1+ hour, 16+ min ago (253+ words) A volunteer is in hospital after a car lost control at Geelong's Revival Motoring Festival, with a brand-new BMW slamming into a concrete barrier during a drag race which left the man bleeding on the side of the track. The event marshal was knocked to the ground and collected by a concrete barrier after the high-powered BMW lost control during what was meant to be a quarter-mile sprint. The crowd watching on was left stunned by the dramatic crash. "It was pretty crazy to see. It all happened pretty quick," witness Adam Turley said. "The medic on scene said that his foot sort of got squashed between the connector and the tarmac. Probably shouldn't have been in thongs, but he was." The man in his 60s was taken to hospital, while the driver managed to walk away from the crash, albeit…...

2+ hour, 41+ min ago (225+ words) A second man has been charged over the alleged shooting murder of father of two Mal Seve in Sydney's west on Friday. Seve, 28, was ambushed on Carinya St in Blacktown about 11.50am on Friday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Charges laid over Sydney ambush He was allegedly shot in front of several bystanders, suffering wounds to his neck, chest and leg. Police were around the corner at the time and arrived at the scene swiftly. NSW paramedics treated Seve but he could not be saved. Two suspects allegedly fled the scene in a black Mazda ute and a police pursiuit was initiated. The car crashed hundreds of metres away on Kildare Rd, with the two passengers continuing to flee on foot. Both men, aged 18 and 25, were quickly arrested with the older man taken to hospital with minor injuries under police guard. Upon…...

3+ hour, 59+ min ago (117+ words) The search for a teenager who was reported to be in trouble in the water at a popular holiday spot has been suspended. Emergency services were called to Little Bay Beach, Arakoon " near South West Rocks on the NSW Mid North Coast, about 4.20pm Sunday following reports an 18-year-old man was struggling. Officers attached to Mid North Coast Police District responded, alongside Marine Area Command officers and Surf Life Saving NSW. The multi-agency search was unable to locate the man and will resume on Monday morning. Sunday's incident occurred less than an hour's drive from Crescent Head, where a 59-year-old man drowned after being caught in a rip on Saturday....

5+ hour, 15+ min ago (413+ words) One of the two mothers who became the driving force behind Australia's world-first ban on social media for under-16s has lashed the tech giants, calling their claims about responsibility "so repugnant'. Emma Mason's 15-year-old daughter Tilly ended her life following storms of online bullying, leaving Mason in grief and determination to protect other children. "I wear this, her ashes are in there," Emma said, touching a pendant around her neck. Mia Bannister, whose 14-year-old son also died by suicide, carries her son's memory similarly: "So I carry him around my neck in a little canister, his ashes." From next week, more than a million teens will be cut from social media platforms under the new laws. The mothers remain unapologetic about the drastic measure. The two families helped convince the federal government to launch the groundbreaking social media bans. Emma…...

5+ hour, 49+ min ago (459+ words) Collingwood superstar Nick Daicos has revealed he pushed through this year's finals campaign with not one, but two, serious injuries. The 22-year-old gun will ease back into pre-season training this week fresh off a trip to Dubai. But Daicos has told 7NEWS he had to have an enforced layoff after carrying bone stress in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot through the finals campaign. The Magpies vice-captain also revealed that he suffered a left posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury just days before the preliminary final clash with the Lions. "I didn't need any surgery, just more time off," Daicos told 7NEWS. Determined to push through the pain and inspire his side to success, the injury would have ruled him out for several months if it occurred during the season, but the extent of the damage only came to light through post-season…...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago (502+ words) For almost two decades, David Matas has prodded countries like Australia to show some muscle and confront China over evidence of shocking human rights abuses. He's now saluting the countries he believes have done well " and calling out those that have done poorly. A human rights lawyer from Manitoba, Matas teamed up with another Canadian " the late MP David Kilgour " in 2006 to produce a startling report on live organ harvesting in China. That report and follow-up investigations suggested tens of thousands of practitioners of Falun Gong " the spiritual meditation and exercise regime banned in China " were subject to involuntary organ removal. China denounced the findings as "based on rumours and false allegations, claiming an investigation had found no merit in them. Today, that report is the foundation from which Falun Gong presses governments to hold China to account. "There are…...

7+ hour, 13+ min ago (454+ words) Climate protesters are ramping up efforts to disrupt the fossil fuel industry, scaling and blocking a ship bound for the world's largest coal port. Three Greenpeace activists scaled the ship on Sunday morning at Rising Tide's annual "protestival" at Newcastle Harbour, unveiling a banner reading "Phase Out Coal and Gas". After police confirmed 11 people were charged on Saturday relating to swimming, kayaking and boating to block a shipping lane, another 21 were charged on Sunday for similar "marine-related offences". Authorities also alleged a violent assault took place at nearby Foreshore Park involving attendees, in which a 46-year-old man was hospitalised with back, arm leg and head lacerations. An 18-year-old man was arrested in relation to the incident but was yet to be charged. Rising Tide claimed a coal ship, named RAGNAR, was forced to turn around on Sunday afternoon after around…...

8+ hour, 8+ min ago (153+ words) TV star James Tobin has announced the birth of his first child with his wife, Farrah. The Weekend Sunrise presenter took to Instagram on Friday to reveal the heartwarming news alongside an image of his daughter, Tilda. "Our little girl, Tilda Tobin," Tobin captioned the post. Friends and Australian celebrities flooded to the comments section to congratulate the couple. "Congratulations you two. She's absolutely beautiful," Sunrise host Nat Barr said. Emdur's co-host, Kylie Gillies, said it was the "best news update ever", adding she was "so happy for your little fam". Tobin, 44, and Farrah married in an intimate ceremony at the Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory " a scenic two-hour drive from Canberra in rural NSW " in October last year. The pair had been dating since 2021. They announced the pregnancy in July, with Tobin saying at the time that they "are…...

8+ hour, 51+ min ago (194+ words) A major emergency operation is under way in an underwater cave system in South Australia. There are fears one diver is dead and another is reportedly fighting for life, with another trapped and another missing at Tank Cave at Tantanoola, near Mount Gambier, on Sunday. Tank Cave's "extensive maze-like system" boasts more than seven kilometres of diveable passage, according to the Cave Divers Association of Australia. "This makes it one of the longest underwater caves in Australia," the Association said. The dive spot in the state's southeast is reportedly called Tank Cave because a water tank used to rest over the top of the entrance, where a short ladder first leads divers to a small surface lake. It comes just a day after a 60-year-old woman was saved from a West Australian cave system. The woman was freed about 5.30am on…...

9+ hour, 25+ min ago (154+ words) Four people have died after 14 people were shot at a family gathering in Stockton, in northern California. The shooting took place at a child's birthday party, Stockton's Vice Mayor Jason Lee said in a Facebook post. "I am in contact with staff and public safety officials to understand exactly what happened, and I will be pushing for answers," he said. Sheiriff's office spokeswoman Heather Brent said the victims included children and adults. Early indications "suggest this may have been a targeted incident", Brent told reporters at the scene. The shooting occurred inside the banquet hall, which shares a parking lot with other businesses. Authorities did not immediately provide information about the conditions of the victims. Stockton is a city of 320,000, about 65km south of Sacramento. "Families should be together instead of at the hospital, standing next to their loved one, praying…...