Category: National News
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PM ANNOUNCES $1.3 BILLION BOOST FOR LOCAL MANUFACTURES
The Prime Minister was in the Hunter today – keen to shift the focus to Australian manufacturing. The Morrison Government will put more than a billion dollars on the table in a bid to strengthen the sector and local businesses could well benefit.
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NEW RESEARCH PUTS THE SPOTLIGHT ON OUR DINGO POPULATION
The Great Wall of China can be seen from space…and so can a dingo fence which stretches for thousands of kilometres through Australia’s Strzelecki Desert. For more than three decades, researchers have been monitoring it and they’ve discovered dingoes are much more essential to the environment, than first thought.
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COVID RESTRICTIONS TO BE ROLLED BACK
The New South Wales Premier has announced restrictions will be lifted, after the state marked a 10th day without any locally transmitted COVID cases. From midnight this Friday, 30 people are allowed inside a home while 300 people will be allowed to attend weddings and funerals. Gladys Berejiklian says it’s still mandatory to wear a…
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NSW RECORDS FIVE NEW LOCAL COVID CASES PROMPTING FRESH VIRUS ALERTS ACROSS SYDNEY
New South Wales has recorded five new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 out of 14,738 tests. Today’s numbers include two cases announced yesterday, involving a patient at the Mount Druitt Hospital emergency department. The other three local cases include one linked to the Berala cluster, and two from the Northern Beaches – the source of…
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MITCHELL PEARCE STEPS DOWN AS CAPTAIN
Mitchell Pearce is stepping down as captain of the Newcastle Knights, effective immediately. The club says earlier this week, Pearce met with Head Coach Adam O’Brien, CEO Philip Gardner and General Manager of Football Danny Buderus, to address the recent scandal and to apologise for the distraction and inconvenience it’s caused during the Christmas leave…
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FOUR NEW LOCALLY ACQUIRED CASES
Four new cases of locally acquired COVID-19 were recorded in New South Wales overnight. Two cases are connected to Sydney’s Berala cluster. A third was identified as a household contact in Avalon, on the Northern Beaches. The fourth was also recorded but was announced yesterday. 32,000 people went and got tested overnight.
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NEWCASTLE MAN HUNTS DOWN HIS STOLEN AUDI R8
A dashcam in a luxury car has helped lead to the arrest of a man who allegedly stole it from a Newcastle home. Darren Johns fronted Newcastle Local Court today accused of taking the high performance car on a dangerous joy ride.
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DANCEFLOORS ARE BACK, WITH ANOTHER EASING OF RESTRICTIONS
The New South Wales Premier has announced another major easing of coronavirus restrictions, after the state recorded its 25th day without community transmission. The four-square-metre rule will become the two-square-metre rule on Monday, except in gyms and nightclubs. But it means dancefloors are back, with as many as 50 people allowed on a dancefloor at…
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HOLDEN TORANA PREDICTED TO CRACK THE $1 MILLION MARK AT AUCTION
A Holden Torana from the 1970s looks set to become one of the most expensive Australian cars ever sold. The 1977 Holden LX Torana was raced by John Harvey and it’s expected to fetch more than $1 million when it goes under the hammer at Lloyds Auctions this Saturday. It’s currently standing at a bid…
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RESTRICTIONS EASED IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS
Great news for New South Wales residents – the government is rolling back COVID restrictions ahead of Christmas. More patrons will soon be allowed inside pubs, restaurants and cafes. Limits on numbers inside small hospitality venues – those up to 200 square metres – will be expanded to 50 people, not including staff. And households…