2+ week, 5+ day ago (465+ words) The Seven Network's brand-new Parliament House bureau has been officially opened by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra tonight. The original bureau, which was largely untouched since Parliament House opened in 1987, has undergone a significant transformation " doubling in size through the addition of a neighbouring suite " and now has a studio that'll be capable of hosting interview programs and live broadcasts when the biggest news breaks in Canberra. Among the attendees at the official opening were Treasurer, Jim Chalmers; Leader of the Opposition, Sussan Ley; Seven West Media Chairman, Kerry Stokes AC; SGH Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Ryan Stokes AO; Seven West Media Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Howard; and Seven's Director of News and Current Affairs, Ray Kuka. Seven West Media Chairman, Kerry Stokes AC, said: "Our new Canberra bureau is a powerful statement about…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago (401+ words) The 2025 Supercars championship will reach its spectacular conclusion with the inaugural grand final live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport on Saturday and Sunday. Broc Feeney, Chaz Mostert, Will Brown and Kai Allen remain in the hunt for the title, setting up a high-stakes showdown on the unforgiving streets of Adelaide. Seven's coverage begins at 1pm AEDT on Saturday and Sunday headlined by two 78-lap races. Scroll down for all the broadcast times and details. Veteran motorsport expert and Sunrise sport presenter Mark Beretta will broadcast live from Adelaide alongside Supercars co-driver and 7Motorsport host Jack Perkins and rally champion Molly Taylor. Supercars icons Mark Skaife and Neil Crompton will lead from the commentary box with Garth Tander, Mark Larkham, Chad Neylon and Riana Crehan reporting from pit lane. "It all comes down to Adelaide. After a season packed with twists, shocks…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago (430+ words) The newly minted boss of Australia's national weather agency has tried to shut down a brewing political storm over its $96.5 million website overhaul. Bureau of Meteorology chief executive Stuart Minchin, who is two weeks into the job, defended the cost on Tuesday, saying the website redesign was part of a broader system overhaul prompted by a 2015 cyber-attack. He says improvements are under way to help users navigate the site, including a new rain radar shortcut expected to appear on the homepage by the end of the week. "(The cost) has been quite open within the bureau and it's part of a larger program," Minchin told ABC Radio National on Tuesday. "I can commit that [as] I am taking the helm of the bureau, I wanted to make that as transparent as possible and be open and honest with the Australian…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago (735+ words) Australia's national weather agency has hit back at claims it delivered "muddled" warnings that came too late for people in the path of dangerous superstorms. Already weathering criticism over its $96.5 million website overhaul, the Bureau of Meteorology has responded to comments arguing the agency "sat on its hands" before giant hail and cyclonic winds swept Queensland's southeast on Monday, damaging homes, forcing the closure of public transport and schools and leaving more than 162,000 properties without power. The bureau took to social media on Tuesday with an example of the huge hail clumps that battered parts of the region, but some used the post to take aim, saying: "you missed the warnings, BOM." "Too little too late and what was given was muddled," one person said. "I watched these storms develop and come through with hail on the Gold Coast hinterland…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (1570+ words) Hawthorn are set to dominate primetime viewing in 2026 with the AFL revealing the "Hollywood Hawks" will feature in eight Thursday or Friday night games by the end of Round 15. Along with the Hawks, the AFL is chips in on Adelaide and Geelong, with both clubs also set to feature in eight games in the primetime slots. Scroll to see the full AFL fixture. Surprisingly, the Western Bulldogs and Carlton " who both missed finals this year " will appear in seven Thursday or Friday night games by the end of Round 15 but reigning premiers Brisbane only have three. "Nine teams having more games than the Brisbane on Thursday and Friday Nights in the first 15 rounds is a bit disrespectful to the back-to-back champs," said Channel 7 AFL expert Kane Cornes. "And they get the bonus of heading to the Barossa Valley for Gather…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (475+ words) Optus Chief Executive Stephen Rue has pushed back against calls for his sacking over a triple-zero outage linked to the deaths of three people. The telco's top executives faced tough questioning at a Senate inquiry on Monday, which is probing the September outage that prevented more than 600 emergency calls from connecting for more than 12 hours. Rue said Optus accepted full responsibility, describing the event as "unacceptable, but argued his resignation would not help the company or its customers. "As the CEO, I'm accountable for Optus's failings. and I'm deeply sorry. We are all deeply sorry, he said. "I firmly believe that another change of leader at this time is not what Optus needs or what our customers need. "The disruption and uncertainty could actually set back the transformation underway and create further risks. Rue said the outage was caused by…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago (742+ words) Sunrise presenter Nat Barr has fired up over the "frustrating" cost of the new Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) website during a heated morning debate. BOM chief executive Stuart Minchin, who is two weeks into the job, revealed in an open letter that the new site cost $96.5m. Speaking with Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek and Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce, Barr asked how the federal government could justify the price tag. "Can you justify spending almost $100m for a new website that nobody asked for?" Barr asked. Plibersek, who was also the former environment minister overseeing the BOM from 2022 up until earlier this year, said the new website, which took six years to build, didn't deliver. "I don't think the new website has been a good exercise for the Bureau of Meteorology," Plibersek told Sunrise. "An unpopular website that doesn't tell people the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (769+ words) Cricket's No.1 commentary team is primed and ready as the Seven Network's summer of cricket gets underway on Sunday, November 9, with the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), before the ultimate test in world sport, The Ashes, Big Bash League (BBL) and a multi-format women's international series, all live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport. Announced on Thursday morning at Seven's official summer of cricket launch at Summer Hill Junior Cricket Club in Sydney, renowned cricket broadcaster David "Bumble' Lloyd will join Seven's stellar commentary team for The Ashes, alongside world-leading cricket analyst, Stuart Broad. "As we count down to one of the most anticipated Ashes series in recent memory, I cannot wait to join Seven's cricket commentary team for the 2025-26 summer of cricket," Broad said. "I've always loved coming to Australia and feeling the love from every Australian cricket fan,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (546+ words) Two more popular online platforms have been caught in the net of the Australia's tough new social media minimum age laws, which will come into effect within weeks. Just a day after its co-founder and chief executive reportedly became a billionaire, Reddit was named in an updated list of sites that will be "age-restricted" from December 10, with teens under 16 needing to be booted off. Australian livestreaming platform Kick was the second addition to the list announced by the government on Tuesday evening, joining Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and X, formerly Twitter. Those companies face fines of up to $49.5 million if they fail to take "reasonable steps" to stop under-16s from holding accounts on their services. The government said the move is aimed at protecting young Australians from "pressures and risks that users can be exposed to while logged in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (473+ words) Although NBN 50 is the most popular internet speed tier, if you spend just a few dollars more (and have the right technology type) you can score an internet connection that's 10 times faster. NBN 500 is one of the latest speed tiers to hit the Australian market since NBN recently rolled-out its speed upgrades. NBN 500 plans boast maximum download speeds of 500Mbps and aren't priced too much more than the average NBN 50 plan. However, there's a slight catch: only those on Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) or Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) fixed-line connection types are eligible. If you're either an FTTN and FTTC household, you can now get a free upgrade to FTTP by ordering an NBN 500 plan or faster from an eligible provider. Check out the below NBN 500 plans currently on offer from a wide variety of providers: The average NBN 50 plan…...