Sydney rail union, Lost girl reunited with mother, Police charge priest

The rail union backing down on further industrial action that would have disrupted their New Year's Eve plans. A little girl found lost and alone in Sydney's west has just been reunited with her mother. Police have charged a retired Sydney priest, accusing him of grooming a teenage boy online. 7…

Sydney rail strike, Holiday surf warning, Victoria's bushfire crisis

The New South Wales rail union has dropped eight of its major work bans threatening Sydney's New Year's Eve celebrations in a stunning eleventh-hour backdown. Royal Life Saving Australia has issued an urgent warning to Aussies hitting the beaches and waterways these holidays. Victorian authoritie…

Foxtel sold, Sydney rail strike ultimatum, Aussie captured in Ukraine

Foxtel has been sold for $3.4 billion in a game-changing deal for Australia's media landscape. The New South Wales rail union has delivered the state government an ultimatum. Confronting footage has been released of an Australian mercenary captured by Russian fighters in Ukraine. 7NEWS Headlines…

Victoria fire emergency, Hollywood legal battle, Turkey helicopter crash

Residents in Victoria's west are being urged to evacuate their communities as multiple bushfires rage across the state. The Hollywood legal battle between actress Blake Lively and her co-star and director Justin Baldoni has taken a wild turn with pop star Taylor Swift getting caught in the crossfi…

Bali 5 return home, Fireworks in jeopardy, North Melbourne standoff

The five 'Bali 9' members held in Howard Springs Correctional Centre in Darwin, have now returned to their home states, released in time for Christmas. Sydney's world-famous New Year's Eve fireworks display could be cancelled because of industrial action on the city's train network.   A major pol…

Aussies return home from Vanuatu, Missing hiker found, Brisbane home collapse

There have been emotional scenes in Queensland after another two more RAAF planes with Australian citizens arrived in Brisbane from earthquake-ravaged Vanuatu. A woman missing for six days in the Blue Mountains has been found in good condition.  A Brisbane home has collapsed without warning with …

Vanuatu earthquake, Fiji poisoning scare, Adelaide brawl

Almost 150 Australians have been flown out of Vanuatu after Tuesday's deadly earthquake; The last Australian woman involved in a Fiji cocktail poisoning scare has landed on the Gold Coast before being transferred to the Tweed Valley hospital last night; Police are searching for teenagers involved i…

Alan Jones breaks silence, Vanuatu aid, Grim economic outlook

Former Sydney radio host Alan Jones has broken his silence after pleading not guilty to 34 charges of indecent assault during his first court appearance; A task force of almost 70 Australian disaster response specialists is now on the ground in Vanuatu with one priority to save lives; Struggling ho…

Vanuatu earthquake, Hot weather blackout, Moscow murder

A powerful earthquake has rocked the South Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu killing at least one person; Blackouts in parts of Western Sydney have left residents without fans or air conditioning on what was one of the hottest days of the year so far; A top Russian general has been killed in a bomb …

Fiji cocktail poisoning, Brisbane measles case, US mystery drone saga

There were emotional scenes at Sydney airport yesterday evening as a mother and daughter involved in a cocktail poisoning scare arrived home from Fiji; Brisbane is on high alert for measles after a 2-year-old boy tested positive for the disease at the weekend; US officials are sending a drone detec…