Prof Eckert News Today

Professor Danny Eckert, 44, and his son, 12, were on board the vessel when it was hit by a freak 6.2metre wave about 4pm Monday near Spilsby Island about 40km off the Port Lincoln coast.

Daylight saving comes to an end on Sunday, as much of Australia’s south-east coast enjoys a well-deserved sleep in

Daylight saving comes to an end on Sunday, as much of Australia's south-east coast enjoys a well deserved sleep in.

Lucky folks across much of eastern Australia will welcome an extra hour of shut-eye as daylight saving comes...

Lucky folks across much of eastern Australia will welcome an extra hour of shut-eye as daylight saving comes to an end on Sunday. Clocks in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT will lose an hour at 3am, joining the same time zone as Queensland.

Lucky folks across much of eastern Australia will welcome an extra hour of shut-eye as daylight saving comes...

Lucky folks across much of eastern Australia will welcome an extra hour of shut-eye as daylight saving comes...

Lucky folks across much of eastern Australia will welcome an extra hour of shut-eye as daylight saving comes...

Lucky folks across much of eastern Australia will welcome an extra hour of shut-eye as daylight saving comes...

It seeks to raise the number of skin checks in Australia by a quarter.