They are the hidden victims of the devastating bushfires on the NSW south coast — the triple-0 call takers who dealt with the horrors non-stop. And now some workers of the unit remain so traumatised by the experience they have been unable to return to their roles since.
Three weeks after a healthcare worker tested positive to COVID-19 at an aged care facility in western Sydney, the death toll has risen to 14. Now Anglicare’s Newmarch House is facing claims the spread could be linked to staff not wearing surgical gowns, masks and gloves properly.
It’s the social media craze that this week got one of the NRL’s biggest stars in trouble with the police. But it seems the popularity of TikTok is so rife it has even infiltrated the state’s jails.
Five months after bushfires ripped through the NSW south coast in one of the most devastating days of the fire season, the staff who answered hundreds of triple-0 calls have not returned to work. The trauma of what the police call centre operators heard that day remains with them.
Armed with his 12-gauge double barrel shotgun, Michael John Warner stalked the streets of his NSW hometown, forcing police to dodge bullets and locals to run for their lives. Today, The Sunday Telegraph reveals how Warner’s rampage was brought to an end by a country cop. MULTIMEDIA SPECIAL
Of all the cars to steal, thieves in the Sutherland Shire have unwittingly stolen NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Jeff Loy unmarked police 4WD – with flashing blue and red lights on the dashboard included.
The mother of a toddler who was left inside a shopping centre food court in Sydney’s southwest has been found and taken to hospital for a mental health assessment.
US cocaine kingpin turned star witness in the Sydney trial of a criminal lawyer is now stuck in Australia thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though Owen “O-Dog” Hanson has gave evidencein March, he is stuck in a Sydney jail until the borders to the United States are reopened.
He has been at the top of Australia’s most wanted list since he skipped the country over a $230m heroin importation a decade ago. Now police are using old school methods trying to track down Joseph Hakan Ayik, who police believe is still heavily involved in the international drug trafficking market.
Susan Alameddine was motivated to support her inmate brother when she allegedly gave a prison guard drugs and a mobile phone to smuggle into jail.
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