Residents in Townsville are being told to stay on alert…with tropical cyclone Niran fast approaching the North Queensland coast. But the Bureau of meteorology’s Townsville radar is currently offline, with a technical fault sideling it for several days.There’s been some Harrowing findings from a a Royal Commission report into age care….with revelations elderly Australians are starving, dying in pain and suffering assaults in neglectful nursing homes.Cynthia Hardy has labelled past and current LNP heavyweights as “cowards’’ ….after speaking publicly about the conservative party’s dysfunctionality. Aussie House prices are back in the spotlight…recording the biggest monthly increase in 17 years…  For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at COURIERMAIL.com.au/