12PM NEWS UPDATE
– People around the world are mourning the death of Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams who’s body has been found at his northern Californian home. The 63 year old had been battling depression, police say he took his own life.
– There’s been a massive backflip from Newcastle MP Tim Owen at the Corruption Commission. He’s now revealed that he KEPT an envelope of cash given to him by developer Jeff McCloy, instead of handing it back as he’d earlier claimed.
– Tony Abbott has laid flowers at a makeshift memorial near where hundreds of victims from the MH17 crash are being identified.
– And hundreds of thousands of Australians could share in the nation’s biggest class action, which has been launched against a number of banks over late payment fees. It’s an open class action meaning anyone who has been overcharged would get a refund.