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Jan 21, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Giselle Wakatama |Carly Cook
An arrest warrant has been issued for a fugitive who absconded from a rehabilitation centre near Newcastle after he allegedly forged Supreme Court bail documents. Hussein Chamas, 35, failed to appear in Downing Centre Local Court on Monday, January 20. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said he was arrested amid the Operation Ironside probe and is alleged to be a member of a syndicate that used the AN0M platform to import illicit drugs into Australia.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Carly Cook |Bridget Murphy
Intense storms continue to sweep over large parts of New South Wales, with the latest fronts bringing marine-rescue dramas and giant hail to northern areas of the state. A wild storm front caused chaos on the waters around Tweed Heads on Thursday afternoon. Point Danger Marine Rescue Commander John Murray said several yachts were ripped from their moorings, and a vessel with a teenager on board was drifting towards the Barney Point Bridge.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Romy Stephens |Carly Cook
A multi-agency search has resumed for a teenage boy at a beach on the New South Wales Central Coast. Emergency services were called to North Avoca Beach about 3pm on Tuesday following reports a 15-year-old boy was missing in the water. The teen was reportedly swept from rocks. Helicopters, police, ambulance, surf lifesavers and marine rescue involved in yesterday's search efforts failed to locate the boy. Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Steve Raymond said search conditions had improved.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Romy Stephens |Carly Cook
A multi-agency search is underway for a teenage boy at a beach on the New South Wales Central Coast. Emergency services were called to North Avoca Beach around 3pm, following reports a 15-year-old boy was missing in the water. The teen was reportedly swept from rocks. Two helicopters have been circling the area, while police, ambulance and surf lifesavers are also involved in the search.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Keely Johnson |Carly Cook
An extensive police operation is underway in Gosford's CBD, on the NSW Central Coast, after reports of a fire in at least one building. Police and fire crews are on the scene and the public is urged to avoid the area. Firefighters out the front of a building on Donnison Street in Gosford. (ABC Central Coast: Sarah Forster)Loading
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Giselle Wakatama |Carly Cook
A man accused of the chronic abuse of his daughter with multiple personalities has been found guilty of raping her and a sibling over several years. A key witness in the trial was a woman known as LN, who has dissociative identity disorder (DID), formerly known as multiple personality disorder. Her father, known as SN, has been on trial in Newcastle District Court since October, after pleading not guilty to 26 child sex abuse offences relating to two of his children.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Carly Cook |Bridget Murphy
A former Queensland superyacht tour operator has been sentenced to at least seven years and six months in prison for his role in the importation of cocaine into the Port of Newcastle. James Blake Blee, 64, pleaded guilty to importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug and smuggling two Brazilian divers into Australia. The District Court heard the cocaine was imported in the hull of a bulk carrier that docked in Newcastle in May 2022.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Romy Stephens |Carly Cook
More than150 people have been arrested in Newcastle for allegedly defying directions by New South Wales Police during an anti-fossil fuel protest at the world's largest coal port. Dozens of protesters on kayaks and small water craft paddled out on Newcastle Harbour on Sunday morning. Standing on the beach, a police officer using a loud speaker told those gathered on the sand they could be breaking the law if they entered the shipping channel.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Romy Stephens |Carly Cook
More than 100 people have been arrested in Newcastle for allegedly defying directions by New South Wales Police during an anti-fossil fuel protest at the world's largest coal port. Dozens of protesters on kayaks and small water craft paddled out on Newcastle Harbour on Sunday morning. Standing on the beach, a police officer using a loud speaker told those gathered on the sand they could be breaking the law if they entered the shipping channel.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Carly Cook |Lillian Watkins |Giselle Wakatama
A large bulk carrier entering the world's largest coal port has not scared protesters from the water in Newcastle. About a dozen kayaks and small boats remained on the harbour on Thursday evening as two tug boats escorted the ship to the Port of Newcastle. The protesters, part of climate activism group Rising Tide, paddled into the harbour in an attempt to block the port entry.
