De Minaur unrelenting at US Open, teen charged over terror plot: Australia news live
Plus the Dreamworld worker attacked by a tiger has been identified.
Good morning and welcome to Yahoo’s live news blog. We’ll be bringing you the stories that really matter to you this Tuesday. Alex de Minaur is looking to make the quarter finals of a third successive Grand Slam as he takes on fellow Aussie Jordan Thompson right now at the US Open.
The female worker attacked by a tiger at Dreamworld has been identified as experienced animal handler Melissa Reynolds. Read more here.
Game on as Thompson levels match with de Minaur
Well it’s game on here at Flushing Meadows.
Jordan Thompson has claimed the second set 6-3 against Alex de Minaur and we’re all square once again.
Thompson received a huge cheer after ending de Minaur’s six straight games at the start of the match and he hasn’t looked back since.
Thirty-year-old Thompson has never made a Grand Slam quarter final and whatever happens, we’ll have an Australian in the last eight.
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Dads urged to check Father’s Day lotto gifts
Lottery officials are urging Aussie dads to check any lottery tickets they received for Father’s Day as a $2.5 million prize goes unclaimed.
“The winning ticket could potentially be an unchecked Father’s Day gift just waiting to deliver an incredible surprise,” the Lott said.
The amount is one of eight division one prizes from the Saturday Gold Lotto draw over the weekend. The winning ticket was purchased in Brisbane.
Alex de Minaur ‘on another level’ at US Open
Well that was impressive.
Alex De Minaur has stormed the first set in his all-Aussie Round of 16 clash at the US Open against Jordan Thompson. He took the set 6-0 and it’s his third bagel in a row after two 6-0 sets to end his third round tie against Dan Evans.
Fans online are in awe, suggesting de Minaur is simply “on another level”.
The world number 10 is looking to make his third consecutive Grand Slam quarter final in what is the strongest stretch of his career.
Thankfully for Thompson, he’s been able to stop the landslide and score his first game at the start of the second set.
Teen charged over plot to attack school
A teenager has been charged with terror offences over an alleged plot to attack a school in Brisbane’s north.
The teen was allegedly attempting to buy firearms online, according to the Courier Mail.
The Queensland Joint Counter-Terrorism Team has charged the boy with one count of acts done in preparation for, or planning, terrorist acts.
The 16-year-old boy fronted Brisbane Childrens Court on August 17.
The maximum penalty for the offence is life in prison, according to Today.
The Australian Federal Police confirmed there is no ongoing threat to public safety.
