Hunter crash victim’s dad launches class action against govt
The father of one of the 10 victims of the fatal Hunter Valley bus crash has launched a class action against Transport for NSW over the interchange where the tragedy occurred.
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Coke and meth: Car snooze leads to alleged drug haul
A sleep-in inside a car parked on one of Newcastle’s most exclusive streets has led to a man being charged with serious drug offences after curious police allegedly found cocaine and methamphetamine during a search of the vehicle.
Prison van review finds systemic failures in protecting inmates
An internal review of how the state’s prisoners are trucked to jails and courts has found significant and systemic failures which placed vulnerable inmates in harm’s way and threatened to prevent the proper administration of justice.
Gunman gets eight years over Australia Day shooting
He may have been the victim of a bullet once himself, but Darcy Morgan still decided to shoot a man in the arm over a small drug debt. The decision has cost him a significant stint without his liberty.
Killer driver remains behind bars after admitting to new charge
A woman who was caught driving while disqualified just months after being released from jail for killing a pedestrian has escaped a jail term. But she remains behind bars after her parole was revoked.
Not ‘those’ Alameddines: Pair charged over coke in rental van
Queensland men Adam Alameddine and Ibrahim Alameddine, who deny any association with the Sydney Alameddine crime family, were allegedly found with a sizeable drug stash on a northern NSW highway and offered an interesting excuse when stopped by police.
The small exposed hole where a miner fell 400m to his death
Initial investigations into the death of a miner, who slipped through a small hole and down a 400m shaft to his death at an old Hunter coal mine, has found he was not wearing “fall” equipment during the decommissioning work.
Killer motorist has parole revoked after latest driving charge
A woman who was jailed over the death of a female pedestrian has found herself back behind bars despite being granted bail by the courts after authorities revoked her parole following a fresh driving charge.
Transport worker stood down amid crypto kickback investigation
At least one employee at Transport for NSW has been stood down amid an ongoing ICAC-led investigation into whether they received millions of dollars in kickbacks for procurement deals.
Woman charged with skimming dead man’s savings
What began as a missing persons inquiry, then morphed into a fraud investigation, is now probing the details surrounding the death of a man who had succumbed in hospital six weeks before police and family were even told.
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