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100 young 'ringleaders' targeted by police in youth crime crackdown
NSW Police say dozens of young "ringleaders" committing violent crimes in the state's north and west will be the target of new rapid-response units.
Published:Source:ABC Western PlainsTopic:Crime
NSW records 'really bad year for murder' in 2024
Jackie Fitzgerald, executive director at NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, said the number increase was "unusually high".
Published:Source:ABC NewsTopic:Homicide
Liberals claim victory in Port Macquarie by-election
Robert Dwyer wins the state seat for the Liberals, but Nationals candidate Sean Gleeson vows to contest it again at the next election.
Published:Source:ABC Coffs CoastTopic:Elections
Nut farmer cops $800,000 hit as first crop floored in wild weather
Horticulture businesses were some of the hardest hit with strong winds causing widespread damage in orchards.
Published:Source:ABC RuralTopic:Horticulture Industry
MLC says abortion policy a 'terrible mess' at NSW public hospitals
The NSW government is asked to explain what it is doing to guarantee and enhance access to abortions at public hospitals after temporary bans at some regional hospitals.
Published:Source:ABC Central WestTopic:Abortion
Liberals 'likely to win' rare Coalition clash in Port Macquarie by-election
The Liberals hold a tight lead against the Nationals in Port Macquarie's state by-election and an election analyst says they're very likely to win.
Published:Source:ABC Mid North CoastTopic:State and Territory Elections
Josh was a fit 40-year-old when he collapsed in this 'stroke hotspot'
First Nations people in Australia's "stroke hotspot" have come together in a campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms.
Published:Source:ABC Mid North CoastTopic:Stroke
Duration: 3 minutes 12 seconds
Worried about your Easter getaway? Beaches will be open for business, despite the cyclone
School holiday travel plans have been thrown into turmoil after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred left a trail of destruction along the east coast, prompting pleas from tourism operators for holiday-makers not to cancel their Easter getaways.
Published:Source:ABC NewsTopic:Travel and Tourism
Duration: 2 minutes 38 seconds
Thousands of litres of milk dumped as flood damage cuts off farms
Dairy farmers in NSW and Queensland have been forced to discard vast quantities of their product as road damage renders their properties inaccessible to trucks.
Published:Source:ABC RuralTopic:Floods
Duration: 5 seconds
Women face manslaughter charges after death of baby born at home
Police say the women, 41 and 51, were present when a woman gave birth at a property near Coffs Harbour in 2022.
Published:Source:ABC Mid North CoastTopic:Crime
Record number of calls for help to the SES
Multiple emergency alerts are in place across Queensland as large bursts of rain and severe thunderstorms continue across the state's south-east and northern New South Wales.
Published:Source:ABC NewsTopic:Cyclones
Schools remain closed in northern NSW as residents cautiously return home
More than 140 warnings remained in place in northern NSW late on Sunday night, while evacuation orders were lifted for the Lismore CBD, Murwillumbah and Mullumbimby.
Published:Source:ABC NewsTopic:Floods
Witness recalls moment friend of 30 years floated away in NSW floodwaters
Greg Wilson, who knew lifelong-Megan resident and "larrikin" Tom Cook, for 30 years, says he is sad about his death, but still "not sure why he entered the water".
Published:Source:ABC Coffs CoastTopic:Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents
Flash flooding risk remains for Queensland, Northern NSW after ex-cyclone
The Bureau of Meteorology says the wild weather is "still not over" for parts of Queensland's south-east and northern NSW, with flash flooding still anticipated to strike.
Published:Source:ABC NewsTopic:Cyclones
Flooding risk for Queensland, northern NSW despite Alfred downgrade
Authorities turn their focus to the threat of flooding and flash floods as communities in south-east Queensland and northern NSW are warned the risks "can't be trivialised".
Published:Source:ABC NewsTopic:Floods
Body found in search for man swept away in NSW floodwaters
Hundreds of thousands of residents in northern NSW are anxiously waiting for the full impact of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, as rescue teams continue their search for a man washed away in floodwaters.
Published:Source:ABC NewsTopic:Cyclones
Duration: 3 minutes 42 seconds