Major delays after person hit by train
Commuters of a busy train line are waiting up to an hour and a half for substitute buses after a person was struck by a train.
Rush Hour
Boy critical, female driver four times limit
A driver allegedly blew nearly four times the legal limit following a crash which left a young boy fighting for his life in hospital.
Driver’s desperate act to evade police
A Mercedes driver has risked his life to avoid being arrested by police in a dramatic police chase worthy of a Hollywood film.
Urgent warning over cars catching on fire
A popular SUV model is being urgently recalled after it was revealed a defect could cause the car to burst into flames.
Court blow for youngest Skaf brother
The younger brother of the infamous Skaf rapists has suffered a blow in court, a month after his family home was targeted in a drive-by shooting.
New tool to catch distracted drivers
New legislation in one state is allowing technology already in practice across the country to be introduced to catch drivers doing the wrong thing.
Huge loophole in ‘ludicrous’ Aussie law
A top Australian lawyer has backed calls to change road rules as a major loophole in a law that should be stopping a dangerous act is revealed.
5yo boy dies in car submerged by flood
A five-year-old boy has died after becoming trapped inside a car submerged in floodwaters in NSW’s Central West.
Shocking number of attacks on bus drivers
The disturbingly high number of attacks on public transport workers in one of Australia’s largest cities has been revealed following a violent bus brawl.
Warning after horror school bus crash
The school involved in the sickening bus crash that injured dozens of students and staff has issued a statement – and a warning.
Alleged bridge protester’s Sydney ban
A climate activist known for protesting topless and allegedly blocking the Sydney Harbour Bridge has been prohibited from entering the city while on bail.
‘Don’t be surprised’: Train strikes to worsen
Dominic Perrottet’s government has been accused of ‘blackmailing’ a union as a strict deadline for action passed on Friday afternoon.
New road rule will cost you $432
Drivers will face expensive fines and the loss of three demerit points if they don’t comply with a new road rule being introduced next month.
Man stabbed in chest at train station
A man has been charged after he allegedly stabbed another man in the chest multiple times.
‘Avoid travel’: Five times the wait for trains
Commuters are being urged to avoid travelling as they may have to wait five times as long for their trains during the third day of chaotic strikes.
Bizarre culprit behind traffic chaos
Traffic has banked up on a busy Queensland motorway with an unlikely culprit sparking havoc for morning commuters.
Vow to stop Sydney train chaos for 6 weeks
Sydney commuters could get a reprieve from the chaos that has engulfed the network in recent weeks after a major breakthrough.
Qld facing ‘very different’ outbreak
An expert has warned the Queensland outbreak has the makings of a “very significant event”, similar to the situation being faced in Sydney.
Four cases of new variant travelled to NSW
The “concerning” new variant on the loose in Victoria travelled to NSW, with the CHO warning “it is not unexpected” it originated there.
Premier’s sheepish on-air blunder
After spending hours pleading for more vaccinations this week, this golden slip-up couldn’t have been better timed.
Warning lockdown may need to last even longer
Even an extension of seven days won’t be long enough for the current Melbourne outbreak, an epidemiologist has said, warning it may need to last until the end of June.
‘Five-day blitz’ as lockdown call looms
Authorities have announced a new plan to combat the latest coronavirus cluster as health officials answer to the recent aged care bungle.
Major alert for four high-risk locations
Contact tracing chief Jeroen Weimar has issued a plea to Victorians as the state’s list of exposure sites grows. View the list of new venues here.
Melbourne vaccine hub exposed to virus
Anyone at a Melbourne vaccine centre last Saturday has been urged to get tested and isolate immediately, after being exposed to a positive case.
Covid clinics turning Aussies away
Covid testing clinics in WA are experiencing “high demand” in the wake of the Victorian outbreak and impending lockdown, forcing them to turn people away.
State shuts border to greater Melbourne
South Australia will close its border to greater Melbourne from 6pm tonight, in a bid to protect itself from Victoria’s growing Covid-19 outbreak.
Four new cases in Victoria
Victoria’s coronavirus outbreak has grown again, with another four new community cases bringing the Melbourne cluster to nine.
Fears of ‘missing link’ in Melbourne
Health authorities “cannot rule out” the possibility of a “missing link” in Victoria, after four new cases were reported in Melbourne.
‘Destroying our future’: Teen unleashes
A teenager has lashed out at the government’s climate policy in a searing statement given at the School Strike for Climate today.
53yo in intensive care with blood clots
A 53-year-old South Australian man is in intensive care in a “very serious condition” after he developed blood clots possibly linked to the AstraZeneca jab.
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