Category Archives: New South Wales

Warren Mundine picked by Scott Morrison to stand in marginal seat of Gilmore

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Indigenous leader and former Labor boss to be parachuted in as a Liberal in the NSW electorate held by retiring MP Ann Sudmalis

Indigenous leader Warren Mundine will be parachuted in to contest the marginal seat of Gilmore under a Scott Morrison-endorsed plan being considered by the New South Wales Liberal party executive.

On Tuesday the state executive voted to block the preselection of real-estate agent Grant Schultz, who had been picked by local members to contest the seat held by the retiring MP Ann Sudmalis.

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Man arrested at Sydney airport over baby formula crime syndicate allegations

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Syndicate allegedly handled $1 million of stolen goods in the past year and may have run empire over a number of years

Police in New South Wales allege a Sydney family ran an expansive crime empire that stole and illegally exported thousands of tins of baby formula to China.

Police on Monday said they had arrested six people, including four from the same family, over the alleged coordinated theft of more than 4,000 tins of baby formula, manuka honey and other goods.

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Music festivals will have to be licensed in NSW following drug deaths

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Organisers will have to apply for a specific liquor licence, similar to those for pubs and clubs, in bid to keep young people safe

Music festivals will have to be licensed in New South Wales under new regulations following a string of tragedies.

Five people have now died after attending music festivals, including 23-year-old Joseph Pham and 21-year-old Diana Nguyen, who both died of suspected drug overdoses after attending the Defqon.1 festival in September.

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‘It’s like hell here’: Australia bakes as record temperatures nudge 50C

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Fears rise for homeless and vulnerable people as communities brace for another week of relentless hot weather

It was 48.9C last Tuesday in Port Augusta, South Australia, an old harbour city that now harvests solar power. Michelle Coles, the owner of the local cinema, took off her shoes at night to test the concrete before letting the dogs out. “People tend to stay at home,” she said. “They don’t walk around when it’s like this.”

It’s easy to see why: in the middle of the day it takes seconds to blister a dog’s paw or child’s foot. In Mildura, in northern Victoria, last week gardeners burned their hands when they picked up their tools, which had been left in the sun at 46C. Fish were dying in the rivers.

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Another Murray cod dead at Menindee as locals brace for another kill

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Murray-Darling commissioner offer to include Menindee fish kill in inquiry rejected by South Australia attorney general

Another 80cm Murray cod has died in the Lower Darling River on Friday afternoon, raising fears among Menindee locals that the predicted drop in temperature overnight will trigger another fish kill incident.

The Guardian saw the large cod, estimated to be about 30 to 40 years old, floating about 1km downstream from where another large cod died on Thursday.

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Extreme heatwave: all-time temperature records fall across parts of Australia

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Australia had its warmest ever December on record and temperatures this week nudged 50C in some places

Temperature records have been broken in towns across parts of Australia sweltering through a heatwave, which is currently in its fourth day.

Australia also recorded its hottest December on record the Bureau of Meteorology said on Thursday in a special climate statement on “the unusual extended period of heatwaves” across much of the country.

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Australia extreme heatwave: ‘code red’ issued as Port Augusta hits 48.9C

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Severe weather conditions forecast to bring maximum temperatures 8C to 16C above average, as three towns record overnight minimums of 33C

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Port Augusta in South Australia has reached 48.9C on Tuesday, as a heatwave sets in across much of Australia threatening more record hot days.

All-time highest minimum temperatures have also been broken in three places. Meekatharra in Western Australia and Fowlers Gap and White Cliffs in New South Wales all registered an overnight minimum of 33C on Monday.

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Danny Lim’s supporters surround Sydney police station to protest against arrest

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Lim’s lawyer, Bryan Wrench, tells crowd the pair will not tolerate ‘political censorship’

More than 150 people have surrounded a Sydney police station to protest against the treatment of sandwich board activist Danny Lim after footage of him being arrested sent social media into a frenzy.

The cult Sydney figure is now considering legal action against police.

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Temperatures to soar as heatwave hits every state and territory

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Much of Australia will bake this week with meteorologists forecasting the hot conditions will last for days in some parts

Every state and territory will bake through a heatwave on Monday with meteorologists saying soaring temperatures will last for days in some parts.

The Bureau of Meteorology said hot days were expected in January but multiple days in a row of temperatures above 40C were unusual.

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Serial Sydney protester Danny Lim arrested for offensive behaviour

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74-year-old previously had a conviction for offensive conduct overturned over sandwich board that mocked Tony Abbott

Sydney sandwich board activist Danny Lim has been arrested and fined for offensive behaviour.

Three police officers arrested the 74-year-old at Exchange Place in Barangaroo about 9.20am on Friday. It’s unclear what the offensive behaviour involved.

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Sydney man dies after stepping on fallen power line in driveway

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Dr Hossam Ibrahim mourned by friends after being electrocuted by 11,000-volt power line in Punchbowl

A Sydney man electrocuted when he stepped on a fallen power line outside his home has been remembered as a “great humanitarian” by the charity he chaired.

Dr Hossam Ibrahim died after coming into contact with the 11,000-volt power line in his driveway in Punchbowl about 10.30pm on Saturday.

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Opal unit owners furious over claims apartments torn apart and locks changed

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Residents of cracked apartment block say they returned to find homes ‘absolutely trashed’

Owners claim their units have been gutted and their locks changed during works to stabilise the cracked Opal Tower in Sydney.

Some residents are still in temporary accommodation nearly two weeks after cracks were found in the Sydney Olympic Park building on Christmas Eve.

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