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A family has been left shaken after their home was peppered with bullets.
The shots were reportedly fired into a house on Lucas Rd in Seven Hills, Sydney’s northwest, in the early hours of Friday morning.
Five people, including a teenager, were inside at the time.
More here.
Passengers on board a Virgin flight from Bali to Brisbane have been forced to use bottles and sinks after all toilets on the plane broke down.
The rear lavatory was already out of service when flight VA50 took off on Thursday afternoon, and things did not improve.
Complete disaster struck on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 when the remaining two toilets completely malfunctioned and could not be used.
Customer reaction here.
Influencer Emilie Kiser, whose three-year-old son died in May after drowning in the family’s backyard pool, spoke out for the first time in an Instagram statement, saying she knows there’s more she could have done to protect him.
Trigg Kiser died after he was hospitalised in critical condition for several days, police have said.
An investigation into the child’s death revealed that the boy’s father, Brady Kiser, said he was distracted by something at the time Trigg fell into the pool. Emilie Kiser was out at the time, Brady Kiser said.
A police report revealed that Trigg was unsupervised for at least nine minutes and that the boy “did not go into the water intentionally, rather he tripped and fell in while playing with an inflatable chair,” the report states.
In her statement, Emilie Kiser said the family misses Trigg “every second of every day” and that “continuing forward often feels unbearable.”
“I never thought we would experience grief in this way or the pain of losing him so suddenly,” Emilie Kiser wrote. “It’s a pain, heartache, and void that no family should ever have to endure.”
To read more of her statement, click here.
A journalist has turned a US Open press conference into a “sh**show” after asking an utterly bizarre question to the tournament’s No.2 seed Iga Swiatek.
In her second round match, the in-form Swiatiak made a host of errors and lost the second set before regrouping to defeat Dutchwoman Suzan Lamens 6-1 4-6 6-4 at Flushing Meadows.
It was the Wimbledon winner’s 16th win from 17 matches and she undoubtedly thought a discussion about her form, or the fact that she was stretched by Lamens would follow.
Sadly, it wasn’t to be with the media conference derailed by a journalist. And Swiatek was stunned.
“What kind of question is this?” she said in disbelief.
Watch the video here.
Exclusive pictures have been captured of the wife of alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman turning up to a court.
Dezi’s wife Mali, 42, as well as his 15-year-old son were both arrested at a Porpunkah property on Thursday when a Chandler Crt property was raided at 8.40pm.
“Those searches have been completed, the interviews have been conducted, those people have been released,” Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush told reporters in Wangaratta on Friday.
“There may or may not be charges that follow.”
On Friday morning, 7NEWS captured exclusive vision of Mali turning up to Wangaratta Court with her supporters.
More on this story here.
A number of ANZ staff have learned they were being made redundant before being officially told due to an email blunder.
Staff were meant to be notified about scheduled meetings with their managers but instead received automated emails detailing how to return their work laptops.
The bank issued an apology and offered psychological support to affected employees.
Full story here.
A range of children’s toys is being urgently pulled from shelves at Kmart and Target stores across Australia due to serious choking hazards.
The 3D Mini Animal Toys manufactured by Zak Australia contain small parts that can detach, posing a significant risk to young children who may swallow the pieces.
The recalled toys have been available for purchase since June this year, meaning thousands of Australian families may have already bought the products.
Customers can get a refund. More details on that here.
Nearly 10 million Australian homes and businesses will be able to access dramatically faster internet speeds when the NBN launches accelerated plans in September.
The National Broadband Network is upgrading its fastest plans to deliver five times faster connections at no extra cost to customers already on eligible services.
“We have approximately 9.8 million homes and businesses across the country right now that can get these accelerated speeds when they launch in September,” an NBN spokesperson said.
The upgrade depends on two key factors that customers can check right now.
More here.
Reality TV star Matt Wright has been found guilty of two counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice after a deadly helicopter crash.
But a Supreme Court jury in Darwin on Friday failed to reach agreement on a third count after a four-week trial.
The Outback Wrangler star was accused of trying to cover up evidence following the February 2022 crash that killed his co-star Chris “Willow” Wilson and left pilot Sebastian Robinson a paraplegic.
The pair were on a crocodile-egg collecting mission in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, with Wilson slung on a line below the chopper to be dropped onto croc nests in remote swampland.
Read the full story here.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged the federal MP who raised his fist and threatened to punch a journalist to reflect on his behaviour.
Maverick MP Bob Katter, 80, confronted a TV reporter during an extraordinary press conference on Thursday when he thrust his fist in a journalist’s face when questioned about his family’s Lebanese history.
The member for Kennedy had been speaking and throwing his support behind anti-migration rallies set to be held across Australia on Sunday.
Full story here.
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