It's the wedding crasher no one saw coming.

Turning things upside down at Hardy's Bistro on the NSW Central Coast was a bat, which zeroed in on the Lee family during pre-wedding drinks on Thursday night.

Father of the groom Alister Lee said the invader appeared suddenly, out of nearby trees.

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"This thing went nuts," he said.

The bat clutched bags before landing on some of the revellers, some of who were visiting from the UK.

Its tiny yet powerful claws dug into six wedding guests including a bridesmaid.

The groom's brother, Rob Lee said they tried to tackle the invader.

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"We were actually spending most of our time trying to get it off people who it had attached itself to," he said.

Wildlife Ecologist Tim Pearson tried to explain the bat's behaviour.

"If they find themselves on the ground then they usually go to the nearest tall thing to get some height to take off but the fact this one kept coming back is incredibly unusual," he said.

Finally a branch was enough to convince the creature to retreat.

All six wedding guests needed multiple injections including a Lyssavirus vaccination which was urgently transported from Sydney to Gosford Hospital.

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The accused is due to appear in the Blenheim District Court tomorrow.

A man has been charged after allegedly attempting to import 35 kilograms of heroin into Australia hidden stuffed in a model truck.

The 21-year-old from Laos in south-east Asia is accused of conspiring to import the mammoth haul, which has an estimated street value of over $14 million and is the equivalent of 175,000 street deals in New South Wales.

The truck - which weighed over 100 kilograms – was intercepted at Port Botany in Sydney after it arrived from Thailand on March 16.

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Officers dismantled the model, discovered its contents, then repackaged it back up and delivered it to an apartment building in Haymarket in Sydney on March 30.

There, the man was arrested after he accepted the delivery. 

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) raided a different address allegedly linked to the man where a number of other items were seized for further examination.

AFP Sergeant Alex Drummond said it's unlikely the man was acting alone.

"There is typically an organised crime syndicate behind such importations because of the complexities in sourcing the heroin, the costs in sending it to Australia and the connections needed to sell it once onshore," Drummond said.

"The AFP is working closely with its international law enforcement partners in Thailand and Laos to trace the origins of the heroin and identify other members of the syndicate behind this importation."

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Australian Border Force Superintendent Jared Leighton said the haul was a "bold" and "audacious" attempt to import illegal drugs.

"Our officers are highly trained and experienced, so even bold and audacious attempts to conceal drugs – just like this one was – won't be enough to get through our detection methods," Superintendent Leighton said.

"Regardless of how these criminal syndicates try to conceal or hide these illicit drugs, the ABF will find them while those doing the wrong thing will find themselves facing the consequences of their actions.

"We always work together closely with our law enforcement partners, and this arrest sends a very strong message to those seeking to profit by harming the Australian community."

The maximum penalty for this offence is life imprisonment.

If this amount of heroin had reached the Australian community, the estimated total social cost would have been more than $45 million – through crime, increased healthcare and justice costs, and loss of productivity.

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Police are not saying the incident is gang-related.

Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews has branded his controversial trip to China "very successful" in his first public appearance since returning from the communist nation.

Andrews detailed key outcomes from the trip, including the establishment of a new working group between Victoria's Department of Jobs and the Chinese Ministry of Education, in a bid attract more Chinese students to Melbourne.

He said arrangements had been made for new Chinese students to come to Australia to study and also for Victorian students to spend time in China.

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"Our relationship with China is deeper than just trade – it's a partnership built on respect, trust and friendship, and one that benefits all Victorians in every sector," Andrews said.

"Our offering is second-to-none, and after a one in one hundred year event pandemic event it's very important that we get out there and let people know that we're open."

Andrews said China was "not the only" relationship, but it is a significant one for the state.

"Those linkages, those connections, are very important for all the different relationships we have and China is one of those," he said.

"It's not the only one, but it's a very significant and in fact the biggest across two-way trade."

Andrews said he met with mayor of Beijing and "talked about a whole range of different issues".

"We talked about different opportunities there, we may be able to see more and more Victorian businesses exporting goods, exporting services" he said.

"Working together on a number of common challenges for instance climate change."

Facing criticism over the "secretive" nature of the trip, Andrews was asked why there was no media invited on his travels to which he replied: "I've travelled to China before without media."

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Asked on how Australia was viewed in the eyes of Chinese people, he said we are "very highly regarded".

"Our conversations were very much about the Victoria-China relationship and didn't really stray beyond that," he said.

"Australia is very highly regarded by Chinese consumer.

"When it comes to Victoria, Victoria is very highly valued by parents and families when they send their children to study overseas."

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Straying off topic from the trip, Andrews also commented on the Labor Party's historic win in the by-election in the seat of Aston overnight.

He branded members of the Liberal Party "nasty" and "bigoted".

"The Liberal party are a nasty, bigoted outfit and people have worked them out," he said.

"That might be why they keep losing."

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The premier said he was left shocked after viewing an interview with Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton this morning.

"I saw Mr Dutton this morning, give an interview and frankly, some of the most extraordinary commentary I've heard for a long time," he said.

"This notion that families in the suburbs are up in arms about trans issues.

"They don't want people focused on the persecution of trans people, they want people focused on the cost of living."

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