An inquest into the suspected murder-suicide of Yamba dad Wayne Smith and his young boy heard the dad was “stable” but required ongoing monitoring, despite long-standing mental health problems and a “significant” episode in 2020.
A Northern Rivers cleaner has been wiped by a magistrate who slammed him for his continual criminal offending and a less than shiny record. Now the only mopping he’ll be doing is behind bars.
A father had sought help for his poor mental state and was under financial strain before he was found shot dead in a bed with his son in a suspected murder suicide which rocked a north coast community, an inquest has been told.
A man has been jailed after a sickening coward attack in which he punched his pregnant girlfriend in the face, pulled her hair and hit her in the head with a shovel at a Northern Rivers campsite.
Specialist police are combing the scene where a man was found dead near a large hydroponic cannabis set up near Lismore. Here’s the latest.
A Northern NSW miner has been convicted of assault after erupting in violence when he was confronted about switching his phone screensaver from a picture of his then girlfriend to a dog.
A Northern NSW solicitor has been reprimanded and fined by the state’s top legal watchdog after being found to have engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct. Here’s the details.
Discarded gloves, CCTV footage and incriminating travel patterns have sent an unrepentant shopping centre raider to prison. Here’s the latest from court.
Two 18-year-olds have been charged after reports a man allegedly had a firearm in Casino.
After more than a decade, disgraced former Byron Bay real estate agent Sarah Dougan is still in the US and has lost an appeal to be sentenced remotely. Now, she may be finally be brought to justice.
Almost four years on from the tragic death of Martin Stait – killed when a load of allegedly unsecured fencing collided with his car – one co-accused has changed his plea to a manslaughter charge at the eleventh hour.
A beachside encampment at Seven Mile Beach will be affected by a NSW Supreme Court ruling on possession brought by the state against a local Indigenous man.
A Queensland landscaping supply company has been fined after delivering up to 152 loads of potentially deadly fire ant carrying material across the border to NSW – including to two schools.
A Lismore man is in negotiations after police arrested and charged him with murder following the alleged bashing death of an elderly man in his home. Here’s the latest.
A post-mortem report is delaying the case of a man accused of murdering his mother following the shocking discovery of her body in a car boot near a popular northern New South Wales holiday park.
A serial Northern Rivers offender allegedly stole $5k from another man’s home and was busted with a knife in a public place, according to police.
A famous Byron Bay icon has been sold for $140m – the second highest price ever paid for an Aussie location, which could change the entire district.
The daily commute is better with a little planning. Here’s some roads it might be best to avoid today
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Here is a list of matters listed at Byron Bay Local Court on Friday.
The daily commute is better with a little planning. Here’s some roads it might be best to avoid today
Police allege an early morning raid on a regional NSW house unearthed a haul of cocaine, cannabis, cash, weapons – and more. Here’s the details.
A young hairdresser and her musclebound beau will be sentenced for their roles in the alleged carjacking of a mini-van that was later found ransacked and abandoned, a court has heard.
Construction has finally commenced on a vital replacement for a South Coast RFS and SES facility half a decade after the Black Summer inferno burnt the existing centre to the ground.
An accountant who allegedly defrauded customers more than one million dollars even after being struck off the Tax Practitioners Board has faced court for the first time.
A luxury four-storey apartment block is coming to an upmarket northern NSW beach town, just a short drive from the Gold Coast. Here’s how it will look.
The site of a former hospital in a NSW tourist town – purchased for just $1 – has been repurposed to house a number of businesses targeted at improving the welfare of the local community.
Developers of an ecologically sensitive Byron Shire housing estate which has been overrun by protesters have had a win in court after a stop work injunction was amended.
Actor and singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte and her estranged husband, musician Cameron McGlinchey, are offloading their cool ex-home in the Byron Bay hinterland.
As Israel’s strikes on Iran threaten to spark a wider war, lessons from the global financial crisis – when freaked-out Aussie stocks plunged 54 per cent – are worth revisiting.
If you own an investment property, superannuation or hold shares, now is the time to make these smart money moves.
A devaluation of Qantas points is coming, but savvy members who treat them as an investment can still enjoy rich rewards.
The public battle between Donald Trump and Elon Musk could assist a large group of Australians who have been doing it tough.
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