What we learned today, Saturday 28 January
We’re going to wrap things up for the day. These were the main events:
Western Australian authorities are continuing to search for a radioactive capsule lost somewhere on 1,400km of road for as long as two weeks.
Mining company Rio Tinto confirmed the capsule was being transported from one of its mines.
Libby Mettam said she would challenge David Honey for leadership of Western Australia’s Liberal party.
A man drowned at Shelly Beach in Cronulla in Sydney and two others were taken to hospital after being rescued from the water.
A man died and another was taken to hospital after falling from a cliff in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.
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Man drowns at Sydney beach and two others taken to hospital
A man has drowned and two others have been taken to hospital after being rescued from the water at a Sydney beach, AAP reports.
The three men were swimming with friends at Shelly Beach in Cronulla when they got into difficulty in the sea.
Two were pulled from the water unconscious and were treated at the scene.
One of the men, who is yet to be identified, died at the scene while the other was taken to hospital.
A third man was also taken to hospital.
Police are investigating and will prepare a report for the coroner.
The fatality is the latest in a horror summer on Australia’s beaches as authorities warn people to swim between the flags and avoid mixing alcohol and swimming.
Three hundred people were rescued from the water in NSW on Australia Day alone.
Royal Life Saving Australia estimates there have been more than 50 drownings across the country this summer.
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