Nathan Schmidt

4 weeks ago | news.com.au | Nathan Schmidt

Some of NSW’s most specialist paramedics have launched workplace action as the paramedics union seeks to challenge the rollout of a new mental health unit trial they claim will put staff safety at risk. Paramedics have vowed not to support the Mental Health Co-Response Team (MHRCT) trial which is due to commence on May 12, including the reallocation of resources or participating in training.

1 month ago | news.com.au | Nathan Schmidt |Rhiannon Lewin

A hearing date has been set as prosecutors attempt to appeal former NSW Police officer Kristian White’s sentence, after he avoided jailtime over the death of a 95-year-old aged care resident. White was found guilty of manslaughter following a jury trial last year into the death of great-grandmother Clare Nowland, who White tasered at Yallambee Lodge in Cooma on May 17, 2023.

2 months ago | news.com.au | Nathan Schmidt

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has proven to be Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s secret weapon as the federal election campaign is rocked by US President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs. The Republican president slapped Australia with a 10 per cent tariff as part of the sweeping changes announced last week, which the President says will address alleged trade imbalances.

2 months ago | news.com.au | Nathan Schmidt

Anthony Albanese says the shockwaves in global trade triggered by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs could harm Australians’ superannuation, as the stock market plummets. Investors and superannuation members have been smashed on a turbulent Monday, with the Aussie dollar plunging below 60 cents and $160bn wiped off the ASX within minutes of opening. Almost $9 trillion has been wiped from Wall Street since the Trump announcement.

2 months ago | news.com.au | Nathan Schmidt

NSW Education Minister Prue Carr has slammed calls by a school principal in Sydney’s northwest for an “opt-out” Anzac Day service that sparked outrage among veterans. In a letter sent last week, Sherwood Ridge Public School principal Jody Sullivan told parents to inform staff if they did not want their students to attend. The Kellyville state government school’s decision was reportedly meant to accommodate a small number of students belonging to a fundamentalist Christian sect.