Man kidnapped, tortured with tools in South Coast warehouse, court ...
A man has been held in a warehouse and tortured with a gun and tools including a drill, hammers and a metal hook, in a brutal episode lasting three days, a Wollongong court has heard. The man was knocked unconscious and his ear was partially ripped off with pliers in the course of the alleged ordeal in Oak Flats, a suburb of Shellharbour, on the NSW South Coast.A police statement tendered to the court said he was held at gunpoint but, badly bloodied and incapacitated by his injuries, became no ..>> view originalMine workers affected by Cobar cuts offered free vocational training
Mine workers affected by Cobar cuts offered free vocational training By Kathleen Ferguson and Gavin Coote Posted February 22, 2016 10:28:05 The New South Wales Government says free vocational training will be a catalyst for retrenched miners at Cobar in the state's west to move into other industries. CBH Resources has shed 116 jobs from its Endeavour Mine at Cobar in line with plans to dramatically reduce its annual production.The company said it was facing his..>> view originalFamily of shaken baby Crysis Cumming tell of their grief at his death
Warrawong boy Crysis Cumming died after he was violently shaken by his father. Those big, chubby cheeks; that adorably cute smile.And those innocent eyes.This is how the family of Crysis Cumming want to remember their bundle of joy – not as they saw him last, his tiny body in a bleak hospital bed, hooked up to tubes and machines as his short life ebbed away before them.Crysis was just seven months old when he died in December 2013 at the hands of one who was ..>> view original/video/video.news.com.au/News/
Afghanistan: Inside Australia's War - episode 2 clip2:33Tim Owens features in Afghanistan: Inside Australia's War, from Tuesday 23 February at 8.30pm on ABC. Courtesy: ABC An Australian soldier conducts his final patrol with the Reconstruction Task Force before handing over to the Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province.THERE have been days when Tim Owens thought his family was better off without him.He says he knows it’s not right, or fair on those he loves.But when..>> view originalCondoms are set for a revolution. Photo: Robert Banks
Condoms are set for a revolution. Photo: Robert Banks Austin, Texas: Mahua Choudhury, a university researcher whose specialty is pregnancy complications, is hoping to combat the spread of AIDS in Africa by focusing on the part that precedes the pregnancy.Choudhury, of Texas A&M University, thinks she has come up with a "super-condom" - an idea that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation consider promising enough and realistic enough to fund out of a highly compe..>> view originalThrow out your gas cookers made before July 2015
IF you own a butane gas cooker made before July 2015, you need to throw it out. That is the message from the Queensland Government after two explosions in Far North Queensland put four people in hospital last week. People in Rockhampton and Bundaberg have been urged to take special notice of this warning as these potentially dangerous cookers could be lurking in sheds and garages. Many of these gas cookers were trucked to the areas to help those impacted by Cyclone Marcia in 2014. Na..>> view originalSouth Australian brekky wrap: Monday, February 22, 2016
Your morning news headlines from across regional South Australia and beyond. South Australian newsbite:► VICTOR HARBOR: For a second time, Victor Harbor’s seaside community rallied to show their opposition to a tuna tourist attraction coming to their coastline. Hundreds took part in the paddle-out protest on Sunday, February 21.► BAROSSA: As is tradition, the 2016 Barossa vintage was officially declared by the Barons of the Barossa in Tanunda on Sunday, February 21.► WHYALLA: Oppo..>> view originalHawks win, take NBL semi series to game 3
The New Zealand Breakers have one NBL grand final berth sewn up, but the defending champions have to wait five days before finding out who they face on the big stage. Illawarra shrugged off the absence of MVP Kevin Lisch (ankle injury) to beat the Perth Wildcats 104-87 on Sunday at WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong, forcing the best-of-three semi-final series to a deciding third game on Friday in Perth. Lisch, who captured NBL MVP honours and the defensive player of the year award last wee..>> view originalHeavy storm completely destroys The Oaks Airfield
A huge job has been left to clean up the airfield. Picture: Melvyn KnipeTHE OAKS community is in shock after a brief but violent storm lashed the town on Saturday night, destroying its heritage-listed airfield.During a severe thunderstorm about 5pm involving strong winds, rain and hail, light planes were overturned, cars smashed and an office destroyed.Bradbury resident Fred Smith’s plane was one of six destroyed in the storm.“It’s completely and utterly wrecked. There’s not one single panel on ..>> view originalUnicorns all over the place in fantasy tax debate
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