Scammers are upping their game, and turning to artificial intelligence (AI) in a bid to con innocent Australians out of money — and they’ve hijacked the Queensland premier to do so. However, when scammers sent out a text message from a social media account claiming to be Steven Miles to the premier’s long-time friend, marketing … Read more
A man is accused of killing a dingo with a spear gun on K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) last month. Wildlife officers said the man used the spear gun at the popular Queensland holiday spot when the dingo lingered at a campsite at night. The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation said the incident occurred on … Read more
Police from three Australian states are searching for convicted child sex offender Allan Hopkins over further alleged offences involving a minor. Hopkins, 44, served a seven-year sentence for kidnapping a 10-year-old girl from her Paralowie home and raping her in 2007. He was declared a high-risk offender last year and put on a supervision order … Read more
A 10-year-old boy has been released from custody after being accused of sexually assaulting an Italian tourist in a far north Queensland holiday hotspot. The juvenile has been charged with several offences after the 23-year-old woman was allegedly attacked in the Cairns CBD on Wednesday morning. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Tourist allegedly sexually assaulted by … Read more
An international tourist was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 10-year-old boy before being “set upon” by other youths at a busy Cairns intersection. The 23-year-old Italian woman escaped with minor injuries in what police have described as a “traumatic experience” at the Lake and Spence St intersection, near the city’s main hotel precinct, at 10am … Read more
Trigger warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual harassment A Queensland woman has shared a disturbing video of the moment she was sexually harassed and stalked down a Brisbane street on her way home from an NRL game. Hayley Mabbett, 32, shared the clip on social media after she was verbally harassed while walking home … Read more
Popular Seven personality Katrina Blowers has posted an emotional tribute for her mother Elizabeth Barnes who died on Saturday, May 4. The “heartbreaking” farewell comes just over a year after Barnes was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). The 7NEWS 4pm Brisbane presenter shared a series of memories of her beloved mum on Instagram along … Read more
Thousands of student teachers, nurses and social workers will be paid hundreds of dollars each week during mandatory work placements, in an Australian first. As part of their degrees, these students must work hundreds of hours of placement, forcing many to give up part-time jobs for unpaid labour. But from July 2025, about 68,000 at … Read more
Queensland public servants will have 10 days’ reproductive health leave per year in an Australian-first initiative. Queensland Premier Steven Miles has announced new entitlements for government workers providing days off for fertility treatments, chronic reproductive health conditions such as endometriosis and preventative screening for breast and prostate cancers. Workers will also be granted leave for … Read more
A teenager who murdered a woman during a home invasion could be sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment unless the judge finds the crime “particularly heinous”. The now 18-year-old and another teen were charged after Emma Lovell was fatally stabbed in her home north of Brisbane in 2022. Police alleged the two boys, then 17 years … Read more
