Mystery surrounds sudden departure of chief executive of Mildura Base Public Hospital

One of the largest employers in Victoria’s north-west, Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH), has suddenly parted ways with its chief executive. Terry Welch had been in the role since September 2020, and led the hospital through its transition from private to public ownership. Hospital staff received an email yesterday from the board of directors confirming…

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Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall slams rumours of Jarome Luai relationship breakdown

Benji Marshall has slammed “bull**** rumours” claiming a fractured relationship with Jarome Luai contributed to the star five-eighth’s early exit from Wests Tigers. Marshall insisted the shock decision to farewell the four-time premiership winner after only two seasons was due to the club’s long-term success and next generation of talent in mind. The coach also…

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Newcastle man accused of producing and selling child abuse material on Amazon

A New South Wales judge has questioned how a Newcastle man was able to allegedly sell books containing child abuse material via a worldwide online retailer. Convicted paedophile Steven Andrew Larkins fronted an online bail court on Tuesday morning charged with six offences. The charges include producing, possessing and disseminating child abuse material. It is…

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Prison calls between alleged murderer and woman’s former partner played to court

South Australia’s Supreme Court has been played a recorded prison phone call in which a woman confronts her former partner’s alleged murderer. Warning: This story contains content some readers may find distressing. Johnathan Paul Parker, 51, is standing trial after previously pleading not guilty to the murder of Krystal Marshall, 38, in October 2023, but…

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Judge rules Donanld Trump’s settlement with IRS tried to ‘manipulate the judicial process’

US President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against his own government over leaked tax records was an unparalleled exercise in self-dealing, a US judge has said in a scathing ruling. District Judge Kathleen Williams accused Mr Trump and his legal team of having manipulated the justice system when he sued the nation’s revenue collection agency, the Internal…

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Former Master Builders Queensland tells inquiry he tried to take his own life after CFMEU intimidation

Warning: This story contains discussion of suicide. The former boss of a peak building industry association has told an inquiry he tried to take his own life after a campaign of intimidation by Queensland’s Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU), which included hoisting a coffin in a tree outside his office. Grant Galvin, who…

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