Category: National News
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FIVE ARRESTED OVER INTERNATIONAL DRUG SYNDICATE
Two men are in custody and three have been charged following a seven-year investigation into an alleged large-scale drug importation into Australia. Police searched a Baulkham Hills home, and three Sydney businesses – two Badgerys Creek businesses and one at Jamisontown – at 7 o’clock this morning, as part of Strike Force Millstream. A 34-year-old…
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RODNEY JOHNSON LOSES APPEAL OVER SINGLETON TRUCK CRASH
The man who crashed a stolen truck in Singleton’s main street after a dangerous pursuit down the New England Highway in 2017, will see out the remainder of his jail term. 32-year-old Rodney Johnson failed in his appeal over the crash, which injured 10 people and caused mass carnage.
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MILTON ORKOPOULOS SLAPPED WITH 15 HISTORICAL CHILD SEX OFFENCES
Disgraced former Swansea MP, Milton Orkopoulos, has been charged with 15 historical sex offences. The charges relate to allegations of historical sexual and indecent assaults against two young boys in the 1990s. Police allege Orkopoulos assaulted the boys on separate occasions in the Lake Macquarie region and on the Mid North Coast. The charges include…
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LICENSED VENUES TO OPERATE WITHOUT SET CAPACITY LIMIT NEXT MONTH
The state Government has announced the 50-person limit on licensed venues will be lifted across New South Wales next month. From July 1, pubs and restaurants across the Hunter won’t have to operate under a state-wide set capacity limit, but must allow for the one person per four square metre rule. Outdoor venues with a…
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NO COMMUNITY-TRANSMITTED CORONAVIRUS CASES IN NSW FOR TWO WEEKS
An incredible achievement in New South Wales: not a single case of coronavirus has been transmitted within the community for two weeks, the incubation period of the virus. The state recorded three new cases in the past 24 hours, but all were returned travellers in hotel quarantine. There are no COVID-19 patients receiving treatment in…
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14-YEAR-OLD WILL CALLAGHAN FOUND SAFE
Victorian teenager William Callaghan, who went missing at Mount Disappointment, has been found conscious and breathing. The 14-year-old, who has autism and is non-verbal, went missing at around 2.20pm on Monday. He spent two freezing nights in dense bushland. Victoria Police says he was found by a volunteer and will be reunited with family shortly.…
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HUNTER’S UNSUNG HEROES: QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST
It’s been a proud day for the Hunter. 20 outstanding individuals, from all walks of life, have been honoured… including one posthumous OAM. And they have one common desire, to help their community. (Note: If you would like to sponsor Robin Henderson in her next Variety Bash adventure, email car57@hunterdyno.com.au)
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GREAT WHITE SHARK MAULS QUEENSLAND SURFER
UPDATE | New South Wales Department of Primary Industries has confirmed a 3-metre Great White shark is responsible for the fatal attack of a Queensland man this morning. The 60-year-old man, believed to be from Tugun, was surfing at Salt Beach near Kingscliff when he was bitten by the shark just after 10am. Others surfing…
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THERE IS NO EXCUSE | NSW POLICE LAUNCH SEXUAL ASSAULT CAMPAIGN
What is sexual assault and how do we report it? These are the questions NSW Police hope to answer in a new social media campaign. #thereisnoexcuse is an initiative by the State Crime Command’s Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad. The first of five videos, released today, focuses on the misconceptions around sexual assault. This…
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POLICE OUT IN FORCE OVER THE LONG WEEKEND
Police will be carrying out stationary RBTs and roadside drug tests once again this Queen’s Birthday long weekend. The practices were scaled back across New South Wales at the height of the COVID-19 crisis. Now that restrictions have been relaxed, with pubs and clubs back open and higher volumes of traffic on our roads, motorists…