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NSW to lift stamp duty thresholds for first-home buyers and undo Perrottet reforms

Minns government says changes will mean more than 80% of first time buyers will pay no stamp duty or a reduced rate

The Guardian - AU

New Footage Has Been Released Showing Six NSW Police Officers Handcuffing An 81 Y.O W Dementia

Body camera footage has just been released showing an 81-year-old woman and dementia sufferer being handcuffed by six NSW police officers.

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Six NSW police officers used two sets of handcuffs on a distressed 81-year-old dementia patient

Daughter of the woman says ‘police have learned nothing’

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Domestic abuse survivors get NSW’s pledge to help them get their own homes

Shared equity - a housing scheme where eligible people buy homes in partnership with government - is part of NSW's future, Treasurer says.

The New Daily

Govt stake in more homes is 'part of NSW future'

Domestic violence survivors will be able to buy or retain their home through a shared equity scheme, as the NSW treasurer flags further potential expansions.

AAP

NSW Police arrest second man after Darcy Schafer-Turner's body found in metal container in Warrell Creek

NSW Police allege 22-year-old Darcy Schafer-Turner was murdered by his friend, Zachary Richard Fraser, in a Peakhurst home in Sydney's south, between April 27 and 29.

ABC News

What two NSW coronial inquests have taught us about kambo and why people use the South American frog poison

Two recent coronial inquests have thrust kambo into the spotlight in Australia. So why do people choose to burn their skin and apply the frog poison?

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Two men arrested over body in metal cabinet

Two men have been arrested and one charged with murder after the discovery of a body in a metal cabinet on NSW's Mid North Coast.

The New Daily

NSW police footage shows officers used two sets of handcuffs on 81-year-old woman with dementia

Exclusive: footage from body-worn camera shows police restraining confused dementia patient Rachel Grahame in 2020

The Guardian - AU

Police officers being called to aged care homes is 'standard protocol', industry expert says

The family of 95-year-old taser victim, Clare Nowland, maintain a bedside vigil as questions are raised about why NSW Police police were called to her nursing home.

ABC News

NSW top cop can’t bring herself to watch footage of granny being tasered

As her condition deteriorates, NSW's top cop won't watch video of a 95-year-old grandmother being tasered in a nursing home

The New Daily

Crucial Sunday looms before Blues pick Origin I squad

NSW will have to wait until after the final game of round 12 to be certain of the backline they will take into State of Origin I against Queensland in Adelaide.

AAP

Australian police hold fire on charging officer who tasered 95-yr-old grandmother

An internal investigation was underway over an Australian police officer who tasered a 95-year-old grandmother, leaving her in a critical condition, and it was too early to say whether charges would be laid, New South Wales police chief said on Saturday.

Reuters

Oldest player at this NSW Veterans Cricket club says staying active, making friends keeps him young

Like many Australians, Les King has fond memories of playing cricket as a youngster with his mates. After a 40-year break, the octogenarian is making new memories and friends, and has no plans to hang up the shin pads.

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Researchers uncover extraordinary navigation skills of bogong moths in NSW Snowy Mountains

With a brain smaller than a 10th of a grain of rice, bogong moths are born with exceptional navigation skills. Scientists are starting to understand how.

AAP

NSW top cop will not watch tasered grandma bodycam

NSW's police commissioner will not watch video of the tasering of a 95-year-old grandmother in a nursing home, as the elderly woman's condition worsens.

AAP

Qld fugitive nabbed for alleged carjacking in Sydney

A man wanted over serious offences in Queensland has been arrested by NSW police after an alleged carjacking in Sydney.

The Guardian - AU

Clare Nowland: NSW police’s decision to Taser 95-year-old woman leaves community ‘gobsmacked’

Disability advocates outraged at ‘heavy handed’ response, while Greens MP says incident should mark turning point in police misconduct reviews

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The New Daily

NSW ex-Lib leader Kerry Chikarovski’s son charged with multiple drug offences

The son of former NSW Liberal Party leader Kerry Chikarovski has been charged over allegedly supplying drugs on the dark web

The Conversation

When someone living with dementia is distressed or violent, 'de-escalation' is vital

Today’s reporting about the alleged tasering of a 95-year-old woman living at the Yallambee Lodge aged care home in New South Wales has brought the issue of behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia into sharp focus.

ABC News

NSW Health report finds worker shortages impacted COVID-19 pandemic response in regional and remote areas

A new report into NSW Health's response to COVID-19 shows already under-staffed rural and remote health services did not have capacity to "surge" the workforce at the peak of the pandemic.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Tasering of 95-year-old woman under investigation; Stan Grant steps down; and falling for a sex worker

Clare Nowland remains in a critical condition in hospital after the incident at her Cooma aged care home

ABC News

Alleged AK-47-wielding Brisbane fugitive Mitchell James Wilson arrested in New South Wales

After allegedly shooting at people in two separate instances, police say Mitchell James Wilson set a house on fire. After more than a month on the run, he has been arrested.

ABC News

Why flood-prone Lismore is not a priority for improved flood warning systems

Lismore, the epicentre of Australia's most expensive natural disaster, was not prioritised in this week's federal announcement of $236 million to fund flood warning upgrades.

AAP

What we know about 95yo aged care resident's tasering

A 95-year-old woman with dementia was tasered by officers after staff at her aged care home called NSW Police over fears she was wielding a knife.

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