Young Taylor Swift fan who lost sister in crash en route to MCG concert shows ‘positive’ recovery signs

Young Taylor Swift fan who lost sister in crash en route to MCG concert shows ‘positive’ recovery signs

The sister of a girl who died in a crash while they travelled from Queensland to attend a Taylor Swift concert is yet to open her “beautiful eyes” almost a month after the incident. “However, she has shown some really positive signs that she may be hearing her loved ones,” her mother has written. WATCH … Read more

Man arrested after fire ignites derelict building in Western Sydney suburb of Granville

Man arrested after fire ignites derelict building in Western Sydney suburb of Granville

A man has been arrested after firefighters battled a ferocious blaze in a derelict building in Sydney’s west. More than 50 firefighters battled the fire at a building at Granville in the early hours of Tuesday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: West Sydney warehouse blaze. Newsletters: Breaking news as it happens. Subscribe now The blaze broke … Read more

Perth mum forced to give birth in her bathroom as twins arrive seven weeks early

Perth mum forced to give birth in her bathroom as twins arrive seven weeks early

A Perth mother has given birth alone on the bathroom floor after her twins decided they were ready to arrive seven weeks early. It all unfolded in such a rush for mum Amy Turner that she had to be talked through it by St John WA officers over the phone until an ambulance arrived. WATCH … Read more

Newborns die of hunger as Israel’s siege condemns Gazans to starvation

Newborns die of hunger as Israel’s siege condemns Gazans to starvation

WARNING: Distressing content Anwar Abdul Nabi perches on the edge of a bed at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. Her eyes are sunken with grief. The young mother tenderly holds the fingers of her daughter, Mila. Just minutes ago, the three-year-old girl died of starvation. Stream local 7NEWS free on 7plus “My daughter … Read more

Son of former defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon dies in ADF parachute mishap at RAAF Base in Richmond

Son of former defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon dies in ADF parachute mishap at RAAF Base in Richmond

An Australian Defence Force soldier and son of a former federal minister has died after a parachute malfunction during a training exercise. The accident occurred on Wednesday night during what defence described as a routine training activity at the RAAF Base in Richmond, about 50km northwest of Sydney. Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon was a “much … Read more

Community rallies to help critically injured mother and child after crash kills father

Community rallies to help critically injured mother and child after crash kills father

A two-year-old boy and his critically injured mother, who is from Belarus, face an uncertain future after surviving a multi-vehicle crash that killed the boy’s father in northern NSW. Australian citizen Adrian Peri, 41, and two other people died in the head-on crash on the New England Hwy north of Armidale on February 10. WATCH … Read more

New Zealand court orders millions in payouts to survivors of deadly White Island volcano eruption

New Zealand court orders millions in payouts to survivors of deadly White Island volcano eruption

A New Zealand court has ordered the tour booking agents and managers of an island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people to pay out more than $NZ10 ($A9.3) million to survivors of the disaster. The companies have also been fined about NZ$2.6 ($A2.4) million. Tour operators White Island Tours, Volcanic Air Safaris, Kahu New … Read more

Tributes flow for young Lismore woman identified as one of four killed in Wardell crash

Tributes flow for young Lismore woman identified as one of four killed in Wardell crash

Sophie-Lee Fullagar, 24, has been identified as one of four people killed in a ute crash last Saturday morning. She died at the scene along with three others — a male driver, a male passenger, and another female passenger — when the blue Mazda BT50 utility left Back Channel Rd, Wardell and rolled just after … Read more

Queensland boy in state care drowns at Cedar Creek Falls, youth worker cleared by coroner over death

Queensland boy in state care drowns at Cedar Creek Falls, youth worker cleared by coroner over death

A youth worker who was supervising a 13-year-old Queensland boy in state care, when he drowned at a Cedar Creek Falls on April 8, 2021 has been cleared of fault in a coronial inquest. The young boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, ignored his carer’s instructions to stay out of the turbulent and … Read more

Israel agrees to stop Gaza attacks for Ramadan

Israel agrees to stop Gaza attacks for Ramadan

Israel has agreed to halt military activities in Gaza for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, US President Joe Biden says, as Hamas studies a draft proposal for a truce that includes a pause in fighting and a prisoner-hostage exchange. The draft proposal, which a senior source close to truce talks in Paris said would … Read more