Category: National News
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NSW RECORDS NO NEW LOCALLY ACQUIRED CASES FOR A 13TH DAY
New South Wales has recorded a 13th consecutive day of no locally acquired COVID-19 cases. There were three cases detected in returned travellers in hotel quarantine. Those cases bring the total number of virus cases to 4328 since the pandemic began. NSW Health is urgng anyone who has been in South Australia since November 6…
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WOMAN FRONTS COURT OVER NEWCASTLE ROAD RAGE
A young woman is behind bars tonight, charged over an early-morning road rage incident in Newcastle… where a ute hit a man and several cars. The terrifying incident was filmed by witnesses – including the moment tradies boldly tried to stop the driver.
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NERVOUS WAIT: 500 COURSES COULD BE SLASHED IN UNIVERSITY RESTRUCTURE
There’s uncertainty for thousands of staff at the University of Newcastle, with a major restructure to consolidate five faculties into three. The university says an early retirement scheme offered to staff older than 55 will help save jobs.
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MAN JAILED OVER HIT & RUN WHICH CLAIMED LIFE OF BERNIE FARRELL
A learner driver who was high on drugs when he hit and killed an elderly man in Newcastle, has been jailed. Benjamin Matheson struck 91-year-old Bernie Farrell, who was walking to have a haircut… and left him for dead.
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AGREEMENT REACHED TO REOPEN DOMESTIC BORDERS BY CHRISTMAS
Scott Morrison says an agreement has been reached for states to open domestic borders by Christmas, with the exception of Western Australia. Speaking after the National Cabinet, the Prime Minister says a reopening framework was discussed and agreed on in-principle. “By Christmas of this year, certainly seven of the eight states and territories…
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MAN ALLEGEDLY POINTED A GUN AT POLICE BEFORE BEING SHOT DEAD
Residents were ordered to stay indoors – and a school was sent into lockdown – as a major police operation unfolded today on the Central Coast. Dozens of heavily-armed officers swarmed a rural property, where they shot a man dead… and they’re hunting another man who is still on the run.
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THREE LOCALLY TRANSMITTED CORONAVIRUS CASES IN NSW
New South Wales has broken its 11-day streak of recording no locally acquired coronavirus cases. In the hours to 8pm on Tuesday night, three new cases were recorded – all returned overseas travellers. But since the reporting period finished, another three cases have been identified – all locally transmitted. Two are in south-western Sydney and…
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RFS ISSUES FIRST TOTAL FIRE BAN OF THE SEASON
The NSW Rural Fire Service has issued its first total fire ban of the season for the far north coast, with warm, windy and dry conditions today. Other regions, including North Coast, Greater Hunter, New England and Northern Slopes are also being warned to expect a “very high” danger. It’s reminding people to work out…
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LISMORE MAN TO FRONT COURT ON PURSUIT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHARGES
A Lismore man will front court today, charged with a number of offences including domestic assault and attempting to run down a police officer. The incident began in South Lismore, at 2 o’clock on Sunday morning, when officers noticed a black ute with a wrong licence plate. They tried to pull the driver over, but…
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AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE STATE’S LEADING MEDICINAL CANNABIS PROVIDER
Northern New South Wales is quickly emerging as a nationwide leader in the production of – and research into – medicinal cannabis. A New England grower has been given the state’s first license to mass produce cannabis oil – a move which should substantially lower prices. NBN News was given an exclusive tour by the…