1PM UPDATE
In breaking news, a motorcyclist has died, after a crash with a station wagon just south of Tweed Heads shortly after 8 this morning.
Investigations into the cause of the accident are ongoing.
James Hird is being treated for a drug overdose as concerned friends fear for his wellbeing.
The controversial former Essendon coach was taken to hospital after an ambulance was called to his Toorak home late on Wednesday night.
A remarkable escape for two men after their light plane crashed in cane fields near Murwillumbah in northern NSW.
One of the men had to crawl from the wreckage – he suffered minor back injuries.
A business has gone up in flames at Southport on the Gold Coast.
Firefighters believe a car caught fire inside the complex and sparked the blaze.
Australia is closing in on a 3-nil series sweep against Pakistan.