Veteran radio presenter Ron E Sparks has died, aged 73.

Tributes from former colleagues flowed in for the veteran broadcaster, who is understood to have died from cancer.

"We are devastated to announce the heartbreaking news of the passing of former WSFM announcer Ron E Sparks," hosts Brendan "Jonesy" Jones and Amanda Keller said in a statement on social media.

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"Ron E Sparks was one of the greatest announcers in the history of the world. He needs to be made a big deal of," Jones said.

Over a 50 year career, Sparks was a broadcaster at several Sydney radio stations, including 2SM, 2UW, Triple M and Today FM.

"A great man died today," 2GB's Ben Fordham said in a statement on X.

"Ron E Sparks was a talented radio host and a fine man."

Fordham said he had become neighbours with Sparks several years ago, forging a strong friendship.

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"He had the sharpest mind and was such a gentle character," he said.

"He kept his cancer battle a tightly held secret for 15 years."

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A teenager was rushed to hospital after violence erupted during an 18th birthday gathering in Queensland.

A 16-year-old was allegedly stabbed with a knife outside the Morayfield home in the early hours of this morning.

Rani Brell was hosting his brother's 18th birthday party and claims a group of people arrived uninvited.

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Brell said he knew one of the people, so he let them inside.

"Everyone was having a good time, everyone was chill," he said.

"But then they started going through our rooms, searching through our stuff."

Brell said he asked them to leave, but claimed that after the group went outside he was threatened and hit in the back of the head.

Brell suffered a gash to his head and bruises to his back from a baseball bat.

Video provided to 9News showed a brawl taking place outside the house.

One person pulled out a knife, allegedly stabbing the 16-year-old.

Another person could be heard begging for the attack to end.

A group was then seen fleeing, with emergency crews arriving soon after.

The injured teenager was taken to hospital in a serious condition with stab wounds to his chest and abdomen.

A blood-soaked shirt was left behind, and a neighbour's vehicle was vandalised.

Police are still searching for the group responsible. 

Police have been provided with security camera footage from nearby homes.

Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Outgoing CMFEU boss John Setka has received an icy farewell from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese following revelations that alleged organised crime figures had infiltrated the group.

The controversial union heavyweight stepped down yesterday ahead of a joint investigation by 9News, 60 Minutes and The Age, which is set to be published this weekend and which alleges serious misconduct by some union members.

When asked about the abrupt resignation, Albanese replied: "Good."

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"John Setka has no legitimate place in the Labor movement," the prime minister said at a press conference today.

"It should be condemned, it should be isolated, should be stamped out."

A months-long investigation has revealed bikies and criminals have been acting as CFMEU delegates and working on both state and federal projects.

In one instance, a convicted criminal and bikie figure was on a $250,000 government-funded salary on a Big Build worksite and even used a Hurstbridge Line Upgrade vehicle to engage in gang activities. 

Among the underworld figures linked to the union are former Hells Angels bikie Luke Moloney, Hells Angel Enforcer Sammy "The Turk" Erkan, Mick Gatto, convicted criminal Johnny "Two Guns" Walker and Mongols boss Tyrone "Little Ty" Bell.

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Setka has knocked backed the allegations, which he claims are false, saying "we're not a criminal organisation, we're a union".

"I'm just sick and tired of these stories," he told 9News. 

Setka was due to leave the union at the end of the year but resigned, effective immediately, last night after the union was sent detailed questions relating to the investigation. 

He weathered many storms over his 12 years as CFMEU secretary. He has also been convicted of domestic violence offences. 

Last month he helped secure members a 21 per cent pay rise. 

In light of the news, South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has asked police to investigate potential union-bikie links in his state and pressure is now growing on Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan to act.

A government spokesperson said: "Our expectations are clear. There is zero tolerance for illegal behaviour. John Setka has resigned, as he should."

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Sydney commuters were stuck in a train for about two hours after the service was affected by a signalling communications issue.

A train on the North West Metro Line came to a sudden stop between Cherrybrook and Epping about 8.15am today.

A buzzing sound reverberated through the entire train, spooking the hundreds of passengers.

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"We were on our way to the airport, missed my flight," Halle Farr told 9News.

"It broke down, it was really loud, the aircon turned off, it was so scary.

"They just kept repeating the same thing like stay calm, we know it's broken down and that it'll be fixed soon."

Authorities worked to find out what caused the outage but were unable to resolve it until about 10.30am.

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After the train finally made it to Epping hours later, the entire station was shut down and commuters were redirected onto replacement buses.

By 11am, the platforms were reopen and trains were running again.

Metro Trains Sydney acknowledged the effect the issue had on passengers, apologising for the major delays caused.

"We acknowledge the time taken to resolve the issue is not good enough and we will continue reviewing our incident processes," a spokesperson said.

Inland parts of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania could be set for a dusting of snow from tomorrow.

The Bureau of Meteorology predicts a low-pressure system over the Tasman Sea will deepen, bringing more foul weather into next week.

But the wintery blast could also bring snow to inland parts of New South Wales including Armidale, Orange and the Blue Mountains.

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Snow is set to fall across the Snowy Mountains, and in New South Wales the BOM predicts snow could fall anywhere with an elevation higher than 900 metres in the state's south, and 1100m in the north.

In Victoria, snow could fall in places with an elevation higher than 900m, with parts of Tasmania above 800m likely to see snow.

Multiple wind and wave warnings are in place across Australia's southeast coast.

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The rain band set to continue sweeping up through Tasmania and into Victoria and inland NSW is expected to peak by Tuesday evening and ease on Wednesday.

The winter chill will leave Melbourne with a top of 12 tomorrow and persistent rain.

In New South Wales strong marine winds have been predicted for Batemans Bay and the Eden Coast.

The Illawarra Coast has also been warned of strong winds.

Sydney will otherwise be partly cloudy with a top of 17 degrees.

Tasmania is in line to cop the brunt of the bad weather next week.

Hobart is set to shiver with maximums of just 10 degrees, with freezing southerly winds making it feel close to zero according to WeatherZone.

Brisbane will see a top of 20 degrees tomorrow, while Adelaide and Perth will have possible showers.

Darwin will be a tropical 32 degrees.

A man has been charged after a fatal stabbing inside a Melbourne home.

A 36-year-old man was found seriously injured inside a home on Victoria Drive in Thomastown about 8.40pm on Thursday.

Police performed CPR but the man died at the scene.

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9News understands the house is a halfway home, with several transient residents often coming in and out of the property.

A 45-year-old man from Glenroy was arrested at the scene.

Homicide Squad detectives today charged the man with burglary, theft and common law assault.

He is expected to appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court today.

Police are still searching for a second person in relation to the alleged stabbing.

Victoria Police said the alleged stabbing "appears to be a targeted attack".

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A father and son have died in a horrific house fire in Melbourne's East.

Firefighters were called to the home on Craig Road in Donvale just before 4am after the house caught alight.

Inside, 61-year-old Calvin Reeder and his 14-year-old son, Brendan, were found dead.

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More than 30 firefighters were called to the scene and managed to stop the fire from spreading to nearby properties.

Frantic neighbours grabbed hoses to try and help extinguish the flames.

The blaze was contained within 45 minutes, but the house had been destroyed by fire with the roof collapsing in.

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The victims' loved ones were seen consoling each other at the scene.

At this stage, police are not treating the fire as suspicious.

Investigators are still working to determine what caused the fire.

CORRECTION: An earlier statement from Victoria Police incorrectly reported that the address was on Glenvale Road in Ringwood.