A man who stole a company helicopter before crashing it into a Cairns CBD hotel was “well liked” by people at the school where he learned to fly. Hundreds of hotel guests were evacuated when Blake Wilson crashed into the roof of the waterfront DoubleTree by Hilton early on Monday in a helicopter taken from … Read more
Australia Post is looking for more than 3000 people to fill positions across the country in the lead-up to the Christmas period. Successful applicants will be working from September through to the end of December. Jobs are available in all states and territories, but the highest demand for workers is in New South Wales, Victoria … Read more
A bus manufacturer with operations in Queensland and South Australia has gone into voluntary administration. BusTech is the second-largest independent bus manufacturer in Australia, making diesel, hybrid and zero emission technology buses. It has more 270 employees across its two companies in Queensland and South Australia. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today … Read more
A Queensland man has been jailed and 16 children in the Philippines have been removed from harm in a major international child protection investigation. The 57-year-old man was arrested in January last year and charged with two child abuse-related offences, including trying to arrange sexual activity with children in the Philippines. He was sentenced in … Read more
Beloved Queensland brewer Bundaberg Brewed Drinks has announced the death of its co-founder Lee Fleming. Fleming, her husband Cliff and in-laws Neville and Gladys Fleming started the company that would eventually produce the popular Bundaberg Ginger Beer in the regional Queensland city in 1968. “With great sadness, we announce the passing of our Bundaberg Brewed … Read more
Australian researchers warn the Coral Sea is the warmest it has been in at least 400 years, putting the Great Barrier Reef in danger. Lead author Benjamin Henley said the research, published in Nature journal on Thursday, involved drilling the cores of coral to identify geochemical changes and reconstruct past sea-surface temperatures. Co-author Professor Helen … Read more
The surviving wife and three children of a man killed by a crocodile in far north Queensland have been inundated with community support. More than $112,000 has been raised for the family of David Hogbin as he is being remembered by people in his home city of Newcastle as an exceptional general practitioner and “amazing … Read more
Tributes are pouring in for a “lovely, friendly and upbeat” doctor and father of three who was killed by a crocodile in far north Queensland. Newcastle doctor David Hogbin, 40, was on holiday with his fellow doctor wife Jane Bear and their three young sons near Cooktown when he was taken by a crocodile on … Read more
The wife of a doctor killed by a crocodile in far north Queensland has told how her “wonderful husband” sacrificed himself in a brave final act that likely saved her life. Newcastle doctor David Hogbin, 40, was on holiday with his wife Jane and their three young sons near Cooktown when he was taken by … Read more
Newcastle doctor David Hogbin has been identified as the man killed and eaten by a crocodile in far north Queensland. Hogbin, 40, was taken from the banks of the Annan River in Cooktown while on holiday with his family on Saturday afternoon. The general practitioner reportedly leaves behind a wife and three children. Know the … Read more
