YouTuber Sur Ronster issued with two traffic infringement notices for negligent driving in relation to the bridge ride-out * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast New South Wales police have fined an American social media personality and issued two traffic infringement notices for alleged negligent driving after a swarm of ebike riders converged on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in peak-hour traffic on Tuesday. A group of about 40 people riding ebikes and motorcycles travelled along the bridge’s main deck, where cycling is prohibited. The group then turned around and rode through the city’s CBD and Haymarket. Continue reading...

Group travelled along the bridge’s main deck – where cycling is prohibited – before turning around and riding through the CBD * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A swarm of ebike and motorcycle riders who crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge in peak-hour traffic has led to a police investigation and calls from a major insurer to “get these kids off our roads”. New South Wales police have confirmed they are investigating about 40 people who travelled along the bridge’s main deck – where cycling is prohibited – before turning around and riding through the CBD and Haymarket on Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading...

‘What have I done?’ thought Joanne Appelbee as she waited for rescue with two other children in rough seas off Western Australia Joanne Appelbee says asking her 13-year-old son Austin to swim four hours through dangerous waters to get help after her family was swept out to sea was “one of the hardest decisions” she has ever made. “I knew he was the strongest and he could do it,” she told the ABC. “I would have never went because I wouldn’t have left the kids at sea, so I had to send somebody.” Continue reading...