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3 days ago | news.com.au | Cydonee Mardon

Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo has asked medical authorities to lift the restrictions which effectively are stopping him from performing brain surgeries in Australia. In a letter prepared by his lawyers Dr Teo has asked the Medical Council of NSW to lift the conditions that require him to obtain written support from a neurosurgeon approved by the Medical Council of New South Wales for any neurosurgery involving “recurring malignant tumours of the brain or brain stem gliomas”.

6 days ago | news.com.au | Cydonee Mardon

NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley is furious she is being quizzed over her brother’s drug issues and says her difficult, private family issue is “being weaponised” and used against her by a political foe. Ms Catley told news.com.au she was outraged to receive questions from Greens MP Sue Higginson about whether she had told Police Commissioner Karen Webb of her brother’s battle with drugs as she stated at the time of his arrest on March 1.

1 week ago | news.com.au | Cydonee Mardon

How many dangerous monsters like Audrey Griffin’s killer are walking among us? The answer is frightening. Michael Torrens was one of 66,800 people serving community corrections orders across the state when he killed 19-year-old Griffin on March 22. More startling is the fact NSW courts have seen fit to impose more than 27,700 more serious intensive corrections orders on people whose crimes can be considered as worthy of a jail sentence.

1 week ago | news.com.au | Cydonee Mardon

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has confirmed she will step down from her role as the state’s top cop. Commissioner Webb told news.com.au she had decided earlier this year to retire following discussions with her family. The Commissioner said her role as the first female police commissioner has been her greatest honour. “I have recommended to the government that Deputy Commissioner Peter Thurtell act in my role,”Commissioner Webb said.

1 week ago | news.com.au | Cydonee Mardon

Super-strength opioids that have turned major US cities into zombie zones are creeping into the country through fake medicines posted in the mail. The Australian Federal Police have issued an urgent warning after a series of nitazene detections in counterfeit pharmaceuticals that appear almost identical to oxycodone pills - pain relief medication available via prescription. The batches have been detected in recent months in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory.