Protestors at Newcastle Port on Sunday. Photo: Rising Tide Australia NSW Police have arrested and charged 170 people over the weekend after a flotilla of kayaks targeted coal ships in Newcastle Port. Police says the protestors were charged with disruption of a major facility and failure to comply with marine safety directions. Police said that…
Picture: stock THE NSW Government is cracking down on railway blockaders by adding hefty fines to possible two-year jail terms for railway protests. The government intends to legislate a maximum fine of $22,000 for obstructing a railway under the Crimes Act 1990 in addition to possible jail terms. At present, there is no fine outlined…
Picture: stock Environmental group Rising Tide is vowing to go ahead with plans for a 50-hour land and sea protest at Newcastle Port despite police orders not to. The organisers describe their event as a ‘protestival’ with thousands expected to use kayaks and watercraft to deny ships entry to the port from November 22-25. On…
Some of the weapons that were seized during a search of the NSW property. Photo: ABF Illegal, home-made guns are posing a big safety risk to the public, police and border authorities say. Their warning comes after a man was refused bail over the discovery of 80 pistols, shotguns, rifles and revolvers at Murringo, NSW,…
The recent graduation ceremony for overseas officers (PACE) at the QPS Academy at Oxley. Picture: QPS A 36-strong New Zealand contingent were among a large group of experienced officers to graduate into the Queensland Police Service (QPS). Seventy-eight officers from interstate or overseas graduated at a recent ceremony held at the QPS Academy at Oxley,…
Fines for not wearing a seatbelt, speeding, and running red lights will increase from July 1, as part of a crackdown on continued road behaviour exhibited by Queensland motorists. The current fine of $413 for no seatbelt will be raised by a staggering 160 per cent to $1078, and four demerit points (up from three).…