A nationwide technical issue sparked chaos at Sydney International Airport, with customers queuing for a kilometre as technicians scrambled to fix the issue. The Australian Border Force (ABF) confirmed the outage on Saturday morning. “We are aware of a technical issue impacting the smart gates at Sydney Airport,” a spokesmanContinue Reading
Dramatic scenes have unfolded on a Virgin Australia flight as a man was arrested by police officers. The flight was preparing to takeoff from Melbourne Airport on Tuesday when Australian Federal Police officers boarded and arrested the man. Footage of the incident, obtained by 7News, shows the officers talking toContinue Reading
Damaging winds and a fair dump of rain are likely to hit large parts of Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT early this week. The second week of winter is forecast to bring a seasonal cold front through southeast Australia, which will push northwards to Sydney by Wednesday. Forecasters from WeatherzoneContinue Reading
A new case of measles has been reported in Victoria – the 10th recorded for the state since the start of the year. The returned traveller tested positive to measles after transiting through Melbourne Airport’s T2 international terminal between 9.15pm and 10.30pm on Wednesday. The infected traveller returned on EmiratesContinue Reading
The Prime Minister has weighed in on Melbourne’s long-promised, never-delivered train line from Tullamarine airport to the city the airport telling the terminal owners to be better corporate citizens. And Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas has used a business lunch in front of hundreds of corporates to double down on threatsContinue Reading
The first of the five planes once in Bonza’s fleet has made its way overseas following the company’s failure to renegotiate its forced grounding. The Boeing 737, known lovingly as “Bruce”, departed for Honolulu on Thursday morning under the flight tag of Canada’s budget airline Flair, the aircraft’s co-owner. ItContinue Reading
Three Irish men have been arrested following a string of “sophisticated” alleged home burglaries across Melbourne. The three Irish nationals, aged 25, 24 and 19, have allegedly carried out over 60 home burglaries across Melbourne’s east, in Blackburn, Doncaster, Narre Warren, Hampton Park Narre Warren and Templestowe, since January. TheContinue 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
Four people, including the suspected ringleader of a global drug mule syndicate, have been arrested after attempting to smuggle 30kg worth of cocaine into Australia. Federal police arrested and charged three women at Melbourne Airport on April 12 after discovering approximately 10kg of cocaine stashed inside of six suitcases. TheContinue Reading
Forty Australian celebrities and influencers have posed for an incredible campaign to “end ovarian cancer”. The Witchery White Shirt Campaign has raised over $16 million for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF) since its inception in 2008 – and this year the Australian fashion brand has given the wardrobe stapleContinue Reading