A woman has died after falling into a campfire at a campground in northern NSW.

Unions will face dramatically higher fines for illegal strikes under a government bid to see off a “spring offensive’’ of ­commuter chaos, striking schoolteachers and health workers walking off the job.

After her “unwise” speech contributed to derailing the trial over the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins, legal experts say TV presenter Lisa Wilkinson could potentially face contempt of court ­charges.

And in sport, forget Sunday — the most ferocious State of Origin clash of the next few days could very well take place on Friday.

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