Welcome to the 9News.com.au live blog for Wednesday, October 12, 2022. There have been a number of severe weather warnings for heavy rain and damaging winds in several east coast states. Services across the country have marked the 20th anniversary of the Bali Bombings. Two more people have been charged with fatal shooting of Timothy Van Vo in Brisbane. RAT reporting will no longer be mandatory in NSW from Friday. And former cricketer Michael Slater is back in Rehab.
– Two more charged over fatal close-range shooting
– Severe weather warnings for heavy rain, damaging winds issued for multiple states
– Australian survivors, rescuers and victims' loved ones reflect on Bali Bombings 20 years on
- Former cricketer Michael Slater back in rehab as he faces raft of charges
That's where we'll leave our live news blog for today, Wednesday, October 12.
These were the day's top stories:
Australians across the country have commemorated the 20th anniversary of the deadly Bali Bombings that killed 202 people, including 88 Aussies.
Wild weather has once again wreaked havoc across the nation's east coast, causing particular chaos in Victoria and Tasmania.
Two more people have been charged over the fatal shooting of Timothy Van Vo in Brisbane.
COVID-19 rapid antigen test reporting will no longer be mandatory in NSW from Friday.
And former cricketer and commentator Michael Slater is back in rehab as he faces a string of charges.
Thanks for sticking with us today, we'll be back again tomorrow to bring you all the latest news updates.
Until then, you can stay up to date at 9news.com.au and nine.com.au.
Residents in Sydney's south-west say drug-fuelled violence is destroying the area after two unrelated shootings overnight.
Police were called to apartment complexes in Cabramatta and Liverpool hours apart after two separate shootings.
A 40-year-old was hit once in the chest after five gunshots were fired through the door of his unit on Park Road, Cabramatta, shortly before 11.15pm.
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A teenager has been airlifted to hospital with serious chest injuries after an explosion at a rural Victorian high school.
A spokesperson from Country Fire Authority (CFA) said the teen, who was at Bairnsdale Secondary College in East Gippsland, was injured when a fuel drum exploded.
"The student was involved in an incident involving a fuel drum explosion," the spokesperson told 9news.com.au.
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A now-former San Antonio police officer was charged on Tuesday with two counts of aggravated assault by a police officer in last week's shooting of a teen who was eating a hamburger in his car in a McDonald's parking lot.
James Brennand, 25, was charged in the October 2 shooting of Erik Cantu, 17, according to a police statement.
Cantu's family said in a statement Tuesday that "there is no improvement in his condition. He is still unconscious and is on life support. The last two days have been difficult, and we expect more difficulty ahead, but we remain hopeful".
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Emergency crews are responding to a possible chemical leak in Sydney.
A "strong smell" was detected around Perry Park Business Park, Maddox St and Bourke Road in Alexandria in Sydney's inner-city between 12 and 2pm.
Elon Musk has denied a report he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin before posting a proposal for peace in the invasion of Ukraine which was heavily criticised for being sympathetic to the Kremlin.
The world's richest man was asked on Twitter whether a newsletter from geopolitical risk firm Eurasia Group claiming he spoke directly to the Russian leader was accurate.
"No, it is not," Musk wrote in reply.
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