Category: National News
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MICHELLE BRIDGES CHARGED WITH DRINK DRIVING
Personal trainer and television personality Michelle Bridges has allegedly been caught drink driving with a 5-year-old in the car. Police were conducting road side breath tests at Bellevue Hill yesterday, when they stopped the 49-year-old just before 11.30am. She allegedly returned a positive reading of 0.086 after she was taken to Waverley Police Station. She’ll…
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FATHER AND SON CONFIRMED DEAD ON NSW SOUTH COAST
A father and son have died in bushfires tearing through the town of Cobargo on the New South Wales south coast. The bodies of the two men were found in a burnt out house this afternoon, as strong winds and stifling temperatures fanned the flames. Another person is missing west of Narooma. Police have described…
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TRIBUTES FLOW FOR FIREFIGHTER, SAMUEL MCPAUL
The volunteer firefighter who died when a 10-tonne truck was flipped by fierce cyclonic winds on the Victorian-NSW border was 28-year-old father-to-be Samuel McPaul. Two of McPaul’s male colleagues, aged 39 and 52, also suffered burns in the incident near Jingellic, east of Albury. McPaul’s wife, Megan, is four months pregnant with the couple’s first…
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VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER DIES EAST OF ALBURY
A volunteer firefighter has died after ferocious winds rolled two trucks. NSW RFS confirmed the death and said two other firefighters from the same truck suffered burns and were rushed to hospital. The firefighters were working on the Green Valley Fire, about 70 kilometres east of Albury. It’s believed the truck rolled when it was…
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POLICE SHOOT MAN ARMED WITH AN AXE DEAD IN HIS CENTRAL COAST HOME
The use of lethal force by police is being investigated following the fatal shooting of a man by officers on the Central Coast last night. It’s alleged a constable and a sergeant were confronted by an axe wielding man before shooting the 45-year-old dead inside his home.
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BRETT HILL SEX ASSAULT TRIAL DELAYED
There’s been a delay in the trial of Brett Hill – the man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl near Newcastle. Proceedings were meant to begin today, but overnight, Hill was admitted to a Sydney hospital. The 48-year-old is facing several charges over the attack at Adamstown Heights last year. His trial…
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HISTORY IN THE MAKING AS JETS FLY TO ADELAIDE
History in the making – the Newcastle Jets are flying to Adelaide tonight, looking to make the FFA Cup final four for the first time. Abdiel Arroyo is onboard as he recovers from injury… while Johnny Koutroumbis says his confidence will be at an all-time high.
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PRISON ESCAPEE CAPTURED NEAR KEMPSEY
UPDATE Police have recaptured a prisoner who escaped while receiving treatment at Port Macquarie Base Hospital on Sunday morning. SUNDAY A prisoner is on the run after escaping from custody at Port Macquarie Base Hospital. Twenty-eight year old Matthew Furner pushed two guards over and assaulted a nurse while making his escape – with a…
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NSW AUSTRALIANS OF THE YEAR STOP IN MAITLAND DURING STATE LAP OF HONOUR
A select number of lucky students in Maitland met New South Wales’ highest achievers today. The red carpet was rolled out for the Australian’s of the Year, on a road trip to sharing their inspiring stories.
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NATIONAL HOMELESSNESS WEEK: CRISIS IN THE HUNTER
It’s a small pleasure most of us take for granted, curling up under a warm blanket in our own bed. Homelessness in the Hunter is at crisis point… hundreds couch surfing or living on the streets.