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Dashcam footage captures wild brawl on busy Queensland road

<p>Dramatic dashcam footage has captured the moment two men get involved in a wild brawl in the middle of traffic. </p> <p>The video taken in Chandler, Brisbane on Tuesday showed a white Ford Falcon utility overtaking multiple vehicles while changing lanes twice, before coming to a stop at a red light. </p> <p>As the male driver waits for the light to change, another man exits his Audi and rushes through the traffic to the Ford. </p> <p>The Ford driver opens his door before punches started flying, and they have it out in the middle of the road. </p> <p>The two men appeared unbothered by the dozens of vehicles around them punching and kicking and one point they even slammed into an orange ute, with the driver forced to use their horn to warn the duo off. </p> <p>The owner of the vehicle recording the dashcam was forced to move their car forward to avoid a collision as the Ford rocked forward during the fight. </p> <p>The altercation escalates, with another man attempting a karate-style kick before the lights changed and the men were forced to return to their car. </p> <p>While the cause of the altercation is unknown, Queensland Police said they have been made aware of the video. </p> <p>They said no formal complaints have been made. </p> <p><em>Image: Dash Cam Owners Australia/Facebook</em></p>

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Cyclist and AusPost worker caught in wild brawl

<p>An altercation between an Australia Post worker and a cyclist has gone viral on social media, with an investigation underway. </p> <p>The video captured by Gold Coast resident Codey Lamos showed the cyclist attacking the postie's van. </p> <p>"I don't want to fight, go away," the driver can be heard saying, as he tries to get into his van, the cyclist pushes the door squishing the driver. </p> <p>After realising he won't be left alone, the driver jumps out and begins throwing punches at the cyclist, while also throwing a small object at him.</p> <p>They then punch at each other for a few seconds, exchanging a few words before the driver hopped back into his van. </p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBBICoSpsmS/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; 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This is my postman. He is the kindest person." </p> <p>"I know the postie came out on top but I still feel bad for him. No one should be treated like this at work," another added. </p> <p>“Postie tossed between losing his job or losing his patience,” a third wrote.</p> <p>One person wrote of the cyclist: “I can’t take captain spandex seriously.” </p> <p><em>Images: TikTok</em></p>

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"It's still there": Karl Stefanovic breaks silence on feud with Michael Clarke

<p>Karl Stefanovic has broken his silence on the status of his friendship with Michael Clarke, almost one year after their infamous brawl made headlines. </p> <p>In December last year while on holiday in Noosa, the <em>Today</em> host and the former Aussie cricketer came to blows as Clarke was at the centre of a blazing row with his ex-girlfriend Jade Yarbrough and her brother-in-law Stefanovic in a public park. </p> <p>The expletive-ridden fight made headlines, with both men keeping relatively quiet about what eventuated from the argument. </p> <p>Now, Stefanovic has broken his silence on <em>The Kyle and Jackie O Show</em>, as Kyle Sandilands asked what the status of their friendship was. </p> <p>"Have you reconciled with Michael Clarke yet, your personal self, regardless of the sisters [Jade and Jasmine Yarbrough]?" Kyle asked Karl live on air.</p> <p>"Kyle, it's like a sticker. You rip it off but it's still there," Karl said, revealing peace had not yet been brokered between the pair.</p> <p>"There's still a bit of stick," Jackie O said, and Karl confirmed she was correct.</p> <p>"Is that like one of those stickers they put on your car when you're parked in a No Standing spot and you can't get that bastard off, when you try to pick away?" Kyle asked.</p> <p>"Yeah. That is really, really deep," Karl agreed with a laugh. </p> <p>Karl's admission comes just weeks after Michael Clarke <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/michael-clarke-breaks-silence-on-that-stoush-in-noosa-with-karl-stefanovic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told his side</a> of the story on <em>A Current Affair</em> for the first time. </p> <p>In the interview with Ally Langdon, <span style="caret-color: #212529; color: #212529; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px;">Clarke began by acknowledging the complexities of handling personal matters in the public eye. </span></p> <p><span style="caret-color: #212529; color: #212529; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px;">He explained, "A lot of people are involved, you know, there's other families, there's friends. </span>I think it's always important that you do your best to try and respect that as well."</p> <p style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: #212529; color: #212529; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';">While dodging questions about the specifics of the argument, Clarke admitted to making mistakes, saying, "I've made, ah, I've made some mistakes, I haven't made mistakes. I've spoken about them, I haven't spoken about them."</p> <p style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: #212529; color: #212529; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';">"For me, again, I think the most important thing is that you get out of bed every day and try and do your best. I'm not here to blame anyone, I'm not here to blame me. I'm here to learn. I think that's the key; we're all still learning, we're all still trying our best, and yeah, relationships are tough."</p> <p style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; caret-color: #212529; color: #212529; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';"><em>Image credits: Today / Getty Images </em></p>

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Brisbane officer captured punching and tasering motorist

<p>Footage of a brutal altercation between a police officer and a motorist has surfaced online following a catastrophic three-car crash.</p> <p>The Queensland Police officer is captured on video punching the motorist through the window of his car in Strathpine in Brisbane’s north.</p> <p>Police allege the “highly agitated” man was drinking from a wine bottle and was under the influence when the officer arrived on the scene.</p> <p>“After the officer attempted to take the bottle away several times, it was allegedly thrown towards him,” a Queensland Police spokesperson said.</p> <p>“After giving numerous directions for the man to remain in the car, it will be alleged he continued to attempt to leave the vehicle by kicking the door into the officer, who used physical force to contain the man in the vehicle.”</p> <p>The heated exchange occurred around 1:45pm on June 22 after a collision at the intersection of Gympie and Samsonvale roads.</p> <p>The officer is seen in the video approaching the passenger side of a white car where the motorist tries to leave the vehicle through the open window.</p> <p>The officer is then seen grabbing at an object the motorist is holding, which police allege was a wine bottle, before allegedly hitting him multiple times.</p> <p>The video shows the man retreat inside the car before making another attempt to exit through the window, where he is then struck again.</p> <p>The motorist falls back again before trying to exit for a third time, blocked once again by the officer.</p> <p>Police allege the man continued to try and leave the car and “after several verbal warnings, a taser was deployed”.</p> <p>“Additional officers arrived on scene and another officer was allegedly spat on by the man,” the spokesperson said.</p> <p>The man has since been taken to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital while in custody to treat minor wounds.</p> <p>The scene was not short of witnesses, with several firefighters seen approaching the officer.</p> <p>“He needs to stop,” the woman filming the clip is heard saying.</p> <p>“Stop hitting him!”</p> <p>Senior police have reviewed body cam footage of the altercation as investigations continue.</p> <p><em>Image credit: 9News</em></p>

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Teen girl bashed by girls disguised in school uniform

<p>Horrifying footage has emerged showing the moment three girls disguised in uniforms violently attacked a 14-year-old girl on the grounds of a school in Perth’s northern suburbs.</p> <p>The video captured on a mobile phone saw teachers attempting to shield the Year 9 Churchlands Senior High School student as the assailants hit and spat on her.</p> <p>The incident occurred during a lunch break in early May.</p> <p>Students at the school allege the trio accessed school grounds by disguising themselves in Churchlands uniforms.</p> <p>Education department director general Lisa Rodges described the ordeal as unacceptable.</p> <p>“People entering school grounds without permission is taken very seriously and the department works with police when incidents like this occur,” she said.</p> <p>“Principals take immediate action in response to incidents of violence on school grounds.</p> <p>“The students who were involved in this incident, including filming it, have been suspended, and are being considered for exclusion.”</p> <p>Authorities were alerted but the girl at the centre of the attack has since withdrawn her complaint.</p> <p>Premier Mark McGowan said, “I just want to thank the teachers who got right in there to help the victim, and good on them. They deserve our thanks and congratulations.”</p> <p>The incident comes in the wake of shocking statistics showing the level of violence against teachers in WA in 2022.</p> <p>Nearly 2,300 instances of assaults or threatening behaviour targeted at school staff were recorded across 2022.</p> <p><em>Image credit: 7NEWS</em></p>

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62-year-old teacher arrested after classroom brawl

<p><strong><em>WARNING: This video contains footage some viewers may find distressing</em></strong></p> <p>Disturbing footage has surfaced online of a teacher appearing to physically attack a student at a NSW public school.</p> <p>The incident occurred at Maitland Grossmann High School, northwest of Newcastle on March 22.</p> <p>Footage filmed by students shows their classmates throwing paper balls at the teacher, 62, who then proceeded to throw the paper balls back at one boy.</p> <p>The situation escalated quickly as the teacher appeared to grab one boy by the collar and pulls him down onto one of the desks, causing other students to get involved.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">CONTENT WARNING: Some viewers may find the following story confronting.</p> <p>A teacher at a school in the New South Wales Hunter region has been charged with assault, after a classroom brawl with students. <a href="https://twitter.com/MaggieRaworth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MaggieRaworth</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/9News?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#9News</a> <a href="https://t.co/Gv5ZmpuYCT">pic.twitter.com/Gv5ZmpuYCT</a></p> <p>— 9News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) <a href="https://twitter.com/9NewsSyd/status/1638341798761320449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote> <p>One student can be seen in the video pushing the 62-year-old away, yelling “You wanna f***ing touch him again?”, to which the teacher responded by telling the teens to put their phones away.</p> <p>A desk is then thrown at the teacher and several concerned students rush to leave the classroom.</p> <p>The video appears to show the teacher striking the student while he is on the floor.</p> <p>“Are you f***ing stupid?” a student can be heard yelling.</p> <p>The evidently enraged teacher then stands in the doorway and says to the students, “Who wants to have a go?”</p> <p>NSW Police have confirmed the teacher was arrested and charged with common assault.</p> <p>“About 9.30pm, a 62-year-old man was arrested and taken to Belmont Police Station, where he was charged with common assault,” NSW Police told news.com.au.</p> <p>“The teenage boy was assessed at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics; however, was not physically injured.</p> <p>The teacher has been given conditional bail to appear before Maitland Local Court on April 6.</p> <p>A NSW Department of Education spokesperson said the department is aware of the incident and the school is now working with police.</p> <p><em>Image credit: YouTube/Twitter</em></p>

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"Terrifying" mid-flight brawl forces Jetstar plane to make emergency landing

<p>A Jetstar flight has been forced to make a priority landing after a brawl broke out on the plane. </p> <p>Just 24 minutes into a flight from Melbourne to Brisbane, two men were being pulled apart from each other after several punches were thrown. </p> <p>One passenger captured the chaos on video, with another traveller saying the altercation was "absolutely terrifying". </p> <p>"It was unnerving," the passenger told <a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/cabin-brawl-jetstar-flight-melbourne-brisbane-video-footage/b797737a-d832-4135-a2bd-a68cdc3e98be" target="_blank" rel="noopener">9News</a>.</p> <p>"There was a commotion, there was yelling, people started standing up, it went on for a couple of minutes."</p> <p>"One gentleman was then escorted to the rear of the aircraft, he had blood on his face... we didn't hear anything else, we had no information."</p> <p>The passenger said the plane started to descend without warning, as the pilot carried out a priority landing. </p> <p>"We didn't know what was happening," the passenger said.</p> <p>A map of the flight's path shows the aircraft turned around near Mansfield and returned to Melbourne airport where Australian Federal Police removed the two people from the plane.</p> <p>Passengers claim one of the men involved in the brawl was behaving aggressively before he boarded.</p> <p>"The guy was aggressive before he got on the plane and we thought surely they won't let him on the aircraft," the passenger said.</p> <p>A Jetstar spokesperson said the airline had a "zero tolerance for disruptive and abusive behaviour".</p> <p>"The safety of our passengers and our crew is always our first priority and we thank our customers for their patience," the spokesperson said.</p> <p>Shortly after landing, the flight resumed to Brisbane, as the AFP confirmed no arrests have been made. </p> <p><em>Image credits: 9News</em></p>

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Floating fracas: Hour-long brawl breaks out on cruise ship

<p>A mass brawl has broken out on a cruise ship heading into New York. However, it remains unsure if anybody will be charged.</p> <p>The brawl broke out on the dancefloor of a nightclub of the Carnival Magic cruise ship in the early hours of the morning on Tuesday the 28th of June.</p> <p>At the moment of the brawl, the ship was heading back to New York, but the exact location of the vessel will have a bearing on a criminal investigation depending on the jurisdiction of law enforcement it falls under. However, if it took place in international waters, it is possible everybody involved will get away scot-free.</p> <p>The NYPD has confirmed security on-board were unable to contain the fight and had to summon the Coast Guard. "Security onboard the boat attempted to de-escalate the situation and subsequently called for the Coast Guard," the police said in a statement.</p> <p>"The Coast Guard escorted the cruise ship to Pier 88, confines of the MTN Precinct. Uniformed personnel and Traffic Agents met the ship and the ship disembarked passengers without further incident".</p> <p>An eyewitness passenger Theresa James claims the fight began over a "threesome".</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Massive brawl breaks out in nightclub of Carnival cruise ship just off New York harbor. It started because someone got jealous over a “threesome”. The Coast Guard was summoned to escort the ship back to New York. <a href="https://t.co/2Xnljgi3O9">pic.twitter.com/2Xnljgi3O9</a></p> <p>— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeSington/status/1542467886223982592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p>She said the fight lasted for an hour and stretched from the fifth floor to the first floor, involving up to 60 people.</p> <p>Carnival described the brawl as an "altercation".</p> <p>"Thankfully no serious injuries were reported and our onboard security team intervened."</p> <p>The brawl came at the end of an eight-day voyage, which went into various islands in the West Indies before heading back up the US east coast.</p> <p><em>Image: Shutterstock</em></p>

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More heartbreaking details emerge of Easter Show stabbing victim

<p>The girlfriend of the teenager who was fatally stabbed in the chest during a violent Royal Easter Show brawl has revealed she is pregnant with his baby.</p> <p>The sister of Uati “Pele” Faletolu’s partner, Taylor Piliae, confirmed via Instagram on Wednesday that the late 17-year-old was due to become a dad.</p> <p>“The rumours are true. My beautiful sister has been blessed with his baby,” Bree Piliae said in her post.</p> <p>“Congratulations big sis, with you every step of the way. Can’t wait to meet you mini Pele.” A photograph Taylor took of herself with Uati was also included.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CcRVcGtvQ0O/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CcRVcGtvQ0O/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by BREANAH PILIAE 🦋 (@breepiliae)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Bree posted a heartfelt tribute to her sister’s partner, saying the tragedy was “one of the worst things to see happen to someone you love”.</p> <p>“Lost for words. Hands down one of the worst things to see happen to someone you love right in front of you,” she wrote in a stories post.</p> <p>“I’m traumatised. My heart is aching for you so much my brother. I love and miss you so much. I’ll never forget you.</p> <p>“Such a good guy, beautiful smile and heart. You’re in God’s hands now my brother, I love you.”</p> <p>The 17-year-old was on his break from working at the Show’s ‘Break Dance’ ride on Monday evening when he became involved in a confrontation around 8pm.</p> <p>The altercation included two groups of males, who police believe could be from rival postcode gangs in Sydney’s west, and are suspected to be behind the brawl.</p> <p>Uati was from Doonside, which has the postcode 2767, and friends have told police the people behind his death were from Mt Druitt, with the postcode 2770.</p> <p>Police from the Homicide Squad and Auburn Police Command are investigating reports Uati was linked to the 67 street gang, which recently clashed with Mt Druitt’s Ready for Anything group.</p> <p>Strike Force Calle has been formed to determine whether the Easter Show incident was connected to a stabbing in Western Sydney last week and Uati’s 15-year-old relative has since been charged with carrying a knife in public and affray over his alleged involvement in the brawl.</p> <p>He was granted conditional bail in court on Tuesday, in light of his lack of criminal record and “minor role” in the alleged incident.</p> <p>A memorial has been held following Uati’s death, with a close friend sharing images online from the evening gathering, where photos of the later teen were displayed among candles.</p> <p>Detectives at this stage believe the brawl was “not a random attack”, and instead the result of a planned confrontation between “two groups of male youths”.</p> <p>“We believe there is someone we still need to identify that is responsible for the stabbing,” she said. “It may be one person, it may be a number of people,” Superintendent Danielle Emerton told reporters.</p> <p>“There were two groups involved in the affray incident where there was a knife involved. so we are looking at additional people that were involved in last night’s attack.”</p> <p><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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Dramatic pics of huge brawl outside wedding reception

<p>Footage has emerged of the moment a wedding reception in Sydney's north shore descended into chaos, as guests became involved in a brazen fight.</p> <p>The video, which was uploaded to Reddit, shows dressed-up guests throwing punches in the affluent suburb of Mosman on Saturday night. </p> <p>A spokeswoman for NSW Police spoke to <a href="https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/wild-moment-brawl-erupts-outside-mosman-wedding/news-story/7053e194aad0997ecbe22f878690ada4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news.com.au</a> and said officers were called after reports were made of 30 guests becoming involved in a fight. </p> <p>“This is after a wedding. Not sure the context but the groomsmen and guests were fighting among themselves,” the person behind the camera said.</p> <p>In the now viral video, guests have taken off their suit jackets as four women and four men fought on the busy road, halting traffic. </p> <p>One male guest is seen throwing a woman to the ground before running after another guest. </p> <p>A separate fight, directly adjacent on the open highway side of the intersection, involved at least another dozen revellers. </p> <p>One man is seen on the ground in front of a stopped white car, prompting three others to rush over to check on him.</p> <p>Another man is captured on video with no shirt, and is seen grabbing someone from behind and hitting their head on the asphalt.</p> <p>Meanwhile, another man – who appears to not be a guest at the function or involved in the fight – attempts to direct traffic around the brawl. </p> <p>The police spokeswoman said that when police arrived, most of the guests had left the scene and “those remaining were reluctant to make a complaint”.</p> <p>“Following further inquiries, police last night [Sunday, February 20] spoke with a 26-year-old man who told police he’d suffered a broken nose as well as injuries to his face and ribs after being knocked unconscious during the affray,” she said. </p> <p>“Inquiries are continuing to identify those involved.”</p> <p>Users on Reddit were shocked by the footage, with one person commenting he that they work “at the Yacht Club next door” and “probably served those people drinks before the wedding”.</p> <p>Crime Stoppers have urged anyone who has any information about the incident to come forward. </p> <p><em>Image credits: Reddit</em></p>

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Woman left seriously injured in ALDI car park brawl

<p><span>A woman is recovering after being injured in a violent mass brawl at a supermarket car park.</span><br /><br /><span>Police say an argument that turned violent erupted in an ALDI car park off Garratt Way, Manchester, at 4 am on Sunday.</span><br /><br /><span>Officers found nearly 50 people scattered across the lot and a woman in her 30s left seriously injured.</span><br /><br /><span>It is alleged she was hit by a car, however her injuries are not life-threatening.</span><br /><br /><span>No arrests have been made but police who live in the area claim they heard screams coming from the car park.</span><br /><br /><span>One resident said he was woken up by loud noises as he tried to sleep.</span><br /><br /><span>"I heard shouting and screaming,” he recounted.</span><br /><br /><span>“I just thought it was normal things but then the screaming didn’t stop. I saw a lot of people in the parking lot screaming at each other."</span><br /><br /><span>The ALDI store remained open to shoppers the following morning however the car park was taped off as investigators searched the scene.</span><br /><br /><span>“Police were called at 4 am this morning (Sunday 15 August) to a report of a large fight involving nearly 50 people at a car park off Garratt Way, Manchester,” a statement from police said</span><br /><br /><span>"On officers' arrival, the group dispersed and a woman in her 30s was being treated in an ambulance. It is believed a vehicle had collided with her, and she suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.</span><br /><br /><span>"No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing."</span></p>

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Wild brawl at zoo leaves even the animals shocked

<p><span>A bizarre clip of families battling it out during a tour at a Chinese Zoo has gone viral, leaving viewers speechless.</span><br /><br /><span>The trivial argument between two tourists on Sunday led to a violent brawl that included at least six people.</span><br /><br /><span>Beijing Wildlife Park has said in a statement that the brawl included a woman and a young child.</span><br /><br /><span>The incident, which occurred in the gorilla area of the zoo, has received a number of responses after being posted to social media site Weibo.</span><br /><br /><span>A woman holding a toddler can be seen kicking another woman while she tries to fight off a third woman on the ground.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">This biffo at the Beijing wild animal zoo between a couple of families prompted a statement from the zoo. It said the fighting left a deep impression on some nearby animals who copied the humans and had to be taught by staff that fighting isn’t good behaviour. 笑死我了😂 <a href="https://t.co/3X9KcsmSCR">pic.twitter.com/3X9KcsmSCR</a></p> — Bill Birtles (@billbirtles) <a href="https://twitter.com/billbirtles/status/1424312295589519362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><br /><span>Two men are seen wrestling in the background.</span><br /><br /><span>Bystanders watched the brawl in horror.</span><br /><br /><span>"They shouted at each other, tore at each other and many tourists and animals were watching. The two sides reached a settlement after mediation," a park authority said on WeChat, the Global Times reported.</span><br /><br /><span>The park said that some animals had never witnessed a fight between humans and “followed suit” later that night.</span><br /><br /><span>"Under the patient education of the keeper, [we believe] animals knew that fighting was not good," the park said, the publication reported.</span><br /><br /><span>Viewers said on Twitter that the footage of the fight is “pretty awful to watch”.</span><br /><br /><span>“It's a toss-up between what was more unexpected, the woman kicking the other woman and pulling her hair while holding a baby, or the man who jump-kicked the woman holding the baby,” one woman said.</span><br /><br /><span>“Not sure who learns from whom,” another person wrote.</span></p>

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Witnesses divided in conflict after flight attendant brawl

<p>A brawl mid-flight left a flight attendant missing two teeth and a passenger in jail, but those who witnessed it said that the situation could've been handled with more tact.</p> <p>The fight, which occurred on a Southwest Airlines flight from Sacramento to San Diego, was over a passenger refusing to wear a face mask over their entire faces.</p> <p>Passenger Michelle Manner filmed the incident and spoke to NBC News about it.</p> <p>“They ended up in a screaming match,” Manner said.</p> <p>“It ended with the flight attendant saying that she was going to call the captain.”</p> <div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"><iframe class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VGQBYlwZ08Y"></iframe></div> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>“The gal who punched the flight attendant had asked, had said, ‘Get off me,’ ‘get your hands off me,’ ‘quit leaning on me,’” Manner said.</p> <p>“The passenger was incorrect by hitting her, but she was also in my opinion, provoked,” Manner said.</p> <p>“She had made like three requests for her to back up and she didn’t.”</p> <p>Footage of the fight emerged after the passenger, Vyvianna Quinonez, was jailed.</p> <p>She is seen jumping from her seat and attacking the attendant and is facing a felony count of assault inflicting great bodily harm.</p> <p><em>Photo credits:<span> </span></em><a rel="noopener" href="https://7news.com.au/travel/flight-attendant-loses-teeth-in-fight-with-passenger-but-passengers-are-divided-as-to-who-is-in-the-wrong-c-2951631" target="_blank"><em>7NEWS</em></a></p> </div>

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Brawl scenes show "disgusting act" of men fighting teenage girls

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>Police allege that a full-scale brawl between a group of teenage girls and men aged 21, 23 and 29 in Sydney at 9:40pm.</p> <p>According to footage posted online, the men were "having a go" at a group of young boys before the girls intervened.</p> <p>One of the girls also claimed that one of the men pushed one of the girls first, which is when she started to record the incident.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMG6wG3HF9g/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMG6wG3HF9g/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by @ks2w_</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p>At one stage, a man can be seen dragging a girl by her hair and throwing her over a ledge before punching her.</p> <p>One of the girls posted about the incident on social media, saying she has "never witnessed a more disgusting act in my life".</p> <p>“The most low life men you could ever come across,” she said.</p> <p>The riot squad was called and quickly arrested the man a short time later, with NSW Police charging the men with affray and common assault.</p> <p>The men were refused bail and are due back in court on Tuesday.</p> <p><em>Hero image credits:<span> </span></em><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://7news.com.au/news/crime/never-witnessed-a-more-disgusting-act-girls-allegedly-attacked-by-men-in-violent-brawl-c-2306227" target="_blank">7NEWS</a></em></p> </div> </div> </div>

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Inside the hostile brawl between Erin Molan and the Daily Mail

<p>The Daily Mail has not taken Erin Molan’s defamation lawsuit lying down, revealing they have been raking through several years of rugby league podcasts in an attempt to prove that the Channel nine presenter is objectively racist.</p> <p>DM has reportedly collected a number of quotes from <em>2GB’s Continuous Call Team</em> archive and have on record saying “You like raw feesh?”, “Pick up your chopsticks” and “I wuv you wery long time”.</p> <p>The 61-page defence alleges the <em>Continuous Call Team</em> frequently spewed out “racist content” on the show by mocking Pacific Islander and Maori names along with emulating Chinese, Indian and other accents.</p> <p>Molan’s lawyer told NCA <em>NewsWire</em> in a statement: “Ms Molan has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia for defamatory allegations made about her by the Daily Mail.</p> <p>“Those allegations, now repeated by the Daily Mail in its defence, are denied. It would be inappropriate to comment further as the matter is before the court.”</p> <p>Molan claimed that the Daily Mail painted her as a racist and an “arrogant white woman of privilege” in a story about her saying “hooka looka mooka hooka fooka” on air back in June.</p> <p>She has repeatedly defended herself by saying she was not mocking Polynesian names and was actually referencing to a past <em>Continuous Call Team</em> story about Chris and Ray Warren.</p> <p>The Daily Mail’s defence was filed on Monday and contains transcripts of 24 conversations on<em> Continuous Call Team</em> dating back to March 2017.</p> <p>It involves Molan and past and present co-hosts Ray Hadley, Bob Fulton, Darryl Brohman and others.</p> <p>One excerpt dating back to April 1, 2017, hears Hadley saying, “And now, why don’t we have a conversation with Darryl doing his Chinese and Erin doing her Chinese?”</p> <p>“Herro, I wery goo lookin,” Molan said, according to the defence.</p> <p>“Just do one for me, ‘I love you long time’, just do that for me,” Hadley said.</p> <p>“I wuv you wery long tiyme, wery handsome man, ohhh, you like to walk with me in a cercle,” Ms Molan said.</p> <p>In another clip given by the defence on March 17, 2018, Hadley tells a story about women in Japan giving birth.</p> <p>“You like raw feesh,” Molan said. “Sorry, was that racist?”</p> <p>“Yeah … it wasn’t good,” Fulton said.</p> <p>“Was it really? No it wasn’t, ’cause they do,” Molan said.</p> <p>According to the defence, Molan sometimes participated in the conversations.</p> <p>The defence also said that at times she laughed along, stayed silent, or asked “in a humorous fashion” whether what had been said was racist.</p> <p>In another excerpt from August 24, 2019, Brohman states he is going to release a Chinese cookbook.</p> <p>“Gonna put a big nappy on so I look like a sumo and say, ‘Come and get it! Big Marn’s Chinese Cookbook!’,” he allegedly said.</p> <p>“Herro! That’s gonna be the name of the book,” Brohman said later.</p> <p>“I just don’t know if this is OK now in this day and age,” Molan said.</p> <p>“Oh, who cares,” Fulton responded.</p> <p>Later in the conversation, the defence claims Molan said “Now we’re all talking like ohhh … you no … bad boy … you naughty … dwop your pen … pick up your chopstick” in an accent.</p> <p>“Can I just throw something in here? Do we like working here? I don’t think we’re gonna have a big chance of being here next year,” Fulton said.</p> <p>“I know we like to toe the line but this might be like a whole heel over the line,” Molan said.</p> <p>“No, no, we’re right,” Mark Levy said.</p> <p>The defence also included another transcript from March 18, 2017, in which Brohman put on several accents, including Irish, American, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian.</p> <p>Molan said: “Someone will write in now and say we’re being racist. I think it’s hilarious.”</p> <p>The defence also includes transcripts of Brohman who recounted the story about Chris and Ray Warren.</p> <p>It is the story that Molan said she was referencing with her original comment.</p> <p>“It was last year at a Manly game and they had a reserve that I hadn’t seen before, but he had a name with about 30 letters in it, and I had trouble pronouncing it, and I said to Chris, ‘Mate, how do you pronounce this bloke’s name?’” Brohman said on April 5, 2020.</p> <p>“He said, ‘Well, Dad thought his name was Chooka-lucka-loo-loo, but I said no, no, no, Dad, I think it’s Chooka-lucka-loo-loo-loo-loo.’”</p> <p>Audio of the conversations remain publicly available online.</p> <p>In the defence, the Daily Mail claims these conversations prove Molan is racist.</p> <p>Molan also accused the Daily Mail of falsely stating she refused to apologise when she says she had in fact apologised on air.</p> <p>In the defence, the media outlet said it was not “a true apology” and she had “simply stated that if people ‘in the current climate’ had been offended or hurt by her that she was sorry”.</p>

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Disturbing footage of man grabbing “teenage girl by throat” surfaces

<p><span>Disturbing footage of the horrifying moment a teenage girl was allegedly slammed to the ground during a fight outside of a Woolworths store front has surfaced.<br /></span></p> <p><strong><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7836752/woolies-brawl-4.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/b140c9c15b9c4e6689295685e417e833" /></strong><br /><span>An intense brawl broke out at Chirnside Park shopping centre on the Maroondah Highway in Melbourne's north east on Saturday morning, and video footage captured showed two men allegedly holding the young girl by just the scruff of her neck before tossing her to the ground.</span><br /><br /><span>The footage also shows a teenage boy rushing into the brawl to attack them, and is allegedly seen throwing wild jabs at the men before also being knocked down to the ground.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7836751/woolies-brawl-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/d0101e48c7144dadb89cf322e8e98c27" /><br /><span>A knife is also seen in the video, and is swiftly collected by the teenage girl while she was sprawled out on the floor.</span><br /><br /><span>“Leave the knife! Drop the knife!” a bystander can be heard yelling in the video as the men continue their scuffle outside of the frame.</span><br /><br /><span>Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit have charged four people with affray following the incident.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7836750/woolies-brawl-2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/21132253307749ce8e80e94959be400c" /><br /><br /><span>“It’s alleged the altercation occurred between two small groups who are known to each other,” Victoria Police said in a statement.</span><br /><br /><span>A 19-year-old man and 18-year-old woman from Croydon were both charged at the scene.</span><br /><br /><span>A 42-year-old Croydon man and 44-year-old Lilydale man were charged the following day.</span><br /><br /><span>The 42-year-old Croydon man was treated in hospital for non-life threatening facial injuries.</span><br /><br /><span>All four were granted bail and will appear in Ringwood Magistrates Court on October 1.</span></p>

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Third fatal brawl on Melbourne streets in two weeks

<p>A man has died and four have been arrested after a brawl in Melbourne’s southeast on Monday night.</p> <p>Homicide detectives are investigating the incident, which took place just before 8pm near the entrance to Eaton Mall on Atherton Road in Oakleigh.</p> <p>Thomas Tran, 20, <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/melbourne/man-dead-four-arrested-after-oakleigh-brawl/ar-BB167G9X?li=AAgfYrC">died at the scene</a>.</p> <p>Tran’s partner Trish Nguyen remembers the Springvale man as a “dreamer” with “the goofiest laugh”.</p> <p>“He has a smile that when you look at it you just admire how great it looked,” Nguyen said.</p> <p>“He loves his family, loves his friends – he’s just a great guy and he didn’t deserve that.”</p> <p>The four people who were arrested have been released pending further inquiries, the <em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/man-dies-in-oakleigh-brawl-four-men-arrested/news-story/0f0f34aeed56ce90d7b0699af7d4bb6e" target="_blank">Herald Sun</a> </em>reported.</p> <p>It was the third fatal brawl on Melbourne’s streets in the past two weeks.</p> <p>Last Monday, 21-year-old Machar Kot died after being stabbed outside a Melbourne CBD hotel. Marco Deng has been charged with Kot’s murder.</p> <p>Teenager Solomone Taufeulungaki died in Deer Park on June 16 after being ambushed on his way home from school. Seven boys aged between 13 and 16 have been charged with affray over the Deer Park brawl.</p> <p>Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.</p>

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Two women charged over Woolworths toilet paper brawl

<p>Two women from Sydney have been charged with affray after a brawl in a supermarket over toilet paper.</p> <p>Footage of the incident was posted to Facebook, showing the fight break out in a Woolworths store in Chullora in Sydney’s south west, and was watched by hundreds of thousands of people.</p> <p>Staff were forced to step in to break up the altercation.</p> <p>On Sunday morning, New South Wales Police said they had charged two women following the exchange.</p> <p>“At about 8 pm (on Saturday), two women attended Bankstown Police Station and spoke with investigators,” said Police in a statement.</p> <p>Two Bankstown women, aged 23 and 60, were issued court attendance notices for affray.</p> <p>Both are due to appear at Bankstown Local Court on Tuesday 28 April 2020.</p> <p>The incident was one of many reported at Australian supermarkets as people became increasingly desperate for toilet paper, which is not in short supply but is being purchased in far higher quantities.</p> <p>The video showed one woman punching another multiple times as shoppers nearby scream in astonishment.</p> <p>Holding grocery bags alongside a trolley loaded with toilet paper, the two women scream wildly as they throw punches and pull each other’s hair.</p> <p>“I just want one pack,” one screams.</p> <p>“No, not one pack,” replied the other as she tells the woman to leave her daughter alone.</p> <p>Another, who attempted to diffuse the situation said to one of the women, “think about what you’re doing”.</p>

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Sydney mums online coronavirus spat turns into street brawl

<p>Two women from a Sydney mothers’ group have been taken to hospital after an online argument about coronavirus escalated into a violent brawl.</p> <p>The women, both in their 30s, were involved in an argument on a group chat site about the new coronavirus and its effects, according to Northern Beaches Police.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7834248/fight2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/2ead84c350354fa780332c00bae9d348" /></p> <p>The pair then agreed to meet and “resolve their differences in person”, with one reportedly bringing another member of the mothers’ group for back-up.</p> <p>Police said the verbal argument turned physical, with the women “pushing, slapping, hair pulling and finally both on the ground, briefly unconscious” amid bystanders’ efforts to intervene.</p> <p>Both women were hospitalised, with one having a possible brain injury and the other sporting a shoulder injury, cuts, bruises and swellings.</p> <p>A Personal Violence Order was taken out by police for one woman against the other as police continue their investigations.</p>

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“It’s insane”: Footage emerges of shopping centre brawl over baby formula

<p>Shoppers have been recorded on video brawling outside Woolworths in Sydney’s Hurstville over tins of baby formula.</p> <p>People can be seen laying down on the ground as they kick and punch one another with shopping bags in the video shared by<span> </span><em>Nine News</em>.</p> <p>The fight comes shortly after Chinese dairy company Mengniu announced on Monday that it had made a takeover offer for Australian infant formula producer Bellamy’s valued at $1.5 billion.</p> <p>Mengniu – a business based in Hong Kong has been looking to globally expand in recent years, and said it was attracted to the Australian group’s local operations and supply chain, as well as its “leading organic brand position”.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">Desperate shoppers have kicked each other and swung bags, in the latest fight over instant baby formula. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/9News?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#9News</a> <a href="https://t.co/W07A4bMm3l">pic.twitter.com/W07A4bMm3l</a></p> — Nine News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) <a href="https://twitter.com/9NewsMelb/status/1173516986795450369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">16 September 2019</a></blockquote> <p>“Our sales growth ambitions for Bellamy’s in Australia, and the broader Asia Pacific region, will see investment in the local dairy industry to ensure the required capacity is in place to achieve these plans,” said the company’s CEO Lu Minfang in a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).</p> <p>Mengniu has previously highlighted the ongoing demand of infant milk formula in China, which has led to chaotic scenes in Australian supermarkets.</p>

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