A man accused of the shooting murder of a veteran police officer at a rural property has appeared in court without entering a plea.

Constable Keith Smith, who was awarded a full police funeral with ceremonial honours, died on June 16 while delivering a court-ordered home repossession notice at North Motton in Tasmania's north-west.

Leigh Geoffrey Sushames, 46, the resident of the property, has been charged with murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault.

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He appeared via video link in Launceston Magistrates Court today but didn't enter a plea to any of the charges.

Sushames was remanded in custody and will next appear in court on August 11.

Police have previously said Const Smith, 57, was shot not long after leaving his car at the property.

He was at the house with another experienced officer and two other people involved in the home repossession process.

Police said specialist group officers, who were stationed at the driveway of the property, shot Sushames in the hand. He then surrendered.

Const Smith, who was part of the police force for 25 years, has been remembered as a committed and respected officer who was always the "good cop".

His daughter and wife said they were proud of his career and described him as their protector.

Police professional standards and the coroner are investigating the incident – the first fatal shooting of an officer in Tasmania since 1922.

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Emergency services were called to the scene about 4.40pm.

A Sydney driver who parked his car was shocked when he returned after work to find he had been given a ticket.

That's because while he was away, workers had installed new signs banning all-day parking.

They had then slapped tickets on his and other cars.

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The man, who didn't want to be named, told 9news.com.au he felt it was "a money grab by the council".

He left his car at 7am and returned to find the ticket at 3.19pm.

The $140 fine was issued because the car was now in a two-hour parking zone on Huntley Street in Alexandria.

But, he said, he had parked there for seven years without any problem.

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Other drivers were also issued fines and the man said one young worker was crying.

"7am start of work day no signage and rained all morning," he posted online.

"This afternoon as it's cleared up they have put up signage and instantly issued fines.

"No signage by council to warn of when ticketing will commence."

However, the driver had a photo proving the sign had not been there earlier because he saw signs had been installed on the opposite side of the road.

After being contacted by 9news.com.au, parking bosses said all the tickets will be cancelled.

A City of Sydney spokeswoman admitted the blunder.

"The ticket was issued in error after a delay in the parking sign installation and will be cancelled," she said.

"If a motorist receives a fine and believes a mistake has been made, they can request a review through Revenue NSW."  

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Erin Patterson's mushroom murder trial attracted so much interest that onlookers were escorted out of court for taking selfies with the now-convicted triple murderer in the background.

The 50-year-old was today found guilty of murdering in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, and also of attempting to murder local pastor Ian Wilkinson in an infamous beef Wellington lunch in July 2023.

The case has attracted an enormous amount of attention around both the country and world, generating headlines as far afield as the United Kingdom and United States.

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Now the jury has been discharged, it can be revealed that the local interest in the case reached the extent that some people faced stern talking-tos from the court for attempting to take pictures of Patterson inside the courtroom.

"There were actually people who were getting in trouble at times for taking photos of Erin Patterson in the dock," 9News court reporter Amber Johnston said.

"So members of the public who managed to snag a seat inside would get their phones out, and they were trying to take selfies with Erin Patterson when they were in the dock.

"And during those moments, that's when the lead informant, Detective Stephen Eppingstall, would have to drag them out of the courtroom, would scold them, tell them off, threaten that they were going to be held in contempt of court, and he would have to go through their phones and delete those photos of Erin Patterson.

"I can't think of any other case when we have seen scenes like that."

Patterson had pleaded not guilty to all four charges, and now faces a sentence of up to life in prison for the triple murder and attempted murder.

She will return to the court for a pre-sentence hearing later this year.

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