Taxi driver awarded $1.5m in damages

A taxi driver has been awarded $1.5 million in damages after being exposed to a carbon monoxide leak. 

After 8 years Muhammad Salman Shahid’s court case with Capital City Taxis has come to an end. Mr Shahid suffered a heart attack, hypoxia and an acquired brain injury as a result of what the court has deemed as negligence. 

NSW teacher shortage

The New South Wales education department has announced a teacher shortage set to hit schools across the state.

With the vaccine mandate deadline approaching, the Teachers Federation is expecting the already low number of teachers to further reduce. 

Typhoon Chanthu set to keep Shanghai schools and businesses closed

Shanghai residents are being told to brace themselves as Typhoon Chanthu moves up the east coast.

Flights and train services are being cancelled and schools have closed due to heavy rainfall and high-speed winds affecting the region. 

The storm has forced Shanghai's main container port, the worlds largest, to suspend operations.

Toowong home sells for $6m

A Brisbane riverfront home has sold for 10 times the previous purchase price. 

The Californian bungalow in Toowong sold for six million dollars in less than 48 hours in an off-market deal. The house was previously sold in 1993 for $600,000.

Food sharing app combating waste

New food sharing app is tackling the problem of food waste in Australia.

OLIO is the world's only neighbour-to-neighbour food sharing app which connects people with local shops and cafes in an effort to eliminate food waste. Users are able to exchange food with one another rather than throwing it away.