Sunrise

Tolls on Brisbane's major traffic tunnels and bridges are set to rise by around four per cent from July 1st, in line with inflation. New figures show parking in the Brisbane CBD is also the most expensive in the country.

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The Chinese government has reportedly hit out at Australian politicians for supporting a Taiwanese event in Sydney. Newscorp is reporting 11 MPs received an email saying the Consulate-General 'firmly opposes' their attendance at a gala dinner celebrating Taiwan's newly-inaugurated President.

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Fury is growing over the government's foreign offender rules after shocking details about the criminal history of three people who escaped deportation.

For more, 7News Political Reporter Rob Scott reports.

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Residents in south-west Sydney managed to escape a house fire after smoke alarms came to the rescue. 

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A car has been driven through the doors of the iconic former Franco Cozzo building in Melbourne.

For more, Sarah Jane Bell reports.

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The federal Nationals are backing a move to legalise and then regulate vaping to make hundreds of millions in tax dollars. 

For more, Rob Scott reports.

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Sydney's rental crisis sends potential buyers to the city's outer fringe with Cabramatta West recording a 9% jump in the last 3 months adding $92,000 to the median value. 

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Melbourne's tobacco wars could leave local landlords in the lurch with police warning them it could put their insurance payouts at risk. 

For more, Sarah Jane Bell reports.

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12 people have been injured, and eight taken to hospital after a Qatar Airways plane hit turbulence while flying from Doha to Dublin. Emergency crews were waiting when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed. Australians were among the passengers on board.

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A man has been charged over the fatal hit-run that killed a Queensland mother walking home in Hervey Bay. The man allegedly behind the wheel later handed himself in to police. 

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