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abc.net.au | Jesse Hyland
People in New South Wales are being warned against eating wild mushrooms following the growth of death cap mushrooms in the state. NSW Health and local councils have detected the poisonous fungi spreading in Sydney, the Southern Highlands and southern NSW. It follows two years of surveillance by the health department and councils after an initial detection of the mushrooms in the state's south. Death cap mushrooms, also known as Amanita phalloides, can be fatal if consumed.
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Jesse Hyland
Former Australian of the Year Richard Scolyer has completed his 250th Parkrun — a milestone he set after he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2023. The renowned melanoma researcher was among hundreds of runners who took part in the Greenway Parkrun at Haberfield in Sydney's inner west on Saturday morning. Professor Scolyer, who put himself forward as "patient zero" for revolutionary brain cancer treatment, crossed the finish line to applause and cheers from the crowd.
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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | Jesse Hyland |Keely Johnson
A man has been shot dead during a fight in a car park in the New South Wales Hunter region overnight. Emergency services found a man with a gunshot wound after they were called to Bar Beach car park in Newcastle about 11:40pm on Wednesday. Paramedics treated the man, but he died at the scene. He is yet to be formally identified but police believe the man was aged 18. According to police, a group of people were fighting in the car park when the shooting occurred.
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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | Jesse Hyland |Victoria Pengilley
A man and a teenage boy have been charged over the accidental discharging of a firearm that killed a nine-year-old boy on a property in southern New South Wales. Emergency services were called to a property in Windellama, near Goulburn, about 11:20am on Sunday following reports of a shooting. Officers attached to the Hume Police District were told the nine-year-old had been injured after the accidental discharge of a firearm.
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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | Jesse Hyland |Digby Werthmuller
Anyone who has visited Sydney's CBD in the past 10 days has been told to monitor for symptoms of the potentially deadly Legionnaires' disease after six people were hospitalised. Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia that typically develops once a strain of bacteria named Legionella pneumophila (Legionella) infects the lungs. This bacteria is not spread from person to person but through aerosols.
Journalists covering the same region
Lisa Allen
Associate Editor at The Australian
Lisa Allen primarily covers news in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and surrounding areas including the Blue Mountains and Central Coast.
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Sports Journalist at The Seven Network
Tamaryn McGregor primarily covers news in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and surrounding areas.
Ben Jaffrey
Digital Journalist at Northern Daily Leader
Ben Jaffrey primarily covers news in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and surrounding areas.
Troy Dodds
Editor at Parra News
Troy Dodds primarily covers news in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and surrounding areas including the Blue Mountains and Central Coast.
Joshua Hanrahan
Crime and General News Reporter at The Daily Telegraph
Joshua Hanrahan primarily covers news in the Greater Sydney area including surrounding regions in New South Wales, Australia.
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