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Nick McLaren

Australia

Senior News Reporter and Deputy Chief of Staff at ABC Illawarra

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  • 1 week ago | abc.net.au | Nick McLaren |Keely Johnson

    Progress on offshore wind projects across Australia is expected after Labor's massive election win. The Coalition had promised to scrap four of the six declared zones for the projects if it won. Pro-renewables community group Good for the Gong says Labor now has "a mandate from the Australian public" to push ahead.

  • 2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Nick McLaren

    The theft of an $8,000 Pokémon trading card from a suburb south of Wollongong has sparked a police investigation and highlighted growing concerns about security issues associated with the highly collectible items. Detectives say a 38-year-old man had arranged to sell the rare collectable card at a car park in Warilla on the evening of March 28, but was bashed and robbed. Police this week released an image of a red Ford Mustang with a grey stripe seen leaving the scene of the crime.

  • 3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Nick McLaren

    A man has been charged with murder over a fatal stabbing on the NSW south coast. Emergency crews were called to an intersection near the Farmers Market at Nowra on Sunday afternoon, over reports of a fight between two men who knew each other. A man, believed to be aged in his 20s, was treated by paramedics at the scene but couldn't be revived. He is yet to be formally identified. A 47-year-old man is in custody after turning himself in to police a short time later. He will face court today.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Nick McLaren

    Tracey David has a simple message for the politicians and bureaucrats who have so far refused to approve funding for her prosthetic nose. "We are not cosmetic, we are not looking to enhance our face. We are looking to live with dignity," she said. The New South Wales south coast grandmother received life-saving surgery to remove a malignant tumour from her face last year but was disappointed to learn there was no federal funding to help her cover the cost of a prosthetic.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Nick McLaren

    A man and teenager have been charged, and another man is awaiting extradition from Queensland, over an alleged gun manufacturing operation. Police discovered multiple homemade machine guns, a 3D printer and gun parts at a home in Gerroa, on the NSW South Coast. The 45-year-old man and 16-year-old boy are due to face court today. A man and a teenager are due to appear in court charged in connection with the alleged supply of homemade guns in south-east New South Wales.

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14 May 25

If you listen to one National Press Club address in your whole life make it this one 💣🔥: Cheek Media's Hannah Ferguson https://t.co/H47TEXGvu4 via @YouTube

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14 May 25

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13 May 25

A Perth woman looking to become the fastest female to run around Australia left Wollongong this morning heading to Coogee in Sydney. 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️ https://t.co/nW8eFpkDaU