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2 weeks ago | 
perthnow.com.au | Sarah Keszler |Natasha Squarey
The grieving family of a teenager killed on a notorious road in Sydney’s west are calling for urgent change, after it was revealed concerns were raised over the road’s safety months before their loved one’s death. Liam Carr, 19, was killed when his motorbike crashed with a turning van on a notorious intersection on Richmond Rd in Berkshire Park, only three days before Christmas in 2022.
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2 months ago | 
7news.com.au | Laine Clark |Sarah Keszler
A second person has died in Queensland’s flood emergency as unprecedented downpours continue to smash the state’s far north. The body of an 82-year-old woman was found in a cane paddock on Fulton Dr in Bermside, near Ingham, just after 11am on Tuesday. A neighbour had last seen the woman inside her two-storey home about 6pm on Monday. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Police said the neighbour raised concerns when they were unable to find her inside the home the next day.
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2 months ago | 
7news.com.au | Sarah Keszler |Tita Smith
A father who died alongside his young son in a shocking two-car crash in Brisbane’s south has been identified. Chris Vrbesic, 37, was driving his blue Holden Commodore along Rickertt Rd in Ransome when he crashed with a red Mitsubishi Lancer at the intersection with Chelsea Road just before 9am on Sunday. Vrbesic, from Manly West, died at the scene. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today His four-year-old son was found in a critical condition and rushed to hospital, where he later died.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
7news.com.au | Sarah Keszler
Queensland has sweltered through extreme heatwave conditions as storms lash parts of the state’s southeast, leaving more than 25,000 properties without power. Heatwave conditions currently affecting large parts of the state’s east coast and interior are not expected to ease until the weekend, with the north of the state left to wait until early next week to find relief, according to the weather bureau.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
7news.com.au | Sarah Keszler
The sister of a man who weighed just 29kg when he is died is the primary person of interest as police continue calls for information 17 months after his death, a detective has revealed. Isaac “Ike” Oar, 56, was living with his older sister, who was also his primary carer, when he was found dead at their home on Alice St in Ayr, near Townsville, on August 10, 2023.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
7news.com.au | Sarah Keszler
A high-profile Queensland social media influencer has been charged with poisoning a baby, as well as torture, child exploitation and several other alleged offences. The 34-year-old Sunshine Coast woman had documented the health struggles of the child online, all while administering unauthorised prescription and pharmacy medicines to the one-year-old girl to make her sick, police allege. The woman allegedly produced the content and exploited the child to get donations and online followers.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
7news.com.au | Sarah Keszler
A dolphin has been saved in a dramatic rescue after it jumped onto a boat off North Stradbroke Island. Bo Sawyer was enjoying a day fishing with his two sons when the marine mammal leapt an estimated 3m into the air, breaking through perspex on the console as it landed in the back of his boat on Tuesday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Dolphin rescued after jumping into boat. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Sawyer filmed the moments after the shocking crash-landing.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
7news.com.au | Sarah Keszler
One person has died and several others have been injured as severe thunderstorms devastated parts of New South Wales. A man in his 80s was killed when a tree fell on his car on Lachlan Valley Way in Cowra in the state’s Central West about 3.50pm on Wednesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police, and has yet to be formally identified. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Police were in attendance and had launched an investigation into the incident.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
7news.com.au | Sarah Keszler
A woman is still fighting for her life in hospital as important evidence was uncovered during the investigations into a serious shooting on the Gold Coast last week. Linley Anyos, 33, was found next to a car, in a pool of blood with a single gunshot wound to the centre of her back on Trees Rd in Tallebudgera, just after midday on Wednesday. She was treated for her serious injuries at the scene and was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital, where she remains in a critical condition.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
perthnow.com.au | Sarah Keszler
A road rage incident outside Dreamworld has left two people injured after reports of an assault outside the popular Gold Coast theme park. Paramedics were called to the Dreamworld theme park in Coomera on the Gold Coast following reports one person was assaulted and another struck by a car about 3.35pm on Monday. Both people are reported to be in a stable condition with back and head injuries, according to a Queensland Ambulance Spokesperson.
