Episodios

  • Major airlines ban power banks on flights

    Major airlines ban power banks on flights
    Nov 21 2025
    Qantas and Virgin Australia have banned the use of portable power banks on all domestic and international flights due to safety concerns following recent onboard fires. Virgin's ban takes effect December 1st, while Qantas implements the restriction from December 15th. The airlines cite the significant fire risk posed by these devices, which contain approximately ten times more energy than mobile phones and can fill aircraft cabins with smoke within seconds when they malfunction.

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  • Fire erupts at COP30 climate summit in Brazil

    Fire erupts at COP30 climate summit in Brazil
    Nov 21 2025
    A major fire broke out at the COP30 climate summit venue in Belém, Brazil, forcing politicians, delegates and journalists to evacuate. Brazilian officials confirmed the fire has been extinguished with no injuries reported, while Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen and other Australian delegates are safe and accounted for.

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  • Professor on navigating drinking overseas safely ahead of Schoolies

    Professor on navigating drinking overseas safely ahead of Schoolies
    Nov 20 2025

    As more than 8000 Aussies prepare to descend on Bali for Schoolies there's a renewed push to warn travellers about the dangers of drinking abroad.

    For more, Professor of Nursing Ally Hutton joins.

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  • Police spray elderly dementia patient in Sydney nursing home

    Police spray elderly dementia patient in Sydney nursing home
    Nov 20 2025
    An 87-year-old man with dementia was subdued with capsicum spray by police at a Sydney nursing home after he wielded a sharp metal pole and threatened to hurt people. An internal review has been launched into the incident, though the Police Assistant Commissioner described the officer's response as reasonable.

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  • Woman crashes into road machine in Blacktown

    Woman crashes into road machine in Blacktown
    Nov 20 2025
    A 24-year-old woman crashed her white sedan into a road profiling machine at speed on Walters Road in Blacktown at around 1am, narrowly missing road workers by metres. The woman's car became wedged underneath the machine but she escaped relatively unscathed, though she refused a blood alcohol test when police arrived at the scene.

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  • Woman jailed for Perth brothers' Mexico murders

    Woman jailed for Perth brothers' Mexico murders
    Nov 20 2025
    A 23-year-old woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in the brutal murders of Perth brothers Callum and Jake Robinson in Mexico. The brothers were on holiday in the seaside town of Baja when they were shot dead alongside their American friend. The woman was found guilty of instigating the violent attack by telling her boyfriend she was interested in the tyres on the surfers' truck.

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  • Fire breaks out at COP30 climate summit

    Fire breaks out at COP30 climate summit
    Nov 20 2025
    Evacuations are underway in Brazil after a fire broke out inside the venue hosting the UN's COP30 climate talks. Videos on social media show people fleeing from the pavilion while emergency crews respond to the scene. All members of the Australian delegation have been accounted for following the incident.

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  • Queensland man critical after Logan hit-run

    Queensland man critical after Logan hit-run
    Nov 20 2025
    A 29-year-old Queensland man is fighting for life after being struck by a ute in a hit-and-run crash near Logan, south of Brisbane, just after 8pm. The victim suffered life-threatening injuries to his head, chest, pelvis and leg. The driver initially fled the scene but later contacted triple zero, and no charges have been laid yet.

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