Search continues for lacking hiker on NSW south coast
A multi-agency search continues in the present day after hiker went lacking from the New South Wales south coast.
Christopher Moore, 38, was final seen on Twelve Mile Street, Jerrawangala, about 32km south of Nowra, about 10.30am on Wednesday, when he was dropped off for a tenting journey, NSW police stated in a press release.
The person was as a result of be picked up on the similar location on Friday, and when he didn’t arrive, officers hooked up to the South Coast Police District had been notified and a search commenced to find him, police stated.
Search efforts in bushland across the Jerrawangala or Wandandian areas have been coordinated by NSW Police Rescue Squad, with help from native police, Polair, SES, and NSW Rural Fireplace Service, police stated.
Police and household maintain considerations for Christopher’s welfare. He’s described as being of Caucasian look, about 180cm tall, of skinny construct with quick gentle brown hair, a beard and a moustache.
He was final seen sporting khaki and black pants and a khaki-coloured hooded jumper.
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Inquest resumes into demise of Indigenous teenager Cleveland Dodd
An extended-running inquest into the demise of an Indigenous teenager, who fatally self-harmed within the troubled youth wing of an grownup jail, is ready to renew.
Cleveland Dodd was discovered unresponsive inside a cell in Unit 18, a youth wing of the high-security grownup facility Casuarina jail in Perth, within the early hours of October 12, 2023, studies AAP.
The 16-year-old was taken to hospital in a essential situation and died every week later, inflicting outrage and grief in the neighborhood.
It additionally led to an expedited inquest that began in April 2024 and is scheduled to return to the Western Australian coroner’s courtroom on Monday for extra submissions.
The inquest beforehand heard Cleveland had been locked in his cell, which had no working water, for many of the day. He made a number of calls asking for medical remedy and water because the night time wore on. He was present in his cell shortly earlier than 2am, when makes an attempt had been made to revive him. He died on October 19, 2023.
Cleveland’s heartbroken mom, Nadene Dodd, beforehand instructed the inquest Unit 18 was a “hellhole”.
Coroner Philip Urquhart beforehand stated Unit 18 must be closed “as a matter of urgency” when he delivered his provisional suggestions in December.
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Regulator sues Bupa over hospital claims
The buyer regulator has taken Bupa to courtroom over allegations the well being insurer incorrectly suggested members they weren’t entitled to say varied advantages for hospital visits over a five-year interval.
The Australian Competitors and Shopper Fee stated in a federal courtroom declare that Bupa had engaged in deceptive or misleading conduct. The regulator and Bupa have agreed to ask the courtroom to impose a $35m penalty.
The ACCC stated:
A lot of the claims impacted by the admitted conduct had been claims for hospital remedy, by which two or extra procedures had been carried out on the similar time.
In circumstances the place a part of the remedy was coated by a member’s coverage and a part of the remedy was not coated, Bupa incorrectly rejected the complete declare.
The conduct allegedly affected “hundreds of customers over a interval of greater than 5 years”, the regulator stated, referring to the interval between Might 2018 and August 2023.
Bupa has apologised to affected prospects and stated it had compensated members and suppliers, which included paying curiosity and buyer goodwill funds.
Bupa’s Asia-Pacific chief govt, Nick Stone, stated:
We’re deeply sorry for failing to get issues proper for our prospects and are saddened by the affect this has had on them and their households.
This could by no means have occurred.
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Julie Bishop goes to Moscow
Former international minister Julie Bishop has travelled to Moscow as a part of her position as UN particular envoy on Myanmar, in a uncommon instance of public diplomatic engagement by an Australian with Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
Bishop, the previous Liberal politician, posted a number of Instagram photographs from Russia final week, together with inside a authorities constructing and in Moscow’s Purple Sq..
The journey was first reported by the 9 newspapers, who reported Bishop had stated the journey was a part of her position in participating with UN Safety Council members concerning Myanmar.
One Instagram photograph, posted as a disappearing story however archived by Bishop on her profile, was captioned “Moscow UNSC P5 go to” – P5 referring to the 5 everlasting members of the safety council.
One other, inside an ornate constructing with the situation tag “Ministry of Overseas Affairs of Russia essential constructing”, was captioned “shuttle diplomacy” with an emoji of the UN flag; a 3rd, of Bishop in Purple Sq., included the hashtag “UNSG Particular Envoy Myanmar”.
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Erin Patterson trial: jury anticipated to start deliberations
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The jury in Erin Patterson’s triple homicide trial is predicted to start deliberating its verdict in the present day.
Justice Christopher Beale will end instructing jurors this afternoon earlier than their deliberations start, because the trial enters its tenth week.
Two of the 14 jurors shall be balloted off, leaving the remaining 12 to deliberate a verdict.
Jurors have been instructed they are going to be sequestered throughout their deliberations, that means they’ll return to supervised lodging every night time to make sure they haven’t any contact with the skin world.
Patterson, 50, faces three expenses of homicide and one cost of tried homicide referring to a beef wellington lunch she served at her home in Leongatha, in regional Victoria, on 29 July 2023.
She is accused of murdering her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and her estranged husband’s aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The tried homicide cost pertains to Heather’s husband, Ian.
She has pleaded not responsible to the fees.
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Albanese says on-line graphic materials is ‘a scourge’
Anthony Albanese has described the “scourge” of graphic materials on-line as selling misogynistic attitudes to younger males and boys towards ladies.
At a press convention in Canberra this morning, the prime minister was requested whether or not YouTube must be included in a social media ban for under-16s.
Whereas Albanese didn’t tackle the query immediately, he lamented the affect social media can have on younger folks, together with the rise of misogynistic content material amongst younger males.
We’ve received to additionally think about what’s going on with younger males and boys being uncovered to graphic materials, which doesn’t promote wholesome relationships. It might probably usually promote a violent notion and misogynistic perspective in the direction of ladies and it’s a scourge … we have now to deal with this as authorities. We’ve to deal with this as media. We’ve to deal with this as – the entire of society must recognise this is a matter we have now to confront.
The eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, urged the federal government final week to rethink its resolution to carve out the video sharing platform from the minimal social media age which can apply to apps corresponding to TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.
YouTube criticised the “inconsistent and contradictory recommendation” recommendation from Grant, noting the commissioner beforehand flagged “considerations the ban ‘could restrict younger folks’s entry to essential help’”.
The ban is to come back into pressure in mid-December however particulars on how corporations will have the ability to examine age and stop under-16s from becoming a member of are nonetheless unclear.
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Aukus will make ‘our area and the world’ safer, Albanese says
The US Pentagon introduced a 30-day evaluate of the Aukus defence pact earlier this month, which is being undertaken by US defence undersecretary Elbridge Colby.
Colby has been essential of the deal and has urged Australia to elevate its defence spending to three% of GDP. Australia is at the moment on observe to elevate defence spending from about $53bn a 12 months, or about 2% of GDP – to an estimated $100bn, or 2.4% of GDP, by 2033-34.
The prime minister has stated Australia raises its factors at “each alternative” and flagged an upcoming assembly with the US as a part of the 2 nations’ annual strategic dialogue, Ausmin, as one other alternative to spotlight to the US Aukus’s benefits.
Anthony Albanese instructed reporters earlier:
Aukus advantages three nations – Australia, the UK and the US. Nevertheless it does one thing greater than that as properly. It advantages the world as a result of it makes our area and the world safer as a result of it’s such an essential settlement going ahead.
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Albanese reaffirms US tariffs on Australia ‘must be zero’
Sarah Basford Canales
Anthony Albanese says tariffs positioned on Australia by the US Trump administration “must be zero” as leaders world wide put together for a second “liberation day” announcement following a 90-day pause on tariffs.
In a frosty, sub-zero morning in Canberra’s Bruce, the prime minister stated Australia would proceed to place its case ahead with the shut ally.
Albanese stated:
We’ll proceed to place our case ahead that it shouldn’t be 10. It must be zero. That’s what a reciprocal tariff shall be. We’ve a US free commerce settlement, in fact, and we’ve put ahead very clearly our arguments.
Flanked by finance minister Katy Gallagher and abilities minister Andrew Giles, Albanese was there to speak up a brand new $10,000 incentive cost for college kids in development however the questions centred closely on defence spending and tariffs.
Requested whether or not his authorities might enhance defence spending subsequent April as a part of the nationwide defence technique, Albanese bluntly replied “No”.
No, since you’re seeing it now with $57bn that we have now within the funds – $57 bn isn’t nothing … What we need to do is to make use of defence procurement, not simply to help within the defence of Australia, but additionally to be a facilitator of that superior manufacturing.
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NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson requires ‘agenda of intolerance and anti-protest measures’ to finish
New South Wales Greens MP Sue Higginson says in relation to allegations by Greens candidate Hannah Thomas that she was assaulted by police throughout a protest:
The extent of impunity the police displayed doesn’t come from nowhere. It’s written there in black and white – a direct reference to the anti-protest legal guidelines rushed by the NSW parliament.
The Greens spokesperson for justice stated in a press release that she referred to as for the “agenda of intolerance and anti-protest measures” to be reversed.
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Sporadic communications for regional Queensland residents ‘somewhat traumatic’, native mayor says
Councillor Andrew Smith, the mayor of Western Downs regional council, which incorporates the city of Dalby, has stated locals with out connectivity from 16 June to in the present day are “annoyed”.
The ABC stated 13,000 folks in regional Queensland had had sporadic cellular communications for 2 weeks whereas upgrades had been made to the native 5G community.
Talking with the ABC’s Radio Nationwide, Smith stated the previous two weeks had been “somewhat traumatic”.
“We stay and die nearly by our communications lately, and sadly, the Dalby neighborhood has had sporadic communications through upgrades that Telstra are delivering,” he stated.
He stated Telstra’s messaging was “unclear in regards to the deliberate outages and the potential penalties” and had impacted emergency companies, companies, farmers and colleges.
Clinicians had been instructed to remain inside wi-fi vary, whereas “diabetes alert units had been rendered inoperable” with “no back-up help”, he stated.
He stated:
It’s actually not acceptable in 2025, from what’s thought of to be our nationwide service, that the planning isn’t clearer, but additionally the contingency planning was principally nil.
We’ve received a regional neighborhood that may be very lively. Individuals are on the street, they’re out in paddocks, and people folks misplaced communications altogether. That’s not solely an emergency companies challenge, however it makes enterprise very, very tough.
So, you already know, we’ve received colleges which might be making an attempt to get in contact with mother and father with sick kids. Dad and mom are unattainable through the communications, it turns into an actual concern, and we had these considerations throughout the week.
He stated “folks had been left with no communication by any means” and that folks “weren’t conscious of the impacts and penalties” earlier than the work occurred.
“It goes again to the contingency planning, one thing must be in place to proceed with communications by these upgrades. We actually admire the upgrades,” he stated.
In a press release to the ABC, Telstra stated:
Our technicians made good progress and companies had been restored on Monday. Landline, NBN and different broadband companies weren’t affected at any stage.
We despatched prospects texts to provide them a heads up in regards to the upcoming works and we thank everybody for his or her endurance.
Having a second sort of connection like NBN, satellite tv for pc web or a landline is the easiest way for patrons to ensure they’ll keep related even when any cellular outage happens.
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Stays discovered throughout Melbourne seek for 23-year-old
Family members and neighborhood members have been left heartbroken after human stays had been found throughout the ongoing seek for 23-year-old Joshua Bishop.
Officers executed a search warrant at a house within the quiet suburb of Westmeadows, north-west of Melbourne, on Saturday, the place they made the grim discovery and arrested a person, later charging him with homicide, studies AAP.
Whereas the stays are but to be formally recognized, within the hours following the invention, a detailed buddy, who had organised a fundraiser on behalf of the household, offered an replace.
The household had been fiercely trying to find Bishop, who was final seen by his housemate on Lalor Crescent in Sunbury, within the metropolis’s north-west, on 27 Might.
“With the heaviest hearts, we share that our beloved Joshua Bishop has been discovered – however sadly, not in the way in which we had hoped. We’re devastated and struggling to seek out the phrases,” Daniel De Vivero wrote.
“Your unbelievable help, generosity, and compassion all through this heartbreaking time have meant greater than we will specific. The Bishop household has felt actually surrounded by love by each second of this journey.”
“Relaxation in peace, Josh. You’re deeply liked, and you’ll by no means be forgotten.”
Bishop was reported lacking on 29 Might by his mom, after he did not entry his telephone or financial institution accounts. The house on Erinbank Crescent, the place the stays had been discovered, is simply kilometres from Broadmeadows Valley Park, the place Bishop’s telephone had final been traced.
Detectives arrested a 27-year-old Westmeadows man, who was charged with homicide on Sunday night time. He’ll seem in Melbourne magistrates courtroom on Monday.
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Pheobe Bishop to be farewelled in Queensland funeral
A teenage lady allegedly murdered by her housemates shall be laid to relaxation in a funeral service as family members bear in mind the “free-spirited” lady.
Household and associates donned in brilliant colors will farewell Pheobe Bishop in southern Queensland on Monday afternoon, six weeks after the 17-year-old disappeared, studies AAP.
Pheobe was final seen close to Bundaberg airport about 8.30am on Might 15 after reserving a visit to Western Australia to see her boyfriend.
Queensland police allege her housemates, Tanika Bromley and James Wooden, drove Pheobe near the airport in a gray Hyundai, however nobody left the automobile.
Pheobe was allegedly murdered and her physique was moved greater than as soon as from the Good Night time Scrub nationwide park, an hour’s drive from the airport.
Telephone information had led officers to focus their search on the park earlier than her stays had been discovered on June 6.
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Search continues for lacking hiker on NSW south coast
A multi-agency search continues in the present day after hiker went lacking from the New South Wales south coast.
Christopher Moore, 38, was final seen on Twelve Mile Street, Jerrawangala, about 32km south of Nowra, about 10.30am on Wednesday, when he was dropped off for a tenting journey, NSW police stated in a press release.
The person was as a result of be picked up on the similar location on Friday, and when he didn’t arrive, officers hooked up to the South Coast Police District had been notified and a search commenced to find him, police stated.
Search efforts in bushland across the Jerrawangala or Wandandian areas have been coordinated by NSW Police Rescue Squad, with help from native police, Polair, SES, and NSW Rural Fireplace Service, police stated.
Police and household maintain considerations for Christopher’s welfare. He’s described as being of Caucasian look, about 180cm tall, of skinny construct with quick gentle brown hair, a beard and a moustache.
He was final seen sporting khaki and black pants and a khaki-coloured hooded jumper.
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