A dark day for New South Wales Health
MARK COLVIN: It's been a tough day for the New South Wales health system, with confirmation of the scale of error in the treatment of cancer patients at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital.At the same time, the Health Minister has given more details about the scandal involving the gassing of three newborn babies at the Bankstown Hospital.There are now calls for a wider inquiry into the state's health system.Claire Campbell reports.CLAIRE CAMPBELL: Twenty new cases of chemotherapy under-dosage have..>> view originalHeavy snow blankets Jenolan Caves in western NSW as rain sets in ...
New South Wales has been reminded that winter is here to stay, with snow and flooding hitting the state's west, closing roads and leaving several dozen people stranded.Heavy snow blanketed the Jenolan Caves in the central west on Tuesday evening, forcing roads to be closed and leaving sightseers waiting with emergency services. Police and SES gather near the Jenolan Caves, where heavy snow closed roads and stranded motorists. Photo: TNV The State Emergency Service (SES) and NSW Police st..>> view originalNSW facing finals humiliation
Company claims $15 an hour, cash-in-hand, is the 'going rate' for ...
Korean cleaners have been paid illegal cash wages of $15 an hour, which an employer has attempted to argue is the "going rate" in Australia's Korean community.Two Korean cleaning workers, who are on working holiday visas, are believed to be owed almost $10,000 for just three months' work at a Sydney college between March and June this year. Investigations found the underpaid workers were receiving illegal flat rates. The troubling revelations have come to light after exploited cleaners ..>> view originalArmed bandits still on the loose three years after alleged Sydney ...
Police are looking to catch the alleged offenders. (Supplied/NSW Police) Shocking footage claiming to show the moment masked bandits allegedly attempted to rob an Armaguard van at gunpoint in Sydney has been released by New South Wales police in a bid to catch those responsible.The CCTV footage appears to show four men, allegedly armed with rifles and a pistol, pull up in front of the van in a dark grey Audi station wagon in Glebe, in 2013.Three of them allegedly got out, approached the van, th..>> view originalKosciusko National Park brumbies cull protested against outside ...
Kosciusko National Park brumbies cull protested against outside NSW Parliament in Sydney Updated August 02, 2016 12:44:03 About 250 people, some of them on horseback, have gathered to protest against the New South Wales Government's plan to cull brumbies in the Kosciusko National Park.In May, the Government released a draft management plan to reduce the number of wild horses by 90 per cent over 20 years. Peter Cochrane, president of the Snowy Mountains Bush Users Group,..>> view originalSydney siege inquest: Top NSW police officers to give evidence to ...
Sydney siege inquest: Top NSW police officers to give evidence to explain their roles at later date Updated August 02, 2016 17:54:47 Two of the most senior police officers in New South Wales who were due to be called to give evidence at the inquest into the Sydney siege today have had their testimony postponed.NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn and Acting Deputy Commissioner Jeff Loy are expected to be asked what orders, if any, they gave during the 17-hour p..>> view originalGreyhound crackdown not precursor to harness racing ban
MORE than a thousand protesters have marched to Parliament House in Sydney against the New South Wales Government's plan to ban greyhound racing. A petition with more than 35,000 signatures was presented to Opposition Leader Luke Foley, who told the crowd the ban was a "tyrannical measure masquerading as a humane gesture". Yesterday was the first sitting of parliament since the winter break, and the greyhound ban was on everybody's lips. Premier Mike Baird held up a photo of a golden..>> view originalScale of Coalition's poor election result slowly emerges
Fading Coalition hopes of passing the union-taming legislation used as trigger bills to force the July 2 double dissolution election were given a boost on Tuesday but the numbers still look tight even if both houses are counted as one in a special joint sitting.In a surprise result at the end of counting in South Australia's Senate race, the anti-union Family First senator Bob Day has emerged as the 12th senator from the central state, displacing Labor's fourth spot and thus ending the career o..>> view originalSydney biker falls, causes iPhone 6 to explode & burn his behind
One billion iPhones sold are enough proof that smartphones made by Cupertino-based Apple are in high demand and valued that in China, donors of 17 ml of sperm get a free iPhone and US$1,000 (A$1,328). However, cases of iPhones exploding continue to happen, and in the case of a Sydney biker, it burned his behind after the smartphone burst following a bike spill. Gareth Clear was mountain biking on Sunday afternoon around Manly Dam when he fell from his bike and landed on his iPhone 6, reports Da..>> view original
Thursday, August 4, 2016
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