A woman and a baby girl are missing from Maryborough on Queensland's Fraser Coast. The 24-year-old woman and the one-year-old girl were last seen walking from Horsburgh Lane onto Bazaar Street at about 5pm yesterday. Police and family are concerned for their welfare due to a medical condition the woman has. READ MORE: Families of Israeli hostages release video of female soldiers being captured by Hamas The woman was last seen wearing a long-sleeve shirt and blue leggings and pushing a black pram. The girl was last seen wearing a pink jumper and cream-coloured pants. Anyone with information ab ..read more

A New Zealand man was surprised to find two guns, including an AK-47, on his first day of metal detecting. Dan O'Donnell, 42, was keen to try out a metal detector for the first time. On Wednesday, he went out to Wellington Town Belt and within five minutes he got a signal. He immediately started digging. READ MORE:Murder charge laid after man dies in Sydney's south-west His first and most surreal discovery was two firearms along with a bunch of bullets and knives in "well-wrapped" packages. O'Donnell said he borrowed a metal detector from a friend a couple of days ago to try out the hobby. "I ..read more

A police officer is in hospital with serious upper body injuries after he was struck by a stolen car in Melbourne this morning. Police attended a hotel in Nunawading, near the intersection of Burwood Highway and Springvale Road at about 2.40am after reports a stolen car was seen in the car park. It is understood the white Honda Civic hatch was stolen from outside a property on Langley Street in Ringwood East. READ MORE: Families of Israeli hostages release video of female soldiers being captured by Hamas Officers cordoned the area off and placed tyre deflation devices to try to stop the car ..read more

If you won a lottery, what would you spend the money on? It's a question most of us have fantasised about but for some lucky Australians that dream has come true. Lottery officials have reached out to some of last year's division one winners to find out what they spent their winnings on, ahead of tonight's $150 million Powerball draw. READ MORE: What Australia's weather is going to do in winter Most used the money to buy a new home, a lavish holiday and help family and friends. But others decided to spend their money on more unique plans. One winner bought a "wizz-bang sewing machine", anoth ..read more

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A deal between Origin Energy and the NSW Government will delay the closure of Australia's largest coal-fired power station by two years. Eraring Power Station at Lake Macquarie was due to close in 2025 as part of the state's move towards renewable energy. Origin has agreed to extend operations at Eraring to August 19, 2027. READ MORE: NSW residents wake to 3.9 magnitude earthquake near Goulburn Eraring employees will be provided with a transition support package by Origin through career transition support, re-skilling and redeployment where possible. A $5 million fund to support communitie ..read more

Some New South Wales residents have woken up this morning to feel their house shaking this morning as a 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck. The Seismology Research Centre reports the quake hit at Taralga, around 36 kilometres north of Goulburn in the NSW Southern Tablelands, at 6.41am on Thursday morning. READ MORE: Man charged with murder after another man dies in Sydney https://twitter.com/AusQuake/status/1793383472746434721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfwhttps://omny.fm/shows/ben-fordham-full-show/breaking-heavy-earthquake-hits-new-south-wales/embed Ian, who lives in Crookwell, which is around 19 kilometr ..read more

Iran's supreme leader and representatives of militia groups he backs in the Middle East prayed over the coffins of the country's late president, foreign minister and other officials killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week. Hundreds of thousands of people later followed a procession honouring the dead down Tehran's main boulevard. Iran's Shiite theocracy views mass demonstrations as crucial evidence of its legitimacy and the people's support. Still, Wednesday's funeral service for President Ebrahim Raisi and others saw a turnout that onlookers described as noticeably lower than the 2020 ..read more

Convicted Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the 1990s and early 2000s, was assaulted in prison and has been hospitalised in life-threatening condition, authorities say. A 51-year-old inmate was in custody for the assault on Sunday local time at a prison in Quebec, police spokesman Hugues Beaulieu said. The 74-year-old Pickton was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in 2007, with the maximum parole ineligibility period of 25 years, after being charged with the murde ..read more

Charlie Colin, one of the founding members of US pop rock band Train has died aged 58. Colin, the band's founding bass player, reportedly died in an accident after slipping in the shower at a home in Brussels, Belgium, where he was house-sitting for a friend. Variety reported that Colin's sister confirmed his death. READ MORE: Grizzly bear that mauled hiker in US won't be pursued Colin was a member of Train for the band's first three album's, including the self-titled Train (1999), Drops of Jupiter (2001), and My Private Nation (2003). Drops of Jupiter included the band's breakthrough hit ..read more