A DANGEROUS driver has been jailed after he mowed down a teenage student in a hit-and-run and left her to die alone in the middle of the road. Mohammed Youssaf has been sentenced to 30 months behind bars for ploughing in to 18-year-old Emma Guilbert as she walked through Fenham in November 2018. Newcastle Crown Court heard how the 33-year-old driver was believed to have been travelling at more than 40mph on the 30mph road when he struck the Newcastle University student at a pedestrian crossing on Wingrove Road. The impact of the collision was so great that Mrs Guilbert’s body came to rest more than 36 metres down the road.
Mackay MP Julieanne Gilbert claims she has been subjected to nasty online trolling under encouragment from Dawson MP George Christensen. Mrs Gilbert criticised Mr Christensen on her official Facebook page on Wednesday after he publicly threw his support behind controversial MP Craig Kelly, who has made disputed claims about COVID-19 treatments. The Dawson MP has responded saying he does not condone personal attacks against anyone and has called on Mrs Gilbert to bury the hatchet . I am asking Mrs Gilbert to bury the hatchet and work with me on the local issues I have been championing for the people of the region, Mr Christensen said.
Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to rein in Dawson MP George Christensen over his conspiracy theory social media posts about Trump and COVID-19. Mackay MP Julieanne Gilbert is the latest politician to call out Mr Christensen s recent activity on Facebook and far-right social media platform Parler. It comes after the Dawson MP launched a campaign to pressure the federal communications minister to further restrict the powers of social media companies. We re at a crucial time in fighting this pandemic in Queensland and yet the Federal Member for Dawson continues to mock public health advice, putting the safety of Queenslanders at risk, Mrs Gilbert posted on her official Facebook page on Monday.