Matt Jones

2 days ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Matt Jones

One of Sydney's busiest roads is closed in both directions during peak hour because a crane is at risk of tipping over. Pennant Hills Road was closed between Carlingford Road and Jenkins Road just after 3.40pm after a crane was seen 'on a lean' according to a Fire and Rescue NSW spokesperson. At least 350 workers on a building site were evacuated as well as some locals living nearby. Traffic has been diverted while Ambulance NSW confirmed a crew was on the scene but there were no reported injuries.

2 days ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Matt Jones

A tradie devastated after he was scammed out of almost $17,000 has taken aim at his bank and accused it of not providing enough support.  Sydney man Bradley Turner, 33, who runs microcementing company Pure Deco, was tricked into thinking his bank, ANZ, needed him to urgently contact its staff. Mr Turner received a text on June 1 that appeared to be from the bank, as it came up on his phone in an already-established message chain he had with ANZ.

3 days ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Matt Jones

A high school has been plunged into lockdown with students evacuated from the buildings. Bonnyrigg High School, in western Sydney, evacuated the students onto the oval at 11.30am on Wednesday. 'Please be advised the school is currently being evacuated,' an urgent message read on social media. 'Please do not contact the school or your child. We will advise shortly.'A NSW Police spokesman said the lockdown had been initiated as a precautionary search was carried out on the campus.

3 days ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Matt Jones

Nat Barr has lashed out at the ambulance crisis in Victoria and labelled it 'ridiculous' after it emerged just one per cent of the fleet were able to respond to calls. The Sunrise host demanded authorities fix the issue immediately following revelations that 50 people were left waiting for emergency transport on Monday night.

3 days ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Matt Jones

Major airlines have offered to refund thousands of customers after flights were cancelled in and out of Qatar's airspace on Tuesday due to the Iran-Isreal war. The State of Qatar made the call after Iran fired missiles at the United States' Al Udeid air base in Qatar. The closure only lasted a few hours but it was long enough to cause a backlog at Doha Hamad International Airport which is one of the world's top 10 busiest airports.