@PeterMSanders

Reporter at ABC New England Formerly most of Eastern Australia at this stage. [email protected] All views are my own

Joined February 2017
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Actor and former cop Russell Reynolds says a strong community means less crime Fun fact this is my 100th online story with the ABC abc.net.au/news/2025-03-16/t…

From the blue line to the red carpet, retired cop takes a bow

Former police officer Russell Reynolds has acted in Hollywood films, but as the curtain rises on the next stage in his life, he's shining a light on how to help at-risk youth. 

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Police, family address rumours surrounding Tayla Spies' disappearance abc.net.au/news/2025-03-14/p…

Tayla Spies' sister addresses rumours of her disappearance

Rebecca Spies has addressed rumours circulating in western Queensland communities in relation to the disappearance of Tayla Spies, her sister and a Roma mother of three.

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Queensland's South Burnett lashed with 'unprecedented' wild weather abc.net.au/news/2025-01-15/k…

Residents feel 'under attack' as another storm causes damage

After a month of storms, Kingaroy residents in Queensland's South Burnett say they start feeling jittery whenever they see grey skies and clouds.

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Wondai residents desperate for police amid rising crimes abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/w…

Wondai residents desperate for police amid rising crimes

Follow the latest headlines from ABC News, Australia's most trusted media source, with live events, audio and on-demand video from the national broadcaster.

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Residents feel unsafe in their homes as crime triples in Queensland town of Wondai abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/r… via @ABCaustralia

Country town 'terrified' as crime rates triple with no local police

Crime triples in Wondai from 13 offences in July to 41 in December 2024, the highest recorded in the past two years. Residents say they are scared in their own homes and want a local police presence...

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Police investigate cause of Warwick house fire that killed 20yo man abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/f… via @ABCaustralia

Man, 20, and two dogs die in rural Queensland house fire

Police are investigating the cause of a house fire in the town of Warwick in the Southern Downs that killed a 20-year-old man and two dogs.

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Christmas has been saved after staff at Grand Central escorted Santa Claus out of the Toowoomba shopping centre during an evacuation this morning. Mr Claus then helped calm all the good children as sirens range out. The alarms were part of a drill.
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'Chaotic scene': Two dead and six injured after trucks collide south-west of Brisbane

Two trucks heading in opposite directions collided near Tregony, on the Southern Downs, causing both to rollover. 

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Last one from me in the Tamworth office for now. It has been an incredible year and now looking forward to going back to my home town of Toowoomba for the next few months. abc.net.au/news/2024-10-10/a…

Indigenous tourism experiences raking in billions in NSW alone amid thirst for cultural knowledge

Giving visitors a better understanding of Aboriginal culture is becoming big business in New South Wales, with more than $3 billion spent on cultural tourism in the state last financial year.

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Didn't even realise my work made a surprise apperence on @ABCmediawatch last week... and in a good way. abc.net.au/mediawatch/episod…

Ep 33 - Ghost papers haunt regional towns - Media Watch

More staff cuts announced by Australian Community Media as it kills the print run of eight regional mastheads, leaving behind what’s called ‘Ghost newspapers’ - websites which employ no local...

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Young Onset #Parkinsons disease was featured on The Conversation Hour with Richelle Hunt. I co-hosted the program today and shared my story since my diagnosis earlier this year. abc.net.au/listen/programs/t…

A Parkinson's diagnosis can come sooner than you think - ABC listen

When Rebekah Lowe first searched for answers to a strange tremor in her foot, she dismissed the most common result: Parkinson's disease.

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Vomiting muttonbirds, swooping magpies, plovers faking injuries among birds' defences when nesting abc.net.au/news/2024-09-19/v… via @ABCaustralia

You thought swooping magpies were bad? There are birds that vomit on anything that threatens their...

As if swooping wasn't bad enough, faking injuries and vomit attacks are also on the list of defences birds use against predators during nesting season.

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Luxury Balenciaga bag selling for $2,000 in Tamworth op shop, but is it real? abc.net.au/news/2024-09-18/o… via @ABCaustralia

Op shop puts 'designer Balenciaga bag' on sale for $2,000, prompting backlash

A keen-eyed worker at an op shop spotted a "designer" find that retails for $4,000. The handbag, believed to have been made by luxury brand Balenciaga, was put on sale for half that price, but the...

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Research investigates low sport participation rate for women with disability abc.net.au/news/2024-09-10/l…

At 14, Sophia has Paralympic dreams, but can't play the sports she loves

Sophia Maloney wants to one day represent Australia in the Paralympic Games in multiple sports including swimming, wheelchair netball and bocce but already acknowledges there are barriers in the way.

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Legally blind barrel racer Megan McLoughlin competes at national titles abc.net.au/news/2024-09-09/l…

Laser surgery left Megan legally blind at 26 but that hasn't stopped her barrel racing

Megan McLoughlin says she trusts her horse Biscuit more than most humans after forming a special bond on their way to a sporting milestone.

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Australian Community Media cuts dozens of journalist jobs from regional newspapers abc.net.au/news/2024-09-04/d…

Communities the 'real losers' as dozens of newspaper jobs to go in latest ACM budget cuts

Australian Community Media will cut 35 editorial positions from newspapers across Australia in the latest budget cuts following the withdrawal of funding from Meta.

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Natural disaster relief funding delays of nearly $1 billion leave NSW regional councils struggling abc.net.au/news/2024-08-15/n…

This road was washed away three years ago — why hasn't it been repaired?

Many regional councils are still waiting for the expert and government reviews required to make repairs, but the frequency of disasters means no-one is available to see them through.

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Country councils paying tens of thousands of dollars a year to attract GPs abc.net.au/news/2024-08-06/i…

Councils spending tens of thousands of dollars a year on incentives to recruit and keep doctors

Many regional and rural communities in Australia are struggling to attract enough doctors. One NSW country town has found a way but it didn't come cheap.

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Oldest trilobite fossils found in volcanic ash open new palaeontology frontier abc.net.au/news/2024-07-04/t… via @ABCaustralia

How the discovery of a 509-million-year-old fossil flipped palaeontology on its head

Scientists were taught that they would never find fossils in volcanic rock but a recent discovery shows the complete opposite.

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