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Thurs.18.6.20 Metro Twitter
Buses replace trains on sections of the Frankston line and Frankston - Stony Point until the last train of Sun 26 Jul (level-crossing works).
7.15 Frankston line: Minor outbound delays (an equipment fault near Malvern).
- 8.06 clearing.
8.40 Lilydale/Belgrave lines: Minor delays (a trespasser near Box Hill).
- 8.49 clearing.
9.06 Frankston line: Minor delays (police).
- 9.23 Major, but clearing.
9.15 Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: Minor delays (police attending to unruly passengers at Flinders Street).
- 9.21 clearing.
14.55 Sandringham line: Minor outbound delays (an equipment fault near Richmond).
17.19 Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: Minor delays (vandalism near Clifton Hill).
17.42 Werribee line: Minor delays (trespassers near Newport). 
- 18.04 clearing. 
18.44 Mernda line: Trains will run direct Flinders Street to Jolimont (an equipment fault near Flinders Street).
- 19.51: Trains resuming via the loop.  First train: 19.48 Flinders Street - Mernda.
19.56 Sunbury line: Minor delays (police).
- 20.02 clearing.
Buses replace trains Dandenong - Pakenham from 20.40 until the last train (works).
Buses replace trains Newport - Werribee from 22.55 until the last train (works).

New plan for cyclists on Harbour Bridge ramping up June 11, 2020. 79 comments
<www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/new-plan-for-cyclists-on-harbour-bridge-ramping-up-20200610-p55189.html>

Plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions will go ahead, despite health adviser concern: Mikakos June 18, 2020. 168 comments
<www.theage.com.au/national/two-childcare-centres-closed-as-state-records-18-new-cases-of-covid-19-20200618-p553t2.html>

Ernie Dingo: 'The thing that upset me was that word' June 18, 2020
At 63 years old, Ernie Dingo says racial slurs are something he has been dealing with his whole life, but being abused once again at a Perth train station on Wednesday – and the treatment of the incident in the media – was the last straw.
The well-known Australian actor spoke to 6PR's Breakfast with Steve and Basil on Thursday morning following the altercation that made national news. And he was still angry.
Ernie Dingo.
Describing how the events unfolded, Dingo said he had been about to get on a train at Perth's central station when a man made the offensive remark.
"As you can see by the media, they don't want to print the f-word," Dingo told Basil Zempilas and Steve Mills, who made the decision to air the racist comment in its entirety.
He said the media was careful not to offend people with disabilities but had no issue with spelling out racist slurs about Aboriginal people, saying "that's the word that ticked me off."
"The thing that really upset me was that word."
video Ernie Dingo does not regret response to racist slur
Australian actor Ernie Dingo has said he does not regret his response to a racist slur after a train station clash.
Dingo said he asked the man to repeat what he had said, and told him to "say it loud so everyone can hear and give me a reason to whack you", but the man "wouldn't repeat it because he didn't think an old man could catch him".
Dingo also said a "young fella" had told him to leave the man alone because he was "retarded".
"Well if he is gunna say that shit to me, I’ll have a go at him," Dingo wrote in a social media post that was widely shared after the incident.
"I’m 63. I don’t take that shit from anyone."
On Thursday, Dingo said he had been called all kinds of racial slurs since he was a kid.
"I normally turn a blind eye to it, you hear it all the time, sooner or later you're gonna have to retaliate."
Dingo also took issue with the incident being reported as having been "violent", despite his written account stating he had "whacked" the man who made the slur on his head.
"It wasn't a strike," he said on Thursday morning.
"It was a push. That's what I meant by 'whacked him'. There was no violent stuff.
"It was like a sucker punch."
Dingo said he had not felt there was any point in making a complaint about the slur because "cops don't do anything about someone being racially abused".
"Why do people have to be the way they are?" he said.
"What's sad in their life?"
When asked for further comment, Dingo's management said he declined to speak to WAtoday, saying the previous day's report was "disappointing" because the F-word had been censored while the racial slur hadn't.
She said the different treatment of the words had make Dingo believe one was more offensive than the other "while not condoning the use of either of those words".
RELATED ARTICLE Ernie Dingo. Ernie Dingo 'whacks' man at Perth train station over racist slur
<www.watoday.com.au/national/ernie-dingo-the-thing-that-upset-me-was-that-word-20200618-p553va.html>

World War II sweetheart, singer Vera Lynn, dies at 103 June 18, 2020. 22 comments
<www.theage.com.au/world/europe/world-war-ii-sweetheart-singer-vera-lynn-dies-at-103-20200618-p5543c.html>
* Vera Lynn sings Sigmund Romberg's 'When I grow too old to dream', with scenes from the film 'Battle of Britain': www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNB8VbFmlOY
* Interview: vera lynn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K66DoHdycpo

Teenager savagely attacked by gang while waiting for a train at Southern Cross Station
Sickening footage of a vicious attack on a teenager shows the girl, who does not fight back, being punched and kicked multiple times while sitting on a bench waiting for a train.
Herald Sun June 18, 2020
video: Teenager savagely attacked at station
A 16-year-old girl was preyed upon in a savage assault at Southern Cross train station that left her with multiple injuries.
The state opposition have written to Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton demanding an investigation into a violent gang attack on a 16-year-old girl.
The young girl was set upon in a violent gang attack as she waited for a train in broad daylight.
Footage of the vicious incident, where the 16-year-old is punched and kicked multiple times, has gone viral on social media.
The victim was waiting for a train at Southern Cross train station on Sunday morning when she was set upon.
She did not fight back and was left with broken ribs, black eyes and bruises.
It is understood the attack was not random and the parties were known to one another.
The victim’s mother was approached for comment.
She told the Herald Sun her daughter was “trying to recover” from the assault and that her family had received death threats over the incident.
They have not logged a police report.
The state opposition have written to Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton demanding an investigation into the violent gang attack.
Victoria Police said they were aware of footage of an assault at a train station circulating on social media but could not investigate unless a report was made.
The 16-year-old girl was brutally attacked at Southern Cross train station. Picture: Facebook
David Southwick, the opposition’s police spokesman, wrote to Mr Ashton yesterday.
“I have been contacted by a number of concerned Victorians, who have expressed their horror at viewing this footage and concern over reports that Victoria Police are unable to pursue this matter.
“Reports have indicated Victoria Police are aware of this incident, yet have decided not to take further action … with the ongoing increase in youth offending, particularly in cases of violent crimes against the person which are now at 
record highs, the Victorian opposition believes all serious incidents such as these must be fully investigated and appropriate charges be brought against offenders.”
Police said Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives began investigating the incident in an effort to identify and reach out to the victim.
Investigators have made contact with the victim however no official complaint has been made at this stage.
David Southwick, the opposition’s police spokesman, wrote to Mr Ashton on Thursday to demand an investigation into the attack.
“I have been contacted by a number of concerned Victorians, who have expressed their horror at viewing this footage and concern over reports that Victoria Police are unable to pursue this matter,” he said.
Detectives would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information that could assist with enquiries.
Anyone with information in relation to the incident can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at crimestoppersvic.com.au or contact their local police station.
<www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts/teenager-savagely-attacked-by-gang-while-waiting-for-a-train-at-southern-cross-station/news-story/3d123ee47e51a65796f1c3c12382a05f>

Labor MP’s car collides with tram outside Parliament House
Herald Sun June 18, 2020
A state Labor MP escaped unharmed when her car collided with a tram outside parliament this morning, with the traffic chaos adding to the political chaos engulfing the Labor Party.
A Labor MP has been attended to by paramedics outside Parliament House after her car collided with a tram this morning.
Maree Edwards, member for Bendigo West, was driving the car when it collided with the tram shortly before 9am. [E6047 in Macarthur St: why was this class there?]
A state Labor MP’s car collided with a tram outside Parliament House this morning. Picture: James Ross/AAP.
Paramedics attend to Maree Edwards. Picture: James Ross/AAP
Ms Edwards was checked by paramedics before heading to her office in Parliament House. Picture: James Ross/AAP.
<www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/labor-mps-car-collides-with-tram-outside-parliament-house/news-story/8698540d4397ce84c7cd46478c8c62e1>