More than 250 people have been evacuated after an allegedly stolen vehicle crashed into a unit complex and burst into flames in Merrylands, in Sydney’s west. On Thursday, about 2.45am, emergency services responded to the car fire involving a Toyota RAV4, which saw residents evacuated as a precaution. Police allege the car was stolen from … Read more
Federal Housing Minister Clare O’Neil has called the Coalition and the Greens teaming up to block the government’s Help to Buy bill a case of “politics first, second, and third” during a Sunrise interview. For the second time, Labor was unable to pass the bill on Tuesday, which would give first-home buyers access to cheaper … Read more
NSW council rangers will soon be banned from issuing ticketless parking fines, with rangers now forced to issue an “on-the-spot notification” to a vehicle which is subject to a fine. NSW Finance Minister Courtney Houssos will legislate the change this month, in a move backed by NSW Premier, Chris Minns. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Ticketless … Read more
Federal Housing Minister Clare O’Neil and Liberal Senator Jane Hume are usually at loggerheads during Sunrise’s Hot Topics. But on Wednesday, the pair managed to have a laugh amid news Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has joined TikTok — even sharing his first video on the housing crisis. Despite once calling for the platform to be … Read more
Sunrise weatherman Sam Mac has released a heart-warming picture book called Suddenly One. The doting father of two daughters — Margot, now aged two, and Mabel, who is just one month old — initially penned a poem about his eldest daughter before turning it into a book. “When Margot turned one, you want to celebrate … Read more
The man accused of attempting to assassinate former president Donald Trump reportedly waited for 12 hours, hidden in bushes before he was finally spotted by a US Secret Service agent. The suspect, identified on Monday as Ryan Routh, 58, has faced a federal court on two gun-related crimes, a day after being spotted with a … Read more
Senior Labor minister Tanya Plibersek has slammed X owner Elon Musk as “a greedy billionaire” who is “not interested in the harm that he is allowing his social media platforms to do to our young people”. Plibersek’s comments come after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hit back at Musk at the weekend for labelling his government … Read more
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has backed controversial age verification technologies for social media companies and has pledged to tighten restrictions on the platforms. Social media use by young people is in the spotlight after numerous instances of children being affected by suicide, sextortion, exposure to violence, pornography, drugs, and other harmful content. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek claims the government is “laser-focused” on the cost-of-living crisis even as a new poll revealed more than half of Australian voters blame it for skyrocketing inflation. In a new Resolve Political Monitor poll published by the SMH on Monday, 51 per cent of the 1614 voters surveyed believed it was the … Read more
Edwina Bartholomew has revealed she is battling cancer. On Friday, the Sunrise star, 41, told viewers she has chronic myeloid leukaemia. The mother-of-two said she received the diagnosis after blood tests in July and started treatment in early August. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Speaking on the show, Bartholomew said: “I … Read more
