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The NSW Ombudsman has slammed Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) over the “unlawful and oppressive” treatment of inmates who were locked in their cells for 24 hours a day for up to three months. In a scathing report published today, the Ombudsman found that 33 protective custody inmates at South Coast Correctional Centre were confined to…

Sunshine Coast’s Terella Brewing has been fined in court following an ongoing legal battle with its local council. The now-closed hinterland venue, which opened in 2019, also ran outdoor markets, family events, animal encounters, and hosted live music. Council approved a Development Application for Intensive Horticulture in 2016 for the venue’s address. The brewery previously…

Iran’s ‘Shirzanen’ or ‘Lionesses’ have been fighting for rights since the 1979 Revolution, when the hardline Islamist regime made the hijab mandatory. But for every one of them, there are other women: the ones who support the Ayatollah and the strict observance of Shia Islam. They are vocal and ready to strike at those they…

Detectives revealed they believe police killer Dezi Freeman travelled into New South Wales during his time on the run as they today executed warrants at seven properties there and in Victoria, arresting two men. Victoria Police’s Taskforce Summit is investigating the movements of Freeman during his seven months as a fugitive after he shot two…

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC has turned green just days after a multimillion-dollar renovation of the landmark was completed. National Park Service employees were seen at the weekend working to clear clumps of algae, which had given the pool a green hue. The project, which cost taxpayers US$14.2 million ($20.1 million), aimed…

Kyiv is often referred to as the City of Golden Domes with its centuries-old skyline lit up with church cupolas, highlighting the city’s rich spiritual heritage. At its centre is the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, one of the oldest Christian monasteries in Europe and among the most important religious symbols of Ukraine. The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra is a…

Sydney’s oldest suburban passenger trains have been temporarily taken off the tracks due to cabin break-ins and vandalism. K-sets, which have operated on the city’s network for almost 45 years, were abruptly withdrawn from service this week. Sydney Trains chief executive Matt Longland said there had been several recent “issues” on the trains, mainly involving…

A Top End man with a “lengthy and considerable history” of domestic violence has been sentenced to life behind bars for the “protracted and highly brutal murder” of his young wife. Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died. It also…

SA Health has paused birthing services at two Mid North hospitals due to a workforce shortage, less than two months after doing the same at Kapunda. Until July 31, pregnant women who expected to give birth at the Crystal Brook and Jamestown hospitals will be redirected to the Port Pirie Regional Health Service, between 25…

Michael Tate was an academic, a politician, a diplomat and, for the past 26 years, a Catholic priest. “It would be easy to stand here and simply recite that record … it reads almost like four different lives,” his friend Jeffrey McGee told the hundreds gathered for Father Tate’s funeral in Hobart on Tuesday. “But…