Category: Latest NBN News
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MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TOUKLEY ASSAULTS
A Sydney man’s admitted to a shocking assault on three patrons, while working as an RSA marshal at a Central Coast pub. The 28-year-old punched, kicked and even threw a slab of drinks into the back of one victim’s head.
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‘NO NEW EVIDENCE’ CLAIMS LAWYER FOR BOYFRIEND OF SLAIN GERMAN BACKPACKER
The case against the boyfriend of slain German backpacker Simone Strobel is fundamentally flawed based on theories and ideas with no new evidence, a Sydney magistrate has been told. Tim Game SC in the Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday made a bail application for Tobias Friedrich Moran who appeared via video link from jail. The…
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COVID-19 VAX APPROVED FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE
Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler said the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) have recommended Moderna COVID-19 vaccines be available for at-risk children from 6 months of age to under 5 years. Children in that age bracket with severe immunocompromise, disability and complex health conditions will be able to be…
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BLOCKADE ACTIVIST CHARGED IN NEWCASTLE
A Blockade Australia activist – charged over a massive climate change protest in Sydney – has faced court in Newcastle trying to have his bail conditions removed. But the magistrate heard claims Jack Oswald may have been planning to take part in more protests.
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BRIGID HEYWOOD SET TO FACE COURT OVER ASSAULT ALLEGATION
NBN News can reveal Brigid Heywood allegedly assaulted a 16-year-old girl at a club on Dumaresq Street in Armidale on March 8.The exact circumstances aren’t known at this stage but police say the girl was NOT physically injured. The 65-year-old has been issued with a court attendance notice and is facing charges relating to common…
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BLAZE STOPS WORK IN SOMERSBY
Dozens of workers were evacuated this morning after flames took hold of a business at Somersby… sending smoke billowing over the Central Coast. Nearby residents were told to close their windows as the blaze raged… close to 100 firefighters, battling to bring it under control.
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PARENTS FIGHT TO IDENTIFY TEENAGER MURDERER
The parents of murdered teen Tania Burgess have called for her killers name to be revealed. A 32-year-old man has walked free from Cessnock Jail today almost two decades after stabbing a girl 48 times when she was on her way home from school. The killer was only 16 when he killed Tania Burgess in…
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OURIMBAH CAMPUS’ FIRST OPEN DAY POST PANDEMIC
Whether you’re straight out of school, or seeking a career change… Aspiring students today had a taste of everything the University of Newcastle’s Ourimbah campus has to offer.
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KINCUMBER SHOOTING INCIDENT CONTINUES TO UNFOLD
Police have released images of a vehicle believed to be a Mazda BT50, following last month’s shooting outside Kincumber McDonalds. Officers were told that people inside a blue ute fired several shots at another vehicle in the early hours of June 26 before driving off towards Willesee Crescent.
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UMINA LOCALS OUTRAGED OVER BRANCH CLOSURE
The Commonwealth Bank will close its Umina Beach Branch on 26 August – a move feared to come at a great cost to the Peninsula’s elderly population. This decision comes off the back of The Entrance Branch closure just last year.