7:09am: A quick re-cap on the weather for those just joining Morning Express:
It will be partly cloudy today with isolated showers until the late arvo. Maximum temperature is 27 degrees.
The week is looking mixed - clearing showers on Monday and Tuesday, mostly sunny for Wednesday and Thursday.
A man is feared to have drowned after falling from Ebor Falls.
7:08am: The body of a Kempsey man Rikki Dornan has been found in a waterfall in the New England tablelands, nearly one week after he accidentally tumbled over the edge while taking a break during a road trip.
7:06am: An Australian woman trapped in Dubai with her chidren while her husband battles bribery charges has finally received some good news from the emirate's authorities who have returned her Australian passport.
7:03am: Despite the win, it's only going to get worse for the Cronulla Sharks today.
Chairman Damian Irvine is expected to become the latest casualty with players and officials turning on him. It follows five men leaving the club and one being taken to hospital for stress.
6:59am: The Cronulla Sharks needed a win last night more than most teams.
Captain Paul Gallan wore an armband carrying the names of the five men who were axed or stood down after doping allegations. And the club faithful gathered outside Sharks HQ to show their support for the club.
Schapelle Corby.
6:55am: In Schapelle Corby affairs (yes, she's still in prison and yes, we're still talking about it)... the Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr's election-year about-face guaranteeing that Schapelle Corby would be on her best behaviour will still not ensure she will be released on parole, Bali's prison governor said.
6:54am: In the major AFL NAB Cup results:
Greater Western Sydney v Essendon 4.4.28 - 17.14.119
Adelaide v Carlton 15.7.109 - 15.10.106
Hawthorn v Richmond, Full Time 13.6.84 - 13.7.85
Melbourne v St Kilda, Full Time 9.6.66 - 12.13.91
Fremantle v Western Bulldogs, Full Time 23.8.146 - 5.7.37
Geelong v North Melbourne, Full Time 14.12.96 - 12.12.84
Collingwood v Brisbane, Full Time 7.12.54 - 12.16.88
West Coast v Port Adelaide, Full Time 12.11.86 - 14.5.92
Sydney v Gold Coast, Full Time 11.14.80 - 6.8.44
6:54am: Major weekend results in the Super Rugby:
Highlanders v Cheetahs 19-36
Brumbies v Waratahs 35-6
Stormers v Chiefs 36-34
Kings v Sharks 12-21
Blues v Bulls 21-28
6:54am: Some major results in the A-League over the weekend:
Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners 2-0
Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory 1-1
Western Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix 2-1
6:52am: Some major sports results from the weekend in the NRL:
Parramatta v Warriors 40-10
Canterbury-Bankstown v North Queensland 12-24
Penrith v Canberra 32-10
Melbourne v St George Illawarra 30-10
Cronulla v Gold Coast 12-10
6:49am: And while we're enjoying some great sunny days (with more to come later in the week), our friends down south are sweating through what they call a heatwave.
Melbourne will stay above 30 degrees until Wednesday, making it a record 10-day day streak above 30 and breaking the previous record of eight consecutive days over 30 in February 1961.
18 year olds Andrew Burnham from Rowville and Nathan Spikin of Furntree Gully doing back flips off the pier at the beach in Frankston.10th March 2013, THE AGE, Picture by Mal Fairclough Photo: Mal Fairclough
6:48am: Down in Melbourne, they had the deadliest day in the water for almost a decade with three drownings and another life saved in Lorne.
The Age, News. A rescue at Lorne beach the day after a rescue of a child whose father died in an attempt to save him. Photo: Simon Schluter
Hamish and Andy.
6:44am: We've just put up a full list of nominations for the 55th annual TV Week Logie Awards.
You'll note that both Hamish Blake and Andy Lee will face off against each other for the Gold Logie. And the ABC rocks, according to Michael Idato.
6:37am: James Packer's Crown already has the cash registers going ch-ching!
Crown has started flying its three luxury jets to emerging Asian economies including Thailand and Cambodia as it trawls the region for high-rollers, an analysis of flight data by the Herald's business section reveals.
6:35am: Leave extra time to get to the airport this morning. A garbage truck has brought down power lines at Mascot.
It's at Sir Reginals Ansett Drive at the Domestic Terminal. It is affecting some power to the airport too.
6:33am: It's going to be another big (and possibly nauseating) week in politics.
Tony Abbott is trying on "sensitive Tony" for size, telling 60 Minutes last night that his views on homosexuality and abortion have softened in the last three years. And he wears "product" in his hair and "facial moisturiser, too". TFI Tony.
Tony Abbott and sister Christine Forsterin Photo: 60 Minutes
6:28am: Police have warned women to be wary of travelling alone in parts of Manly after two sexual assaults over the weekend. A 50 year-old woman and a 24 year-old woman were assaulted in separate incidents just 20 minutes apart on Sunday morning.
6:24am: In Germany, an early-morning fire at an apartment building in Backnang, a town near Stuttgart, has left eight people dead, seven of them children.
Eight people died in a fire in a former factory building. Photo: AFP
6:20am: In sports results from the mother country, Manchester United and Chelsea drew 2-2 in FA Cup quarter-final. United were 2-0 in front.
Liverpool beat Tottenham 3-2 in the Premier League.
David De Gea of Manchester United punches clear under pressure from Demba Ba of Chelsea during the FA Cup. Photo: Getty/Alex Livesey
6:16am: In Tokyo, a dust storm has blanketed the city with a brown haze. Not quite the same as Australia's doomsday-style one in 2009, who could forget that?
Dust storm ... Tokyo's shopping district Ginza covered in brown dust. Photo: AFP
6:13am: Moving to world news from overnight, a Nigerian Islamist militant group claims to have killed seven foreign hostages it seized from a construction site last month. Western Governments say the claims regarding Italian, British, Greek and Lebanese victims are credible.
6:10am: Public transport is running without disruption at this stage.
If you know otherwise, leave it in the comments section or via @rachelolding.
6:10am: There's an early traffic snarl at Homebush.
Two northbound lanes of Homebush Bay Drive are closed due to an oil spill. There are delays northbound on Homebush Bay Drive and the M4 westbound off ramp leading to Homebush Bay Drive.
At Mascot near the airport, traffic lights are not working both ways on Qantas Drive at Robey Street.
6:06am: On the front pages of the major papers today:
The Age in Melbourne reports that Victorians have strongly backed Denis Napthine over Ted Baillieu as premier, but the Coalition is facing a tough battle to cling to power, according to an exclusive voter poll.
The Australian Financial Review reveals that the Reserve Bank of Australia’s computer networks have been repeatedly and successfully hacked in a series of cyber-attacks to infiltrate sensitive internal information.
The Daily Telegraph carries a special report on women as the "ugly new faces of crime" according to figures showing there are more females in the dock and behind bars than ever before.
The Australian reports that Labor's latest electoral rout in WA has escalated warnings that voters have abandoned the party nationwide and raised new doubts about Julia Gillard's leadership.
SMH front page, March 11
6:02am: On the front page of today's Sydney Morning Herald, former premiers Bob Carr and Morris Iemma are at war over who's to blame for the rise of Eddie Obeid amid warnings that corruptions hearings involving the notorious powerbroker will have dire consequences for the party at the federal election. And so it gets juicier...
6:01am: Good morning everyone, happy Monday.
It will be partly cloudy today with isolated showers until the late arvo. Maximum temperature is 27 degrees.
The week is looking mixed - clearing showers on Monday and Tuesday, mostly sunny for Wednesday and Thursday.
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