An Armidale man has been charged with alleged hate crimes following an Australian Federal Police investigation into threatening and offensive material posted online.
Crime
Posted inCrime, Woolbrook
No connection between campsite murders
Two fatal incidents at campsites across the New England in the past week are not connected, police say, despite a number of striking similarities between the cases.
Posted inCrime, Woolbrook
Another killing in New England campground
One man has died, and another is in custody following an alleged stabbing at a campsite at Woolbrook
Posted inArmidale, Crime, Ebor
Accused Little Styx axe murderer denied bail
The man accused of murder at the Little Styx River campsite has been refused bail, as police allege he killed a fellow camper with an axe during a violent altercation at the remote spot on Point Lookout Road.
Posted inCrime, Ebor
Man dead after assault at campground near Ebor
A man has been arrested following the death of another man after an alleged assault at a campground near Ebor in the early hours of Monday morning.
Posted inCrime, Gunnedah
Last chance to sign petition for 24 hour policing in Gunnedah
A last push is underway to bolster support for a petition calling for 24-hour policing in Gunnedah, with just weeks remaining before it closes.
Posted inCrime, Moree, NSW Politics
Australian-first crime fighting drone trial takes flight in Moree
An Australian-first drone trial underway in Moree is helping frontline police prevent, disrupt and respond to crime in the community.
Posted inDomestic Violence, Indigenous, National News, Women
New plan to address violence against Indigenous women and children
Australia’s first standalone national plan to end violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children has been launched
Posted inCrime, Domestic Violence, Legal, NSW Politics
Victim relief as key sentencing test to be abolished
People convicted of a crime will no longer receive lesser sentences because they are of “good character” in a seismic change to deliver more justice to victims.
Posted inCrime, Tamworth
Fears for violence on Australia Day
The community is being urged to come together respectfully over the Australia Day long weekend following the circulation of propaganda encouraging violence against minorities.