NSW town of Tahmoor ‘abandoned by police’ amid rising youth crime

A community on the outskirts of Sydney’s southwest have said they are being terrorised by thieves, and have given up calling police for help. With police stationed 40 minutes away, locals in Tahmoor are calling for more support. In CCTV from the neighbourhood, a group of alleged thieves go house to house in a Tahmoor … Read more

General Angus Campbell apologises to Navy diver John Armfield after harrowing Royal Commission testimony

Australian Defence Force chief Angus Campbell has personally apologised to a Navy hero who lost his brother to suicide and then allegedly suffered mistreatment at the hands of senior officers. The apology to diver John Armfield followed Mr Armfield’s testimony before the Royal Commission Into Defence and Veteran Suicide about the death of his brother … Read more

Derryn Hinch mayoral run over before it starts

A radio icon and former senator has pulled the pin on a short-lived bid to become a major city’s lord mayor. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Trusted Bulletin is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. … Read more

Meta, social media sites let Aussies down over scams, Sue Ellery says, with new figures showing loss of money

Social media companies, such as Meta, have let West Australians down by failing to crack down earlier on online scams, they State Government believes, releasing alarming new figures showing a huge increase in lost money. Revealing almost $22 million lost to scammers in 2023 — a 36 per cent rise on the year before — … Read more

Penny Wong announces $17m funding injection to treat TB scourge in the Asia-Pacific

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will direct $17m to fight the tuberculosis scourge that continues to cripple Southeast Asia and The Pacific, though one international aid agency says the money won’t be enough to wipe out the curable illness. Ms Wong announced the commitment on Sunday ahead of World Tuberculosis Day, with the funds set to … Read more

Under-pressure WA Ombudsman ‘steps down’ from contentious international role amid CCC probe

WA’s under-pressure ombudsman has “stepped down” from a role with a little-known international body that is now being scrutinised by the Corruption and Crime Commission. Chris Field told the Commission on Wednesday he had stepped down from the presidency of the Vienna-based International Ombudsman Institute because of the CCC inquiry, though there was no indication … Read more

Liberals Sasha Epps and Jonathon Huston in doubt for Nedlands preselection over previous party memberships

Clouds hang over the eligibility of two Liberal candidates seeking preselection for Nedlands — including the only woman in the race — with a snap meeting of State Executive to decide their fate on Tuesday night. The West understands Liberal hierarchy will consider the membership status of lawyer Sasha Epps and entrepreneur Jonathon Huston. FOLLOW … Read more

WA could see introduction of new stop-and-search laws following fatal Balga knife attack

Attorney General John Quigley has been tasked with examining the introduction of potent new search powers for police officers in a bid to clamp down on the growing prevalence of knife attacks. After earlier this month revealing he was considering handing police stop-and-search powers, Premier Roger Cook on Sunday said Mr Quigley was “looking very … Read more

Premier Roger Cook defends excluding babies, toddlers from $103m student cash splash

Premier Roger Cook has defended not extending cash payments for school-aged children to younger kids because it would have been too difficult to administer, adding the parents of infants and toddlers don’t have the “extra costs associated with sending their kids to school”. With inflation on a downward track, Mr Cook also insisted the $103 … Read more