Rangers on Queensland's K'gari Fraser Islandare searching for an "aggressive" dingo, that mauled a five-year-old boy yesterday.

The child is in a stable condition in hospital after being bitten five times at a campsite while on holiday.

The family of four had just set up camp at Ocean Lake on the north west tip of K'gari on Sunday afternoon.

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Their two boys, aged nine and five were playing in the sand near their parents.

Ranger Linda Behrendorff said the animal "pounced" on the boy.

"The older child's got up and sort of walked away and left the young one and the dingo's taken advantage at that stage and pounced on the younger child," she said.

"Both parents charged at the animal. The father was the main person yelling, the dingo didn't want to let go, which makes it quite harrowing.

"In this particular case, it is an overly aggressive response from a dingo, it definitely meant business."

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Melanie McNiff from Life Light Critical Care rushed the child to Hervey Bay Hospital and said he he had "quite a few bites,"

"(He)was mainly bitten on his arms, his back, and his head as well," she said.

Rangers are looking for the animal.

Aggressive dingoes have been euthanised in the past.

Visitors had been warned recently about a possible increase in dingo activity after deterrent fences were put in around Orchid Beach.

But other campers say the incident won't keep them away.

"We're not scared of the dingoes, we respect them. This is their home, we're visiting their home," camper Adrian Irving said.

Visitors heading to the island are given dingo safety information with their permits, and those heading to unfenced campsites will receive extra alerts.

More rangers will now be on patrol.

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Fines apply for anyone caught feeding the dingoes or encouraging interaction.

Fraser Coast Mayor, George Seymour said the animals are a key part of the island.

"It's just gone three decades since K'gari was added to the World Heritage List and the pure bred dingoes are a really important part of that," he said.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit Beijing this week to meet with her Chinese counterpart to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Canberra and Beijing.

The visit comes after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met China President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 leaders summit in Bali last month.

Wong will hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during her visit.

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It will be the first time an Australian minister has travelled to China since November 2019 and represents a significant easing of tensions between the two countries.

The Beijing meeting will be Wong's third encounter with Wang since the Labor government was elected in May.

In a joint statement today Albanese and Wong said they were working for a stable relationship with China.

"The meeting will coincide with the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, on Wednesday 21 December.

"We welcome the opportunity to mark this anniversary.

"Australia seeks a stable relationship with China; we will cooperate where we can, disagree where we must and engage in the national interest."

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The visit will mark the resumption of the Australia–China Foreign and Strategic Dialogue, last held in 2018, before Canberra-Beijing relations soured.

The former Coalition government forcefully criticised China's treatment of Australia as Beijing cut more and more trade with the country and refused to pick up the phone to ministers.

The nations' relationship deteriorated after the Australian government called out mistreatment of minority Uighur Muslims in parts of the country and called for an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus.

Beijing's growing assertiveness in the Pacific region, including the South China Sea and the jailing in China of Australian journalist Cheng Lei and Australian writer Yang Hengj continue to be major concerns for the Australian government.

Upmarket department store David Jones has been sold by its South African owners for a small percentage of what the firm paid nearly a decade ago.

South African-owned Woolworths Holdings Limited (WHL) bought David Jones in 2014 for a whopping $2 billion.

Today the store was bought out by Anchorage Capital Partners who paid between $120 million and $150 million, according to the Australian Financial Review.

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Current David Jones CEO Scott Fyfe will continue on with the company and support it through "its next chapter of growth".

"David Jones has a storied history, immense brand value and unparalleled assets – including an attractive retail footprint, a loyal customer base, and dedicated employees," an Anchorage spokesperson said.

"The Anchorage team will work closely with CEO Scott Fyfe and the talented David Jones management team on the next phase of its transformation.  

"Under this team's stewardship, David Jones is now profitable, cash-generative, and self-funding, and we are confident in David Jones' next chapter as the retailer of the future with a seamless omnichannel experience."

David Jones will enter a long-term lease at the Bourke Street store in Melbourne as WHL holds onto the property and expects to sell it in the next 12 months.

The final transaction for the retailer is expected to be completed by March 2023.

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WHL CEO Roy Bagattini said the deal is a "major milestone" for the company's growth but attributed the sale to the "strategic" acquisition almost a decade ago not materialising as the firm had imagined.

"The strategic rationale at the time of the acquisition did not materialise to the extent originally envisaged," he said.

"While David Jones has successfully executed on its turnaround, notwithstanding the COVID-19 disruptions, now is the right time for the business to operate under new ownership, while WHL refocuses on its core South African and Australian Country Road Group businesses."

The 184-year-old retailer opened in Sydney and now operates 43 stores in Australia and New Zealand.

There are 7500 people employed by the retailer.

A Queensland man will face a Supreme Court trial accused of murdering his infant son after a magistrate heard his injuries were "consistent" with being shaken.

Tiaan Burger, of Gladstone, was charged with the murder of four-month-old Finnick Hercules Burger on January 15, 2020 following a committal hearing in Brisbane Magistrates Court today.

Burger was arrested on January 25 that year, then aged 27, and was later granted bail by the Supreme Court.

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His solicitor, Brendan Ryan, spent more than 30 minutes questioning Rohan Samarasinghe, the pathologist who carried out an autopsy on Finnick.

Ryan asked Samarasinghe whether fractures to Finnick's posterior ribs could have been caused by "falling from a height from a change table onto his back?".

Samarasinghe responded that it would be highly unlikely.

"I haven't seen fractures like that – that are symmetrical from both sides – from falling," he said.

Samarasinghe said there was evidence of bruising on Finnick's front and back with "no other explanation than squeezing" from a man's hands.

The pathologist agreed that it was "consistent with a shaken baby" and the resulting brain injuries that Finnick appeared floppy and made unusual crying noises before becoming unresponsive a short time later.

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The prosecution did not call further evidence once Ryan finished questioning Samarasinghe.

"I can see there is a prima facie case made out against my client and he consents to be committed to the Supreme Court for trial," Ryan said.

Magistrate Peter Saggers formally charged Burger with murder.

He did not enter a plea or give a further response to being charged.

Burger was ordered to stand trial in the Supreme Court at a date to be determined by the Director of Public Prosecutions and his previous order for bail was continued.

Outside court, Ryan said his client would not be speaking further.

The road has now been cleared.

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Three men have been charged after a mass pitch invasion at the A-League's Melbourne derby at the weekend.

About 150 fans stormed AAMI park on Saturday night, according to Victoria Police, and Melbourne City's goalkeeper was hit in the head with a bucket of sand.

Today, three men handed themselves into authorities and they have been charged with assault and property damage offences.

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A 23-year-old from Craigieburn was charged in relation to the alleged assault of goalkeeper Thomas Glover – who was left with a gash on his head that needed stitches and a concussion after the pitch invasion.

He was charged with violent disorder, discharge missile, intent to cause injury, recklessly cause injury, unlawful assault, entry to sporting competition space, disrupting a match, public nuisance and riotous behaviour.

A second man, aged 19, is accused of a separate alleged assault on the goalkeeper, as well as an alleged assault on a security guard.

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The Meadow Heights man was charged with with violent disorder, discharge missile, three counts of unlawful assault, entry to competition space, disrupting a match, public nuisance, riotous behaviour, discharge and possess flare.

A third man, from Alphington, is also accused of assaulting the goalie, and damaging property at the stadium.

The 18-year-old is charged with violent disorder, criminal damage, unlawful assault, entry to competition space, disrupting a match, public nuisance and riotous behaviour.

All three accused men were granted bail and will appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on February 27.

‘He was a calculated and systematic thief who stole from us over a number of months’