Australian health insurance company HCF has announced it is giving back an additional $40 million in health insurance claims savings to its members. Private health insurer HCF has already given back a total of $536 million since the start of the pandemic to its 1.8 million Australian customers as part of their pandemic-related savings support … 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
A Labor MP has apologised for labelling attendees at a Queensland victims of crime rally a “rent-a-crowd”. The comment was made when government backbencher Aaron Harper accused local Liberal National Party members of hijacking the Townsville protest on Sunday after losing his cool. Harper was heckled when he was the only Labor MP to front … 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
Australians are being warned to prepare for a heatwave that is expected to grip many parts of the country for days. Much of NSW and parts of Queensland, South Australia, West Australia, the Northern Territory and ACT are predicted to cop soaring temperatures until Friday. NSW residents are in for a sweltering period with a … Read more
A flameless LED tealight candle is being recalled from Reject Shops across the country after concerns the battery compartment may not be secure. The candles come with a non-replaceable, encased lithium button/coin battery. Product Safety Australia warns the cover to the battery may detach when pulled, and the battery could become accessible. Watch the latest … Read more
The entire population of Gaza is “being dehumanised,” the chief of the main UN agency operating there told the UN Security Council Monday, as pressure intensified on the besieged strip with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruling out a ceasefire, saying “this is a time for war”. Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of the UN Relief … Read more
A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake has struck the Vanuatu region. Following the quake, hazardous tsunami waves were possible within 300km of the epicentre along the coasts of Vanuatu and New Caledonia. However, a tsunami warning for the coasts has now passed, the US Tsunami Warning System says. The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said … Read more
Irate shareholders who sued AMP over allegations of financial misconduct have reached a $110 million out-of-court settlement, averting the need for a lengthy hearing. On the eve of a 15-day trial in the NSW Supreme Court, AMP and the Maurice Blackburn-backed class action resolved the five-year long legal battle. “I’m pleased to announce that this … 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
