Category: National News
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COLES TO COMBAT THEFT AT SELF-SERVICE CHECKOUTS
Coles is taking extreme measures to combat self-service checkout theft by installing tablet-sized cameras on top of its self-service checkouts in up to a dozen supermarkets across Victoria. The cameras are installed directly above the self-service monitor, with every move made at the checkout broadcast back to the shopper and recorded on file. “The trial…
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SEAHAMPTON MOTORBIKE CRASH RIDER NAMED
A man who died in a motorbike accident at Seahampton last week has been name as 46-year-old Scott Parry. Mr Parry, from Stockrington was due to be sentenced in June for branding a friend with a horseshoe in 2016. His body was discovered on an embankment off George Booth Drive on Anzac Day.
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STORY OF INCREDIBLE RESCUE OFF NEW ZEALAND
For 15 hours, friends, family and an entire town feared three men on a helicopter rescue mission had perished, in the treacherous Southern Ocean off New Zealand. But instead, a remarkable story of survival emerged – put down to a lot of training, preparation and a little bit of luck.
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ROAD SAFETY WARNING AHEAD OF OPERATION GO SLOW
Police have been left shaking their heads at the behaviour of some Hunter drivers the Easter long weekend. While the number of people caught speeding and drink driving was down compared to last year – officers say too many are still breaking the law.
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PORTABLE BATTERY PACK BELIEVED TO BE CAUSE OF CANBERRA CAR FIRE
A quick-thinking mum has saved her two young children, dragging them from the family car just seconds before it exploded into flames. The dramatic rescue was caught on camera the fire blamed on a portable battery pack left on the front seat.
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MAN IN COURT OVER 7-HOUR STAND-OFF WITH POLICE
The man at the centre of a seven-hour stand-off with police at a Newcastle primary school, faced court this afternoon. 43-year-old Claudiu Centea is facing six charges over the incident, as Tyson Cottrill reports.