51+ min ago (307+ words) References to infamous drug rings, firearms, being drunk and even genocide " these are just some of the hundreds of inappropriate references made in custom number plate applications deemed too offensive for West Australian roads. The Department of Transport has revealed it had rejected 876 personalised number plate applications " about 3.7 per cent of the total 23,000 applications " in the 2024-25 financial year because they did not meet the State's Optional Plate Guidelines. Among those rejected were "NVR SOBER, "CART3L, "GO FASTER and "GLOCK45. It comes after The West Australian revealed the Department had knocked back nearly 1000 inappropriate number plate applications the year prior, including "GEN3CID, "SAUC3D, and RAMP4GE. One particularly unruly plate, "F4K3 T4X1 referenced a pornography site, whilst "BUYAGRAM made a reference to purchasing drugs. Custom number plates are assessed by the Department's plate review committee; a group of stakeholders " including DOT and WA Police representatives " from various cultural and…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago (419+ words) A pilot who died after a mid-air collision has been identified. Emergency services raced to the Napperfield Airfiled in Wedderburn, in Sydney's southwest, after reports a light plane had crashed into nearby bushland about 12.15pm on Sunday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Pilot dies in Sydney formation flying collision The body of the pilot and sole occupant, Eddie Seve, was discovered soon after. Seve was one of four pilots taking part in an display formation " acrobatic flying " exercise when it is understood he collided with a teammate before the crash. The other pilot was able to land safely and without injury. They were part of the Freedom Formation Display Team, the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, who confirmed there "has been an accident involving some of our aircraft. "We are working to fully support the relevant authorities as they…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago (625+ words) Oscar Piastri has again been left the picture of dismay as his world championship title hopes took a potentially decisive hit through a calamitous strategic blunder by his McLaren team. The Australian, comfortably the fastest driver over the whole weekend in Lusail, had to settle for second behind victorious Max Verstappen on Sunday, slipping back to third in the title race after McLaren's decision not to pit their drivers under an early safety car while all their rivals did. It meant he lost what had looked a surefire win and teammate Lando Norris could only finish fourth, his championship lead now trimmed to just 12 points over Red Bull's reigning champ Verstappen going into the championship finale in Abu Dhabi next Sunday. He's now four points behind second-placed Verstappen, as both McLaren drivers and team principal Andrea Stella admitted the team had…...

6+ hour, 30+ 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…...

7+ hour, 56+ 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…...

9+ hour, 13+ 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....

10+ hour, 7+ min ago (196+ words) Ex-West Coast Captain Oscar Allen has married his long-time partner Lorna McNabb in a stunning ceremony attended by a flock of former teammates. Despite the messy ending between Allen and the Eagles at the end of the 2025 season, there was no love lost between the 105-gamer and his West Coast cohort. It was attended by a long list of quality footy players, with Allen's teammates from his time in the blue and gold filling the invite list including Dom Sheed, Luke Shuey, Harley Reid, Jake Waterman, Jeremy McGovern, Alex Witherdan, Tom Cole, Liam Baker and Nic Naitanui. The happy couple were captured riding on friends shoulders at the reception, dancing together with the crowd cheering on. The pair first announced their engagement in August last year, and now they were finally able to tie the knot before their move to…...

10+ hour, 29+ 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…...

11+ hour, 3+ 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…...

11+ hour, 26+ 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…...