Morning Mail: Co-pilot stabbed on Israel-bound plane; house prices fall; and Newcastle’s 25 years of change
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Morning everyone. A violent struggle in the cockpit, a plunge 5,000m towards the ground, and an emergency landing: witnesses have been retelling the horrific story of Flydubai flight 1073 to Tel Aviv amid Israeli claims that one pilot tried to crash the plane. We have full reports and video.
At home, fear of missing out has given way to fear of rising interest rates among would-be homebuyers as property prices fall; David Shoebridge has come out swinging after being elected Greens leader; and how Newcastle has changed since the Knights last won the NRL – “big penis” included.
‘Red hot fight’ | The new Greens leader David Shoebridge, has promised to take the fight to One Nation’s “politics of hate” and show voters who their real enemy is – the wealthy 1% of corporate Australia. The 55-year-old former barrister is renowned in Canberra for his sharp brain but could face internal pushback over his polarising style.
Property drop | Housing prices are falling in almost every suburb in Australia’s biggest cities, with values dropping faster in Brisbane than Sydney as the slowdown intensifies. This week’s interest rate rise seems likely to increase the downward pressure, and our political editor writes about how the economy spells pain for Labor but gain for One Nation.
College crackdown | Private colleges have issued nearly 3,000 last-minute enrolments to a diploma course that is being cancelled after allegedly being “misused” by non-genuine students, as Labor threatens to suspend providers that are manipulating new rules.
‘Whole-egg flavour’ | Choice has taste tested 29 store-bought mayonnaises, and rated the cheapest product the best for its “pleasant” aroma and “whole-egg flavour”.
‘Carbon bomb’ | The New South Wales independent planner has approved the biggest coalmine project to ever go before it, allowing mining to continue until 2045 at a Hunter Valley project described by climate groups as a “carbon bomb”.
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