A woman has risked hundreds of dollars in fines, riding a bicycle with a young girl in the front basket on the Gold Coast – with neither wearing a helmet. Footage shows the girl in her school uniform sitting in the basket while the woman pedaled the electric bike in Surfers Paradise on Wednesday morning. … Read more
Services Australia staff are striking for 24 hours on Monday over a pay dispute. Workers walked off the job on Monday, with the strike possibly impacting Centrelink and health insurance services. However, Services Australia general manager Hank Jongen told 7NEWS.com.au last week it was “making preparations to minimise potential disruption to our customers”. “We respect … Read more
South Australians will gather to mourn the loss of a young man who most would have never met, but whose death in an alleged hit-and-run incident has deeply touched people across the state. Charlie Stevens, the son of the state’s Police Commissioner Grant Stevens, died on November 18 after sustaining irreversible brain injuries — triggering … Read more
A long-lasting labour conflict between the Quebec government and its public sector employees still isn’t over. The collective agreement talks between the province and unions remain deadlocked just a few days before Christmas. Striking teachers took to blocking the ports in Montreal and Quebec City on Thursday morning as negotiations dragged on. The Port of … Read more
A teen who allegedly robbed a pharmacy has been arrested in the surf of a Gold Coast beach. The 19-year-old man is accused of trying to dump the medications he allegedly stole from the Surfers Paradise Boulevard pharmacy in the surf about 11pm on Wednesday. He held up staff of the business with a knife … Read more
Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize-winner and diplomatic powerhouse whose service under two presidents left an indelible mark on US foreign policy, has died, aged 100. Kissinger died on Wednesday at his home in Connecticut, Kissinger Associates said. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Henry Kissinger dies at age 100 Watch the latest news and stream … Read more
Digital wallets such as Google Pay and Apple Pay would be regulated under draft laws released by the federal government. It is the next step in the government’s plan to modernise the nation’s payments system, which includes phasing out cheque payments by 2030. The plan is expected to go before parliament this year, so digital … Read more
A critical Perth women’s shelter has closed amid a high-profile and heated war of words between Western Australia’s premier and the city’s mayor. The political rivals are bickering over East Perth Safe Night Space, which provided inner-city emergency accommodation for more than two dozen women until Wednesday night. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Political war of … Read more
More than 1000 South Australians have gathered to mourn the loss of a young man most had never met but whose death has deeply touched people across the state. Charlie Stevens, the son of the state’s Police Commissioner Grant Stevens, died on November 18 after sustaining irreversible brain injuries in an alleged hit-and-run incident, triggering … Read more
Palestinians who have applied for their families to arrive in Australia on temporary visas say they are being left in the lurch after the federal government told them it cannot assist the evacuation of non-immediate family members from the war zone. The Department of Home Affairs announced last month that 860 temporary visas were approved … Read more
