Welcome to the 9News.com.au live blog for Monday, August 8, 2022. Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro is fronting a parliamentary inquiry that's examining his appointment to a top trade post in New York. A major crime scene has been established and a man has been arrested after two bodies were found at a home in Brisbane. The 59-year-old man accused of shooting dead three members of a family and wounding a fourth on a rural Queensland property will face court today. And police are hunting two escapees from a youth justice centre in Victoria's central highlands.
– Former NSW deputy premier says New York job saga a 'personal hell'
– Man arrested after two bodies found in Brisbane home
– Accused Queensland farm shooter to face court today
– Police hunt youth justice centre escapees
– Crown Sydney opens doors to VIP-only casino
– FIFO worker accused of raping jogger in Broome
We're going to close off the 9News live blog for today there.
Here's what made news throughout the day:
Former NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro fronted a parliamentary inquiry that is examining his appointment to a top trade post in New York. He made a staunch defence of his role as deputy premier before he insisted he was not influenced by anyone else in his decision to apply for the role.
The NSW Minister for Transport David Elliott announced he will not be running for the deputy leadership of the NSW Liberal Party.
A major crime scene has been established and a man arrested after two bodies were found at a home in south Brisbane. Police have said the two people killed were a mother and son.
The 59-year-old man accused of shooting dead three members of a family and wounding a fourth on a rural Queensland property fronted court today.
And one of the two men who escaped a Victorian youth justice centre by climbing through its roof was caught by police, while the other is still on the run.
Our breaking news live blog will return tomorrow morning.
Until then, stay up to date with all the latest news at nine.com.au and 9News.com.au.
Do you ever wonder how Sydney may have looked had things gone a little differently?
A Discovery Village proposed for Darling Harbour would have turned the waterfront into a futuristic theme park, complete with a reflective sphere.
The architect behind the design was Tony Corkill.
Check out our gallery of proposals that never came to life here.
NSW's Environment Protection Authority say hundreds of dead fish are now piling up on southern Lake Macquarie shores, far more than the initial 100 counted.
Investigations into the mass fish kill are underway.
Chinese forces took part in drills focused on land attacks and long-range airstrikes around Taiwan on Sunday, its military said, on what was expected to be the final day of extensive exercises rolled out in response to a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The exercises, planned to take place in six zones around the island, began Thursday and were scheduled to last until Sunday at noon local time in Beijing, Chinese state media reported.
Read the full story here.
Fire and Rescue NSW crews determined that a candle left unattended on a verandah caused a fire that destroyed a home in Newcastle on Sunday.
The candle set fire to a couch after being blown over by the wind before the blaze quickly spread to the kitchen and loungeroom of the Caldwell Street home.
Smoke alarms saved the lives of the three occupants inside.
A woman, aged in her 40s, has been treated for life-threatening injuries after a stabbing in eastern Sydney's Dover Heights.
Three NSW Ambulance crews were called to the Weonga Road scene at midday.
Paramedics stabilised the woman before taking her to St Vincent's Hospital in a critical condition.
"This was a very traumatic scene to arrive at with a significant, life threatening stab wound," said NSW Ambulance Inspector Giles Buchanan.
"Paramedics administered IV fluids, stemmed the bleeding and provided pain relief to stabilise the patient."
"Stabbing wounds are generally confronting incidents and this patient has suffered a very serious injury."
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