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21/11/2025

Five deli meat products sold in Queensland and New South Wales have been recalled over possible listeria contamination.

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Multiple deli meat products sold in two Australian states have been recalled over fears of possible listeria contamination.

21/11/2025

A 13-year-old boy has helped a 92-year-old woman to safety after her home became engulfed by flames in the Hunter region.

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A Hunter Valley teenager said he was just in the right place at the right time when he helped a 92-year-old woman to safety as her home was engulfed in flames.

20/11/2025

Industrial h**p can be used to make food, clothing and construction materials, but current crops across Australia only cover about 1,000 hectares. A new trial showing the crop can be grown in colder, drier areas has farmers excited about its potential.

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A trial showing industrial h**p can be grown year-round has farmers excited about the crop's "huge" potential.

20/11/2025

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19/11/2025

Amelia Bernasconi is broadcasting LIVE from Scone, the horse capital of Australia, for the start of National Thoroughbred Week! 🐎

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19/11/2025

An after-school hours service in Stroud says an asbestos removal company wanted to charge more than $14,000 to vacuum up a small amount of coloured sand that spilled onto carpet.

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An after-school hours operator says an asbestos removal company wanted to charge her more than $14,000 to vacuum up a small amount of coloured sand that spilled onto carpet at a regional New South Wales primary school.

19/11/2025

A federal inquiry into the extent, regulation and management of PFAS in Australia has handed down its final report, which includes 47 recommendations.

The report recommends establishing a national PFAS watchdog and standardised guidelines for drinking water across all states and territories.

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The federal inquiry into "forever chemicals" has asked the federal government to review its health advice on PFAS in light of the growing international consensus of its health risks.

18/11/2025

Technology used in California and Canada to help keep the power on during emergencies has been brought to NSW in a bid to minimise bushfire damage.

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A fire-resistant mesh is being used to protect thousands of wooden power poles from bushfires across the NSW Central Coast and Hunter regions.

18/11/2025

Coffs Harbour MP Gurmesh Singh has been elected unopposed as the leader of the NSW Nationals.

His ascension to the role has been welcomed as a significant moment for Indian Sikh communities around the state.

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Gurmesh Singh's election as the new leader of the NSW Nationals is being hailed as great news for Indian Sikh communities across the state.

18/11/2025

Police said the woman was walking in a park in Ashtonfield when she was knocked to the ground by a male.

It is alleged he then tried to sexually assault her, before leaving on a push scooter.

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Police say a teenage boy fled on a push scooter after allegedly pushing an elderly woman to ground and trying to sexually assault her in a park near Maitland.

17/11/2025

The former berry farmer was elected unopposed as the leader of the NSW National party, less than 24 hours after the sudden resignation of Dugald Saunders.

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Coffs Harbour MP Gurmesh Singh has been elected leader of the NSW Nationals after Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders resigned on Monday.

17/11/2025

The state average of poker machines in NSW is 80 per 10,000 people.

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New figures show there are 50 per cent more pokies in areas with an Indigenous population of at least 10 per cent. Gambling groups say it is "not surprising".