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Sydney and Melbourne derbies to kick-off WBBL hub season

Sydney and Melbourne derbies will launch the new-look WBBL season with Cricket Australia confirming the fixture list for the 59-game competition that will be played entirely in a Sydney hub starting late next month.The opening weekend of matches on October 25 will see the Melbourne Renegades face the Melbourne Stars and the Sydney Sixers take on the Sydney Thunder at North Sydney Oval.All eight teams will be involved on the opening day with the A...

Man charged with defrauding Commonwealth payments

Sep 25,2020

This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Services Australia. Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers arrested a 33-year-old Sydney man...

I regret stopping breastfeeding. How do I start again?

Many women find breastfeeding difficult and stop before they planned. Some women are relieved to stop. But others regret it. If you regret stopping,...

Fourth man arrested in connection with Central West bikie gang murder

Sep 23,2020

CENTRAL WEST, NSW, Australia – A 38-year old man appeared in court on Wednesday over the execution-style murder of a bikie gang chief in...

Wildfire near Los Angeles grows to over 100,000 acres

Sep 22,2020

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — The Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest near Chinese communities continued scorching to 105,345 acres (426.3 square...

Truck rolls over on Great Western Highway in Blue Mountains

Sep 15,2020

KATOOMBA, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia – A truck has rolled over on the Great Western Highway at Katoomba, in the New South Wales Blue...

Woman killed in Central West single-vehicle collision

CENTRAL WEST, NSW, Australia – A woman has been killed in a single-vehicle crash in the state’s Central West. Shortly before 6:00pm Monday, a...

Man apprehended by police was in possession of military assault rifle

CENTRAL WEST, NSW, Australia – Officers attached to the Central West Police District have arrested a man who was sighted walking along a street...

70-year old man appears in Bathurst court after discovery of firearms

Sep 11,2020

BATHURST, Central West, NSW, Australia – A man appeared at Bathurst Local Court on Friday following a massive search of a Central West property...

Two arrested and meth in cans of coconut milk seized

This a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force. Editor’s note: Vision of the consignment is available via Hightail....

Wildfire in Los Angeles prompts evacuation, air quality warning

Sep 8,2020

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) — A fast growing wildfire in the Angeles National Forest, 30 km east of Los Angeles downtown, on Monday...

Manhunt for two men who carried out home invasion in Central West

CENTRAL WEST, NSW, Australia – Two men armed with a tomahawk and a bar of wood who carried out a home invasion in the...

Man in ute crashes into motorbike stolen from his Central West home

CENTRAL WEST, NSW, Australia – An unusual set of events has occurred in the New South Wales Central West. A man who had a...

Road rage in NSW Central West leads to hit-and-run

Sep 4,2020

CENTRAL WEST, NSW, Australia – A 43-year old woman appeared in a Central West court on Friday after an horrific road rage incident in...

Two men charged with child abuse material possession

Editor’s Note: Vision of the arrest and seized items are available via Hightail. The Australian Federal Police has charged two 24-year-old Western Sydney men...

Sydney man faces nine charges over child abuse material

Sep 2,2020

Arrest footage is available via Hightail. A 44-year-old Sydney man is due to appear before Fairfield Local Court today (2 September 2020) on numerous...

Job-ready graduates changes loom as last straw for emerging researchers

Aug 27,2020

With the federal government making concessions on the Job-ready Graduates Package, we are closer to it becoming law. It’s meant to take effect in...

Mental patient missing from Central West found in Parramatta hotel

Aug 26,2020

CENTRAL WEST, NSW, Australia – A patient who went missing from a mental health facility in the state’s Central West on Monday has been...

Public assistance help in locating whereabouts of Central West man, 48

CENTRAL WEST, NSW, Australia – A search is underway for a man last seen in Orange and Bathurst on Monday. Police are appealing for...

NSW hits pause on school choirs, but we can’t stop the music forever

Aug 25,2020

The NSW health department recently instructed schools to stop certain activities to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Among these – which includes school...

Australian gov’t urged to stop fee rises, increase university places

Aug 18,2020

CANBERRA, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — Australian universities have called on the government to abandon planned fee rises for students and increase the number of...