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The EV con: Deadly side of the electric vehicles sold in Australia

‘They were still searching for his body for days.’

Luke Mortimer

By Luke Mortimer

Global demand for cheap, Chinese-made electric vehicle batteries has brought about unprecedented demand for cheap, dirty Indonesian nickel.

Top Headlines

The Great EV Con: The deception driving our green future

4 min read

Spotlight reporter Liam Bartlett was smuggled into Indonesia’s Morowali Industrial Park, the world’s largest nickel processing facility, producing 50% of global nickel supply.

My advice to Gout Gout as he eyes off becoming one of Australia’s greatest ever athletes

3 min read

My advice to Gout Gout as he rises to the top.

Nat Barr takes on Environment Minister over bombshell electric vehicle revelation

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Sunrise host Nat Barr takes on Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek over dirty nickel mines fuelling EV cars after bombshell revelations on Seven’s Spotlight investigation

ABC ‘digging its grave’ by keeping secret gunshot investigation under wraps

2 min read

The independent report into the Heston Russell investigation is yet to be released.

The moment Gout Gout realised he had a special talent

‘That really touched me.’

3 min read

Gout Gout has spoken exclusively to Bruce McAvaney in a fascinating 7NEWS Spotlight special.

Lindt siege hero wins monumental legal battle over identity

For 10 years, the police officer who led the assault on the Lindt Café and killed terrorist Man Haron Monis has had to live in complete anonymity.

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Just two weeks before the tenth anniversary of the Lindt Cafe siege - the hero police officer who took down terrorist Man Monis has won a monumental legal battle - to finally talk publicly about the that night.

She met her boyfriend on TikTok. Then he killed her dad. Why is he still free?

3 min read

Kirandeep Saggar (L) met Ranjit Bath through social media.

Worst of the cost-of-living crisis is over: Chalmers

2 min read

7NEWS Spotlight - Jim Chalmers on the cost-of-living crisis

Questions over missed evidence in mysterious case of mum shot dead

5 min read

The death of Amy Wensley continues to be investigated.

ABC launches investigation into its own journalism amid bombshell Spotlight report

6 min read

Ex-commando Heston Russell successfully launched legal action against the ABC and was awarded almost $400,000 in damages.

‘I have no choice’: Kylie Minogue forced to postpone several shows

The pop star has just completed the UK leg of her Tension Tour.

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Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has postponed a run of European shows, having ‘succumbed to a viral infection’.

The most sampled song in history is one you’ve never heard of

A forgotten soul B-side from 1969 gave rise to a wave of new genres.

3 min read

Aldis Hodge, from left, Neil Brown, Jr. Jason Mitchell, O'Shea Jackson, Jr. and Corey Hawkins in a scene from the film, "Straight Outta Compton."

US podcast star accuses former university soccer coach of sexual harassment

3 min read

Call Her Daddy podcast host Alex Cooper allege her Boston University soccer coach, Nancy Feldman, sexually harassed her.

Metallica to McCartney: Which tribute to Brian Wilson captured his life?

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Artists including Billie Joe Armstrong and Sting have honoured the legacy of Beach Boys icon Brian Wilson (centre)

Harry, Meghan’s shock move set to deepen royal family rift

3 min read

Prince Harry and Meghan have hired a new publicity expert to help polish up their image

Exclusives

Australia’s cattle mutilation mystery

Following on from the 7NEWS Spotlight special ‘The UFO Phenomenon’, we track down other Australians who have had out of this world experiences.

8 min read

There’s growing evidence of a link between UFOs and cattle mutilation.

'There's no need to see a chiropractor as a child': Why are babies as young as four days old having their spines manipulated?

Why are some chiropractors cracking the backs of kids as young as four days old? On Sunday Night, the spinal surgeon’s urgent warning for all parents.

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Babies as young as four days old are being seen by some chiropractors.

Never-before-seen footage of Alva Beach horror scene released in 7NEWS Spotlight investigation

It’s one of the most confusing nights in Australian legal history - two men dead, another fearing for his life, and all seemingly trying to save Candice Locke. So what really happened?

11 min read

Candice Locke

‘What I saw was real’: Grant Denyer claims he saw a UFO while driving in Melbourne

The 43-year-old said he was driving at night when he noticed something in the sky.

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Grant Denyer has recalled the moment he saw, what he believes to be, a UFO.