Category: National News
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FORMER CENTRAL COAST MP CRAIG THOMSON CHARGED OVER ALLEGED MIGRATION FRAUD
Former Central Coast MP Craig Thomson has been arrested by the Australian Federal Police. Taken into custody at his Terrigal home, he’s accused of being the prime mover in a multi-million dollar migration fraud. The one-time Labor Member for Dobell allegedly facilitated more than 130 fraudulent visa applications over four years, which would have netted…
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WILLIAM TYRRELL’S FOSTER MOTHER NAMED AS PERSON OF INTEREST
William Tyrrell’s foster mother has been named as the person of interest in the renewed investigation. It comes as Strike Force Rosann detectives returned to the Kendall area this week to conduct further inquiries and search operations. Yesterday officers concentrated on the garden bed below a balcony at the Benaroon Drive property, where the young…
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PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT TO BE PUT ON PBS
For the first time in seven years, a prostate cancer therapy will be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). From Monday, men with a high-risk form of the disease that no longer responds to traditional testosterone-lowering therapy – known medically as castration resistant prostate cancer, or nmCRPC – can access Nubeqa (darolutamide) with the…
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TORNADO TEARS THROUGH ARMIDALE
There was a terrifying awakening for residents across Armidale last night, as a tornado ripped through the northern end of the city. The twister, leaving hundreds of homes severely damaged and many people without power… the SES, responding to more than 200 calls for help.
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NEW SOUTH WALES OPENS UP
As New South Wales opens up, the state has recorded 496 new local cases overnight, while eight people have died. The Hunter New England health district has confirmed 82 cases, with 21 on the Central Coast. The mid north coast has five – all in Kempsey – and there are four new positives in northern…
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97 NEW COVID CASES IN THE HUNTER NEW ENGLAND
The Hunter has set another unwanted record, recording 97 new COVID cases overnight, the vast majority in the Lake Macquarie area. Of the Hunter’s 97 cases, 34 were infectious in the community, 66 are linked to known clusters or cases and 30 people are hospitalised – four in the ICU. Here’s the case breakdown. There…
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OPEN HOMES AND AUCTIONS TO START UP AGAIN ACROSS NSW
The New South Wales government has amended the health order to allow both open homes and auctions to begin again from October 11 – across the whole state. Open homes can be conducted, following a four-square-metre rule inside a property. Auctions can be conducted, following a two-square-metre outside a property. Under the previous roadmap, real…
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97 NEW COVID CASES IN THE HUNTER NEW ENGLAND
The Hunter has set another unwanted record, recording 97 new COVID cases overnight, the vast majority in the Lake Macquarie area. Of the Hunter’s 97 cases, 34 were infectious in the community, 66 are linked to known clusters or cases and 30 people are hospitalised – four in the ICU. Here’s the case breakdown. There…
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NEWCASTLE RESEARCHERS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID
As Australians learn to live with COVID, Newcastle researchers are looking to increase the world’s arsenal against the virus. A new nasal spray is progressing through clinical trials, and will soon be deployed overseas.
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NSW STEADIES BUT HUNTER CASE NUMBERS REMAIN HIGH
New South Wales continues to see a slow decline in COVID numbers as October 11 approaches. There were 587 new cases overnight and sadly, another eight deaths – including a 20-year-old and an 80-year-old who passed away at home, unaware they had the virus. Hunter New England Health is reporting 83 cases and of particular…