Davina Smith

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Articles

Inside the trauma room treating a growing number of e-scooter crash patients

2 weeks ago | 9now.nine.com.au | Davina Smith

At least two patients a day are being treated at just one major emergency ward in Queensland for e-scooter accidents. Their injuries are so complex, so severe, patients are being assessed just like high-speed car crash victims. A Current Affair was given access to the severe trauma room inside the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, to see how the specialist medical team assesses each admission.
The little-known development disorder affecting two kids in every Aussie classroom

2 weeks ago | 9now.nine.com.au | Davina Smith

There's something about Sadie. Affectionate. Playful. Loves Pokémon and pranks. And a giggle that melts your heart. And from the outside looking in, you'd assume she's just your average nine-year-old brimming with kindness. But Sadie masks a struggle that makes life in the classroom and the playground tricky. Developmental language disorder (DLD). Never heard of it? Neither had I. Yet it's more common than autism, ADHD or hearing impairments in children.
Heartbrokem parents launch community-funded investigation into son's disappearance

1 month ago | 9now.nine.com.au | Davina Smith

It almost feels like a betrayal talking about Jack McLennan in the past tense. For one - he was a 27-year-old so full of life, who loved his family and two little sisters with his whole heart. The other important point is, there's no proof that he's dead. He disappeared on October 4 last year and hasn't been seen or heard from since. To follow Ross and Kellie's investigation head to their Facebook page.
Mum desperate for help as teen son exploits housing loophole

1 month ago | 9now.nine.com.au | Davina Smith

Young, underage and at-risk-youth have been exposed exploiting a legal loophole that allows them to live away from home and beyond the control of their parents. The term, known as "self-placing", gives children the power to select a new home, outside the power of police and child safety authorities. Single mum Loretta from Maryborough told A Current Affair her 14-year-old son recently decided to self-place.
Red tape forces farmers to spend tens of thousands to host campers on private land

2 months ago | 9now.nine.com.au | Davina Smith

Queensland's Scenic Rim is one of the world's top tourist destinations for off-grid farmland camping, but local government laws are making it difficult for property owners to comply. Stephen Moriarty's family farm has been passed down through generations over the last 70 years. He had eight campsites across his 121-hectare cattle property and advertised through Hipcamp, a booking platform for campers similar to Airbnb.
Happy birthday to angry, Terfy Mumsnet

2 months ago | spectator.co.uk | Davina Smith

I learned recently that Mumsnet is 25 years old, and my immediate reaction was: who the hell is still using Mumsnet? And then I read that Mumsnet has nine million unique users every month, and my immediate reaction was: who the hell are these people? According to Mumsnet, they’re almost all women, but I don’t seem to know any of them. I’ve never used Mumsnet, and when I conducted some forensically accurate research, I struggled to find any friends who are well acquainted with it.
Parents turn son's e-scooter death pain into purpose with heartfelt packages

2 months ago | 9now.nine.com.au | Davina Smith

An Australian father is about to embark on a grueling 4300 kilometre cycle on Australia's roughest roads from Perth to Byron Bay, in honour of his son who died exactly one year ago in an e-scooter crash. Ross Abraham leaves for the Longest Ride on Monday, hoping to cross the country in 31 days. It will be a white-knuckle ride, and as he grips the handlebars of his bike, he'll be staring down at two tattoos on his knuckles - mirror images of the same tattoos his son Jaaden Abraham had.
Brisbane business could lose millions if they don't cough up for fines they didn't incurk

Mar 19, 2025 | 9now.nine.com.au | Davina Smith

A family-run business in Brisbane is facing a cruel predicament - pay more than $9000 in traffic fines that they didn't incur or risk having $2 million in stock seized by the state's Penalty Enforcement Registry (SPER). Nationwide Auto Wholesale, based in Brisbane has been operating for two decades, purchases cars from dealerships and selling them on to new buyers. Owner Justin Stubberfield employs 10 staff, and says his business usually deals with around 300 vehicles every month.
Growing anger as women's health crisis threatens to leave thousands unmedicated

Jan 28, 2025 | 9now.nine.com.au | Davina Smith

Australian women going through peri-menopause and menopause are so desperate trying to access HRT transdermal patches, they're using friends' prescriptions, cutting patches in half and leaving them on beyond the prescribed duration, just to get by. An investigation by A Current Affair has uncovered the extraordinary lengths women are going to amid a national shortage of the patches that could last until the end of the year.