The 2016 Tamworth Business Chamber Awards went off without a hitch on Friday night
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Convicted cop to appeal
A POLICE officer found guilty of perjury and fabricating evidence in Armidale has lodged an appeal in a ...
Whitehaven’s top employment gong
Crash claims one, injures driver
INVESTIGATORS are still trying to piece together why a car ran off the road near Glen Innes, and ...
Tributes flow for Tamworth cowboy, Blake Hallam
Ice fight on another level
A new expo is coming to the city.
After grief, a precious gift
Tamworth father welcomes a new baby girl after a year of heartache.
Water main work continues in North Tamworth
Tamworth Regional Council carry out water main and road works in North Tamworth
UPDATE | 38 guns, drugs seized in secret police sting
OXLEY police have revealed the locations where they carried our raids and seized 38 guns, drugs and other ...
Diesel stolen in quarry break-in
POLICE are appealing for information after hundreds of litres of fuel was stolen from a quarry near Armidale.
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SuperMoto in Newcastle | photos
It's the first time Australia has hosted an FIM Asia SuperMoto Championship international series round.
Man found dead with throat slashed in Nambucca unit
INVESTIGATIONS continue after a man was found dead with his throat slashed at Nambucca Heads.
Drink-driving charge after alleged Assistant Commissioner tailgate
One of NSW's top cops pulled the man over in Cooranbong on Friday.
Jailbreak sparks ‘whole of ACT’ hunt
Jacob MacDonald, 21, and Patrick McCurley, 28, escaped on Friday night.
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NSW Liberals defy foreign policy on Taiwan by supporting Beijing's man
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Malcolm Turnbull warns Coalition MPs to lift their game after humiliation in the House
A humiliated Malcolm Turnbull has warned Coalition MPs to lift their game and show more discipline, as Labor ...
Wings recognised in NAPCAN Awards for providing safe space for children
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull could force voters to the polls another three times in the next two years.
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Council stalwart honoured
The Liverpool Plains has paid tribute to Councillor Col Stewart who announced his retirement.
Carroll kids explore world of science
Professor connects with students via Skype
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Win first tix in town to Nitro Circus!
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Merrick Watts on his Father's Day plans and the best part of being a dad
Merrick Watts tells his secret to making radio audiences laugh.
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Director Oliver Stone found the stakes were high in making a movie about US whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Edward Snowden exiled but not forgotten: 'I don't think I'm an unhappy ending'
Edward Snowden's in exile but not afraid to speak his mind about his hosts.
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Brazilian butt lift victim Evita Sarmonikas' sister fights for justice in Mexico
The mother of a woman who died during a cosmetic procedure in Mexico wants her other daughter to ...
The Alfred hospital doctors who took their operating theatre to a car park
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Free IVF for most disadvantaged: industry leader
The patient had been raped. Her fallopian tubes had to be taken because he'd given her gonorrhoea. And ...
AFR's Phil Baker opens up commanding lead
It is week three of the shares race and the AFR's Phil Baker has hit a purple patch.
What we learn about money from our parents, whether they teach it or not
Bella Buda has more reasons than most daughters for wishing her dad a happy Father's Day.
NDIS online failures due to under-preparation and time pressures: PwC report
Three years after NDIS trials began, failures in the full national rollout over the last two months has ...
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Men remain silent on the gender issue narrative
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Crammed classrooms set off alarm bells
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Grassroots rugby shows Wallabies the way
That some commentators talked up the positives in a 20-point drubbing tells you everything you need to know ...
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