this doesn't look good.

Up to 80 per cent of the country is expected to cop a drenching at some point this week, making it a not-so-happy start to winter.

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Iconic British car manufacturer Jaguar has made its last ever petrol only car as it rolls on with its transition to only producing electric vehicles.

A Jaguar XE sedan was the final combustion only vehicle made at its Castle Bromwich plant and was displayed alongside the final XF large sedan and F-Type sports car. Jaguar had earlier revealed it would cease production of petrol and diesel cars by June.

Petrol and diesel cars will no longer be sold in the UK from 2035. The ACT has adopted the same timeframe with pressure mounting for other states and territories in Australia to do the same.

A Perth to Melbourne flight had to do U-turn less than an hour into the journey last night after a passenger reportedly bashed on the cockpit door.

A Virgin Australia spokesperson said the plane returned to Perth because of a “disruptive passenger on board“.

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A tech company in the US has been fined $7,500 (A$11,200) for posting an ad seeking white only applicants.

Arthur Grand Technologies Inc., an information technology services firm in Virginia, has also been ordered to give its employees comprehensive training on the Immigration and Nationality Act.

The Justice Department said that the advertisement deterred qualified individuals, including US citizens born outside the US and non-US citizens, from applying.

Read more here.

Supermarket staff say a large portion of the people stealing from stores aren't who you'd expect, with "mum and dads" also now being caught in the act.

Stores across the country have seen a spike in theft as the cost of living continues to punish millions.

"We continue to see the impact of organised crime and gangs... but we're seeing a lot of theft from people whom you could categorise as mum and dads," Josh Peak from the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association told Seven News.

"So it is a worry."

Read more here.

There are grave concerns for the welfare of a mother and a newborn after signs of a birth were discovered on a Sydney riverbank.

A placenta and umbilical chord were located on the banks of the Cooks River in Earlwood on Monday as a man walked his dog. Police are yet to locate the woman or child and are expected to take to the water in their search today.

"Police hold serious concerns for the welfare of the child and its mother. Officers are urging the mother to attend her nearest hospital to receive urgent care for herself and her child," NSW Police said on