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Andrew Hedgman is a journalist for NCA Newswire.

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Gold Coast police have charged a teenager after intercepting an unregistered and unlicensed electric dirt bike at Nerang on 1 November. Around 5pm, officers were patrolling Nerang Street when they observed an electric dirt bike being ridden with a passenger. Picture: QLD Police

Huge warning after Xmas e-bike crackdown

Thousands of fines have been dished out to riders as part of a state-wide blitz targeting illegal e-bike and e-scooter riders as police issue a major warning to parents.

Horrifying footage has emerged of the moment a skydiver’s reserve parachute became snagged on the tail of a Cessna Caravan over Tully. Picture: Jarrad Nolan/ ATSB

Skydiver fights for life in plane drama

A routine skydive turned into a terrifying emergency when a jumper’s reserve chute wrapped around a plane, leaving him dangling in mid-air.

Australians and other travellers from visa waiver countries could be required to provide five yearsâ worth of social media activity under a new proposal from the Trump administration. Image: NewsWire

US plan to vet travellers’ social media

Australians may soon be forced to hand over five years of social media history to enter the United States.

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos. SEPTEMBER 1. 2023 .Gold Coast City Councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden who was accused of murdering his step dad leaves the Southport Police Station after reporting for Bail, Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Scott Powick

Next steps in ex-councillor murder case

The next steps in the case against a former councillor who is accused of murdering his stepfather have been revealed in court.

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos. SEPTEMBER 1. 2023 .Gold Coast City Councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden who was accused of murdering his step dad leaves the Southport Police Station after reporting for Bail, Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Scott Powick

Next steps in ex-councillor murder case

The next steps in the case against a former councillor who is accused of murdering his stepfather have been revealed in court.

Moreton Bay City Council is facing a legal challenge in the Supreme Court after destroying tents and belongings belonging to homeless people living on council land in Kallangur.Â Image: 7News

Council bulldozes homeless camp in hour

A battle over the destruction of a homeless camp has intensified, with lawyers claiming the campers’ human rights were breached when tents were bulldozed.

Moreton Bay City Council is facing a legal challenge in the Supreme Court after destroying tents and belongings belonging to homeless people living on council land in Kallangur.Â Image: 7News

Council bulldozes homeless camp in hour

A battle over the destruction of a homeless camp has intensified, with lawyers claiming the campers’ human rights were breached when tents were bulldozed.

Mark Sheridan Waden, 50, is facing charges of murder and interfering with a corpse over Ms Brootenâs disappearance in July 2018. Her body has never been found.

Beauty queen murder case back in court

Seven years after American beauty queen Priscilla Brooten vanished from her Brisbane home, the man accused of killing her has returned to court for a pre-trial hearing.

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Australiaâs first home-grown military combat aircraft in more than half a century is set to move from prototype to production, with the Albanese Government expected to announce more than $1 billion in new funding on Tuesday to accelerate the nationâs collaborative air combat capabilities. Picture: Department of Defence

Australia to drop $1bn on ‘Ghost Bat’

A massive funding boost will transform an experimental Australian aircraft – the first of its kind to be built in Australia in over 50 years – into a fully-functioning war-fighting platform.

Potholes, crumbling surfaces and unsafe roads could soon become a thing of the past, with NSW councils set to get a clearer, fairer way to manage and maintain the stateâs roads. Photo: NewsWire

Major reform targets potholes and damage

Potholes, crumbling surfaces and unsafe roads could soon become a thing of the past, with NSW councils set to get a clearer, fairer way to manage and maintain the state’s roads.

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