New driving laws have come into effect in South Australia. The rule changes are in response to the death of 15-year-old Sophia Naismith, who was hit and killed when the driver of a high-powered Lamborghini mounted a kerb on June 22, 2019. The driver, 37-year-old Alexander Campbell, avoided jail and was handed a five-month suspended … Read more
A Jane Doe found dead at a Victorian beach more than 57 years ago remains unidentified but police aren’t giving up on cracking the case. The woman’s body was discovered floating in the water off Sorrento beach on the Mornington Peninsula by passers-by during the evening of February 25, 1966. Detectives on Monday released a … Read more
Two young men are wanted over an alleged tomahawk attack on a man in Toowoomba. The 68-year-old man suffered serious injuries during the alleged burglary attempt at his Rockville home on October 18. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Man attacked by tomahawk in Toowoomba. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Police … Read more
Motorists on their way to a dress up party this weekend may need to plan for a carpark costume change upon arrival because driving in some outfits is technically an offence. Oversized clown shoes or sky-high Barbie stilettos, a Scream mask or some zombie eye contacts, anything that restricts a motorist’s movement or vision can … Read more
Down and out from a decade in Australian immigration detention, Khaled El Ali’s heart sank even further when he learned his first cousin and his young family had been killed in Gaza. Mr El Ali, 37, is a stateless Palestinian man born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees who were never granted Lebanese citizenship and only … Read more
Two men have escaped from a north Queensland correctional facility. Vaughn Michael James Hunter and Fabien Brian Galigan fled the Townsville Correctional Centre on Sunday. Hunter is serving 10 months for serious assault and Galigan two years and six months for wounding. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> “If you … Read more
Trainee police officers will be paid to study as part of a push to fix chronic shortages of recruits in NSW. Student police officers will be paid while completing a 16-week course at the Goulburn Police Academy from March. They will receive a total salary of about $30,984, which is about $1360 per week plus … Read more
A woman found dead in a luxury room at Crown Towers in Burswood, Perth, has been identified as a talented and much-loved family lawyer. WA’s legal community is in mourning after it emerged Alice McShera, 34, was allegedly murdered on Monday, triggering a homicide investigation. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Murder charge laid over Crown Towers … Read more
Kmart breached spam laws more than 200,000 times despite multiple warnings from the media watchdog. The Australian retailer has paid a $1.3 million fine for its breaches, having sent a stack of marketing emails to people who had already unsubscribed. An Australian Communications and Media Authority investigation found technology, system and procedural failures caused the … Read more
A man responsible for the death of a young woman whose body was found in a Brisbane park has avoided a murder conviction, after a court accepted his guilty plea to the lesser charge of manslaughter. Bradley Scott Edwards was due to face trial in the Supreme Court in Brisbane on Monday for the murder … Read more
