There are major technical issues affecting the Commonwealth Bank around Australia. Customers nationally are reporting having trouble using their cards, transferring between their accounts and using online banking. Some branches are even being forced to close their doors to customers as they work on the issue. UPDATE 1.00PM: Due to this incident some of our […]

Strong winds are causing havoc at Sydney Airport, with at least 20 flights cancelled after two runways were closed. The airport is down to a single runway after air traffic controllers closed two runways at 2pm, causing lengthy delays. Wind gusts are expected to reach at least 50 km per hour this afternoon. At least […]

The Prime Minister has expanded the farm household allowance for struggling farmers after intense scrutiny of the government’s lack of drought initiatives. More than 1300 Queenslanders receive the $489 fortnightly payment to be able to survive during the drought. About 200 Queensland farmers were kicked off the government allowance after reaching the four-year cap. But […]

Image: Prime 7 Two people are dead and two others have serious burns following a house fire in the north-western NSW. Emergency services received a Triple Zero call at 5.30am, alerting them to a fire on Bylong Road at Tamworth. Firefighters arrived to find the single-storey home well alight with a 27-year-old woman and her […]

Councillor Christine Forster has slammed the move to ban large, multi-day events at Hyde Park from next year. City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said damage to the grass is the reason behind the ban that will ensure Hyde Park will be available to the public all-year-round. This means big events like the Sydney […]

A Sydney man is ticking off hilarious challenges as he raises money for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Nine News sports reporter Jake Duke will be volunteering in the remote community of Laramba in the Northern Territory and raising money for National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA). NASCA helps improve education, health and […]