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Blake Antrobus covers Queensland courts and crime for NCA NewsWire. He began his career in journalism in 2015, migrating from Sydney’s northern beaches to southwest Queensland. He has covered politics, crime, education and general news for newspapers across the state.

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NSW & ACT Crime

Police investigate the cause of a fire at the Alma Street Medical Centre overnight. Photo: Chris Ison / The Morning Bulletin

Truckie bashed, pelted with rocks

A truck driver was pelted with rocks, bashed and hit with a crowbar in a shocking assault in Sydney’s west.

NSW & ACT

Police images captured the drug raids on two properties at Mangrove Mountain and Parramatta, which uncovered more than $3 million worth of marijuana.

Shock haul from NSW drug raids

Police images reveal the extent of the sophisticated setups, alleged to have cultivated $3 million worth of marijuana, after a man was charged over the drug raids.

UPDATEDTravel Incidents

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Airline responds after baggage collision

Qantas has fired back at claims from the Transport Workers’ Union after a baggage vehicle damaged a plane for the second time in days.

Travel Updates

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 19: Passengers begin to arrive at Sydney International terminal for early morning Air New Zealand flights destined for New Zealand on April 19, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. The trans-Tasman travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia begins on Monday, with people able to travel between the two countries without needing to quarantine. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Change to Trans-Tasman travel bubble

New Zealand has introduced a new requirement for certain people flying in the trans-Tasman travel bubble from Australia.

UPDATEDVIC

A four storey sports pub called The Sporting Globe opens next week in Mordialloc's Main Street. The Leader got a tour, pictured is franchisee Sean Kagan. PICTURE : PENNY STEPHENS. 6TH MARCH 2019

Pub deep cleaned after positive case

The Victorian pub caught up in the statewide Covid-19 outbreak has responded after it was revealed a positive case may have caught the virus while visiting.

QLD Courts & Law

Roslyn Jane Burrell (pictured) was jailed for the drunken assault of a cop by scratching and spitting at him.

Mum’s vile, drunken assault on cop

A Queensland police officer needed to be disease tested after a mum spat in his face and scratched him during a drunken outburst.

QLD

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - MAY 13, 2021.Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk speaks during Question Time at Parliament House in Brisbane.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled

Qld’s AFL lifeline as Victorians shut out

Queensland has followed other states in shutting out Victorians as it extended a lifeline to the AFL when its fixture was thrown into chaos.

NSW & ACT Crime

Men charged over concealed cocaine bust

Two Sydney men have been charged over allegations they imported cocaine into the country by concealing it in airfreight packages.

Climate Change

Kids win legal action against NSW coal mine

Climate activist teens have claimed a legal victory after the Federal Court recognised the “risk of death” a coal mine posed to them.

QLD Crime

Tour of Woodford correctional centre. Pictured are inmates in a high security yard. Photo by Chris McCormack.

Reason for group’s jail riot mayhem

Angry, armed and defiant, a group of men left a trail of destruction during a riot at a Queensland jail after frustrations boiled over.

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