An emergency biosecurity control order has been put in place after fire ants were found in NSW for the first time since the Queensland infestation began. The NSW Department of Primary Industries confirmed on Saturday three red imported fire ant nests were found in South Murwillumbah, 13km from the Queensland border in the state’s northeast. … Read more
A 17-year-old has died after being thrown off a trail bike along with a 22-year-old pillion passenger in a horrific crash in NSW’s Hunter region. Police were called to the intersection of Maitland Street and Thompson Street in Muswellbrook about 5pm Saturday after the driver lost control and the bike struck a median-strip guard rail. … Read more
There are increasing calls for NSW Fair Trading to act against a Sydney builder that has a number of unfinished home builds, some whose owners have been told their houses’ conditions are so bad they need to be demolished and built again. Kathy Mattiello is one JND Homes client who has been waiting two years … Read more
Mike Pezzullo has been sacked as head of the home affairs department after a code of conduct breach finding. Pezzullo was stood down after a text message scandal, with leaked messages revealing the secretary repeatedly inserted himself into the political process. The Governor-General in Council terminated his appointment on Monday. Watch the latest news and … Read more
For years, Mia Morrissey lived with a voice in her head. An “all-consuming” internal monologue that isolated her teenage self from those around her, reminding her she was not good enough. The actress’s complex relationship with food began when she was 10 years old, but it was at age 15 when her life was feeling … Read more
Tourists in Bali are being told to “limit activities” around the crater and peak of Mount Agung, due to increased volcanic activity around the island’s highest peak. Head of Bali’s Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Made Rentin, told local media on Monday that volcanic earthquakes were being recorded beneath the surface of Mount Agung, according to … Read more
Finance lenders are under increased scrutiny after claims of dodgy loans in Queensland. Matthew Timms, 24, was interviewed by 7NEWS after a frustrating ordeal with finance company, Pepper Money, which specialises in ‘consumer lending and residential mortgages’, according to their website. Timms purchased a four-wheel drive car for camping and off-road driving and was recommended … Read more
Furious residents of a far north Queensland town are considering action over claims a speed camera on a main road generated almost $300,000 in fines. However, the state government has hit back, saying drivers caught speeding need to learn their lesson. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Furious residents are considering action over Queensland speed camera. Watch … Read more
A regional Victorian community has banded together to raise money for a nine-year-old cancer patient whose Christmas display outside his home was destroyed. Security cameras captured the moment a vandal tore down Ethan Simpson’s display in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The display was posted in the front yard of his Wodonga home and … Read more
Singer Shannon Noll has come to the aid of a dying woman, pulling her from a car that crashed into a tree and burst into flames in northern NSW. The sedan was travelling on Ellangowan Rd at Ellangowan when it left the road and hit the tree about 8.50pm Saturday. Emergency services were called to … Read more
