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Cop charges could be upgraded after grandmother's death

A NSW police officer who tasered grandmother Clare Nowland in a nursing home could face more serious charges following her death.

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Cold snap with damaging winds, hail and snow forecast for Australia’s south-east

Severe weather warnings for wind gusts of up 100km/h issued for Tasmania, Victoria and NSW, BoM says

The Guardian - AU

NSW renewable energy zones up to two years behind schedule

‘We are not going to allow the lights to go off,’ state energy minister Penny Sharpe vows

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Perrottet government plan to end native logging in NSW was blocked by Nationals

Exclusive: ‘Ready-to-be-activated’ roadmap adds pressure to Minns government to follow lead of other states in ending controversial practice

The Guardian - AU

Great grandmother, 95, dies after police Tasered her in care home

Clare Nowland, who had dementia, was Tasered after staff found her holding a knife outside her room

The Independent UK

Tasered 95-year-old woman dies in Australia - police

A 95-year-old woman who was allegedly tasered by a police officer in her Australian care home, died in hospital on Wednesday, the New South Wales police force said.

Reuters

Move over Gary Sweet, Police Rescue is now a real-life drama series

Remember 1990s classic Police Rescue? Well, 27 years later, it's time to meet the real heroes of Nine's series about NSW Police Rescue unit.

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Gran, 95, who was tasered twice by police officer in care home dies from injuries

Dementia sufferer Clare Nowland, a mother-of-eight, was tasered by senior constable Kristian White, 33, when he found her brandishing a knife at the Yallambee Lodge care home in New South Wales in Australia

Daily Mirror

Clare Nowland: 95-year-old Australian woman dies after being Tasered by police

Senior constable Kristian White charged with three offences over alleged incident at an aged care facility in New South Wales

The Guardian - AU

Police officer who tasered 95-year-old grandmother faces assault charges

The New South Wales police officer who tasered an elderly grandmother and left her fighting for her life is now facing charges of assault.

The New Daily

Income of 850 opal miners in doubt after government admin error invalidates mining licences

Hundreds of opal miners in western New South Wales have had their "livelihoods cut off" after the discovery of a government administrative error rendered their licences invalid.

ABC News

Brickbat: Watch Out, She's Got a Knife

Clare Nowland, 95, is in a New South Wales, Australia, hospital after Tasered by a senior constable. Nowland, who has dementia, is a nursing home resident. The constable had been called to that nursing home because Nowland had a knife. "At the time she was Tasered she was approaching police.…

Reason

Sydney entrepreneur Andrew Spira denied bail in NT court after allegedly attempting to obtain illegal passport to flee the country

Andrew Spira's lawyers argued he was "deranged" when he allegedly lodged an application for a passport at the Darwin passport office, telling officials his old one had been stolen when in fact it had been surrendered to police in NSW.

ABC News

Plan to reform NSW first-home buyers' scheme in dispute

The NSW coalition says it will oppose the government's push to scrap its first-home buyer land tax choice and replace it with increased stamp duty exemptions.

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Former NSW multicultural minister Mark Coure apologises after making racist remark in parliament

Mark Coure, the former NSW multiculturalism minister, apologises after being overheard in parliament saying he thought Labor MP Tri Vo "worked in catering".

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NSW man charged with animal cruelty for allegedly trying to cook 'bin chicken'

A man who allegedly captured an ibis in a Sydney park and hung it up to dry in his shower before attempting to cook it has been released from custody.

The Conversation

Why doesn't Australia have greater transparency around Taser use by police?

The use of a Taser to subdue a 95-year-old dementia patient at an aged care home in Cooma, New South Wales, last week is yet another sickening example of what can go wrong when police rely too heavily on force to resolve challenging situations.

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New hope for Manning River turtles as they mate for first time at conservation park

Conservationists at a NSW breeding facility are "cheering" as they attempt save the Manning River turtle from extinction.

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Review needed of police deployment to aged care after 95-year-old woman Tasered, says age discrimination commissioner

Dr Kay Patterson questions whether mental health team would be more appropriate while David Shoebridge says police tools are ‘wrong resource’

The New Daily

Tasered aged-care video could be released after Liberal push

Confronting footage of a frail great-grandmother being tasered by police could soon be made public after a push by the NSW opposition.

The Conversation

Australia is in a unique position to eliminate the bee-killing Varroa mite. Here's what happens if we don't

Varroa mites – notorious honey bee parasites – have recently reached Australian shores, detected at the Port of Newcastle in New South Wales last year. If they establish here, there would be significant implications for agricultural food security, as honey bees are heavily relied on for the pollination of many…

AAP

Tasered grandma case being politicised: NSW treasurer

The NSW opposition has called for footage of a grandmother being tasered to be publicly released, as the government says the issue is being politicised.

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Driving up cost: Crossbench delays NSW rent relief bill

Plans to give relief to two million NSW renters have been delayed as the Greens argue the government's idea could have unintended consequences.

AAP

Mexican meth worth $273m hidden in hydraulic press

The AFP has discovered enough meth to make up three million street deals hidden inside a steel hydraulic press which arrived into NSW from Mexico by ship.

The Canberra Times

Man allegedly sets dog on partner during violent home assault

The woman reportedly sustained approximately 50 injuries during the alleged assault.

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