Top videos: Moby Dick escapes, teen stops runaway bus
This week, a storm helped a whale make an escape while another storm destroyed a fence.
Plus, Anthony Albanese apologised while Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood gave a beautiful tribute to Rosalynn Carter.
Moby Dick’s adventure
When storms lashed South Australia this week, Moby Dick, part of the Riverbank Christmas Lights Display in Adelaide, escaped.
The whale sculpture floated down the river but has since been returned. Moby Dick made a similar escape in 2005.
@7newsadelaide Adelaide’s iconic Riverbank Christmas lights display has taken a hit by wild storms with its Moby Dick whale sculpture breaking free and being swept downstream. Adelaide 7NEWS
Apology to thalidomide survivors
Thalidomide survivors were finally issued a national apology after years of campaigning.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the apology for the morning sickness drug which caused birth defects was “unreserved and overdue”, and that a survivor support program would be reopened.
Tweet from @SBSNews
Tobacco store fire
Victoria Police released shocking footage of an arson attack at a Glenroy tobacco store which happened earlier this year.
A car is seen ramming into the store front’s roller door and then someone is seen setting fire to the building.
Tweet from @VictoriaPolice
Storm rolls into Sydney
Sydney was hit with some pretty intense storms this week.
This video captured on Wednesday shows the storm clouds rolling over the city, looking ever so threatening.
@abishesh1
Fence ripped apart
The storm was so intense it completely destroyed one resident’s fence.
The fencing sheets ripped off in a gust of wind and flew through the air.
@noisepollutionyt Went to film the rain and the storm destroyed my fence #sydney #storm #disaster #rain
Teen saves the day
A NSW teenager jumped into action and saved 20 students on a bus after it rolled away while the driver was fuelling up the tank.
Izzy Miller jumped into the empty driver’s seat when she noticed the bus was moving and steered it and the passengers to safety.
#Australia | Una adolescente de 14 años evitó una tragedia al evitar que un bus chocara con una estación de combustible
Izzy Miller, de 14 años, dijo que vio que el autobús se estaba acercando lentamente a la gasolinera Liberty y al minimercado en Casino, Nueva Gales del Sur,… pic.twitter.com/o2m3dkeM0B
— Randy Correa (@RandyCorreaVE) November 28, 2023
Rosalynn Carter’s memorial
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter was buried in her hometown of Plains, Georgia this week.
Tweet from @MelisMcDaniel
The Voice of Flinders Street Station
The Voice of Flinders Street Station is providing commuters with important messages about their trips, like no other.
In this video, which TND was tagged in by a TikTok follower, The Voice of Flinders Street Station was warning people that no barista in Australia’s coffee capital could deliver them quick enough to make their train to Craigieburn.
@voiceofflindersstation #flinders #flindersstation #flindersstationmelbourne #flindersstreetstation #melbourne #melbourneaustralia #craigieburn #essendon #mooneeponds #glenroy #broadmeadows #strathmore #pascoevale #naarm #narrm
Dog waits to shake
This cheeky dog waited until it was right next to a human before shaking off water after going for a dip.
In the video, a person knew exactly what was going to happen as the dog emerged from the water. The dog ran straight for them and started shaking furiously.
@conigliaro12
Bear’s new toy
This bear made a toy out of a rug after finding it a comfortable place to sit down.
@susankehoe1 Bear playing on rug. The rug has seen its day! #bear #rug #play #fyp #foryou #viralvideo #funny #laugh #cubs #wild #animals #pets #bigbear #love
