Children trampled at chaotic Easter egg drop on the Gold Coast
Children have been knocked to the ground and trampled after a helicopter released thousands of chocolate eggs onto a school oval on the Gold Coast. More than 30,000 Easter eggs were dropped over Upper...
View ArticleTeen critical after being flipped onto car bonnet in NSW crash
A 19-year-old woman has been taken to hospital after being struck by a car in Tweeds Heads, in New South Wales, overnight. Police said the woman was hit by a Holden Astra travelling west on Boundary...
View ArticleDreamworld 'Buzzsaw' ride malfunctions
Dreamworld's troublesome BuzzSaw ride will be inspected after its auto-stop safety sensor activated this morning, leaving 12 patrons momentarily stuck.The group safely disembarked from the Gold Coast...
View ArticleMisdirected coalition air strike kills 18 rebels fighting ISIS
A coalition air strike accidentally killed 18 members of a US-backed Arab-Kurdish alliance fighting the Islamic State group near a key town in northern Syria, the US-led coalition said yesterday....
View ArticleKiller on the run after man murdered outside Melbourne building
Police are searching for a murderer after a man’s body was found under a bush at an apartment building in Notting Hill.A woman found the dead man lying on his side, with his legs curled up, in a garden...
View ArticleGood Friday customer and staff narrowly escape injury after drink driver...
Customers have narrowly dodged an out of control vehicle as it smashed into a fish and chip shop on the Gold Coast. CCTV obtained by 9NEWS shows the white car slamming through the front door of Rio...
View ArticleLeaders acknowledge Aussies recovering from Cyclone Debbie in Easter messages
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten have both acknowledged Australians recovering from Cyclone Debbie and recent floods in their Easter messages.In a video posted to his...
View ArticleOne injured as shots ring out at Manus Island immigration detention centre
Shots have been fired and at least one asylum seeker injured during a violent incident at the Manus Island detention centre.The Australian Immigration and Border Protection Department confirmed in a...
View ArticleUS decision to use 'mother of all bombs' in Afghanistan slammed as...
The United States has dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb on Afghanistan, killing dozens of ISIS militants - but as the dust settled, analysts have begun to question just how much the sound and fury...
View ArticleBritish woman reportedly stabbed to death in Jerusalem
A Palestinian man has stabbed a British woman to death on Friday near Jerusalem's Old City, where thousands of Jewish and Christian pilgrims were gathered for religious holidays, police said.The...
View ArticleBaby born with eight limbs gets new lease on life in India
A baby born with eight limbs, including two protruding from his stomach, has undergone surgery in India to successfully remove the extra arms and legs, in an operation being hailed as a world...
View Article‘Psychs on Bikes’ embark on cross-country ride to improve rural mental health...
A group of mental health care workers are hitting the road as part of a motorbike ride aimed at improving awareness about mental health in rural and remote communities across Australia.The "Psychs on...
View ArticleManhunt underway for intruder who fatally shot teenager in the head
A manhunt is underway for a masked gunman who stormed into a Sydney home and fatally shot a teenager in his bed, while detectives work to determine if the shooting was an act of revenge.The suspect...
View ArticleMore than a dozen starving horses seized from Victorian farm
RSPCA Victoria has seized 17 emaciated horses from a property in the Mornington Peninsula. The horses were seized on Thursday after a member of the community reported concern for the animals’ welfare,...
View ArticlePaul Walker remembered in #Drive4Paul charity events across Australia
Cody Walker has arrived in Australia to help raise money for his late brother’s charity, with a series of car events set to coincide with the premiere of The Fate of the Furious.The events will take...
View ArticleCrocodile chomps on elephant's trunk before herd steps in
A group of elephants has rushed in to rescue a young herd member when a crocodile clamped on its trunk and wouldn't let go.The herd were drinking from a river in Liwonde National Park in Malawi when...
View ArticleSydney woman tells of ‘chaos’ after gunshot sound triggers stampede at New...
A Sydney woman has told of “frightening” scenes near New York's Penn Station after commuters heard what sounded like a gunshot.The stampede occurred when Amtrak Police deployed a Taser to arrest an...
View ArticlePolice officers fired after video emerges of them kicking and punching black...
Two US police officers have been fired after videos emerged showing them kicking and punching a handcuffed black motorist during a routine traffic stop.Officer Robert McDonald and Sergeant Michael...
View ArticleDriver towing huge rainwater tank tests positive for meth
Police have impounded an Adelaide man’s car after he was caught trying to tow a large rainwater tank on a broken trailer.Officers noticed the car and tank travelling along Robert Road in Adelaide’s...
View ArticleBarrels of cannabis seized from property in rural Queensland
More than 34 kilograms of dry cannabis has been seized from a property in the town of Watsonville, in North Queensland. Police said the Toy Creek Road address was searched by officers about 3pm...
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