The armed hold-ups occurred within days and involved other assailants.

Actress Julia Ormond, who starred in films alongside the likes of Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford in the 1990s before her spotlight faded, has filed a lawsuit accusing disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her in 1995 and then hindering her career.

Ormond, who also accuses the Walt Disney Company, Miramax and her former agents of knowing Weinstein was a problem but doing nothing about it, filed the case on Wednesday in state Supreme Court in Manhattan under the Adult Survivors Act, a law passed last year that allows a temporary window for those who allege sexual assault to file past the state's normal deadlines.

In her suit, Ormond says she was a star on the rise when she met Weinstein in 1994.

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She says she kept in touch with him to discuss scripts and projects, and in 1995 entered into a production agreement with Miramax, where he was co-chairman.

She accuses him of committing sexual battery against her in December 1995 after a business meeting, and then retaliating against her and negatively affecting her career after she confronted him weeks later.

The British actress says she told her US agents at the time, Creative Artists Agency, but received no support and was advised not to take any legal action or other steps.

She accuses CAA, Disney and Miramax, saying that they knew Weinstein presented a danger to women but did nothing to stop him or to help her.

Weinstein, 71, was convicted of rape and sexual assault in New York in 2020 and is in prison in the state.

Last year, he also was convicted of another rape in Los Angeles.

He has appealed both convictions.

Weinstein lawyer Imran Ansari said his client "categorically denies the allegations made against him by Julia Ormond and he is prepared to vehemently defend himself".

Emails seeking comment were sent to CAA, Disney and Miramax.

NSW Health has issued an alert for airline passengers to be alert for symptoms of measles after a person flew into Sydney from overseas with the infection.

The adult caught the disease in Africa and was infectious on an international flight into Sydney.

Passengers on Qantas flight QF128 from Hong Kong to Sydney, which landed at 7am on Monday, as well as anybody in baggage claim or arrivals on that morning should be on the lookout for symptoms.

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Dr Sean Tobin, Associate Director of the Northern Sydney Public Health Unit, said people who may be susceptible to measles and were on the flight or at the airport should be alert for symptoms until October 20 due to the incubation period.

"Those most likely to be susceptible to measles are infants under 12 months of age who are too young to be vaccinated, anyone who is not fully vaccinated against the disease, which may include some adults and people with a weakened immune system," Tobin said.

"It can take up to 18 days for symptoms to appear after an exposure, so it is really important to stay vigilant if you've been exposed, and if you develop symptoms, please call ahead to your GP or emergency department."

Symptoms include fever, sore eyes, and a cough, followed three or four days later by a red, blotchy, non-itchy, rash spreading from the head and neck to the rest of the body.

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Measles is a highly contagious infection which is spread in the air through coughing or sneezing by someone who is unwell with the disease.

Measles cases have also been reported in other states in recent weeks.

A man who flew into Western Australia from Bali is among the cases.

Measles remains common in many parts of the world, with large outbreaks currently happening in some places.

A man found naked and acting erratically on a boat north of Perth has faced court for murder after human remains were found in a burnt-out car.

Benjamin Jack McLaughlin was arrested after he was found naked and erratic on a boat floating out to sea in Cervantes on Tuesday, September 26.

A red SUV was found submerged in the ocean nearby, having been driven off a jetty.

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Hours earlier, police had found a man's charred remains in a burnt-out Mitsubishi Pajero on Indian Ocean Drive in Nambung.

McLaughlin, 19, was charged with casting away ships, assaulting a public officer, assaulting a person assisting a public officer, and obstructing public officers

He faced court that day, on September 28, and was granted bail to face court again on November 16.

But McLaughlin faced court again today, after police hit him with more charges, this time of murder, aggravated criminal damage by fire and stealing a motor vehicle.

Police allege McLaughlin crashed his Mitsubishi Pajero on Indian Ocean Drive in Cervantes in the early hours of September 26.

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A 38-year-old man was driving a red SUV along Indian Ocean Drive when he allegedly came across McLaughlin and pulled over.

Police will allege an incident then occurred between McLaughlin and the 38-year-old man, which led to his murder.

The 38-year-old man's car is the same model as the red SUV found floating in the ocean in Cervantes.

McLaughlin briefly appeared in Perth Magistrates Court today on the fresh charges and was remanded in custody to appear in Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on October 25.

– Reported with AAP.

Snow has fallen in Australia's alpine regions just days after the country's hottest and driest month was recorded.

Heavy snow has landed at Mt Hotham, Falls Creek and Perisher after the resorts had to have one of the "earliest ever closures" of the ski season at the beginning of September.

Vision shows resorts at Hotham, Falls Creek and Perisher covered in a thick blanket of snow.

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Weatherzone said cold air behind a front arrived in time to combine with the last few hours of available moisture to create the snow.

"Locals in the Victorian high country reported three or four centimetres on the ground, with similar totals in NSW," Weatherzone said.

"The weather looks to moderate by the weekend as a large high-pressure system brings stable conditions, although temperatures will stay cool due to southerly winds, and the flood danger will remain high in many rivers for some time."

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September's dry conditions were a worrying sign of what's to come under an El Nino weather system.

Weatherzone reported that Australia averaged just 4.88mm of rain for the entire month.

It's not only a record for the month, but one of the lowest monthly totals on record at all, going back to 1900.

Australia had a meager snow season, causing most ski resorts to close at the beginning of September, while snow seasons in other years have typically carried through until the first weekend of October,

Reforms that would have made it easier for youth offenders to be granted bail have been temporarily "paused" following perceptions of a "youth crime crisis" in Victoria.

Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes confirmed today that she would move to have 'presumption of bail for children' removed from the bail amendment bill.

The changes will instead become part of the youth justice bill, which will be introduced early next year.

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"Child bail reform is still on the agenda," Symes told reporters outside parliament.

"This is not a backflip, this is just a pause. The practical effects of this are minimal.

"I do not want a discussion about a youth crime crisis that doesn't exist, and I think that if we proceed with those reforms in this bill without the broader conversation about how we are responding to youth crime, we risk the perception of community safety diminishing.

"That's a responsibility that I take seriously, as well as responding to the reality of crime."

Former premier Daniel Andrews previously had planned to implement presumption of bail for children accused of any crime expect for terrorism or murder.

But today, Premier Jacinta Allan said it made more sense to bring together the reforms with the youth justice bill.

"We need to get the balance right in terms of making right issues of the past are corrected but also assuring Victorians," she said.

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The pause comes just weeks after a schoolboy was left life-altering injures after being allegedly abducted while walking to school.

A 14-year-old boy was charged with a string of offences including armed robbery, conduct endangering life, intentionally causing serious injury and theft.

He was on bail at the time of the incident.

Victorian Greens justice spokesperson Katherine Copsey said the decision to change the bill was an "incredibly weak decision", but said the party would support the bill's passage.

"We know young people coming in contact with the criminal justice system has terrible outcomes," she said.

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Shadow attorney-general Michael O'Brien welcomed the move.

"It made no sense, we should have bail laws that are fit for purpose," he saiid.

"We should have bail laws that fit the crime."

While youth bail reform has been put on the back burner, the upper house passed legislation relating to adult offenders, meaning less low-level offenders behind bars.

Another amendment was moved to mandate a statutory review of the bail laws every two years.

The woman nearly died after the man stomped and kicked her head and beat her body.

Voting is now open for all eligible people.

A family from Melbourne's west feared they would become homeless after they were told to move back into their uninhabitable, mice-infested house by their insurer.

Homeowners Kane and Rebecca Bridger said RACV denied their claim for flood damage, despite being originally accepted six months earlier.

Their much-loved home in Sunbury, in Melbourne's north-west, was left riddled in mould following water damage from a storm about a year ago.

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The family received an email from the RACV confirming their claim was accepted, as work to repair the damage began.

However their claim "for any damage to the property" was suddenly denied in May.

"It just really shocked and really confused (us) to be honest," Rebecca said.

"As far as we were aware it was all going ahead."

The decision was based on an engineer's report which included identifying several maintenance-related issues and building defects.

But an engineer's report commissioned by the RACV just six months earlier said there were no maintenance issues found to be contributing to the damage.

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The house no longer has a functioning bathroom, and is unlivable, according to Kane.

"I was furious, they obviously didn't know what ready to move back into is," he said.

"Even if we did move back in, how did they expect us to go to the toilet?"

The house remains vacant and has become overrun with mice.

Many of their belongings have also been ruined.

"It's just sad because this used to be our home and now there is nothing here that feels like home," their daughter Nikkita said.

"We walked in today and it's just like we just wanted to cry.

"It's just been really stressful on everyone."

After a complaint was lodged with the regulator, RACV had a change of heart and extended the family's temporary accommodation.

They have also agreed to fix the mould damage and pay for the contents but the dispute drags on.

An RACV spokesperson provided Today with the following statement on the Bridger family's situation.

"We have acknowledged our member's concerns regarding the findings of the engineer's report and have apologised for the delays experienced in finalising their claim," the spokesperson said.

Police arrested a 24yo man earlier today after two people were assaulted in Auckland.