Alasdair McDonald
Content Producer at ABC News (Australia)
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Alasdair McDonald
More than 1,000 workers walked off the job on the multi-billion dollar pumped hydro energy project on Wednesday. The AWU says it is looking at legal action over claims Snowy 2.0 workers were locked down during the strike action. The AWU says industrial action will continue next week if the wages issue is not resolved. The Australian Workers Union is threatening legal action over the alleged treatment by Snowy 2.0 contractors of striking tunnel workers.
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Alasdair McDonald
A coroner has recommended that police must find that there is no risk to public safety before they begin a pursuit, as part of her findings into the death of a Canberra man in 2021. Harri Jokinen was killed in a head-on collision with a stolen Holden Commodore that reached speeds of up to 200 kilometres per hour during a police pursuit.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Alasdair McDonald |Floss Adams
The New South Wales government will suspend a Snowy Mountains councillor without pay and order him to apologise for alleged breaches of conduct. The Office of Local Government has suspended Andrew Thaler from office for three months from May 14. In scathing orders signed by the department's deputy secretary, Brett Whitworth, Cr Thaler has been instructed to apologise to individuals affected by his alleged "offensive behaviour and intimidating online comments".
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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | Alasdair McDonald
The Office of Local Government has revealed Snowy Monaro Councillor Andrew Thaler is under examination for alleged poor conduct. A Performance Improvement Order was issued to the Snowy Monaro Regional Council in February, requiring all 11 councillors to sign. If Mr Thaler is proven to have failed to comply with the PIO, the Office of Local Government can issue a compliance order, potentially leading to suspension.
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Mar 10, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Alasdair McDonald
The body of a missing Canberra fisherman has been found in waters off the NSW far south coast. The 34-year-old man was reportedly swept off rocks into water south of Eden on Friday afternoon. NSW Police have established a crime scene and a report will be prepared for the Coroner. The body of a 34-year-old Canberra man, missing since Friday after being reportedly swept off rocks while fishing, has been found on the New South Wales far south coast.
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Twelve months after a coroner found a mother should have been given the chance to say goodbye to her dead son, who died during a police operation in 2018, authorities say more should be done to prevent similar distress in the future. https://t.co/JMOQm39Ny5
Kristy McBain will give her maiden speech following question time on Monday, and said Eden-Monaro residents "want a plan for their future", as well as "hope and positivity". https://t.co/03HMMfpXml
A man who deliberately rammed his car into a police vehicle has described his own criminal history as "pretty disgusting". https://t.co/uf45zEP5OV