While he faces losing his livelihood and home, it’s the thought of wrongly being considered a hardened criminal that causes Craig London to break down. “Ashamed. People have got thinking this is me,” he told 7NEWS. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Logan truckie lumped with criminal record that is not his. Know the news with the … Read more
Rideshare drivers are bypassing compulsory offline periods and driving more than 12 hours a shift, putting themselves and the community at risk. The alarming claims were made by two drivers who told 7NEWS.com.au they knew of people driving while extremely fatigued. Companies such as Uber and Didi have mandatory eight-hour offline periods that kick in … Read more
Robert Irwin has threatened to sue One Nation leader Pauline Hanson over a cartoon shared on her social media. The wildlife warrior was depicted in cartoon-form in a video on Hanson’s Please Explain YouTube channel, titled The State of Queensland. The video also featured beloved children’s cartoon character Bluey. Know the news with the 7NEWS … Read more
An increasing number of Australian babies are falling sick after being given a potentially toxic colic treatment purchased online, authorities have warned. NSW Health has flagged ongoing reports of neonatal children and infants presenting to GPs and emergency departments with suspected anticholinergic syndrome. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Health authorities issue urgent warning over baby treatments … Read more
A woman was in “good spirits” before she vanished from her north Queensland home, having left behind her phone and bank card. Celeste Marie McGain, 40, moved from northern NSW in February to live with her three adult sons in Woodwark, near Airlie Beach in the Whitsundays region. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Appeal for help … Read more
Advertised rents in Australia’s capital cities have dropped, in the largest monthly percentage decline recorded since 2020. A fall of 0.5 per cent was recorded in May, according to a new report by SQM Research. This was “driven by falls in Sydney and an unchanged reading out of Melbourne”, the report said. Know the news … Read more
Winter is well and truly here, with Australians set to shiver as temperatures plummet later this week. Temperatures in most states are set to dip into single digits, with Canberra dipping into the negatives. Sydneysiders will shiver through minimums of 7C and 8C from Thursday, with maximum temperatures of 17C and 18C expected. Know the … Read more
Measuring in at two million units on the Scoville scale, the Moruga scorpion chilli, also known as the Trinidad scorpion, is one of the hottest chillis known to humanity. By comparison, it is more than five times hotter than a habanero pepper (350,000 units) and more than one million units hotter than a ghost pepper. … Read more
Whooping cough cases are on the rise across Australia, prompting medical experts to encourage vaccinations for children. The increase in cases coincides with the short supply of a popular medication called Azithromycin, used to treat the illness. The federal health department reported an increasing number of whooping cough cases from the start of this year, … Read more
It’s a make or break day for Steven Miles. As he stares down the indignity of losing the October election, the Queensland Premier is targeting what is overwhelmingly the biggest issue for voters: the rampantly high cost of living. So concerned is he about Labor’s inability to address inflation — at state and federal level … Read more
