Victorian man Daniel O'Keeffe laid to rest, almost five years after he went missing and other top stories.

• Victorian man Daniel O'Keeffe laid to rest, almost five years after he went missing

  

  Daniel James O'Keeffe. Victorian man Daniel O'Keeffe, whose remains were found underneath his family home almost five years after he went missing, has been laid to rest at a funeral in Geelong today.The funeral was held at St Mary's Church, with a private burial and public memorial service.Mr O'Keeffe's family, who had been searching for him since 2011, found his skeletal remains in a small cavity underneath their house on March 21. An autopsy found the death wasn't suspicious.Mr O’Keeffe was s..

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• Sean Murphy arrested after allegedly ramming police cars, speeding off in Melbourne

  

  Sean Murphy arrested after allegedly ramming police cars, speeding off in Melbourne Updated April 15, 2016 16:19:50 A man accused of ramming two police cars before speeding away and being pursued by officers through Melbourne's CBD last month has been arrested after being on the run for three weeks.Sean Murphy, 26 of no fixed address, was arrested in West Melbourne by police investigating a suspicious loiterer. He has been accused of smashing into two police cars after ..

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• Partner of woman found with severe head injuries in Brisbane unit 'not cooperating with police'

  

  Partner of woman found with severe head injuries in Brisbane unit 'not cooperating with police' Posted April 15, 2016 16:42:30 The partner of a woman found with life-threatening head injuries in her inner-Brisbane unit has chosen not to cooperate with police. Key points:Woman, 28, found unconscious on Wednesday afternoon in her Brisbane unitShe is on life support with swelling to the brainHer partner, a 24-year-old man, is not cooperating with police and has sought l..

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• Labor the big threat on credit rating:Pyne

  The federal budget battle lines have been drawn as the major parties prepare to establish their economic management credentials ahead of a likely July election. The Turnbull government wants the May 3 budget to show it's living within its means, accounting for every cent of spending, and not increasing the overall tax burden. At the same time, it's keen for Labor to be seen as "taxing in a bad way" to pay for what it says is $100 billion in promises. Labor, for its part, wants to depict Treasur..

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• Outspoken WA MP Rob Johnson steps down from Liberal Party

  

  Outspoken WA MP Rob Johnson steps down from Liberal Party Updated April 15, 2016 17:16:30 After years of public feuding with the WA Premier, outspoken Hillarys MP Rob Johnson has resigned from the Liberal Party, declaring he is not prepared to be one of the crew onboard "Barnett's Titanic".Mr Johnson will sit as an independent Liberal until the next state election.The Hillarys MP, who was first elected to Parliament in 1993, said he could no longer support the Governmen..

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• 60 Minutes crisis: Nine bats away 'child stealing' jibe, stays mum on lawyer's claim it paid for abductions

  

  Desperate family members of the 60 Minutes team held in Beirut have confronted Channel Nine executives as the child snatching drama enters its second week, amid claims that the network indirectly funded the botched child snatching attempt. ​ Ray Martin recalls his own child recovery story In an interview with ABC Brisbane radio veteran journalist, Ray Martin has retold the story of when he drove the getaway car for a child recovery story he covered in the 1980's. According to a rep..

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