Uncle Charged Over Murder Of Chinese Student Mengmei 'Michelle ... and other top stories.

• Uncle Charged Over Murder Of Chinese Student Mengmei 'Michelle ...

  

  A 27-year-old man has been charged over the murder of a Chinese international student whose naked body was found inside a blowhole on the New South Wales Central Coast last Sunday. Mengmei 'Michelle' Leng, 25, was reported missing by her family on Anzac Day after claims she failed to return to her Campsie home from a shopping trip four days earlier. Police have confirmed the man, Derek Barrett, to be Ms Leng's uncle, charging him with the murder on Friday afternoon at Campsie Police Station. Un..

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• Lochie Connaughton: Body of NSW teen killed in Bali scooter ...

  

  Lochie Connaughton: Body of NSW teen killed in Bali scooter accident to be flown home Updated April 30, 2016 18:06:58 The body of a 16-year-old teenager who died in a scooter crash in Bali earlier this week will be flown back to Australia tonight. Key points:Parents to accompany son's body back to AustraliaTeen died after driving scooter into concrete separator in basement of Kuta hotelFriends and family pay tribute to teen, raise more than $51,000 for family The Cent..

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• Private Sydney: Mariah Carey poses revealingly - and domestically ...

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Private Sydney: Mariah channels Packer's ex Mariah Carey's alter ego Bianca has a striking resemblance to James Packer's ex wife. Meanwhile Team Miley has touched down in Byron Bay for some hijinks. PT2M0S 620 349 There's still no sign of any wedding invitations among James Packer's Sydney pals, but the woman who seems destined to become the third Mrs Packer is certainly providing much to ponder as she tours Europe.Indeed Mariah Carey's Instagra..

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• Smart Cities Plan to deliver more rail to Australian cities

  

  PETER LLOYD: Mayors and urban planners are overjoyed that the Federal Government is showing so much interest in Australia's urban centres.They say for too long there's been an ad hoc approach planning. But how realistic is the notion of a 30 minute city? Lexi Metherell.LEXI METHERELL: It may surprise some commuters from Sydney's outer reaches, but according to research done at the University of New South Wales, on average it takes Sydneysiders nearly 30 minutes to get to work, one way.BILL RA..

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• Private Sydney Columnist

  

  PS BRIEFS "Fat fighter" Michelle Bridges. Fleming flashes her rocksIt was a bling battle royale inside the Art Gallery of New South Wales on Thursday night as 250 VIPs descended for the unveiling of the 2016 Bulgari Art Award. While the elegantly restrained vision of still-life artist and this year's Bulgari winner Jude Rae was being admired by the likes of Penelope Seidler, Tim Olsen, Ros and Gretel Packer, it was another creation from the Italian purveyors..

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• Mitchell Pearce should get ready for Origin recall

  

  ... star is so good that New South Wales must pick him – regardless of his indiscretions. ... When the Sydney Roosters run out to take on the Newcastle Knights at ...

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• Thirteen clubs want women's team

  

  THE MAKE-UP of next season's AFL national women's league is likely to be confirmed by the end of May, with 13 clubs lodging bids for licences by the Friday deadline. The AFL wants to give the eight chosen clubs maximum time for the massive task of organising teams for the competition starting next February. AFL game development general manager Simon Lethlean and his department have 13 applications to scrutinise, with licences expected to be granted to four Victorian clubs and one each in South ..

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• Thousands expected at Mount Garnet race and rodeo weekend

  

  Kayla McCarthy, Zac Horung and Casmer Fitchett take in the action at the Mt Garnet Rodeo last year. PICTURE: Katherine KokkonenFAR Northerners are saddling up for an action-packed weekend of rodeo, racing and boxing as a popular Tablelands event returns to its traditional format. The Mt Garnet Annual Race and Rodeo Weekend kicked off at L.D. Lucey Memorial Park last night with a barbecue and toad racing, and continues today with a seven-race program at Mt Garnet Amateur Turf Club.A state decisio..

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