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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Giselle Wakatama

    Man facing trial over 63-gun stash argues they are antiques (opens the original)

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    Andrew David Rankmore has pleaded not guilty to 97 weapon-related offences, arguing he owns antiques. A pre-trial hearing is assessing the classification of his guns, with a judge told Mr Rankmore is an enthusiast, not a criminal. The Crown says it intends to reassess the charges, conceding some guns may qualify as antiques. A court has heard a stash of dozens of guns seized by police in the NSW Hunter Valley are antiques rather than illegal firearms. Andrew David Rankmore, 42, has pleaded not g

  2. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Giselle Wakatama

    Anger over lives lost as Jehovah's Witnesses shift on blood transfusion (opens the original)

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    The Jehovah's Witnesses governing body has changed longstanding doctrine to allow followers to choose whether to accept red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma or platelets. There has been relief and anger in the wake of lives lost in Australia after transfusions were refused. A Hunter Valley woman says her mother's life could have been saved under the doctrine change. The daughter of a Jehovah's Witness who bled to death in Newcastle after refusing a blood transfusion says she is angry the f

  3. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Giselle Wakatama

    'Backyard' e-bike battery repairs starting deadly fires, inquest told (opens the original)

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    A New South Wales inquest has resumed looking at the dangers of lithium-ion batteries, linked to three deaths in recent years. The inquest has heard fires often stem from backyard or home made repairs, often done with guidance by YouTube videos. The inquest began last year and the current hearing runs two week. Lithium-ion battery fires are being caused by DIY e-bike alterations inspired by YouTube, an inquest has heard. NSW Deputy State Coroner Kasey Pearce was overseeing the inquest in Sydney

  4. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Giselle Wakatama

    Bus firm fined $650k for hiring driver in fatal wedding crash (opens the original)

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    Linq Buslines and its two directors, Christopher Fogg and Anthony Royle, have been fined for heavy vehicle safety breaches and hiring a driver who was drug-impaired on the night of the Greta bus crash. Judge Kirralee Perry today imposed a total of $650,000 in fines but said "no amount would take away the pain" for the families of the 10 dead and those who survived with terrible injuries. Linq Buslines is no longer trading after contracts were not renewed. Grieving families and survivors of a bus

  5. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Giselle Wakatama

    14yo Chinese exchange student to stand trial for murder (opens the original)

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    The exchange student, 14, is accused of murdering another teen at a home near Newcastle. The girl has been committed to stand trial in the NSW Supreme Court and has pleaded not guilty. This would make her one of the youngest people to stand trial for murder in NSW. A 14-year-old Chinese exchange student is set to stand trial in the NSW Supreme Court accused of murdering another Chinese student a year ago. The accused, who can only be known as JY for legal reasons, is accused of murdering the 14-

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