MKR’s Texan duo eliminated

It's over ... cowboy Robert Murphy and his daughter Lynzey are out of MKR. Picture: Seven Source: Supplied

Father and daughter combo Robert and Lynzey have been eliminate from MKR. Courtesy: MKR

THE rodeo is over for My Kitchen Rules cowboy Robert Murphy and his daughter Lynzey, after a dessert disaster sent them packing from Kitchen HQ.

Serving up the last of his life lessons, Texan-style, Murphy was ever the gentleman, standing by his offspring "no matter what" after she flubbed their final dish of beetroot and blood orange parfait with raspberry sorbet.

Parfait flop ... Lynzey's dessert of blood orange and beetroot parfait failed to set, which was enough to send the father-daughter team packing. Picture: Seven Source: Supplied

The exotic attempt failed to set in time, giving the tight contest to Queensland dads Rob McKeen and Dave Evans, who survived elimination by five points, with a score of 46 out of 60.

Their entree of chargrilled seafood in tomato and basil consomme got their surprisingly sophisticated menu off to a good start with the judges, praised by guest Guy Grossi for having "real depth of flavour in there."

Winning ... Queensland dads Rob McKeen and Dave Evans survived elimination by five points, scoring 46 out of 60 for their sudden death cook-off menu. Picture: Seven Source: Supplied

It overshadowed the Texan team's starter of fried goats cheese with strawberries and balsamic sauce which turned sour when it was served scorched.

Murphy tried to spin extra interest in dish's backstory, telling the audience: "I've been around goats my whole life (and) lost my two front baby teeth when a big old Spanish goat stepped in my mouth after he bucked me off."

The mains event evened up the competition, with the cowboy's wagyu eye fillet with caramelised onions and potato puree scoring major brownie points with the judges' table.

He played to Pete Evans' paleo requirements, who described the perfectly cooked steak as "a yummy dish."

Murphy admitted cooking meat was "kind of a Texan's heritage ... if I were to stuff up this steak it would be my worst nightmare."

Keeping up their side of the scoreboard, the Brisbane boys scored solidly for their main of stuffed chicken breast with brussels sprouts and parsnip puree.

But it was drama central for both teams when dessert was served, with Lynzey in tears over her unset parfait; while on the other side of the kitchen, Dave overcooked some of the figs in honey and ginger (served later with shortbread and pistachio syrup).

While Manu and Pete panned the dads dish, guest judge Liz Egan said the dessert was balanced in its use of sugar and salt.

Cooked ... Texan cowboy Robert Murphy hugs it out with daughter Lynzey as they faced elimination from My Kitchen Rules. Picture: Seven Source: Supplied

Hanging up his hat and apron, Murphy farewelled the competition, telling the judges: "we tried our best and it's really a shame because I had a lot of good stories left."

Lynzey added: 'it was so much fun, it's the most time I've ever spent with my dad. I wouldn't have done it with anyone else."

My Kitchen Rules airs 7.30pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on Channel 7.

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Public servant found naked at colleague’s house

A former public servant is accused of sexually harassing a co-worker in a case before the NT anti-discrimination commission. Source: News Limited

A FORMER NT public servant was "going through a tough stage in his life" when he showed up at a female co-worker's yard, naked and emotional, the anti-discrimination commission has heard.

Former Treasury policy officer Doug Kerr is also accused of harassing Linda Smyth with a barrage of text messages, and breaking into her house, naked.

Mr Kerr admitted to the tribunal that he was going through "a tough time" and that he had occasionally fallen asleep naked in a chair in the backyard, but said he had no recollection of showing up naked in the front yard.

"It was a while ago and it was all pretty weird stuff," Mr Kerr said of his behaviour.

"I've certainly thought about it, and it was a bit weird."

The hearing also heard that Ms Smyth found Mr Kerr passed out naked on her four-and-a-half-year-old son's bed with an egg poacher on the floor full of cigarette butts and semen on the sheets.

"I walked into my home and I found you naked in my son's bed with a kitchen appliance ... there was a considerable amount of sweat around you, it looked like you had masturbated ... was that the case?" Ms Smyth asked Mr Kerr.

Mr Kerr denied the allegation.

Mr Kerr told the hearing he was "just a touchy-feely guy".

Mr Kerr now lives in Thailand and returned to Darwin to attend the hearing.

Ms Smyth is arguing that Treasury failed to deal with her harassment complaint appropriately, effectively forcing her to resign.

Her case, before NT anti-discrimination commissioner Sally Sivers, has been the subject of a series of appeals in the Magistrates and Supreme Courts, which have allowed Ms Smyth to bring the decade-old events before the commission.

Mr Kerr continued to work at Treasury, where Ms Smyth alleges he was a "protected employee" despite repeated claims of sexual harassment and absenteeism.

Mr Kerr's response to Ms Smyth's questions was patchy, telling the tribunal that he was unable to hear recordings of conversations played to the court, where he apologised to Mrs Smyth for causing distress to her and her son.

Mr Kerr, however, said his recorded apolgy was taken out of context.

When asked to respond to other recorded conversations, Mr Kerr said he was "quite hard of hearing", and couldn't respond to what was played to him.

At one point, Ms Smyth, who is representing herself, had to yell across the courtroom to elicit a response from Mr Kerr.

Mr Kerr also claimed he could not remember many of the events event in question, saying they happened in the past, at a time when he was drinking heavily.

Ms Smyth claims she was victimised by the Treasury, and says they failed to properly consider the claim.

Among evidence presented was a farewell card presented to Ms Smyth when she left Treasury.

Among other messages one public servant, Marie Tonks, wrote: "Goodbye, good luck, hope you get a good f**k, Budju."

Former NT Treasury superannuation commissioner Kathleen Clayden said there had been complaints made against Mr Kerr by other employees, including sending inappropriate text messages.

Ms Clayden said the problems between the two became worse when Mr Kerr purchased a house near Ms Clayden's house in Nakara.

But Ms Clayden said senior management had followed clear guidelines in handling issues between Mr Kerr and Ms Smyth.

The case, before anti discrimination commissioner Sally Sivers, is expected run until late this week.

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ISIS guide targets wannabe jihadists

Professor Greg Barton from the Monash Terrorism Research Centre discusses the purported ISIS suicide attacks in Iraq believed to involve Australian Jihadi Jake Bilardi.

Terror guide ... a document produced by the Islamic State offers tips for wannabe Australian jihadists. Source: Supplied

THE Islamic State has launched a step-by-step dossier to help would-be Australian jihadists flee the country and fight alongside the terror group.

The online guide, posted to sympathisers' social media network on March 14, includes details

and advice on how to use a vast online support network on home soil and, ultimately, slip through security cracks.

The support network was the very one used by Melbourne suicide bomber Jake Bilardi, who boasted in a blog of the ease of getting to Syria and then Iraq, where he blew himself up.

The new dossier, provided by an IS sympathiser, stresses the importance of contacts for foreign fighters travelling to Turkey from their country of origin. It even provides a series of 'Useful Twitter contacts who are in IS to Private Direct message'.

How-to guide ... experts say the document goes to the heart of the Islamic State's target group. Source: Supplied

While not as professional as the propaganda synonymous with the terror organisation, counterterrorism experts are convinced of its authenticity.

"It looks legit. The Islamic State does some professional work, but this looks like an amateur contribution," said Greg Barton, from Monash University's Global Terrorism Research Centre.

"With the Islamic State, it's a comet with a long tail. At the nucleus it's the slick media. Then

you have this long tail of foreign fighters and their supporters and social media postings. Islamic State seems to encourage all types of this."

Clarke Jones, a terrorism and radicalisation expert from the Australian National University (ANU) notes the document goes to the heart of IS's target group.

"The suggested routes and techniques all match up to the traditional smuggling routes ... they are certainly appealing to a young religiously ignorant target audience but the language they use also lines up," he said.

Horrific ... Melbourne teenager Jake Bilardi is believed to have died while carrying out a suicide bomb attack. Source: Supplied

The dossier contains sections such as 'How Islamic State members get into and out of Syria', and a section labelled 'Indepth (sic) Hijrah Advice: Suggested Setup (sic) for Packing'.

Some of the suggestions, while practical, could be viewed as somewhat laughable.

One section, for example, tells budding jihadis to bring a hair clipper: "If you're a brother, this is the quickest way to trim your moustache here, and if you like the Talafi buzzcut or egghead-style, then bring a bigger hair clipper. The ones which are cordless and work with rechargeable batteries are better."

Us versus them ... an ISIS video shows the training of child soldiers, who are referred to as "cubs". Source: Supplied

A camping lamp is also recommended because "they're good for illuminating a room and for other uses such as eating and whatnot".

And gloves are deemed essential: "(bring) shooting gloves, gloves for protection against the cold. Whatever you can get your hands on (or into!)".

Silma Ihram, a member of the Australian Muslim Women's Association based in Sydney, says youths are drawn to IS because the Australian government "continues to create an us versus them," mentality.

"Documents like these are a part of IS propaganda and is a terribly attractive alternative to

young men who don't fit into the Australian community," she said.

"There have been a number of promises, but we have not seen anything happen."

Chilling ... around 150 Australians are believed to be fighting overseas. Source: Facebook

There are an estimated 150 Australians fighting overseas with groups like Jabhat al-Nusra,

the Islamic State, the Free Syrian Army and Kurdish forces.

Australia's peak security body, ASIO, said in a statement it "... is concerned about Australians who travel overseas to participate in, or support, foreign conflicts. ASIO and law enforcement agencies are aware of the various methods used to influence individuals or groups in Australia to engage in violent extremism, including for the facilitation of travel to international conflicts."

Shared through a Twitter account — News Corp Australia has verified, but chosen not to name for legal reasons — the user claims the dossier is "the best guide ever where you find everything you need to know how to make Hejra (hijrah)".

Hijrah is the Arabic word which refers to the journey of Mohammed and his followers from Mecca to Medina sometime in the year 622 Common Era.

The document instructs recruits to, first and foremost, 'keep plans a secret'.

Beyond belief ... Jake Bilardi is thought to have carried out a suicide mission in Ramadi. Source: No Source

"People who leave to get to Syria do not tell anyone, not even family ... buy a 2 way ticket [go and return type] to avoid further suspicion," it states.

"When a person reaches Turkey, they will rent a hotel and make contact with someone in Syria.

This is often done by a known Twitter contact. A contact is important because once a person is in Turkey, they will require protection in addition to not knowing where to go to, or who to trust."

The dossier says that between 2012 to 2014 the most common method of crossing the border from Turkey to Syria was to enter Turkey, make contact with IS in Syria, then cross from the Bab al-Hawa and Baab al-Salaam crossing between Turkey and Syria.

Now, due to heightened security in Turkey, IS fighters are directed to get a hotel room on arrival in Turkey and contact their Twitter correspondence 'and they will together go to Sanliurfa in Turkey'.

Barbaric ... a video released by the Islamic State shows the training of child soldiers. Source: Supplied

The new route for 2014 to 2015 now leads them to the Tal Abyad border crossing and is considered safer as it's closer to al-Raqqa, a stronghold of IS.

It also mentions the existence of a number of safe houses throughout Turkey — used as staging points for not only wounded fighters exiting the conflict, but also new ones going in.

In these safe houses, the dossier claims fake passports are sometimes made to facilitate an easier transition from the border crossing.

It then tells the traveller that before crossing the border, to dress casually and not look religious as to not raise any suspicion.

If security is too tight, the dossier suggests: "You both look around, and if the coast is clear — they run as fast as they can into Syria, and get into a car of a friend and go to Raqqah. (there is a story of someone reaching Raqqah simply with google maps and a wire cutter [if any barbed wires come in the way])."

Prof Barton says the approach recommend is consistent with the landscape. "I had a PhD student head out to Turkey and view the crossings into Syria in October 2014 and it's pretty easy," he said.

Power and influence ... Greg Barton, of Monash University, describes the Islamic State as "a comet with a long tail". Source: Supplied

The dossier also lays out details on who to contact on Twitter and how to contact them on certain applications like Sure Spot. Sure Spot is an encrypted messenger application in order to protect conversations from being monitored.

The dossier amplifies the importance IS places on the internet.

Prof Barton said personal connections made through online sources and contacts provided in dossiers like these, along with IS's vast network, that sees young jihadis like Bilardi become attached.

"Once somebody reads something like this and it gives them a handle to contact a personal network, that type of information is really critical and makes a big difference."

IS confirmed Melbourne teen Bilardi had completed a suicide mission in Ramadi days after he was unmasked, on March 12, as a militant fighting alongside IS.

Two brothers from Sydney, aged 16 and 17, were days earlier intercepted by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection before they were able to board a plane to Turkey to fight in Syria.

The boys were stopped after their luggage was deemed suspicions by customs officials searching their bags.

The Customs and Border Protection Department would not comment on which items in the boys' bags set off the alarm bells.

At the end of the dossier, there are links to a series of ebooks, one titled the Islamic State, which includes battle strategies, diary from Mujahid (inner struggle), IS fighting techniques, special forces and more.

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‘No-one knew he was in there’

'Ghost Boy' tells the incredible story of Martin Pistorius, a man who was trapped in a vegetative state for 12 years. Courtesy Thomas Nelson

Miracle return. Martin Pistorius (right) on the mend. Picture: 60 Minutes. Source: Supplied

MARTIN Pistorius was a bright, fun-loving, happy young boy until one day, a mystery illness changed his life forever.

Trapped in a virtual coma he lost everything that enabled him to function in the outside world.

His intelligence, his memory and his ability to function were all gone.

In a heartwarming interview with 60 Minutes, which aired tonight, reporter Tara Brown discovers the miracle journey of Martin Pistorius's incredible return to life.

RELATED: GHOST BOY, 'I ALLOWED MYSELF TO VANISH'

In January 1988 Pistorius was 12 and living in South Africa when he returned from school early complaining of a sore throat.

In the following months, his body weakened.

His muscles wasted away and his hands and feet curled like claws before he fell into a coma.

The young boy was diagnosed with Cryptococci meningitis and tuberculosis of the brain, but doctors weren't really sure what was wrong with him.

Martin's parents had to endure the horror as their young boy slipped away into illness and was held prisoner inside his own body for more than a decade.

Martin Pistorius went into a coma at age 12. Picture: 60 Minutes. Source: Supplied

But after all hope was lost, there was one nurse who would save him.

Martin started to slowly come back to life — but no one knew he was "in there".

And he had no way of telling anyone.

It took another six more painful years before he could see and hear everything.

"I think probably the scariest thing for me was probably that I never saw this thing would change," Martin told 60 Minutes through a computer voice system.

He told the program he didn't have any memories from childhood and can only piece it together through photos.

His parents Joan and Rodney said it was shattering when he stopped talking then would grunt before also losing that ability.

Speaking about all those lost years Rodney said: "He was basically was an entity that was there. We were told Martin had the mental age of a three month old."

His mother was so devastated at her son's illness she even attempted suicide, unable to accept what her son had become.

"The child that I knew had died," she said.

Painfully aware ... Martin Pistorius could hear and see everything around him but couldn't communicate. Picture: YouTube/Thomas Nelson Source: Supplied

As he began to slowly regain some mind consciousness he said it was like his mind was focusing but his body wasn't there.

He was like a silent witness to events including the September 11 attacks.

"I tried hard to communicate but when I realised it wasn't working I gave up trying," he said.

But it was his mother telling him to die which devastated him the most.

"My mother turned to me and told me I must die, it was difficult to hear particularly coming from my mum," he said.

Those words came back to haunt her when she realised he could hear her.

"I was absolutely horrified that he actually understood that, what mother says that to her child?" she said.

Martin also told the program his greatest fear was dying in a care home where he says he was abused.

Then one miraculous day, a relief nurse saw that behind Martin's eyes was an incredibly bright brain at work.

"Happiness surged through me. I was Muhammad Ali, John McEnroe, Fred Trueman. Crowds roared their approval as I took a lap of honour," Pistorius said of the moment his therapist Virna Vanderwalt acknowledged his consciousness.

With Vanderwalt's help Martin proved his awakening and began his inspiring journey back to life.

At her request, Pistorius' parents sent him to the Centre For Augmentative And Alternative Communication at the University of Pretoria where tests confirmed he was aware and could respond to statements.

His parents bought him a computer with communication software. After years of therapy and intense computer-based exercises, he was able to use a computer to write messages and operate a synthetic voice. He taught himself to read and write.

Now he has finished school and university, moved countries and has a successful career — all without speaking a word.

He has also discovered something much more elusive, which he never thought he'd experience — Martin has found true love with his wife Joanna.

He told the program he was so nervous about proposing to her, he almost dropped the ring and had recorded his message for her to hear.

Pistorius proposed to Joanna in a hot-air balloon in December 2008 before they wed in June 2009.

"I feel like saying yes again," she told the show.

The couple, now living in the UK, have also revealed they would love to start a family.

"It was she (Joanna) who has taught me to understand the true meaning of the Bible passage we were having read at the service: 'There are three things that will endure — faith, hope and love — and the greatest of these is love'," Pistorius said.

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‘My kids are in there. Get them out’

Tragic blaze ... Firefighters at the scene of the fire in Brooklyn where seven children, ages 5-15, were killed in a raging fire. Pic: Seth Gottfried Source: New York Post

SEVEN children believed to members of the same family have been killed in fire at a home in Brooklyn, New York.

New York Fire Department spokesman Jim Long says two people are also critically injured.

He says the dead are children ranging in age from 5 to 15 years old, and they are believed to be family members.

The New York Daily News reports the Orthodox Jewish mother and her eight children were trapped in the inferno.

One of the children died at the scene, the others died as they were rushed to hospitals with severe burns.

The mother was taken to Jacobi Medical Center and her lone surviving child was taken to Staten Island University Hospital North with serious to critical injuries.

Firefighters inspect the devastation. Pic: Seth Gottfried Source: New York Post

100 firefighters responded to the blaze. Pic: Seth Gottfried Source: New York Post

The New York Post reported that as firefighters worked to put out the fire, paramedics struggled to help the victims.

Neighbour Nate Weber told the Post that he saw children being wheeled away on stretchers.

"I turned away. I didn't even want to look," he said.

Weber said he heard the children's mother yelling for help.

"I heard a woman yelling: 'My kids are in there. Get them out. Get them out,'" he told the Post.

Firefighters received a call about the blaze at a private dwelling on the 3300 block of Bedford Avenue at 12:23am EDT on Saturday.

Long says more than 100 firefighters responded to the blaze and brought the fire under control.

There was no immediate word on a cause. Long says it's being investigated by the city fire marshal's office.

More to come

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Should you go to bed hungry?

Should you really have that midnight snack? Or let your tummy rumble? Source: Getty Images

THIS is one of those diet myths that has some truth to it, but honestly there are much more important considerations when it comes to losing weight.

Sleep is the time your body repairs itself. Even at rest your body's cells are replicating and replacing themselves, you are digesting food and you are dreaming and storing your memories for the day. All these processes require energy and will draw on the food you have eaten throughout the day and that night.

The most important thing is the type of food you eat before you go to bed. If you smash a block of chocolate and a bowl of ice-cream, the sugar is digested into the bloodstream very quickly and if the energy requirement is not met immediately it will be stored in the body, usually as fat.

This might be exactly what you feel like having before you go to bed — but don't do it! Source: Supplied

So you could say that having alcohol and sugar, both very immediate sources of energy, will not fully be taken advantage of at that time, unless you are cutting sick on the dance floor at Fannies nightclub in Newcastle on a Saturday night … oh wait, that was probably me at 18!

If you're going to eat closer to bedtime then make sure you keep the processed carbs and sugars low. These are empty energy and do not really provide any of the building blocks to create new cells. Your body is made up of proteins and every cell has a fat/lipid layer. Proteins and fats are vital to health.

You are much better off eating a meal high in quality protein and good quality fats than the devilishly addictive sugary sweetness that sometimes calls late at night. Healthy fats- such as coconut oil, organic and pasture raised meats, eggs, avocado and butter all help provide your body with the necessary building blocks to manufacture sleep hormones.

Best of all, you will sleep much better. If you have a big sugar hit before bed, your body will burn that up first and then you will have a blood sugar level drop. This can stimulate hormones that don't play well with sleep. So you want to eat whole, unprocessed foods, that are slow burning to keep your blood sugar levels stable while sleeping. And healthy fats will help to slow down the release of the carbs you get from your salads and vegetables.

Tim Robards. Source: News Corp Australia

Dr Tim Robards is a Chiropractor and exercise scientist (B. Med. Sc, M. Chiro) and regular news.com.au columnist. His observations and research into what people really need to live a healthy life and thrive in their environment has lead him to develop The Robards Method. You can follow Tim on Instagram and Twitter.

TheRobardsMethod.com is a fun and challenging calisthenics based journey where you can discover how to unlock your peak physical and mental potential.

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Masa’s brave dad faces accused killer

A man accused of the stabbing murder of Melbourne teen Masa Vukotic will return to court.

THE courageous dad of murdered schoolgirl Masa Vukotic came face to face with the man accused of killing his daughter.

Slavoljub Vukotic stared intently at accused child killer Sean Christian Price throughout a 12-minute hearing in Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Friday.

It came as details about the murder — which the Herald Sun cannot legally report — rocked the State Government, amid concerns about public safety.

"This is a very serious matter and the Government is very concerned about safeguarding the community," a government spokeswoman said.

"The Government is giving careful consideration to how to respond to this matter in a way that does not adversely affect the legal proceedings.''

Masa Vukotic. Source: Supplied

Masa Vukotic's father leaves Melbourne Magistrates' Court. Picture: Andrew Henshaw Source: News Corp Australia

Mr Price, 31, sat behind a protective glass barrier, flanked by two Protective Services Officers, and appeared to gaze back at Mr Vukotic for minutes on end.

At other times, the accused rolled his head, as if bored by the proceedings.

Mr Vukotic kept a restrained and dignified silence.

POLICE ALLEGE ACCUSED KILLER WENT ON ORGY OF VIOLENCE

But his eyes remained fixed. Only later did he allow himself a moment to sit, head in hands.

Outside court, members of the extended family told the Herald Sun the 17-year-old's immediate family were too grief-stricken to speak, but that they feel hurt that a system failure may have led to Masa's brutal death.

"They are angry because this may have been able to be avoided," a family friend said.

"We need to fix the system to stop others going through this pain."

Inside court, Mr Price's lawyer said that her client had concerns about his treatment in custody.

Mr Price was charged with one count of murder.

He was also charged with rape, three assaults and two robberies that occurred in the hours before his apprehension at 11.30am on Thursday.

Police said they were obtaining CCTV footage from 12 suburbs over a seven-day period. They also asked for time to conduct DNA tests.

Back in Doncaster, where the Canterbury Girls' Secondary College student was stabbed to death just 500m from home, locals expressed relief that a suspect had been charged.

Sean Price is driven to St Kilda Rd police station. Picture: Jake Nowakowski Source: HeraldSun

Kate sobbed as she and her daughter placed flowers at the entrance to the Koonung Creek park Friday morning.

"It has been absolutely shattering for our family," she said.

"It is clearly not about us but my daughter, aged in her early 20s, walked across that bridge 10 minutes before Masa.

"We have just felt utterly devastated, because we missed a bullet but someone else lost their girl," Kate said.

"I have hardly stopped crying for two days just thinking about what might have been and also what was.

"It is hard to comprehend."

Sean Christian Price faces court. Sketch: Mitchell Toy Source: HeraldSun

Kate said: "I always run on my own, but I will not do that any more.

"We will now go together.

"You don't want this to change your life, but you also have to be sensible. This felt like such a close shave.

"I have noticed this morning people walking in twos and threes, which I don't normally see. It brings the horror of the news into your home.

"Things like this shift you in your sense of safety," she said.

"You don't forget."

Neighbours of Mr Price in Albion, near Sunshine, spoke of their concern that they did not know who was living in the public housing flat.

"You never know when they will go off — they should tell us who they are," one neighbour said.

Mr Price was remanded in custody until June 26.

jon.kaila@news.com.au

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Twitter reacts to brutal spell

Cricket World Cup: After being on the receiving end of a Mitchell Starc sledge, Pakistan's Wahab Riaz has given the Aussies a taste of their own medicine, firing up at Shane Watson.

Shane Watson ducks out the way of a bouncer from Wahab Riaz. Source: News Corp Australia

PAKISTAN wasted one of the most brutal spells of bowling seen at a World Cup as Australia progressed to a World Cup semifinal against India with a six-wicket win at Adelaide Oval on Friday.

Wahab Riaz did everything he could to help his side defend a meager score of 213 with six overs of pure magic in the middle of Australia's innings.

The speedster removed David Warner and Michael Clarke but saved his best for Shane Watson, who managed to survive but looked horribly uncomfortable in the face of a short-pitched barrage.

Wahab tormented Watson and should have had him caught at fine leg when he presented a simple chance to Rahat Ali.

"It was just awesome," said Damien Fleming, of the spell.

Shane Warne added: "That's one of the best fast bowling spells I've seen in a long, long time."

Wahab pushed the speedgun past 148km/h while taking 2/24 in six overs but Watson survived and started to flourish against the rest of the Pakistan attack.

He finished 64 not out and with the help of Steve Smith (65) and Glenn Maxwell (44 not out) did enough to guide Australia home.

Maxwell was also dropped of Wahab, whose spell generated a great reaction on Twitter.

8.55pm — SMITH DEPARTS FOR 65

Steve Smith played a crucial innings before being trapped LBW. Source: News Corp Australia

STEVE Smith kept the game in Australia's hands but couldn't finish the job as he was trapped LBW by Ehsan Adil for 65.

The Aussie No. 3's composed innings came to an end with Australia still requiring 66 runs for victory at 4/148.

Glenn Maxwell has joined Shane Watson (42 not out) at the crease.

7.40pm — PAKISTAN HAS A CHANCE

It wasn't Michael Clarke's night in Adelaide. Source: Getty Images

A WELL-executed plan to target Michael Clarke with a short delivery has worked to perfection for Pakistan.

Wahab Riaz dug in a short ball which Clarke (8) popped up to Sohaib Maqsood at short leg to leave Australia in a spot of bother at 3/59 from 11 overs.

Riaz (2/11) bounced Shane Watson with his next delivery and clapped aggressively when Watson ducked out of the way.

7.30pm — WARNER FINDS THE FIELDER

David Warner was the second Aussie batsman to fall inside the first 10 overs. Source: Getty Images

A FRUSTRATING David Warner innings came to an end when the Aussie opener sent a catch down to third man off Wahab Riaz.

Warner scored 24 from 23 balls but continually found the fielder as he struggled to click into gear.

Australia is 2/52 from nine overs. Steve Smith has played beautifully to move to 22 not out.

Cricket World Cup: Australia need 214 against Pakistan to reach a world cup semi final with India.

7pm — FINCH FAILS AGAIN

Aaron Finch's last five scores are 14, 4, 24, 20 and 2. Source: Getty Images

AARON Finch's form remains a major worry after the opener was removed LBW by Sohail Khan early in the Australian innings.

Finch hasn't made a score since his tournament-opening ton against England and made his dismissal worse by challenging a decision that was clearly out.

David Warner has looked good on his way to 13 not out. Australia is 1/15 after three overs, chasing 214 to win.

6pm — STARC RIPS INTO WAHAB

Cricket World Cup: Mitchell Starc has engaged in a sledge battle with Pakistan's Wahab Riaz in their quarter-final clash at the Adelaide Oval.

TEMPERS flared late in the Pakistani innings in Australia's World Cup quarterfinal in Adelaide today after Mitchell Starc sledged Wahab Riaz.

Frustrated by Wahab continually missing the ball, Starc was keen to offer a helping hand.

"It's the little white thing," he said. "Try and hit it."

Wahab wasn't happy with the advice and walked down the pitch asking "What? What? What?"

South African umpire Marais Erasmus quickly tried to defuse the situation by telling the players to calm down.

Starc would have the last laugh, removing Wahab for 16 as Australia bowled Pakistan out for 213 in the 50th over.

Starc took 2/40 to regain his position at the top of the World Cup wicket-taking list but it was recalled paceman Josh Hazlewood who stole the show with figures of 4/35 from his 10 overs.

5pm — AFRIDI GOES DOWN SWINGING

Shahid Afridi was as entertaining as ever. Source: AP

AARON Finch took his third catch on the midwicket boundary to remove Shahid Afridi for a quickfire 23.

The Pakistani master blaster scored four boundaries in the 15 balls he faced — including his world record 351st six in a one-dayer.

But he didn't get all of a Josh Hazlewood delivery to leave Pakistan 6/158 from 34 overs.

MOST SIXES IN ODI

351 — Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)

270 — Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)

230 — Chris Gayle (West Indies)

195 — Sachin Tendulkar (India)

190 — Sourav Ganguly (India)

4.35pm — MAXWELL CHANGES THE GAME

Glenn Maxwell celebrates a wicket with Michael Clarke. Source: AFP

GLENN Maxwell has provided a match-changing spell in the middle period of this game, adding the wicket of Umar Akmal to put Pakistan in trouble at 5/124.

Akmal (20 from 25 balls) sent a rank long hop straight to Aaron Finch on the legside boundary to give the Aussie offspinner his second wicket.

4.25pm — MISBAH, SOHAIL FALL IN QUICK SUCCESSION

Misbah-ul-Haq fell for 34. Source: News Corp Australia

AUSTRALIA has regained control of today's World Cup quarterfinal, removing Misbah-ul-Haq (34) and Haris Sohail (41) to leave Pakistan 4/112.

Glenn Maxwell made the first breakthrough, dismissing Misbah to end a 73-run partnership with Sohail.

Misbah had already hit Maxwell for one six over the legside fence but didn't quite connect while attempting to repeat the dose and was caught on the fence by Aaron Finch.

Three overs later Mitchell Johnson took his first wicket for the match, following a bouncer with a full-pitched delivery which Sohail edged to Brad Haddin.

3.45pm — BAIL GATE

The bail lights up as the ball clips the stump. Source: Supplied

But it settles back into place as Misbah-ul-Haq survives. Source: Supplied

TECHNOLOGY may have cost Australia a wicket at Adelaide Oval, in an incident already branded "bail gate."

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq survived a Josh Hazlewood delivery grazing his leg-stump, with the heavier-than-usual bails lighting up but not dislodged by the impact.

Replays showed the ball deflecting off his thigh pad and coming back onto the stumps.

The bail shifted slightly and flashed but came back and rested.

Australia flirted with the idea of referring the not out decision for lbw but thought better of it.

The light-up bails have been a tremendous innovation for both live and television audiences in Twenty20 and one-day cricket, but it might have cost Australia and Hazlewood the chance to really get on top of Pakistan.

A zing bail is slightly heavier than a standard wooden bail, but lighter than the heavy bails used in windy matches.

The visitors were reeling at 2-24 at the time but have played steadily since to reach 2/65 from 16 overs. Misbah and Haris Sohail are both 21 not out.

- News Corp's Ben Horne

Cricket World Cup: Pakistan have escaped another early wicket after a ball from Josh Hazlewood hit Misbah ul-Haq's leg stump but the bail was not dislodged.

2.55pm — HAZLEWOOD REMOVES SHEHZAD

Josh Hazlewood is off to a fine start. Source: AP

BOTH Pakistani openers are back in the sheds after Josh Hazlewood dismissed Ahmed Shehzad for five.

Shehzad played a loose shot to a wide ball and sent a thick edge to Michael Clarke at second slip to leave Pakistan 2/24.

2.50pm — STARC ENDS BRIGHT PAKISTAN START

Mitchell Starc is continuing his stellar World Cup. Source: News Corp Australia

MITCHELL Starc struck in the fifth over to end a a solid opening stand by Pakistan in today's quarterfinal.

After pulling Starc to the square leg boundary, Sarfraz Ahmed (10) was drawn forward and sent a nick to Shane Watson at slip.

It was a sensational catch by Watson as the ball continued to swerve away from him until the moment it hit his hands.

Pakistan is 1/24 after five overs.

2pm — AUSSIES TO BOWL FIRST

Michael Clarke lost the toss. Source: AFP

PAKISTAN captain Misbah ul-Haq has won the toss and elected to bat first, meaning incoming paceman Josh Hazlewood will have a huge responsibility to make early inroads.

"I'm not that bothered," said Australian skipper Michael Clarke on losing the toss.

"It looks like a beautiful wicket. Josh Hazlewood comes in for Pat Cummins.

"I think all the fast bowlers will (get a lot out of the wicket). They've left a lot of grass on it so hopefully it will swing with the new ball."

- News Corp's Ben Horne

1.30pm — CUMMINS OUT, HAZLEWOOD IN

Hazlewood has been named to play his third game of this World Cup. Source: Getty Images

AUSTRALIA has opted for the extra bounce and accuracy of Josh Hazlewood on what looks like a flat Adelaide Oval deck for its quarterfinal against Pakistan today.

Pat Cummins makes way after taking three wickets in the Aussies' final pool game against Scotland and five wickets overall in his two World Cup outings.

The move was predicted by cricket great Matthew Hayden in his exclusive column for news.com.au.

"I think Hazlewood is a good new ball bowling option for Michael Clarke, bowling a powerful and dependable line and length, and with Watson back in the side who can strengthen our death bowling options, Josh could possibly get as many as seven overs out right up front," Hayden said.

"Pat Cummins is also there and has wicket-taking ability but I feel the side already has those options in Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Starc. His time will come."

Australia: Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steve Smith, Michael Clarke (capt), Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood

Pakistan: Misbah ul-Haq (capt), Ahmed Shehzad, Sarfraz Ahmed, Haris Sohail, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Rahat Ali, Ehsan Adil

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Man charged over Masa’s killing and sex attacks

A man has given himself up to Victoria Police regarding the murder of a school girl in Doncaster. Courtesy Seven News

LATEST: SEAN Christian Price of Albion allegedly went on a criminal spree after police claimed he murdered a Doncaster teenager Masa Vukotic on Tuesday night.

In a five minute bail hearing tonight, Price was charged with the murder of the 17-year-old Canterbury Girls' Secondary College student.

He was also charged with rape, three assaults and two robberies which police say he committed before handing himself in to a Sunshine police station at 11.30am today.

Price was led into the hearing room at the St Kilda Rd police complex bare-footed, handcuffed and wearing a prison issue blue overalls shortly before 9pm.

After the bail justice Ben Czerniewicz incorrectly read his date of birth as 1954 Price yelled "are you a judge?"

"I must look pretty good for my age?"

Mr Czerniewicz said: "I have no choice not to remand you, do you understand that?"

Price replied "yes".

Price slouched in his chair throughout the proceeding and only became animated when his age was read out incorrectly.

He was remanded in custody and will face the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Friday morning.

Sean Price, of Albion, smiled at cameras and raised his middle finger as he was led away from Sunshine police station today. Source: HeraldSun

Earlier, police said a man approached a 26-year-old man on a foot-bridge near Devonshire Rd, Sunshine, at about 10am.

The offender then assaulted the man and stole his mobile phone. The victim was taken to hospital.

It is believed the same man then tried to car-jack a car belonging to a 77-year-old Braeside man in McCracken St.

The would-be thief then fled.

At 11.20am, a man walked into a shop on Harvester Rd and physically and sexually assaulted a staff member.

The victim was taken to Sunshine Hospital.

"A man has been arrested and is currently assisting police with their enquiries," a Victoria Police statement said.

FAMILY WEEPS FOR 'SWEET' MASA

SLAIN GIRL HAD WORLD AT HER FEET

Mr Price, who handed himself into police about 11.30am today, smiled at cameras as he was driven away from Sunshine police station flanked by detectives about 1.10pm.

The family of Masa Vukotic posted photos of her online. Source: Supplied

Friends and family are mourning the loss Masa Vukotic. Source: Supplied

Wearing a blue police-issued jumpsuit, the man in his 20s also stuck his middle finger up as the car stopped briefly on busy Ballarat Rd.

Mr Price was in handcuffs and appeared calm and even smiled a broad smile from the back seat of the unmarked police car, his head cocked to one side.

Detective Inspector Mick Hughes said the man was not known to the slain schoolgirl.

"We currently have a man in custody and he is en route to homicide squad," Det Insp Hughes said earlier today.

It's not known if the offender was targeting Masa but police believe he knew the area where she was killed.

Asked whether a weapon was found, Det Insp Hughes said he was "not in a position to talk about that at the moment."

"I've got no indication he was drug affected".

He said the arrest was "very satisfying" and police were "not looking for anyone else".

"We changed our focus this morning and that focus has led to this suspect surrendering," he said.

"We had crews out in the general area as we identified we had a person of interest in the western suburbs."

"He handed himself in to authorities at Sunshine. Those members are on way back to office now.

"He is known to police. He has no connection to victim. He was arrested around an hour ago (11.30am).

"It's very satisfying. We had more than 100 reports over night. Massive resources were poured into it this morning. This is a result of hard work.

"The public should know there are no other suspects we are looking for.

"I believe offender knew the area and we are still putting that together. It smacked to me of someone who knew the area and I think time will tell he did have a connection to that area," Det Insp Hughes said.

Police searched Mr Price's home today, removing clothes from his washing line including socks, jocks, shorts, t-shirt and a tracksuit.

A resident who lives in the same block flats described him as "looking a bit dodgy" and often came home late after midnight.

"He was a strange kind of guy. It was his general demeanor - he looked away most times," the resident said.

The neighbour said he would often been seen wearing a red tshirt.

"When I saw it on TV I said 'oh s--- that looks like him'."

Detectives search the home of Mr Price. Picture: Jake Nowakowski Source: News Corp Australia

Detectives removed items of clothing from Mr Price's home. Picture: Jake Nowakowski Source: News Corp Australia

Neighbours described the unremarkable suburban street, which is a mix of flats and homes, many with picket fences, as quiet and drama free.

In the flat complex live elderly and young couples with children.

One man said the suspect was often seen working on a black car with a friend and "making a lot of noise".

He said police were hovering in the steet from the early morning.

Earlier the Homicide Squad visited businesses on Johnston St, Abbotsford to collect CCTV footage, believing the man could have taken that route after getting off the city-bound bus at the stop near the intersection of Johnston and Hoddle streets.

Investigators arrived shortly before 11am and first visited cafes, an art studio and a tool shop, on both sides of the road, between the Hoddle St intersection and the Victoria Park train station.

All three businesses have cameras on outside walls.

Police last night released pictures of Mr Price boarding a bus in Doncaster, minutes after he was filmed running near the murder scene on Tuesday.

The pictures show the man on the 7.09pm bus, which he boarded on Doncaster Rd.

CCTV footage of a man police wanted to speak to. Source: Supplied

CCTV of the man getting on a bus in Doncaster. Source: Supplied

Detective Inspector Mick Hughes said earlier that a witness had spoken to the man as he was running from the area.

"The person who spoke to him in Heyington Street said he appeared nervous and got the impression when he asked for directions to Westfield Shoppingtown that he already knew where it was."

CCTV footage released yesterday afternoon showed a man dressed in black running north along Heyington Ave towards Doncaster Rd with a plastic shopping bag.

In the photos released last night, the man was still carrying the bag. He took off the dark jacket to reveal his red T-shirt.

Detectives were checking to see if the man used a myki card on the bus.

The seizure of a nearby resident's outdoor tap — which police believe the killer used to wash his bloodied hands — could also prove vital.

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Masa Vukotic, 17, who was killed on Tuesday night in a Doncaster park during her regular evening walk. Source: Supplied

They seized the tap from the front yard of Heyington Avenue resident Ermanno Di Battista.

"A police officer told me, 'We think he washed his hands with your tap'," Mr De Battista said.

He added: "It's terrible. It's very, very bad."

Masa, a Canterbury Girls' Secondary College student completing her VCE, was wearing headphones when attacked in daylight.

Locals Chloe Benedetti and Matthew Petrucev said they were "shaken" after hurrying to the scene and hearing the evident distress of others.

"You could hear the screams, it was horrible," Mr Petrucev said.

Insp Hughes said: "We've got an open mind as to whether it's random or not — we are certainly treating it as a random attack.

"This is part of her routine. She has been walking daily. Like a lot of us she's just out there walking and trying to stay fit. It's just tragic you can't do that today."

He added: "We'll throw all our resources behind this to ensure the offender is caught."

On Wednesday night friends gathered at the crime scene, dressed in pink and laying pink flowers, Masa's favourite colour.

A fellow student from her college laying flowers with her mother said: "A lot of the year 12s were crying.

"The teachers were all upset too. It's just weird to think that it's all just so close to us, when it happens to someone in your own school."

Masa Vukotic who was killed on Tuesday night in a Doncaster park. Source: Facebook

Friend Carlee said Masa had no enemies and was a good, well-behaved girl.

"She didn't speak to many people, she kept to herself and had a small group of friends," Carlee said.

"She wouldn't have had any enemies. That's why this has shocked me so much, she's the last person to have someone want to harm her."

Neighbours of the Vukotic home, just 500m from where she was killed, expressed disbelief at what had occurred.

Betty Lee said the family, which also included another younger daughter, was very close-knit.

"They are just a really carefree happy family — all of them, she said.

"They were always out here kicking a ball. They were just really outdoorsy. They are not cottonwool kids.

"The teen was a happy go lucky youth. She was just really nice and sweet — gorgeous.

"Words just can't describe it. It's just unimaginable — ­totally unimaginable."

Friends at the scene of the stabbing. Picture: David Caird Source: News Corp Australia

Young mum Vicky, who lives across the road from where the murder happened, arrived home late yesterday to find the area cordoned off

"It's terrible — normally it should be really safe in this area," she said.

"There are so many kids around here because the school is just nearby. And there are so many people just exercising and running."

Grace, laying flowers, said: "I go for a walk every day here. It's just an innocent girl.

"It's really quiet and there are so many parks around. It's just sad you can't go for a walk and be safe.

"I'm sure people won't be going for a walk tonight that's for sure."

Yi Hua Jia, whose 15-year-old daughter walks the path every day, said she and her husband were getting ready for their nightly walk when they heard a scream.

"I just heard screeching," Mrs Jia said.

She said her husband suggested someone may have fainted or fallen but Mrs Jia said the noise sounded far more serious.

The couple went to investigate and saw a black jacket lying on the road, near the intersection of Stanton St and Heyington Ave.

Mrs Jia said she saw police cars arriving but she said she did not know the full extent of the tragedy until she woke up yesterday.

FAMILY, FRIENDS WEEP FOR 'SWEET' MASA

HEARTBREAK FOR A LOST SCHOOLMATE

SUSIE O'BRIEN: SHE HAD A RIGHT TO FEEL SAFE

jon.kaila@news.com.au

Originally published as Man charged over Masa's killing and sex attacks

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Too dangerous to be released

Serial killer Reginald Kenneth Arthurell struck from Sydney to The Outback.

A THREE-time killer who is also a suspect in several other murders has had his bid for freedom denied. For now at least.

The NSW Parole Authority today said it would refuse parole for Reginald Kenneth Arthurell when his non-parole period expired on May 24.

Arthurell, 68, used a piece of wood to bash to death 54-year-old Venet Raylee Mulhall, his former fiance, in her Coonabarabran home in 1995.

He is serving a maximum jail term of 24 years.

Last week Ms Mulhall's brother Paul Quinn spoke of his fear that Arthurell would be released and told how he begged the parole authority not to let him out.

But that won't happen until next year at the earliest after the parole authority confirmed to news.com.au he was still "unfit for release".

Reginald Arthurell, now aged 68, will not be released from jail until at least next year. Source: News Limited

Reginald Arthurell was jailed for a maximum 24 years for the bashing murder of Venet Raylee Mulhall. Source: News Corp Australia

While he has only been convicted of one murder he was jailed twice for manslaughter. He served six years for the manslaughter of a sailor, Ross Browning, and four-and-a-half years for the stabbing death of his stepfather, Thomas Thornton. He pleaded guilty to that crime on the grounds he was provoked.

Arthurell has been named by police as a suspect in the bashing murder of Catherine Page, 82, in her Coonamble home in 1971 and a triple murder of two men and a woman at Mt Isa in 1978.

Mr Quinn told The Daily Telegraph he had written to the parole authority.

"I have written to the parole authority and the Attorney General's Department ... begging them not to allow him any possibility of freedom.''

He would never forget finding his sister's bashed body.

Reginald Arthurell is still considered unfit for release. Source: News Corp Australia

"It's something that will stay with me forever. That man should never ever be allowed out. He shouldn't have been out when he killed Venet."

Part of his parole conditions for his stepfather's killing was he live with Ms Mulhall, who he met when she visited him in jail.

A police source last week told The Daily Telegraph police in every state except Tasmania have unsolved murders they suspect Arthurell is linked to.

In a statement, the parole authority said it considered submissions from the Serious Offenders Review Council (SORC), Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) Community Corrections and Mr Quinn.

Both SORC and CSNSW agreed Arthurell was unfit for release until he successfully completed additional pre-release preparation and programs to address his offending behaviour.

If the intention to refuse parole was confirmed he would not get another chance of freedom until next year.

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