Alarming $129 warning before Christmas, veteran ABC host's replacement revealed, McDonald's launches new meal

A couple stranded in the Queensland outback for three days thought they were going to die when they were stalked by a large crocodile in sweltering heat.

Their 4WD was swept into a creek by flood waters before they were able to climb out of a window to safety.

A friend reported them missing but police struggled to access the area in the Far North. LifeFlight pilots were deployed in a helicopter and the couple were eventually found. They'd been surviving on muddy river water and were "very emotional" when the crew arrived, revealing they had to fend off a large croc that had been stalking them.

We go to Queensland now where the mercury is surged well above 40C after a severe heatwave warning was issued yesterday.

Longreach in the state's central region reached 42.9C at 1.30pm.

The heat will stick around until Tuesday, with high humidity and cloudy skies creating muggy and stifling conditions for the majority of the week.

And today the Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southern Queensland, with heavy rainfall and flash flooding expected to begin in the afternoon and into the evening.

Read all about the weather here.

What sort of home do you think you'd be able to get with $10 million? A sprawling mansion would likely be envisaged by many but for one couple in Sydney's east, they've acquired just a two-bedroom home.

Yep, that's right. The buyers of 1 Fernleigh Gardens located on City2Surf's famous Heartbreak Hill in the exclusive suburb of Rose Bay has sold for $10.215 million despite its modest size.

While it does come with a pool and is sat on a decent-sized plot, it's biggest selling point is impressive views over Sydney Harbour. The new owners plan to live in it but are well aware of its development potential, Domain reports.

Donald Trump has revealed he plans to immediately pardon US Capitol rioters when he returns to the White House.

Siting down with NBC in hist first televised interview since winning the election, Trump said convicted rioters who stormed the Capitol had been put through a “very nasty system”.

“I’m going to be acting very quickly. First day,” Trump told Kristen Welker.

“I know the system... the system’s a very corrupt system.

"Those people have suffered long and hard... there may be some exceptions to it, I have to look." More than 1,200 people have been convicted over the January 6, 2021 attack.

When Trump was asked about Capitol attackers who assaulted police officers he said that “they had no choice”. He also claimed individuals were pressured into accepting guilty pleas.

Trump was highly critical of President Joe Biden earlier this month when he decided to pardon his son Hunter over gun and tax charges.

He's arguably the most talked about teen in world sport right now, but we've been saying his name wrong all this time.

Despite wearing Gout on his bib, Gout Gout's name isn't actually correct. According to his father, the 16-year-old sprint sensation, who was born in Queensland's Ipswich, is actually called Guot Guot which is pronounced 'Gwot'.

The error came when his parents fled South Sudan and a spelling mix-up occurred.

“When I see people called him Gout Gout I’m not really happy for him," his dad told Seven.

“I know that Gout Gout is a disease name but I don’t want my son to be called a disease name ... it’s something that’s not acceptable.”

The teenager delivered a stunning time of 20.04 seconds at the Australian All Schools Championships in Brisbane last week, breaking the Aussie record held by Peter Norman for 56 years.

ANZ has appointed ex-HSBC wealth and personal banking boss Nuno Matos to replace Shayne Elliott, who will be retiring after nine years as chief executive at the major bank. The international banker is set to rake in millions in the top job and will take the helm on July 3.

Matos, who will move to Melbourne from Hong Kong for the position, will be paid a base salary of $2.5 million per annum. The Portuguese banker will also be eligible for a $2.5 million short-term bonus and a $3.4 million long-term bonus in his first full year at ANZ. This is the same as Elliott’s current package.

Read more from Yahoo Finance here.

In some breaking news now, police in Sydney have found a body in bushland near the airport.

A passerby reportedly spotted the body wrapped in plastic while walking along Foreshore Road in Botany this morning, according to the Daily Telegraph.

Homicide detectives are at the scene.

So we've a big decision tomorrow, but there's not too much hope the RBA will hand out relief to struggling mortgage holders.

Three of the big four banks think that will come in May, but Commonwealth is holding on to a February rate cut.

So when do you think an interest rate cut will come? Have your say below.

And if you're willing to share the extent of your mortgage struggles with us, you can get in touch at tom.flanagan@yahooinc.com

Holly Bowles. one of two 19-year-old Australians to die in the Laos methanol tragedy, will be farewelled at her funeral later today.

The service for Bowles will be held at Beaumaris Secondary College, days after hundreds attended Bianca Jones' funeral wearing bright colours at her family's request.

Bowles died in a Bangkok hospital on November 22, a day after Jones died in another hospital in the Thai capital after a night of drinking in the backpacker town of Vang Vieng.

Bowles' family has asked people to donate to the girls' GoFundMe in lieu of flowers.

The page has raised more than $400,000 with the families wanting to use significant funds to raise awareness about methanol poisoning.

It was the hit Netflix show that took the world by storm and now it's coming to a Macca's near you.

From Wednesday the Squid Game meal will launch and includes a Dalgona Candy – a nod to the infamous challenge from the show.

If you can successfully free one of four shapes from the candy, you have a chance of winning some prizes, with a top prize of $100,000 to be handed out.

The meal itself will include 10 Chicken McNuggets with a limited-time Korean BBQ Sauce.

After plenty of speculation, Michael Rowland's replacement on the ABC News Breakfast couch has finally been revealed.

Rowland has "passed the baton on" to James Glenday, a regular stand in on the show. "You're the best person for the job, in my view," Rowland told him live on air this morning.

Glenday said he was "a bit nervous" taking over from Rowland, but teased him for his tendency to wear a blue suit on the show, saying he'd been to a tailor to get one made.

Well this seems to be bit of an increasing issue for many of you out there. Parcel theft is on the rise and Aussies are being warned to take care this Christmas.

New data from Finder shows that more than one in five Australians have either lost of had a parcel stolen in the past 12 months.

"The average value of the missing parcel was $129, so when you add it all up that is about $2.8 million [worth of] packages being taken," Finder personal finance specialist Taylor Blackburn said, the ABC reported.

Australia Post is urging anyone who is victim to contact police, while customers are advised to take advantage of parcel lockers dotted around Australia.