German backpacker Carolina Wilga’s van hits the market six months after her rescue from Western Australia’s Wheatbelt

German backpacker Carolina Wilga’s van hits the market six months after her rescue from Western Australia’s Wheatbelt

The van abandoned by a German backpacker missing for 12 days in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt is up for sale and, almost, “ready for its next adventure”. Carolina Wilga’s 1995 Mitsubishi Delica was discovered in thick bush near the Karroun Hill Nature Reserve, about 310km northeast of Perth, by search teams looking for the tourist in July, but she was nowhere to be seen. After almost two weeks in the rugged Australian outback, Wilga, 26, was rescued when she flagged down a passing motori...
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NSW records 100th e-rideable battery fire for 2025, prompting renewed safety calls

NSW records 100th e-rideable battery fire for 2025, prompting renewed safety calls

An Australian state’s 100th e-rideable fire for 2025 has left occupants to pick through the ruins of their home and triggered a fresh warning over the safety of lithium-ion batteries. The fast-moving blaze tore through a two-storey terrace in Redfern in Sydney on Friday morning. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: NSW crews called to 100th e-bike fire of year. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Arrow Firefighters were met with intense flames bursting from the ground floor and pushing up over...
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E-scooter rider killed in collision with truck in Bibra Lake, WA

E-scooter rider killed in collision with truck in Bibra Lake, WA

An e-scooter rider has been killed in a collision with an Isuzu truck. Residents in the southern Perth suburb of Bibra Lake heard a loud bang about 10.40am and emergency services were quickly called to the intersection of Walliabup Way and Bibra Dr. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Man killed in e-scooter crash in Bibra Lake. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The 35-year-old rider was taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital in a critical condition but his injuries were too severe and he could not b...
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