Police have seized more than 20,000 vapes in three road stops across NSW. Officers attached to Riverina Highway Patrol were conducting stationary testing on the Hume Hwy on Monday when they pulled over a Toyota HiAce van. After searching the van, police allegedly found 37 boxes containing 9,400 vapes withContinue Reading
A man has been killed after he fell from a Mercedes-Benz car on a major highway and was then hit by another vehicle. The incident happened on the Pacific Highway near Chinderah on the NSW far north coast, on Wednesday evening. Members of the public tried to help, but heContinue Reading
Two “fish enthusiasts” are on the hook for an eye-watering fine after twice attempting to smuggle more than 100 live fish into Australia in their suitcases. Chun Lok Chi and business partner Linh Thi My Chau were caught at Melbourne airport in January 2020 with plastic bags filled with ornamentalContinue Reading
A former Beauty and the Geek star has paid a hefty price for date night after an obscure seatbelt rule cost him more than a thousand dollars. Reality show favourite Mike Gambaro was left with a $1161 fine and four demerit points after his mystery date was caught on cameraContinue Reading
Shock CCTV footage has emerged of a man crashing his car into an unmarked police vehicle at a Sydney service station. The bizarre smash-up occurred in the afternoon of February 15, with video showing a police officer filling up at the station before a black Toyota Camry rolls in andContinue Reading
Embattled billionaire Elon Musk is facing a fresh legal challenge in Australia after X Corp, formerly known as Twitter, allegedly failed to answer questions about its handling of child abuse material. Online watchdog eSafety announced on Friday it was launching civil proceedings in the Federal Court against X Corp whoContinue Reading
Climate change protesters with Extinction Rebellion have again shut down busy Melbourne streets as they draw attention to the global climate emergency. Braving the rain, hundreds of demonstrators converged on the CBD for the fourth day of their five-day “REBEL WITH US IN NAARM” action. Their schedule of events hadContinue Reading
A Kiwi grandmother who forgot to declare a chicken sandwich that was in her backpack copped a hefty fine at Brisbane Airport. June Armstrong, 77, was travelling from Christchurch to Brisbane on May 2 to house-sit for friends, when Australian border force officials told her the sandwich she forgot toContinue Reading
Elon Musk has failed to pay a $610,500 fine slapped on his social media company X, over its failure to answer questions on how it removes and tackles child sexual exploitation and sexual extortion. In October, X was slapped with the fine for failing to respond to a legal noticeContinue Reading
Uber is the latest to cough up big amid a government crackdown aimed at spam marketing, which has so far netted $11 million in fines against companies pestering customers. This week, the rideshare and food delivery service paid a hefty $412,500 infringement notice for violating Australian spam laws. The penaltyContinue Reading