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HUNTER WOMAN ALLEGEDLY SPITS ON POLICE DURING ARREST
A woman has been charged after allegedly spitting on police during an domestic violence related arrest in the Hunter yesterday. Officers were called to a home on Cedar Close at Metford around 5.10pm, following reports of domestic violence. Inside the home, they spoke with the couple before attempting to arrest the 48-year-old woman. Police say…
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FORMER DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DOUG ANTHONY DIES, AGED 90.
Former Deputy Prime Minister John Doug Anthony (Doug Anthony) has passed away. The sad news was announced by his family earlier this morning. They say the former Nationals leader passed away peacefully in the Heritage Lodge aged care facility in Murwillumbah. He was 90 years old. Born in December 1929, Mr Anthony was elected as…
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GAV’S WEATHER | CHANGE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION
The tropical air mass has has been incredible. A line of storms has been tapping into that build up as they make their way across New South Wales. The storms cells have been very impressive once again. There’ll be more cyclone activity in the coming days, as sunny skies dominate the majority of the nation.…
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ROAD CLOSURES | WARNING TO NORTHERN NSW DRIVERS
Authorities are advising motorists to exercise extreme caution in Northern NSW, as flooding continues to affect many roads. Waterfall Way is closed between Little North Arm Road and Maynards Plains Road at Dorrigo Mountain. Drivers needing to travel to this area can use the Gwydir and Oxley highways instead, but it will add about two…
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PAPADATOS CREATES NEW GOLD TOURNAMENT
With this year’s Jack Newton Celebrity Classic cancelled, Central Coast golfer Dimi Papadatos created his own tournament to fill the void. The Hunter’s top professionals headed down the M1 today to lend their support.
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HEAVY RAINFALL BRINGS FLOODING ACROSS THE NORTH COAST
Communities in the state’s north are facing an anxious night, with heavy rain forecast to fall on already flooded roads. More than 200-millimetres has already fallen across the Tweed, with the SES carrying out rescues and evacuations – warning the worst is ahead.
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GAVS WEATHER | HEAVY RAIN FOR NORTH COAST AND SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND
There is masses of cloud now spilling across most of the country. It really is an incredible sight now after so many years of hot dry Decembers. Increased activity across the tropics as the wet season takes hold and instantly becomes one of the best starts on record for the NW shelf. Heavy rain is…
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GLENCORE TO SHUT ITS LIDDELL AND INTEGRA MINES
Mining giant Glencore has announced plans to close two major Hunter mines in 2023, as the Swiss company works to transition to a “low carbon economy.” The plan was put forward in a webcast with investors on Friday, during which CEO Ivan Glasenberg revealed he would be retiring early next year. It could mean significant…
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JURY IN JARRYD HAYNE’S SEXUAL ASSAULT DISCHARGED
The jury in Jarryd Hayne’s sexual assault trial has been discharged after they were unable to reach a unanimous or majority verdict. Hayne was accused of sexually assaulting a 26-year-old woman at her mother’s house, in the Newcastle suburb of Fletcher, on NRL Grand Final night in 2018. After days of deliberations the jury was…
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YOUNG CHILD RUN OVER BY LAWN MOWER AT CLARENCE TOWN
Paramedics say it’s lucky a Hunter Valley child who was run over by a ride-on lawn mower at Clarence Town this morning, escaped with only leg injures. Emergency services were called to the home on Sherriff Street at 9:30 this morning. NBN News understands the 2-year-old boy had been inside the home and had run…