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The National Anti-Scam Centre is urging Australians to check twice when shopping, gifting or travelling, as scammers know Australians will be caught up in the rush of the holiday season. The National Anti-Scam Centre expects criminals to try to capitalise on...
As parcel volumes surge ahead of Christmas, Australia Post is urging Australians to be on high alert as this time of year tends to see a spike in porch pirate activity. Porch pirates are thieves who steal unattended deliveries at residential properties. Opportunistic...
What’s happening From 10 December 2025, some social media platforms will be restricted, by law, to people aged 16 and over. These laws require affected platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent anyone under 16 from creating or holding accounts. These measures are...
A man has been found guilty for causing the death of a man following a head on collision on the Bingara Rd in 2023. The Northern Daily Leader reports that the jury found Harvey Matthew Ovenden had driven in a dangerous manner in the moments leading up to a crash that...
Australians reported nearly $260 million in losses to scams in the first nine months of 2025, with the National Anti-Scam Centre warning that online shopping scams are on the rise. Between January and September 2025, the National Anti-Scam Centre’s Scamwatch service...
A man has faced court after the body of a man was located in Armidale last month. Emergency services were called to a home on Markham Street on Monday 13 October following reports of a concern for welfare and upon arrival, police located the body of a 78-year-old man....
Australia has made major progress in curbing drink driving. Decades of random breath testing, enforcement and powerful social media campaigns have cut alcohol-related road deaths significantly. Yet new data show more fatal crashes now involve drugs than...
The man responsible for an aggravated break-in and high-speed chase from Warialda to Gravesend will remain behind bars until the new year after his bid for bail failed. The Northern Daily Leader reports Magistrate Miranda Moody rejected 35-year-old Keith Turner’s new...
New England Police have issued a warrant for 37-year-old Mitchell Green for domestic violence related matters. Green is believed to frequent the Guyra, Glen Innes and Tingha areas. Anyone with information into his whereabouts is urged not to approach him, but to call...