Sydney, April 20 (IANS) A 41-year-old Australian man has been charged by police over an alleged attempt to import 200 kg of cocaine into the country by sea. A joint statement on Monday from federal law enforcement agencies and police in the east coast states of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland said that the man was arrested on Thursday after officers located the cocaine on board an intercepted catamaran.Police said that the vessel was intercepted by an organised crime task force investigatin…
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Sydney, April 17 (IANS) Police are investigating after a man was hospitalised following a late-night stabbing attack in southwest Sydney, with a teenage boy charged over a separate stabbing that occurred on Tuesday. The police force in the state of New South Wales (NSW) said on Friday that emergency services were called to a report of concern for welfare in Kingsgrove, 13 km southwest of central Sydney, at 11:50 pm on Thursday and arrived to find a man with stab wounds to his shoulder.Police off…
Sydney, April 4 (IANS) Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Saturday that Australia’s fuel supply “remains strong” and more petrol is getting to service stations across the country. Providing a weekly update on fuel supply, Bowen told reporters in Sydney that Australia had about 39 days’ worth of petrol, 29 days of diesel, and 30 days of jet fuel in reserve.”The fact these figures are effectively flat means fuel is going out the door to service stations and farmers, and fuel is going i…
Sydney, March 25 (IANS) Australian police have charged a man over an alleged attempt to smuggle 20 kg of heroin into the country from Thailand.The Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Wednesday that the 26-year-old man from the state of New South Wales was selected for a baggage examination on arrival at Sydney Airport on a flight from Bangkok on January 24.During the examination, ABF officers located 34 vacuum-sealed bags containing a combined 20 kg of heroi…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been named the new head coach of New South Wales (NSW). The 48-year-old replaces Greg Shipperd, whose stint ended early despite having a year remaining on his contract. Haddin, whose decorated career as a wicketkeeper batter for Australia, NSW and the Sydney Sixers earned him Cricket NSW Life Member status in 2024, will commence in the role in June. His appointment signifies a return to the state setup more than ten years a…
Sydney, March 12 (IANS) A recent surge in measles cases in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has predominantly been driven by infections acquired in Southeast Asia, health authorities said on Thursday.The NSW Department of Health said in a report that authorities were notified of 60 confirmed measles cases in the state between January 1, 2025, and March 7, 2026.Of those cases, 34 contracted measles overseas, including 32 people who traveled to countries in Southeast Asia.Another 18 o…
Sydney, March 6 (IANS) A severe weather warning for dangerous flash flooding has been issued in Australia’s Queensland as a tropical low storm system approaches the state’s northeast coast.The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said in the warning that the tropical low was expected to bring intense rainfall to a 350-km stretch of coast in Queensland’s tropical far north from Friday morning.”Locally intense rainfall, which may lead to dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding, is possible this morni…
Sydney, March 4 (IANS) Authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have issued a measles health alert for western Sydney as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise toward the total figure for 2025.The NSW Department of Health said in a warning released on Tuesday night that it is advising people in western Sydney to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a confirmed case who had no known exposure to the highly contagious airborne disease.”With…
Melbourne, March 2 (IANS) Emergency warnings for life-threatening flash flooding have been issued for vast areas of the southeast Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales (NSW).The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) on Monday issued severe weather warnings for heavy and locally intense rainfall across regions in central and northern Victoria and south and southwestern NSW.It said that six-hourly rainfall totaling up to 100 mm was possible on Monday across the warning area spanning over 650 km …
Sydney, Feb 20 (IANS) Four teenagers have been arrested and charged over a spate of shootings and arson attacks across western Sydney linked to an organised crime conflict.The police force in the state of New South Wales (NSW) said on Friday that the four males, aged 16, 18 and two 19-year-olds, were arrested by officers executing search warrants at six western Sydney properties on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.It comes after the NSW Police Force on Wednesday established a strike force t…