Labour says it does not agree with the party’s stance.

Thirusivan Perumal Rajah has successfully appealed against the reparation order imposed.

School zones will be enforced early in NSW ahead of students returning to class next week, motorists have been warned.

Drivers in the state will need to adhere to the 40km/h speed limits from tomorrow, January 27 – a week before students formally return from the Christmas and New Year break.

The first few days of a new term are usually reserved for staff only, however some students may start to return to school from tomorrow following a six-week break.

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Term one will officially begin on February 2 in NSW.

School zones in NSW generally apply from 8 to 9.30am and from 2.30 to 4pm on weekdays.

Some schools have non-standard school zone times across NSW.

Drivers who are caught speeding above 40km/h in these zones face fines of up to $3242 and seven demerit points.

NSW Transport executive director Chadi Chalhou said the school zone speed limit will be enforced by police and speed cameras in the school zones.

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He warned that children can often be "unpredictable" and urged motorists to drive carefully around schools.

"We want motorists to slow down and look out for school children to avoid any road incidents," Chalhou said.

"The message is simple: stick to the school zone speed limit, keep our kids safe, keep the demerits points off your license and keep the money in your pocket."

School zone hours and limits vary across each Australian state and territory.

For more information, visit the Office of Road Safety.

A young motorbike rider has died after crashing with a Toyota Hilux on a remote road in the NSW Hunter region.

The two vehicles collided along Putty Road in Howes Valley, about 50km south-west of Singleton, about 10.35am today.

The rider, a 21-year-old man, died before emergency services could get to the scene.

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The driver of the Hilux, a 48-year-old man, walked away without injuries and was taken to Singleton Hospital for mandatory testing.

Police have set up a coronial scene and have begun an investigation.

A report will be prepared for the coroner. 

Putty Road between Putty and Milbrodale has been closed and is expected to remain a coronial scene for a "considerable amount of time", police said.

Motorists are advised to avoid the area.

Anyone with information or dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

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Australia Day beachgoers have been ordered out of the water at a popular location on Sydney's Northern Beaches after a shark was spotted for the second time today.

Surf lifesavers sounded the alarm and ordered an evacuation over a shark off Manly Beach about 11.25 am.

The beach was shut, just over an hour after it had reopened following an earlier scare.

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It was reopened about 12.40pm.

There were also shark sightings at Dee Why Beach, Palm Beach and Whale Beach today.

The beaches were all shut and then reopened late this morning. 

The state has been on edge following four shark attacks within 48 hours from January 18, which claimed the life of 12-year-old Nico Antic.

He had been jumping from some rocks when he was mauled by a suspected bull shark near Shark Beach in Vaucluse.

Andre De Ruyter, 27, is in hospital recovering from another suspected bull shark attack while surfing at the North Steyne stretch of Manly Beach.

Manly Beach was also forced to close over the weekend due to a shark sighting. 

Surf Lifesaving has increased drone surveillance and deployed extra rescue crews to keep people safe over the long weekend.

They are torn between grieving lives lost and stress for their staff and finances.

Three of the seven missing red-eared slider turtles have now been found.

Australian-British dual citizens now have less than one month to prepare for the United Kingdom's new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme.

The UK will soon strictly enforce its ETA scheme from February 25; a big change which means dual Australian-British or Australian-Irish nationals – who are exempt from needing an ETA – must have a valid UK or Irish passport to travel in and out of Britain or Ireland.

After Nine.com.au first reported on the upcoming changes, countless dual citizens living in Australia with expired passports have been left wondering how it will impact their travel plans or if their forthcoming trips have been ruined.

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