August 24, 2025 • 9 mins
A Gold Coast gymnastics studio has been shut down after its owner was charged with the sexual abuse of a teenage student.
Adelaide Crows star Izak Rankine has taken extraordinary steps to escape the spotlight in the wake of his suspension for a homophobic slur.
Turkey's First Lady has written to Melania Trump, asking her to show the same concern for Gaza's children as she has shown for those of Ukraine.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Good morning and breaking news this morning. Melbourne Police are
searching for a driver after a fatal hit run near
the CBD. The pedestroom was hit on Morland Road in
Coburg just before six point thirty last night and later
died from their injuries. Detectives believe a white or silver
small to mid sized SUV may have been involved and
(00:23):
did not stop to help.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
They are asking.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Anyone with CCTV or dash cam of the crash to
contact crime stoppers. Mushroom killer Aaron Patterson will return to
court this morning to hear first hand the devastation she's caused.
Victim impact statements will be delivered as part of a
two day hearing to determine her sentence. Three people died
(00:47):
after she served beef Wellington lace with death cap mushrooms.
The sole survivor, Ian Wilkinson, will be there for Patterson's
estranged husband, Simon Simon, will not. The Old Coast Gymnastics
studio has been shut down after its owner was charged
with the sexual abuse of a teenage student. Way Jun
(01:07):
Lee is accused of operating Skybound Gymnastics to prey on
vulnerable children. Police seized items from the Burley studio including computers.
The club alerting two hundred and fifty shocked parents that
it will be closing and ceasing all operations immediately. Lee
previously worked at the Sydney Gymnastics in Aquatic Center and
(01:29):
PCYC in Auburn. A luxury car has gone up in
flames on the Gold Coast of a night. Fire crews
were called de Maudsland around seven pm to find the car,
believed to be a range rover, of what's left of
it fully alight. It's unclear if the luxury car owner
has been contacted as yet. Police are not treating the
blaze as suspicious. The federal government is facing mounting pressures
(01:54):
after cities were brought to a standstill by protests across
the country. Around three hundred thousand supporters joined the nationwide
march calling for an end to the war. In Gaza
Brisbane amassed the largest crowd in the city's history.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
That much is a reflection of the immense shift that's.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
Going on in public opinion.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
In this country, and that much has absolutely unleashed the
floodgates in this country.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
New South Wales police have strained their resources, spending more
than eleven point three million dollars on patrol in the streets,
while Queensland police continue to hunt for a protester seen
flying a Hamas flag. There's good news this morning for
those looking to live out their home ownership dreams, with
the government pushing forward their launch of five percent deposits
(02:43):
for first home buyers to October first. The expanded scheme
will see the fifty thousand dollar cap abolished on the
number of first home buyers and single parents who can
obtain government guaranteed mortgages. Income caps of one hundred and
twenty five thousand for singles and two hundred thousand for
couples will be removed. Property values purchased under the scheme
(03:05):
also set to increase. Adelaid crost Isaac Rankin has taken
extraordinary steps to escape the spotlight in the wake of
his suspension for a homophobic slur. Rankin fled the country
to Rome and is yet to address his teammates, who
just made it into the Miami Minor premiership. The twenty
five year old was granted leave for a week on
(03:25):
mental health grounds. During his stay, Rankin will be training
at a European training facility. Turkey's first Lady has written
to Milania Trump, asking her to show the same concern
for Gaza's children as she has shown for those of Ukraine.
Live US correspondent Marley Hogan this morning, Marley, it's a
heartfelt appeal to America's First.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Lady, Eddie. It is Turkey's first Lady.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
Emoni Erduwan has praised her American counterpart, saying that she
was inspired by Milania Trump after she wrote a letter
to Russia's President Vladimir Putin and urging him to make
peace for the sake of the children. Turkey's first Lady
is asking her to extend that sympathy to the children
of Gaza, writing her a letter asking her to write
(04:13):
to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netnaho, and in that letter,
she writes, I have faith that important sensitivity you have
shown for the six hundred and forty eight Ukrainian children
who have lost their lives in the war will be
extended to Gaza as well, where in the span of
two years, sixty two thousand innocent civilians, including eighteen thousand children,
(04:34):
have been brutally killed. She goes on to say, as
a mother, as a woman, and as a human being,
I deeply share the sentiments expressed in your letter, and
I hope that you will give the same hope to
the children of Gaza who also yearn for peace and tranquility.
The United Nations has officially declared a famine in Gaza
City and the surrounding areas, warning that it will likely
(04:57):
spread Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netnya, who has denied that,
calling it a blatant lie.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
Beddie thank you Milei.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Taiwan has issued a warning to the Prime Minister that
a Chinese invasion would allow Shijinping to control the world
through Taiwan's computer chip industry. The Taiwanese Deputy Foreign Minister
compared the country's chip sector to the Czech armaments industry
that benefited Nazi Germany in World War II. Taiwan supplies
sixty percent of global computer chips and ninety percent of
(05:28):
those needed for artificial intelligence Sitting detectives are investigating a
family tragedy after a woman in her sixties died and
her two sons were found with multiple stab wounds in
the Blue Mountains. The two brothers, both aged thirty seven,
are recovering from multiple stab wounds in Westmead Hospital in
a stable condition. Both men are believed to have intellectual disabilities.
(05:52):
Police are investigating if the mother suffered self inflicted wounds.
The consumption of nicotine is surging across the country, largely
fueled by the illicit tobacco trade. National wastewater data reveals
Australians use more nicotine last year than they did eight
years ago. Every state and territory has recorded increases in
(06:13):
the past two years, with no sign of slowing demand,
while the federal government claims more people are quitting around
fifty percent of cigarette smokers and now turning to the
untaxed illicit market. An Australian surgeon has pioneered a new
way to help patients with crippling back pain. He's overhauled
what was once major surgery and the solution is slashing
(06:37):
recovery time for patients.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Barbara Davis has spent the past twenty years in agony
after a six hundred kilo horse threw her into a fence,
injuring her lower back. Now the sixty six year old
is riding once again. Oh it's fantastic, absolutely amazing. Barbara
had bones in her spine fused for stability and nerve
(07:01):
pain relief. Spinal fusion was once an invasive six hour
operation and patients needed to be turned over midway through,
but not anymore.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
Sounds a bit scary, but I was amazed.
Speaker 4 (07:15):
I was in hospital for one night and I was
walking the next day.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Professor Alan Buckland has pioneered a ninety minute procedure which
has an eighty five percent success rate.
Speaker 4 (07:26):
Patients now stay in overnight in the home the following
day in ninety percent of cases.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Back pain is the number one cause of disability around
the world, and here four million Australians, or one in six,
live with back problems.
Speaker 4 (07:41):
Most back pain doesn't need surgery, and certainly people get
scared out of doing back surgery because of the history.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
The surgeon says only two percent of his fusion patients
need rehabilitation, compared to thirty five percent who undergo traditional surgery.
He's now teaching the technique to others in the hope
many more patients can be helped. Jackie quizzed seven News.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Remember when we wore dresses over Jean's, when Beyonce went
solo or Facebook launch, things were a little simpler. In
two thousand and four, Jetstar is honoring the year the
airline took off by taking prices back to where they
started twenty nine dollars. So for that price you can
fly from Adelaide to the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane to Melbourne,
(08:25):
Hobart to Sydney, Melbourne to Byron. Overseas, you could see
Singapore for one hundred and twenty nine dollars, Balley for
one hundred and forty five or Queenstown for two hundred
and twenty nine. Those discounted fairs are on sale from
next month to June next year. Checking Monday's weather now
Sunday in Brisbane and twenty five partly parting in Sydney,
(08:47):
in twenty morning frosts and mostly Sunday in Canberon, nineteen
a late sharer too in Melbourne and twenty a sharwer
too in Hobart, and seventeen showers increasing in Adelaide and
twenty two showers in Perth and fourteen in clouds clearing
in Darwin, and thirty three
Good morning and breaking news this morning. Melbourne Police are
searching for a driver after a fatal hit run near
the CBD. The pedestroom was hit on Morland Road in
Coburg just before six point thirty last night and later
died from their injuries. Detectives believe a white or silver
small to mid sized SUV may have been involved and
(00:23):
did not stop to help.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
They are asking.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Anyone with CCTV or dash cam of the crash to
contact crime stoppers. Mushroom killer Aaron Patterson will return to
court this morning to hear first hand the devastation she's caused.
Victim impact statements will be delivered as part of a
two day hearing to determine her sentence. Three people died
(00:47):
after she served beef Wellington lace with death cap mushrooms.
The sole survivor, Ian Wilkinson, will be there for Patterson's
estranged husband, Simon Simon, will not. The Old Coast Gymnastics
studio has been shut down after its owner was charged
with the sexual abuse of a teenage student. Way Jun
(01:07):
Lee is accused of operating Skybound Gymnastics to prey on
vulnerable children. Police seized items from the Burley studio including computers.
The club alerting two hundred and fifty shocked parents that
it will be closing and ceasing all operations immediately. Lee
previously worked at the Sydney Gymnastics in Aquatic Center and
(01:29):
PCYC in Auburn. A luxury car has gone up in
flames on the Gold Coast of a night. Fire crews
were called de Maudsland around seven pm to find the car,
believed to be a range rover, of what's left of
it fully alight. It's unclear if the luxury car owner
has been contacted as yet. Police are not treating the
blaze as suspicious. The federal government is facing mounting pressures
(01:54):
after cities were brought to a standstill by protests across
the country. Around three hundred thousand supporters joined the nationwide
march calling for an end to the war. In Gaza
Brisbane amassed the largest crowd in the city's history.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
That much is a reflection of the immense shift that's.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
Going on in public opinion.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
In this country, and that much has absolutely unleashed the
floodgates in this country.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
New South Wales police have strained their resources, spending more
than eleven point three million dollars on patrol in the streets,
while Queensland police continue to hunt for a protester seen
flying a Hamas flag. There's good news this morning for
those looking to live out their home ownership dreams, with
the government pushing forward their launch of five percent deposits
(02:43):
for first home buyers to October first. The expanded scheme
will see the fifty thousand dollar cap abolished on the
number of first home buyers and single parents who can
obtain government guaranteed mortgages. Income caps of one hundred and
twenty five thousand for singles and two hundred thousand for
couples will be removed. Property values purchased under the scheme
(03:05):
also set to increase. Adelaid crost Isaac Rankin has taken
extraordinary steps to escape the spotlight in the wake of
his suspension for a homophobic slur. Rankin fled the country
to Rome and is yet to address his teammates, who
just made it into the Miami Minor premiership. The twenty
five year old was granted leave for a week on
(03:25):
mental health grounds. During his stay, Rankin will be training
at a European training facility. Turkey's first Lady has written
to Milania Trump, asking her to show the same concern
for Gaza's children as she has shown for those of Ukraine.
Live US correspondent Marley Hogan this morning, Marley, it's a
heartfelt appeal to America's First.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Lady, Eddie. It is Turkey's first Lady.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
Emoni Erduwan has praised her American counterpart, saying that she
was inspired by Milania Trump after she wrote a letter
to Russia's President Vladimir Putin and urging him to make
peace for the sake of the children. Turkey's first Lady
is asking her to extend that sympathy to the children
of Gaza, writing her a letter asking her to write
(04:13):
to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netnaho, and in that letter,
she writes, I have faith that important sensitivity you have
shown for the six hundred and forty eight Ukrainian children
who have lost their lives in the war will be
extended to Gaza as well, where in the span of
two years, sixty two thousand innocent civilians, including eighteen thousand children,
(04:34):
have been brutally killed. She goes on to say, as
a mother, as a woman, and as a human being,
I deeply share the sentiments expressed in your letter, and
I hope that you will give the same hope to
the children of Gaza who also yearn for peace and tranquility.
The United Nations has officially declared a famine in Gaza
City and the surrounding areas, warning that it will likely
(04:57):
spread Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netnya, who has denied that,
calling it a blatant lie.
Speaker 2 (05:03):
Beddie thank you Milei.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Taiwan has issued a warning to the Prime Minister that
a Chinese invasion would allow Shijinping to control the world
through Taiwan's computer chip industry. The Taiwanese Deputy Foreign Minister
compared the country's chip sector to the Czech armaments industry
that benefited Nazi Germany in World War II. Taiwan supplies
sixty percent of global computer chips and ninety percent of
(05:28):
those needed for artificial intelligence Sitting detectives are investigating a
family tragedy after a woman in her sixties died and
her two sons were found with multiple stab wounds in
the Blue Mountains. The two brothers, both aged thirty seven,
are recovering from multiple stab wounds in Westmead Hospital in
a stable condition. Both men are believed to have intellectual disabilities.
(05:52):
Police are investigating if the mother suffered self inflicted wounds.
The consumption of nicotine is surging across the country, largely
fueled by the illicit tobacco trade. National wastewater data reveals
Australians use more nicotine last year than they did eight
years ago. Every state and territory has recorded increases in
(06:13):
the past two years, with no sign of slowing demand,
while the federal government claims more people are quitting around
fifty percent of cigarette smokers and now turning to the
untaxed illicit market. An Australian surgeon has pioneered a new
way to help patients with crippling back pain. He's overhauled
what was once major surgery and the solution is slashing
(06:37):
recovery time for patients.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Barbara Davis has spent the past twenty years in agony
after a six hundred kilo horse threw her into a fence,
injuring her lower back. Now the sixty six year old
is riding once again. Oh it's fantastic, absolutely amazing. Barbara
had bones in her spine fused for stability and nerve
(07:01):
pain relief. Spinal fusion was once an invasive six hour
operation and patients needed to be turned over midway through,
but not anymore.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
Sounds a bit scary, but I was amazed.
Speaker 4 (07:15):
I was in hospital for one night and I was
walking the next day.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Professor Alan Buckland has pioneered a ninety minute procedure which
has an eighty five percent success rate.
Speaker 4 (07:26):
Patients now stay in overnight in the home the following
day in ninety percent of cases.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Back pain is the number one cause of disability around
the world, and here four million Australians, or one in six,
live with back problems.
Speaker 4 (07:41):
Most back pain doesn't need surgery, and certainly people get
scared out of doing back surgery because of the history.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
The surgeon says only two percent of his fusion patients
need rehabilitation, compared to thirty five percent who undergo traditional surgery.
He's now teaching the technique to others in the hope
many more patients can be helped. Jackie quizzed seven News.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Remember when we wore dresses over Jean's, when Beyonce went
solo or Facebook launch, things were a little simpler. In
two thousand and four, Jetstar is honoring the year the
airline took off by taking prices back to where they
started twenty nine dollars. So for that price you can
fly from Adelaide to the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane to Melbourne,
(08:25):
Hobart to Sydney, Melbourne to Byron. Overseas, you could see
Singapore for one hundred and twenty nine dollars, Balley for
one hundred and forty five or Queenstown for two hundred
and twenty nine. Those discounted fairs are on sale from
next month to June next year. Checking Monday's weather now
Sunday in Brisbane and twenty five partly parting in Sydney,
(08:47):
in twenty morning frosts and mostly Sunday in Canberon, nineteen
a late sharer too in Melbourne and twenty a sharwer
too in Hobart, and seventeen showers increasing in Adelaide and
twenty two showers in Perth and fourteen in clouds clearing
in Darwin, and thirty three
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