NSW Police is officially launching PolAir-Remote – an Australian first policing aviation capability that will boost police resources in the state’s west. PolAir-Remote – a collaboration between Aviation Command and Technology and Communication Services Command – will...
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Road Safety Rethink Urged as Deaths in 50km Zones Surge
Governments are being urged to bolster road safety measures as the number of deaths in local streets rise dramatically. Roads Australia says an urgent review and more federal and state support for councils are needed as the nation veers away from achieving a key road...
IPART Publishes Glen Innes Severn Council SRV Application
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) published Glen Innes Severn Council’s Special Rate Variation (SRV) application at 11.59pm on Monday 16 February 2026. IPART has opened a three-week community consultation period from 17 February to 9 March 2026,...
Council Reps Converge on Bingara
Representatives from councils within the Northern Tablelands region have held their first meeting at the Living Classroom in Bingara on Monday. Attended by Mayors and General Managers along with Northern Tablelands MP Brendan Moyal, the meeting was convened to give...
Joyce Open to Running for Lower House
New England MP Barnaby Joyce has not ruled out running for the lower house for One Nation at the next federal election, despite declaring he would not be recontesting the seat of New England. The revelation comes as One Nation continues to poll well, with the latest...
Easter Countdown Begins Today
Today is one of the most significant days on the Christian calendar with the commencement of Lent. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. Lent is 40 days long, not including Sundays and according to the calendar,...
Practical Changes Needed on Firearms Laws
NSW Farmers has presented the state government with a range of improvements that need to be made to firearms regulations. The sudden, sweeping changes to firearms laws made without consultation created adverse and unintended consequences, NSW Farmers President Xavier...
Business NSW Backs Action on Sky-High Insurance Costs
The state’s peak business body has welcomed a long‑overdue move to overhaul the Emergency Services Levy (ESL). Business NSW CEO Daniel Hunter said the decision to refer ESL reform to a NSW parliamentary inquiry marks a turning point in the push to rein in spiralling...
Seven Arrested, 38 Charges Laid during Surge Operation in Moree
Seven people have been charged following a three-day high-visibility surge operation focused on preventing and disrupting crime in the state’s west. In conjunction with the high-visibility surge operation, police attached to Soteria and Youth Command conducted bail...
