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Weighbridge opens to the public
GLEN INNES: Council has made the weighbridge at the Glen Innes Aggregates site available to the public and set a per head fee for trucked livestock. Read on.
Rugby League player admits to supplying drugs
ARMIDALE: A rugby league player will be sentenced next month after admitting to supplying drugs in Walcha. Aaron Luke Ison pleaded guilty to two counts of supplying a prohibited drug, namely 1g of methylamphetamine and 28 ecstasy tablets. Read the full report.
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UNE to stream Smart Farm data to Agquip
ARMIDALE: Sky Muster and the University of New England are teaming up to live stream SMART Farm data into their AgQuip stall next month. Read on.
Traffic blitz nets nine
INVERELL: Nine people have tested positive for cannabis or methylamphetamine after a traffic blitz targeting the Inverell area. Read on.
Concern follows HSC reform
REGIONAL: Plans for a minimum standard of literacy and numeracy before students can receive their Higher School Certificate has raised some concerns for local educators. Read on.
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National update
Margot Robbie says she felt the “Aussie pride” after Vanity Fair outrage
Margot Robbie has told The Project she felt national pride at the outrage over the controversial Vanity Fair article that called her "a throwback" and detailed her physical appearance as "sexy and composed even while naked but only in character". Read the full report.
States could shut down proposal for parents to choose baby’s sex
Even if an Australian medical panel recommends parents get the power to choose a baby's sex for family balancing, the proposal still faces a national ethics board and could be shut down by the states. Read the full report.
ABC Four Corners footage reveals abuse at youth detention centre
Warning: This story contains graphic images and content that may disturb some readers.
Disturbing footage has emerged of a 17-year-old boy, who was one of six boys tear gassed at a juvenile detention centre near Darwin, being strapped to a mechanical restraint chair. Read the full report.
International news
Times of London: Sir Philip Green is worse than Robert Maxwell and should be investigated by the Serious Fraud Office, a leading MP said today as the blame for the collapse of BHS was laid at his door in a devastating report. Read on.
New York Times: An unusual question is capturing the attention of cyberspecialists, Russia experts and Democratic Party leaders in Philadelphia: Is Vladimir V. Putin trying to meddle in the American presidential election? Read on.