By Hope NewsroomWednesday 5 May 2021NewsReading Time: 2 minutes
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team. You can listen to hourly bulletin updates at hopenews.com.au.
Cricket Australia says it’s working through plans to protect Australian players in India but will not seek an exemption to the travel ban.
Almost 40 players and officials have been left in limbo after the Indian Premier League was indefinitely cancelled amid a growing COVID-19 crisis.
Meanwhile, Indian media is reporting former Australian cricketer Mike Hussey has tested positive to COVID-19.
Source: Official Cricket Australia Facebook
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Four men have been arrested this morning following an investigation into the alleged kidnapping of former Australian Test cricketer Stuart MacGill in Sydney’s lower North Shore last month.
The 50-year-old was bundled into a car in Cremorne before being assaulted and threatened with a firearm at a property in Bringelly, and released about an hour later.
Riot police arrested four men this morning. Search warrants are being executed at homes in Sydney’s south and inner-west.
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The parents of four children killed by an out-of-control driver in Sydney’s north-west last year said they’re devastated their plans for a permanent memorial at the site have been rejected.
Oatlands Golf Club has rejected plans for a memorial garden.
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$250 million will be made available in next week’s federal budget to boost jobs in regional Australia.
New data shows 43,000 people moved from the city to the country last year.
$600 million will also be spent on a national disaster agency to deal with recovery efforts after fire, drought and floods.
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Myanmar nationals living in Australia are being offered safe haven following the country’s deadly military coup in February.
The federal government has announced it will extend their visas until it’s safe for them to return home.
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No trains are running between Riverstone and Mulgrave on the T11 Western Line and the T5 Cumberland Line due to signal equipment repairs at Vineyard.
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Close to a third of home-grown vegetables in Sydney could contain unsafe levels of lead.
The Macquarie University study showed concentrations are highest in older, painted homes in high traffic areas.