NSW Premier Chris Minns says the next generation of nurses are already making a positive impact. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS) Hundreds of extra nurses and midwives are set to join the NSW public health system as the Minns government works towards a goal of hiring more than 1000 new graduates. The 520 frontline staff will begin … [Read more…]
Former Philippine senator and Duterte critic, Leila De Lima is closer to being released from jail. (EPA PHOTO) Former Philippine senator Leila De Lima, one of the fiercest critics of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, has been acquitted of a criminal charge that as a cabinet minister she’d received money from drug dealers. De Lima, 63, has … [Read more…]
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WATCH: The moment Voyager makes it to the grand final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest Australia has made it through to the grand final at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England. Perth synth-metal band Voyager competed in the second semi-final on May 12 with their song Promise. The band was one of … [Read more…]
*Rory Hayes retains his spot at corner back. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill CLARE HAVE named an unchanged side to face Waterford in Saturday’s Munster senior hurling championship. Brian Lohan keeps faith with the same fifteen which overcame All-Ireland champions Limerick in the second round for their meeting with Davy Fitzgerald’s Waterford in Semple Stadium. Eibhear Quilligan … [Read more…]
A Singaporean container ship has made a mayday call on its second attempt to leave New Zealand. (Daniel Pockett/AAP PHOTOS) Maritime New Zealand is responding to the mayday call of a Singaporean container vessel off the northwestern tip of South Island, with 24 crew preparing to abandon the ship before seas improved. The Shiling, in … [Read more…]
STEPHEN CLUXTON HAS been named to start for Dublin in the Leinster SFC final against Louth on Sunday at Croke Park [Throw-in, 1.45pm]. The eight-time All-Ireland winner made a shock return to the squad in March ahead of their Division 2 meeting against the Wee County, having not appeared for the side since the 2020 … [Read more…]
I had thought traversing the vast, remote, waterless deserts of Australia would be the hardest part of my journey across the country with camels, but now I was facing a completely different challenge: traffic. This was the worst of the busy roads I had encountered thus far – a winding, narrow road with a speed … [Read more…]
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New drilling has captured possible images of victims’ remains at the Pike River mine site. (Str/AAP PHOTOS) New Zealand police have discovered fresh evidence of human remains at Pike River Mine, 13 years after an explosion killed 29 workers at the site. The bodies of the victims have never been recovered, with families petitioning authorities … [Read more…]