The widow of a young father-of-three who died after a shift building Brisbane’s Cross River Rail has claimed his death “could have been prevented”. However, the authority delivering the mammoth infrastructure project maintains no findings have been made to back up claims by the family and a union that he died of heat stress. Subcontractor … Read more
Scott Pepper can’t stop reliving the moment his family’s pet cavoodle Lola was fatally mauled by a bigger dog. “Every time I close my eyes, I just see the attack,” Pepper told 7NEWS. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Family’s anguish after pet dog fatally mauled during morning walk. Stream your local 7NEWS free on 7plus >> … Read more
Queensland Greens MP Amy MacMahon is in serious condition in hospital after a two-car collision at a busy Brisbane intersection. The crash occurred about 6.30pm on Monday when MacMahon’s Toyota Prius was struck by a Hyundai i30 at the intersection of Baines St and Main St in Kangaroo Point. Emergency responders transported 37-year-old MacMahon to … Read more
A Queensland father-of-two is stranded overseas in a coma following a serious scooter crash. Brenton Simmons, 28, was riding a scooter with his partner in Thailand when they crashed into a concrete barrier. Simmons suffered serious head injuries in the crash. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> He has injured … Read more
Daniel had always been a “normal” kid, “happy to get out and about playing” like most other nine-year-old boys. But a rare diagnosis turned his life upside down. The Brisbane boy lives with a brain tumour. His life is now filled with frequent testing, treatments and hospital visits. Watch the latest news and stream for … Read more
A teenage boy has pleaded guilty to taking part in an armed home invasion that resulted in Wallabies star Toutai Kefu and three members of his family being stabbed. The youth faced Brisbane Children’s Court on Wednesday for arraignment on seven charges committed when he was aged 13, including a home burglary and car theft … Read more
Queensland Premier Steven Miles has put the state judiciary on notice after clashing with the legal community amid a political storm on youth crime. Miles has previously flagged the possibility of opening children’s court to journalists, after media access was denied in the case of Ipswich grandmother, Vyleen White, who was allegedly murdered. WATCH THE … Read more
When Astrid Carpentier took her daughter Jorja to Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH), the emergency department was “full of kids” with “the same cough” as her sick child. Health officials have warned about mycoplasma pneumonia — the illness that put three-year-old Jorja in hospital for days — as the state responds to a spike in cases. … Read more
Amazon has made a major call for its Australian customers, announcing its Prime FREE One-Day Delivery service is set to expand into Brisbane, Geelong, Gosford, Newcastle and Wollongong. Customers in these cities can now get free one-day delivery on more than one million products, including pantry staples, household and personal care items, electronics, books, beauty … Read more
Former employees of a Redbank Plains shopping centre, where a grandmother was fatally stabbed in the chest, told 7NEWS they have previously walked off the job over unsafe conditions. Vyleen White, 70, was returning to the car in the Town Square Redbank Plains underground carpark with her groceries and her six-year-old granddaughter when she was … Read more
