Wednesday's wonderings

03 Apr 2013

Prime Minister Julia Gillard remains tight lipped in relation to next month’s budget. In other news, the Royal Commission into child abuse begins today in Melbourne.

Bodies found following plane crash

Three bodies have been found in the search for a light aircraft that went missing in the Northern Territory on Monday. The bodies are of one male and two females but are yet to be identified. Ninemsn.com.au has more.

Couple guilty of killing six children

UK couple Mick and Mairead Philpott have been found guilty of manslaughter after setting their home alight with their six children inside. Philpott and Mairead had plotted to frame Mick’s former girlfriend Lisa Willis in an effort to win back custody of their five children. Smh.com.au has all the details.

Gillard tight-lipped amid super rumours

The Labor government has come under fire again following rumours there will be a raid of superannuation in next month’s budget. Julia Gillard has made a statement that details will be made public at the appropriate time. News.com.au has more.

Royal commission into sex abuse begins today

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will begin today at the Victorian County Court in Melbourne. The commission will look at religious organisations along with other institutions to see what can be done to seek justice for victims of sex abuse. ABC News has more details.

Male chromosome degrading

The Y chromosome that makes men is deteriorating and may disappear, even while humans are still in existence. Although it is predicted to happen in the next five million years, the process may have already begun in some isolated groups. Smh.com.au has all the details.

Archaeologists discover ‘Gates to Hell’ in Turkey

A group of Italian archaeologists have claimed to have found the legendary ‘Pluto’s Gate’, a portal filled with noxious fumes causing a quick death for any person or beast that stumbled into it. News.com.au has more.