The woman’s wrist was cut to the bone during the attack.

‘I always think that Mum and Dad would be proud.’

An Uber driver has been taken to hospital after being viciously assaulted with hammers in the early hours of this morning in Brisbane.

Jason King, 51, has spent the day at the Brisbane Royal Women's and Children's Hospital undergoing surgery after he sustained head injuries.

King arrived at Robertson Park in Taringa just after 3.20am to pick up a passenger who had requested a booking. 

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Police said the passenger jumped into his car and began assaulting him before two other men armed with hammers jumped in and joined the alleged attack, leaving him with head injuries.

Officers said the three fled in his white 2020 Toyota Camry.

Police found the car in Logan and took a 17-year-old boy into custody.

Officers are still searching for two other people.

An Uber spokesperson said in a statement the company strongly condemns any criminal or violent activity against driver partners.

"We have reached out to the driver partner to offer our support and have been in direct contact with the Queensland Police to assist with their investigation," the spokesperson said.

"We have also immediately removed the rider's access to the Uber app.

"We are deeply committed to the safety of driver-partners on the Uber app, and have a number of guidelines and features in place with the goal of keeping drivers safe."

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With just a day to go until tomorrow's $100 million Powerball Lotto is drawn, heartwarming recordings of previous winners' reactions have emerged.

In one particular recording, a woman can be heard screaming as the incredible news that she'd won a million dollars was broken to her.

"One million, girls – we've won," the woman yells to her friends, who had seemingly all chipped in on the ticket.

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"That's $100,000 each."

In another recording, a man speaks through tears as he's told he's won $53.3 million.

"I can't believe it, I just can't believe it," he said in an audibly croaky voice.

"Shit, oh my god, I never thought I'd get this phone call."

Clips of stunned Aussies being told they've won big bucks can be listened to in the media player above.

Tomorrow's prize is the equal-biggest jackpot offered by an Aussie lottery game so far this year – with roughly half of all adults in the country expected to try their luck.

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Anna Hobdell, The Lott spokesperson, said that when the life-changing call is made, winners are often overcome with emotion and at a loss for words.

"A major lottery win often brings heartfelt tears of joy, gasps of disbelief or even stunned silence," she said.

"We're often a witness to some of the most unforgettable moments in people's lives."

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There are many different ways to get help and information about gambling.

Call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858; use online counselling; find information about help services in your state or territory; get information and support for family and friends; get information about how to talk with someone about their gambling; or contact Gamblers Anonymous.

All services are free, confidential and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has sacked Skills Minister Tim Crakanthorp over a "serious breach of conduct" involving his family land holdings.

Minns held a snap press conference this afternoon to announce Crakanthorp would be stood down from cabinet after the minister failed to supply information about "substantial" private family land in the Hunter region.

Minns said Crakanthorp didn't reveal these holdings until recently in a breach of the ministerial code of conduct.

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Crakanthorp, the Member for Newcastle, was the minister for the Hunter and held the cabinet position of minister for skills, TAFE and tertiary education.

He was elected in 2014.

"I formed the view that Minister Crakanthorp failed to comply with his obligations as a minister, he failed to do it properly (by) providing potential conflicts of interest to the NSW Cabinet Office and through them, to me as the premier of NSW," Minns said.

"Minister Crakanthorp will not be a minister in my government."

Minns said Crakanthorp's property holdings were disclosed to the government but properties owned by his wife and in-laws were not.

He added the "size and scale" of the property holdings should have been disclosed to the government and there were obviously "more than a couple" of properties.

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The government was made aware of the property holdings earlier this week and it became clear a breach of the ministerial code had occurred when Crakanthorp detailed all the commercial real estate held by his family.

Minns said it doesn't "really matter" what Crakanthorp's rationale for not declaring the property holdings was, he should have revealed it to the cabinet.

The premier said he has referred the information to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), the anti-corruption watchdog.

"I have referred concerns that I have that he may have acted in matters that have rendered a material benefit to him or his family as a result of the decision he made over the past three months," Minns added.

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Crakanthorp later released a statement confirming he had "self-reported a breach of the Ministerial Code of Conduct to Premier Chris Minns and resigned as a Minister in the NSW Government".

"I will continue as the Member for Newcastle," he said.

"I will not be making further comment at this time."

In the interim, Deputy Premier Prue Car will take on the skills portfolio while Police Minister Yasmin Catley will take on the Hunter portfolio.

Liberal leader Mark Speakman told 2GB's Chris O'Keefe the public should be told about what the commercial holdings are that have caused the conflict of interest and what potential decisions were impacted.

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"I welcome the decisive action to sack the minister and refer to Independent Commission Against Corruption," he said on the Nine radio station.

"It is in the public interest to tell us what the decisions are that were potentially impacted and whether they're being revisited."

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