Jean Bell
Reporter at ABC Radio Australia
@abcnews reporter based in South West Victoria Formerly @TheAge, @newsroomNZ, @radionz & @bay_times Drop me a line at [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Jean Bell
Workers in the racing industry across Australia say horses are being routinely drugged for track work at the peril of rider and horse safety in a malpractice which could breach nationwide racing rules. The ABC has spoken to a number of people who worked in the industry in New South Wales, Western Australia, Victoria, and the ACT who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Jean Bell |Matt Neal
A new battleground is emerging in Australia's oceans over renewable energy projects the government says are necessary to dealing with climate change and reducing our country's carbon emissions. Just one spin of an offshore wind turbine can power the average Australian home for 48 hours, according to wind energy companies. The Albanese government has set aside six offshore wind farm zones around Australia — two off Victoria's coast, two off NSW and one each for Tasmania and Western Australia.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Kristian Silva |Jean Bell
A significant chapter in a Victorian cold case was closed on Tuesday, as a killer was sentenced two decades after ambushing his victim and dumping his remains in a forest. Glenn Ernest Fenwick, 61, was jailed for a maximum of five and a half years after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Christopher Jarvis in June 2006. With time already served, Fenwick could be released on parole in August this year.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Jean Bell
Police have seized more than $1 million worth of ketamine as part of an alleged three-man drug ring in south-west Victoria. Victoria Police this week arrested and charged three men in relation to the drug bust, which included seizing approximately 6 kilograms of ketamine with a street value of about $1.2 million. On Wednesday, Warrnambool police arrested a 44-year-old man from Glenormiston South at a delivery centre in Terang.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Mikaela Ortolan |Shannon Schubert |Jean Bell |Michael Workman
A charity event to support bushfire-affected communities in Victoria's west has been called off amid community concerns over the way it was organised. But the charity, which has also organised volunteers to assist with on-the-ground disaster recovery for residents, said it was distressed by some of the allegations raised.
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My dear and very humble Kiwi friend Jean Bell’s latest feature was the most read piece on the ABC over the weekend. So proud of her, it is beautifully crafted and compelling. https://t.co/SsQy8Clu9y
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