Australia’s public health system is at risk of “coming to a grinding halt” due to an unprecedented shortage of intravenous fluids. The Australian Medical Association has warned of a need to boost onshore medical manufacturing, saying hospital surgeries could be cancelled as soon as next week. Veterinarians have also been told to conserve supplies. Know … Read more
A 21-year-old man with severe intellectual disabilities, known as MZU in court documents, is set to spend two years in jail without ever facing trial. That’s due to “profoundly regrettable” delays in the Queensland Mental Health Court, chief justice Helen Bowskill said last Thursday as she refused bail to the young man due to an … Read more
Thousands more workers in one Australian state have scored 10 extra days of leave. Public sector staff in Queensland will have access to reproductive health leave entitlements from September 30. It can be accessed for things such as endometriosis, vasectomies, IVF and fertility treatment, menopause and reproductive cancer screenings. Know the news with the 7NEWS … Read more
A teenager who was part of a group that had a large knife pulled on them by an angry Queensland shopkeeper has admitted they were “looking for a reaction from her”. Lin Ge, the shopkeeper at the Friendly Grocer in Newport, north of Brisbane, said she threatened the group with the knife because she had … Read more
Brisbane is no “hillbilly town”, insists 2032 Olympic chief Andrew Liveris, who indicated he’ll have the final say on the city’s controversial Games venue plan that’s become a political football. The Darwin-born, Brisbane-raised corporate heavyweight addressed the International Olympic Committee session in Paris on Tuesday, exactly eight years out from Brisbane’s 2032 Games. The organising … Read more
A deepfake video of the Queensland premier dancing may seem amusing but Steven Miles says it is a dangerous turning point for democracy. The Liberal-National Party in Queensland posted a video on the social media platform TikTok showing Steven Miles grooving to a popular 2000s song. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Deepfake video depicts Steven Miles … Read more
The fate of an abandoned Queensland golf course that has become a microcosm for the debate between the need for housing versus environmental protection is a step closer to being sealed, with the state’s housing minister releasing her vision for the 67ha site. Debate between residents surrounding the former Arundel Hills Golf Club on the … Read more
Australian airports have been thrown into chaos as a result of a catastrophic international IT software outage. The disruption affected check-in services and information screens in airports, leading to significant delays. Travellers were left stranded at Sydney Airport, standing in line for flights they were unsure would take off. Know the news with the 7NEWS … Read more
What currently resembles a bog will one day be home to almost 70,000 people. The foundations of Waraba, a new city west of Caboolture in southeast Queensland, are being laid with a massive and muddy earth-moving effort ahead of construction of its first neighbourhood, called Lilywood Landings. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Work underway to build … Read more
A Queensland mum and son were denied entry to Suncorp Stadium’s State of Origin decider after her Ticketek account was hacked and their tickets sold without their knowledge. Nicola Healey and her 11-year-old son Carter travelled from Griffin in Brisbane’s north to attend the game on Wednesday night — but left the ground “just devastated” … Read more
