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New laws targeting commercial landlords who knowingly permit tenants to sell illicit tobacco and vaping goods from their premises have begun, as part of the Minns Labor Government’s continued crack down on the illicit market. The new offence applies to landlords who...
To help protect Australians from the growing threat of impersonation scams, Android is introducing fake call detection, an industry-first protection that can detect and flag suspected spoofed calls when your contact and you are both using Phone by Google. Marking a...
The man accused of stabbing two retirees in their Torrington home last month has had additional charge laid against him. The Northern Daily Leader reports 34-year-old Joshua Dylan Trethewey was expected to appear before a bail court yesterday, but his matter was not...
A man accused of the murder of a 78-year-old man in Armidale in October last year has been granted bail. James Bowen Hutchison has been charged with the murder of housemate, Peter Hogg in a Markham Street home The Northern Daily Leader reports Hutchison's solicitor...
A 33-year-old man, accused of attacking two women and threatening a man at knifepoint during alleged unprovoked attacks in Uralla and Kentucky in June last year, is yet to enter pleas on eight charges relating from the incident. The Northern Daily Leader reports...
The National Anti-Scam Centre is continuing its work to disrupt scammers as scams encountered online continue to drive the highest levels of loss. Between 1 January and 31 March 2026, Scamwatch received 45,816 scam reports, down 17.8 per cent compared with the same...
A defence barrister says his client is an innocent man following the commencement of a child sex trial at Armidale. The Northern Daily Leader reports Barrister Michael Fantin told the jury his client, who cannot be legally named, was innocent when he was charged, he...
Inverell Police are seeking details from anyone who witnessed a high-speed police chase through the region last Wednesday afternoon including dashcam footage which may lead to the identification of the driver involved in the incident. Just before 4pm, police were...
A 53-year-old man who was found guilty of touching seven children while in his care at a New England Childcare Centre in 2024, has been jailed. Douglas Clibborn, who sat quietly with his wife during his sentencing on eight counts of sexually touching a child under 10,...