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The Sun
4 days ago
- The Sun
Former submarine commander facing court martial over drug-fuelled sex assault claims
A FORMER submarine commander is facing court martial over claims of a drug-fuelled sex assault on a subordinate. Lt Cdr John Cursiter was charged with possessing illegal drugs, sexual assault and false imprisonment. The ex-deputy commander of nuke-armed HMS Vanguard could face up to five years' jail. We revealed in 2022 he was marched off base at HMNB Devonport after a complaint was lodged. The officer, of Balloch, west Dunbartonshire, previously told The Sun in 2011 his hubby ended their marriage as his job led to long separations. The Royal Navy said: 'We're closely monitoring the legal proceedings.' It is the latest in a string of scandals to rock the Navy. They include 21 sailors sacked for 'intolerable' sexual abuse, mostly while on submarines. The Sun revealed that the former First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key was suspended over an alleged affair in May. And a former submarine captain was sacked for making a sex-tape while in command of nuclear weapons. 1
ABC News
4 days ago
- Health
- ABC News
Tasmanian state election 2025 promise tracker: What the Liberals, Labor, Greens and Nationals are promising
When the party promises become available, we will add them to our tracker. ( ABC News: Luke Bowden ) Tasmanians will head to the polls on Saturday July 19, barely a year after the previous state election. The ABC has asked the Liberals, Labor, the Greens and the Nationals to provide their promises to voters this election. Here's what they have announced so far. Allow pharmacies to open for longer at night and on weekends. Expand the range of conditions and medications that pharmacists can diagnose and prescribe, such as ear infections, reflux, skin conditions, such as shingles and eczema, rhinitis, and wound care. Allow pharmacies to open for longer at night and on weekends. Expand the range of conditions and medications that pharmacists can diagnose and prescribe, such as ear infections, reflux, skin conditions, such as shingles and eczema, rhinitis, and wound care. Invest in specialist women's health clinic, The Bubble, to expand health services in the state's north. Invest in specialist women's health clinic, The Bubble, to expand health services in the state's north. Upgrade hydrotherapy pools at the North West Support School (NWSS) campuses in Devonport and Burnie, which will be accessible to the public. Upgrade hydrotherapy pools at the North West Support School (NWSS) campuses in Devonport and Burnie, which will be accessible to the public. Provide four new free-of-charge breast screening clinics for those aged 50 to 74 located in Kingborough, Devonport, Triabunna and Glenorchy. Provide four new free-of-charge breast screening clinics for those aged 50 to 74 located in Kingborough, Devonport, Triabunna and Glenorchy. Introduce Paramedic Practitioner roles and change the law to allow them to prescribe certain medications. Introduce Paramedic Practitioner roles and change the law to allow them to prescribe certain medications. Provide scholarships for Registered Nurses to gain Master of Nurse Practitioners qualifications. Extend existing stamp duty concessions to newly built houses. Extend existing stamp duty concessions to newly built houses. Release a monthly planning dashboard that compares council performance on planning and development approvals. Release a monthly planning dashboard that compares council performance on planning and development approvals. Review the process for appealing requests for information and "make sure councils are held to account". Review the process for appealing requests for information and "make sure councils are held to account". Clarify and simplify what is required to submit a development application. Supports the development of the Macquarie Point stadium through special enabling legislation in parliament, rather than the Project of State Significance process. Supports the development of the Macquarie Point stadium. The party has supported the passage of special enabling legislation until now but during the campaign has said it will consult on what is the "right approval process". Opposes the development of the Macquarie Point stadium. Opposes the development of the Macquarie Point stadium. Ensure there are no cuts to the public service workforce. Set on-time, on-budget delivery of infrastructure projects as a key performance indicator of all department secretaries and government business CEOs. Set on-time, on-budget delivery of infrastructure projects as a key performance indicator of all department secretaries and government business CEOs. Ban bonuses for government business executives who fail to deliver on projects. Ban bonuses for government business executives who fail to deliver on projects. Establish an on-time, on-budget infrastructure oversight team. Both new Spirit of Tasmania ships to be brought back to Tasmania by Christmas. No promises have been made yet for these categories No promises have been made for this category. Liberals Labor Greens Nationals Jobs No promises have been made for this category. Liberals Labor Greens Nationals Aboriginal Affairs No promises have been made for this category. Liberals Labor Greens Nationals Privatisation No promises have been made for this category. Liberals Labor Greens Nationals Cost of living No promises have been made for this category. Liberals Labor Greens Nationals Law and Order No promises have been made for this category. Liberals Labor Greens Nationals Climate and environment No promises have been made for this category. Liberals Labor Greens Nationals Business No promises have been made for this category. Liberals Labor Greens Nationals Community No promises have been made for this category. Liberals Labor Greens Nationals Energy No promises have been made for this category. Liberals Labor Greens Nationals Tourism No promises have been made for this category. Liberals Labor Greens Nationals Arts No promises have been made for this category. Liberals Labor Greens Nationals Sports No promises have been made for this category. Liberals Labor Greens Nationals Primary industries No promises have been made for this category. Liberals Labor Greens Nationals Miscellaneous No promises have been made for this category. Liberals Labor Greens Nationals Posted 19m ago 19 minutes ago Tue 17 Jun 2025 at 9:24pm
The Guardian
6 days ago
- The Guardian
Tasmanian police officer shot dead at rural property in state's north-west
A Tasmanian police officer has been killed after a shooting in the state's north-west. Police said officers attended a residential property on Allison Road in North Motton at about 11am on Monday in relation to 'routine duties'. They alleged a member of the public shot an officer as they approached the house. Police say another officer consequently fired towards the alleged offender, who then surrendered to police. North Motton, a small rural township of around 400 people, is located 28 kilometres west of Devonport. The police officer who was shot was critically injured and died at the scene, according to police. The alleged offender was not seriously injured. Police said there was no ongoing threat to the public, but urged community members to avoid the area. Police remained at the scene on Monday afternoon. 'This is a traumatic incident and wellbeing support is being provided to those involved and affected,' police said. 'As is normal process in any serious incident involving police, a full professional standards investigation is underway.' The coroner was notified and was attending the scene.
Free Malaysia Today
10-06-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Australian bouncy castle operator cleared over 6 children's death
A gust of wind lifted the inflatable castle about 10m into the air at a primary school in Devonport in 2021. (AFP pic) SYDNEY : An Australian woman whose bouncy castle was blown into the air by a freak wind event, killing six children, was found not guilty today of failing to meet her health and safety duties. In December 2021, a gust of wind lifted the inflatable castle about 10m into the air while children were celebrating the end of their year at a primary school in Devonport, northern Tasmania. Six children died and three were seriously injured. Rosemary Gamble, owner of party equipment company Taz-Zorb that operated the bouncy castle, was charged with failing to comply with a workplace health and safety duty. She pleaded not guilty and today the Devonport magistrates' court dismissed the charges against her. Magistrate Robert Webster said the bouncy castle was lifted into the air by an 'unprecedented weather system, namely a dust devil'. 'Gamble could have done more or taken further steps however given the effects of the unforeseen and unforeseeable dust devil, had she done so, that would sadly have made no difference to the ultimate outcome,' Webster said in his decision. 'In those circumstances, I find the charge is not proved. It is therefore dismissed.' Gamble said she accepted how 'deeply and tragically this incident impacted so many people and families'. 'I realise those scars will remain for an extremely long time, likely forever,' she said in a statement to the Australian national broadcaster ABC. 'There are no words to describe how I have felt ever since that tragic incident took so much away from so many people and left nothing but heartbreak and emptiness in its place. 'I never meant for something like this to happen. And I am just so sorry that it did.' Andrew Dodt, the father of one of the children who died in the incident, said he had been 'broken for a long time'. 'And I think I'm going to be broken for a lot more,' Dodt said in a statement to the ABC.
SBS Australia
07-06-2025
- SBS Australia
Further legal action looms over Hillcrest tragedy
Listen to Australian and world news, and follow trending topics with SBS News Podcasts . TRANSCRIPT Further legal action looms after the Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy A UK art dealer jailed for selling art to a Hezbollah financier Novak Djokovic still undecided on next year's French Open after his semi-final defeat Further legal action is looming after the operator of a jumping castle that became airborne and killed six children was found not guilty of criminal breaches. Maurice Blackburn lawyer Dimi Ioannou has said outside of the Devonport Magistrates Court the firm is helping the families of the children prepare for a public inquest, which had been put on hold when Taz-Zorb owner Rosemary Gamble was first charged. She also says that work on a class action filed in December against the state and castle operator Taz-Zorb will continue. "We have parents, witnesses, children, who have joined the class action... It's too early to say at this stage but we will be seeking pain and suffering [[compensation]] for the families and the children that suffered an injury on the day." Two bodies have been found in Tasmania in the search for a pair of missing tourists. Leannedra Kang and Takahiro Toya had been scheduled to fly from Launceston home to Brisbane on Wednesday, but had not boarded their flight or returned their rental vehicle. Inspector Luke Manhood says it appears Ms Kang and Mr Toya had been travelling over a bridge when their car left the roadway and ended up in the water off Tebrakunna Road, known as a mostly unsealed route through mountainous country. A British TV art expert has been sentenced to five years in prison for selling works to a suspected Hezbollah financier. The sentencing follows 53 year old Oghenochuko Ojiri's guilty plea to eight charges under the UK's Terrorism Act over art sales to Nazem Ahmad, who has been sanctioned by the UK and US over his ties to the militant Hezbollah group. Ojiri was one of the experts to appear on the BBC program Bargain Hunt. A man wrongly deported to El Salvador from the United States has finally been brought home. But Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains in the custody of US authorities, after being charged with transporting illegal immigrants. His family have maintained he has done nothing wrong and is not a gang member as the US government has insisted. orney-General Pam Bondi alleges that is not true. "The grand jury found that over the past nine years Abrego Garcia has played a significant role in an alien smuggling ring. They found this was his full time job, not a contractor." A US tech giant has rejected proposed changes to Australia's digital competition rules, saying some could put consumers and app developers at risk. Changes were proposed to the rules governing digital platforms following the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's Digital Platforms inquiry. But Apple argues that Australians could lose more money to fraudsters, miss out on cutting-edge tech features, and fail to see lower prices under the proposed reforms. The company says the changes would allow users to side-load third-party apps onto their devices, force the company to accept third-party payments without commissions, and demand interoperability with other platforms. Ten egg-like joeys have been confirmed as the newest members of mainland Australia's largest fleet of Tasmanian devils. The joeys have been found in the first pouch check of the 2025 breeding season at Aussie Ark's Barrington Tops sanctuary in northern New South Wales. The Tasmanian devils' mating season occurs over three cycles from February to June, with birth coming after 21 days' gestation. Operation manager Dean Reid says up to four more devils are expected to conceive in June in the final breeding window of the year. "So bubby Yeager here doesn't have any joeys. But her pouch is nice and red so it means she's going into her third oestrus. So we'll check her in a few months." To sport, Novak Djokovic says he is yet to decide if his French Open semi-final defeat against world number one Jannik Sinner is his final appearance at Roland Garros. The 24-time Grand Slam winner and three-time French Open champion is planning to play at Wimbledon later this month as well as the U.S. Open starting in August. But he has declined to commit to any tournaments beyond them at this stage. "This could have been the last match ever I played here. So - I don't know. That's why I was a bit more emotional in the end. But if this was the farewell match at the Roland Garros for me in my career, it was a wonderful one in terms of the atmosphere and what I got from the crowd."
