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MOREE MAN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY PUBLISHING CHILD ABUSE MATERIAL ONLINE
A man will face Tamworth Local Court today after he allegedly posted child abuse material online. In April, detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crime Squad’s Child Exploitation Internet Unit (CEIU) began engaging with the man from the state’s north. Police allege the man believed he was talking with an 11-year-old girl and engaged…
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FEMALE ZOOKEEPER ATTACKED BY LIONS AT SHOALHAVEN ZOO
A zookeeper is in a serious condition after she was attacked by a lion at Shoalhaven Zoo on the NSW South Coast this morning. It’s understood the 35-year-old woman was working in the lion enclosure when she was attacked just before 10.30am. Four ambulance crews and a rescue chopper attended and found the woman with…
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DRIVER DISQUALIFIED UNTIL 2064 LEADS POLICE ON CHASE THROUGH THE HUNTER
A driver whose licence was already disqualified until 2064 has been charged for allegedly leading police on a chase through Lake Macquarie and Newcastle. Police say the pursuit began around 8pm on Thursday, when officers from the Target Action Group tried to stop an unregistered red Mitsubishi Lancer on South Street Windale. The vehicle allegedly…
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WOMEN PLUNGES TO HER DEATH FROM THE TENTH-FLOOR OF A SYDNEY HOTEL
A woman has died after falling from a hotel balcony at Darling Harbour overnight. Emergency services were called to the Hyatt Regency hotel on Sussex Street at around 8pm, following reports a woman had fallen from a balcony on the buildings 10th floor. Police and paramedics found the woman’s body on the level one rooftop.…
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TEENAGER CHARGED OVER ALLEGED STABBING ON MAITLAND TRAIN
A 16-year-old boy will face Broadmeadow Children’s Court today after allegedly stabbing a teenager in the stomach on a Hunter train. The boy was arrested on Thursday night after the injured teen got off the train at Victoria Street station, approaching a train guard for help. Police say the two boys, who are known to…
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MAN CHARGED OVER A FATAL SHOOTING NEAR KEMPSEY
Police have spent the day at a rural property near Kempsey, after the fatal shooting of a 63-year-old man overnight. A 42-year-old allegedly emerged from the house carrying a gun – tonight he’s behind bars, charged with murder.
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SHIPPING CONTAINERS WASH UP ON CENTRAL COAST
Surgical masks and shipping containers have washed up on the Central Coast – after the APL England vessel lost part of its load off Sydney on Sunday. The overboard cargo not only contained medical supplies, but car parts, furniture and household appliances.
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NORTHERN STAR AND DAILY EXAMINER PAPERS CEASE PRINTING
The North Coast community are reeling tonight after News Corp announced more than 100 print newspapers will cease printing and shift to online only. Lismore’s aging population say they will be isolated.
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FIRE AT QUEENS WHARF UNDER INVESTIGATION
Firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze at Queens Wharf this morning. Several witnesses called triple zero just after 11 o’clock, after they spotted smoke billowing from the building’s roof. “We had seven appliances respond to this incident, we had a fire in the kitchen which progressed into the flew system of the building.”…
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DOZENS CHARGED OVER ALLEGED STATE-WIDE DRUG SYNDICATE
More than 30 people have been charged over an alleged state-wide, drug supply network operating across the state’s central west and Sydney. In February last year, police established Strike Force Pinnacle to investigate the network, based in Wellington. The syndicate allegedly sourced prohibited drugs from Sydney, including methylamphetamine and MDMA and heroin, and distributed them…