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Petrol Prices set To Spike

Petrol Prices set To Spike

Motorists could feel pain at fuel bowsers with petrol prices likely to rise according to the NRMA. NRMA spokesperson Peter Khoury told Yahoo Finance that oil prices had been fluctuating but despite a lack of movement in regional petrol prices, to date, they’re...

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Isuzu Recall

Isuzu Recall

Almost 150,000 Isuzu cars have been recalled due to a fault that can lead to the engine stalling. The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications issued a recall of 149,049 Isuzu D-MAX utes and MU-X SUVs from 2020 to...

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Belt Up or Face Consequences

Belt Up or Face Consequences

Drivers and passengers across NSW are being urged to make the simplest, life-saving choice when getting inside a vehicle: Wear a seatbelt and wear it correctly, every time. It follows the release of early data from seatbelt enforcement cameras which revealed many more...

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Duopolies Draining the Bush

Duopolies Draining the Bush

Farmers have renewed calls for meaningful competition reform as experts warn the aviation sector faces similar problems to the supermarket sector.Last week regional airline Rex was placed into voluntary administration – just months after the collapse of regional...

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Nationals Call for Support Towards REX

Nationals Call for Support Towards REX

The NSW Nationals have called on the State and Federal Labor governments to ensure regional communities won’t be cut off after REX Airlines went into voluntary administration earlier this week. Leader of the NSW Nationals, Dugald Saunders says it’s the second regional...

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Fatal Collision near Moree

Fatal Collision near Moree

Investigations are continuing into a fatal accident on the Newell Highway near Moree where two drivers died Emergency services were called to the scene about 10pm on Monday and found two B-doubles had collided. Both male drivers, aged 25 and 63, died at the scene. A...

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REX Under Fire by Prime Minister

REX Under Fire by Prime Minister

Regional Airline REX has come under fire by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after the airline went into an unexpected trading halt on Monday. Mr Albanese expressed concern that REX had moved away from regional services to focus on flights from Sydney to Melbourne,...

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Campbell St To Be Gazetted As Highway

Campbell St To Be Gazetted As Highway

NSW Transport will gazette Campbell St in Inverell as the main highway instead of streets in the CBD. Inverell Shire Council had been agitating for the change for some time, which currently sees the Gwydir Highway come over the main bridge into Byron St and then into...

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Two Dead In Truck Smash Near Moree

Two Dead In Truck Smash Near Moree

Two drivers have died and the Newell Highway is closed after two trucks collided 35km north of Moree last night. Emergency services were called to the scene about 10pm (Monday 29 July 2024), and found a tipper truck and a B-double had collided. Both drivers died at...

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