A hot air balloon disaster in Victoria, an awkward celebrity sex scene and Uber pays big bucks to Aussie cabbies

There was a shocking incident in Melbourne this morning, with a man dying after falling from a hot air balloon, Uber has agreed to pay out $272 million dollars to Aussie taxi and hire car drivers as part of a class action settlement, Carloz Alcaraz has won the Indian Wells ATP title, after defeating Daniil Medvedev, AFL legend Leigh Matthews has made a big call about the Sydney Swans - saying they’re better off without Buddy Franklin who retired last year

There was a shocking incident in Melbourne this morning, with a man dying after falling from a hot air balloon, Uber has agreed to pay out $272 million dollars to Aussie taxi and hire car drivers as part of a class action settlement, Carloz Alcaraz has won the Indian Wells ATP title, after defeating Daniil Medvedev, AFL legend Leigh Matthews has made a big call about the Sydney Swans - saying they’re better off without Buddy Franklin who retired last year

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