Australian median rental prices have hit new records, with the average dwelling costing $601 per week or $31,252 annually. Nationally, rental prices increased 8.3 per cent between January and December 2023, CoreLogic’s latest report found. It said the increases have averaged 9.1 per cent for the past three calendar years, whereas the annual growth rate … Read more
WARNING: Distressing content Kate Rasmussen is one of the lucky ones, who got out of the police force before her mental health became deadly. But she knows the dark side of the profession well, telling 7NEWS.com.au she has two friends who had to be resuscitated after attempting to take their own lives. Watch the latest … Read more
A major wellness chain has closed more than 20 stores, a month after administrators were appointed to the business. Body Catalyst passed a resolution on January 16 to wind up operations at 26 locations. The company marketed itself as Australia’s largest and leading body shaping and wellness company with stores across the country. Watch the … Read more
A lolly shop in Melbourne’s northwest has entered the record books with the world’s largest pick ‘n’ mix aisle, offering over 900 different types of sweets in that aisle alone. Tom’s Confectionery Warehouse opened its doors at Highpoint Shopping Centre in late 2023. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Melbourne confectionary store home to world’s largest lolly … Read more
Hollywood actor Liam Neeson has been spotted on the first day of filming for his new movie in the small heritage town of Walhalla, Victoria. Perched on a road overlooking the movie set, fans lined up to catch a glimpse of the Oscar-nominated Northern Irish actor arriving to the set of Ice Road: Road To … Read more
A woman has been charged after allegedly dousing a man in an accelerant and setting him alight, leaving him with life-threatening burns. The 23-year-old man, named in local media reports as Jake Loader, was found with severe burns at a home in Howlong, northwest of Albury in NSW, about 5.30am on January 7. He was … Read more
Filming for Liam Neeson’s new movie is set to begin in a small historical Victorian town which is home to only 20 people. Walhalla, a picturesque 161-year-old town frozen in time, has been transformed into a Nepalese marketplace for Ice Road 2: Road To The Sky, the sequel to Neeson’s 2021 action film The Ice … Read more
A woman claims she looked like an “alien” and started to hallucinate after suffering severe sunburn on her legs. Cas Flynn-Troy, 22, sat out in 37C heat at Victoria’s Beyond The Valley. The Pilates teacher had been in the sun all day on December 31, but claims she used sunscreen a few times throughout the … Read more
A mass drug overdose at a Melbourne rave last weekend was not cause by MDMA alone, with extreme heat and physical exertion also playing a role, Victoria’s health department revealed on Friday. Nine revellers were raced to hospital following suspected drug overdoses at the Hardmission festival last weekend. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Melbourne festival drug … Read more
An Australian music festival has been forced to cancel its 2024 event just days before it was due to start. Coastal Jam was set to welcome thousands of punters to the Mornington Peninsula on Saturday, with headliners Lime Cordiale gearing up to take to the stage. However, organisers said a lack of ticket sales, they … Read more
