The wife of a doctor killed by a crocodile in Far North Queensland has revealed her husband’s final words as he sacrificed himself in a brave act that likely saved her life. Newcastle doctor David Hogbin, 40, was on holiday with his wife Jane and their three young sons near Cooktown when he was taken … Read more
A woman in her 60s has been killed when a tree branch landed on top of her in Sydney’s southwest. The incident happened on Castlereagh St in Liverpool at 1pm on Sunday when parts of Sydney experienced very windy conditions. Paramedics tried to revive the woman, but she died at the scene. Know the news … Read more
A man and woman are feared dead after their car rolled down an embankment and into a creek near the Queensland and New South Wales northwest border. Police divers and investigators are making their way to Carwal Creek Bridge on Morialta Rd, south of Mungindi in Queensland, where the SUV crashed. One woman who was … Read more
Fran Hurndall will never forget the day her sister told her “she thought she was going to die”. The Australian-based Brit’s younger sister spent years suffering in silence while raising a child before she opened up about the domestic abuse she faced. “I grew up in such a loving family home, my family is really … Read more
Indyanna, 2, was walking strangely one day — a few weeks later, a brain scan revealed she had a tumour the size of a golf ball on her brain. And while it took several weeks to reach that diagnosis, what came next happened very quickly — she was operated on that day, and now faces … Read more
Several months ago, four NSW children lost their grandfather. Just weeks later, the children were rocked by the death of their father. They have now been told their mother has just six months to live. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Melanie Nast Young is only 45 but has been diagnosed with … Read more
A young woman has died, and another has been seriously injured in a head-on crash on the NSW Central Coast. Emergency services were called to Empire Bay Road in Empire Bay after two vehicles travelling in the opposite direction collided head-on about 8.30pm on Friday. One driver, a woman believed to be in her 20s, … Read more
Embattled casino operator Star Entertainment is facing a licence cancellation and a $100 million fine after the industry regulator hit it with a show cause notice. The NSW Independent Casino Commission issued the notice on Friday, two weeks after a second probe found the Star’s Sydney licence should not be returned to the operator. The … Read more
A mother has been charged with murder after she allegedly stabbed her two sons at their Blue Mountains home. The boy’s father found his two sons, Russell Smith, 11, and his younger brother Ben, 9, inside the Faulconbridge house just before 1pm on Tuesday. The boys’ mother Trish Smith, 42, was arrested and spent Tuesday … Read more
Two people have died at a Sydney house party after overdosing on heroin, which they believed to be cocaine. The substances resulted in the deaths of two people, while two others were hospitalised, NSW Health warned. “A heroin overdose could quickly result from a single line,” NSW Health chief addiction medicine specialist Dr Hester Wilson … Read more
