Emma Siossian

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Emma Siossian

As Richelle Murray swims laps in her local pool, she can breathe more easily than she has for a long time. "I feel free. I love it, life is good," she said. The 63-year-old spent decades living with a rare congenital heart disease before she received a heart transplant in October 2023. It came just two weeks after she had brain surgery after suffering a stroke. "At the time, you aren't looking at the trauma. You are just trying to move on to the next bit," Richelle said.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Nakita Jager |Emma Siossian

The Liberals are leading the Port Macquarie by-election with 52.2 per cent of the two candidate preferred vote. An election analyst says it is very rare to see a Nationals-Liberals clash in a state election. The NSW Electoral Commission says the results are expected to be released from March 31. The Liberal Party holds a tight lead against the Nationals in Port Macquarie's state by-election on the New South Wales Mid North Coast.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Emma Siossian

Two women have been charged with manslaughter over the 2022 death of a baby born at a property on the NSW Mid North Coast. Police began investigating the death in February. The women, aged 41 and 51, have been granted bail and will face court again in May. Two women have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a baby born at a home on the NSW Mid North Coast almost three years ago.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Emma Siossian |Nakita Jager

A man has been charged over the alleged murder and attempted robbery of four people on the New South Wales north coast early last year. The four people died after the car in which they were travelling left the road at Back Channel Road, Wardell, south of Ballina on February 24, 2024, and crashed into a tree. The male driver, 36-year-old Mark Dodds, and three passengers — 24-year-old Sophie-Lee Fullagar, 50-year-old Benjamin Watego, and 42-year-old James Doherty — died at the scene.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Emma Siossian

A commercial farming company and one of its directors have together been fined almost $300,000 for constructing dams in NSW without approval. The defendants also conducted prohibited activity in a wetland of national significance and were found to have caused harm in a culturally significant area. The company has been ordered to undertake remediation works and meet various other conditions.