Hospital stay leads to a jarring experience
Regarding all the beer nostalgia (C8), Andrew McCarthy of Toormina points out that occasionally, 'Carlton United Breweries (CUB) has produced 'one-off' runs of DA and KB for the discerning drinker.'
'Whatever happened to the once-ubiquitous Globite school case?' ponders Col Begg of Orange. 'So good for mothers to discover last week's lunch crusts and banana skins among the sweaty gym gear and for creating an almost impenetrable obstacle path in the bus aisle.'
Leonie Barrett's (C8) public phone avouchment has the backing of Peter Mayes of Petersham: 'Recently, my daughter fell asleep on the last train out of Sydney after a long day and evening at work. She woke up at Flemington. Her mobile was dead so no money, taxi or Uber. Thank God she was able to call me at 1am to go and fetch her. Telstra, we love you!'
'I tried to support Leonie yesterday by using my closest public telephone to call a friend,' says Brian Harris of Port Macquarie. 'The only problem was, all my contacts were in my mobile phone.'
'Not a dunce cap (C8),' says Geoff Gilligan of Coogee. 'But, in the late '50s my fourth class teacher had a foot-high wooden model of a man dressed in a suit, complete with bowler hat. The head was mounted on a spindle and could do 360s. His name was Mr Swivelhead, and if you were turning around and talking to students behind you, you had to take him home and bring him back with a note from your parents acknowledging your inattention. Yes, I got him a few times. Nowadays, I'd probably just be classified as ADHD.'
'We've had the Victorian era, the Edwardian, Georgian and Elizabethan eras, but what era are we in now?' asks Alison Brooks of Hope Island (Qld). 'Surely, not the Charleston era?'
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The Advertiser
21 hours ago
- The Advertiser
Man's 'bizarre' comments after airport gunshot fracas
A man involved in an airport scuffle in which a police gun was accidentally fired is back in custody for allegedly assaulting several people the next day. Nicholas Teplin, 41, faced a court on Friday on allegations he hit three men in the head at Sydney's Central Railway Station and then shoved a police officer in custody. He allegedly approached a man and punched him in the face at the station on Thursday afternoon, causing the alleged victim to fall on the floor with a bleeding nose, police said. The 41-year-old then struck another two men in the head as he made his way through the station's concourse, police allege. Police arrested him as he tried to grab a fourth man's bag. The Victorian man was charged with multiple offences including assault of a police officer after he allegedly pushed a constable in the chest while in custody. The episode came the day after an errant bullet was fired at Sydney Airport while Australian Federal Police arrested the Victorian man. 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He allegedly approached a man and punched him in the face at the station on Thursday afternoon, causing the alleged victim to fall on the floor with a bleeding nose, police said. The 41-year-old then struck another two men in the head as he made his way through the station's concourse, police allege. Police arrested him as he tried to grab a fourth man's bag. The Victorian man was charged with multiple offences including assault of a police officer after he allegedly pushed a constable in the chest while in custody. The episode came the day after an errant bullet was fired at Sydney Airport while Australian Federal Police arrested the Victorian man. A shot was fired from an officer's short-barrelled rifle during the tussle. He was also on police radar for disruptive demeanour at the airport on Tuesday. While not having specific medical evidence for Teplin's condition, Sydney magistrate Daniel Covington on Friday ordered him to receive a mental health assessment. He described the police fact sheet as "bizarre" - in particular, "bizarre comments" Teplin made to federal police officers at the airport. Prosecutors argued there was insufficient evidence to support Teplin's mental illness, pointing to him allegedly telling police after his arrest on Thursday: "I know I'm going to get bail, like always". The comment was inconclusive, Teplin's lawyer David Newham said, adding that Teplin had been medicated for PTSD for the past five years. "It's in the community's best interest that this man gets assessed," he told the court. Teplin will be detained until he is assessed by a psychiatrist and will return to court if the doctors do not find evidence of mental ill-health. NSW Police later suggested Teplin had opportunities to seek help before the railway station incident on Thursday afternoon. "It's called personal responsibility, it's a very simple concept," Chief Inspector Gary Coffey told reporters. "You've got a personal obligation to make sure that you get the treatment you need, so that you're not a danger to people in the community, or a danger to yourself." He declined to comment on the federal police decision to grant Teplin bail on Wednesday but said police made decisions based on the risks that were known at that time. Teplin was bailed after Wednesday's fracas to appear in court in September. He faces charges of obstructing or resisting a federal official and creating a disturbance at an airport over the incident. Federal police on Wednesday declined to detail how the gunfire in the terminal occurred, citing an internal investigation. The police-issued weapon fired when very low to the ground with the bullet lodged in the oven of a nearby cafe, according to police. The arrest came after an airline alerted police to Teplin's suspicious behaviour at the check-in counters in the T2 domestic terminal. When officers tried to speak to him, he allegedly became aggressive. The gunshot caused no injuries and the airport did not go into lockdown, police said. Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636 A man involved in an airport scuffle in which a police gun was accidentally fired is back in custody for allegedly assaulting several people the next day. Nicholas Teplin, 41, faced a court on Friday on allegations he hit three men in the head at Sydney's Central Railway Station and then shoved a police officer in custody. He allegedly approached a man and punched him in the face at the station on Thursday afternoon, causing the alleged victim to fall on the floor with a bleeding nose, police said. The 41-year-old then struck another two men in the head as he made his way through the station's concourse, police allege. Police arrested him as he tried to grab a fourth man's bag. The Victorian man was charged with multiple offences including assault of a police officer after he allegedly pushed a constable in the chest while in custody. The episode came the day after an errant bullet was fired at Sydney Airport while Australian Federal Police arrested the Victorian man. A shot was fired from an officer's short-barrelled rifle during the tussle. He was also on police radar for disruptive demeanour at the airport on Tuesday. While not having specific medical evidence for Teplin's condition, Sydney magistrate Daniel Covington on Friday ordered him to receive a mental health assessment. He described the police fact sheet as "bizarre" - in particular, "bizarre comments" Teplin made to federal police officers at the airport. Prosecutors argued there was insufficient evidence to support Teplin's mental illness, pointing to him allegedly telling police after his arrest on Thursday: "I know I'm going to get bail, like always". The comment was inconclusive, Teplin's lawyer David Newham said, adding that Teplin had been medicated for PTSD for the past five years. "It's in the community's best interest that this man gets assessed," he told the court. Teplin will be detained until he is assessed by a psychiatrist and will return to court if the doctors do not find evidence of mental ill-health. NSW Police later suggested Teplin had opportunities to seek help before the railway station incident on Thursday afternoon. "It's called personal responsibility, it's a very simple concept," Chief Inspector Gary Coffey told reporters. "You've got a personal obligation to make sure that you get the treatment you need, so that you're not a danger to people in the community, or a danger to yourself." He declined to comment on the federal police decision to grant Teplin bail on Wednesday but said police made decisions based on the risks that were known at that time. Teplin was bailed after Wednesday's fracas to appear in court in September. He faces charges of obstructing or resisting a federal official and creating a disturbance at an airport over the incident. Federal police on Wednesday declined to detail how the gunfire in the terminal occurred, citing an internal investigation. The police-issued weapon fired when very low to the ground with the bullet lodged in the oven of a nearby cafe, according to police. The arrest came after an airline alerted police to Teplin's suspicious behaviour at the check-in counters in the T2 domestic terminal. When officers tried to speak to him, he allegedly became aggressive. The gunshot caused no injuries and the airport did not go into lockdown, police said. Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636 A man involved in an airport scuffle in which a police gun was accidentally fired is back in custody for allegedly assaulting several people the next day. Nicholas Teplin, 41, faced a court on Friday on allegations he hit three men in the head at Sydney's Central Railway Station and then shoved a police officer in custody. He allegedly approached a man and punched him in the face at the station on Thursday afternoon, causing the alleged victim to fall on the floor with a bleeding nose, police said. The 41-year-old then struck another two men in the head as he made his way through the station's concourse, police allege. Police arrested him as he tried to grab a fourth man's bag. The Victorian man was charged with multiple offences including assault of a police officer after he allegedly pushed a constable in the chest while in custody. The episode came the day after an errant bullet was fired at Sydney Airport while Australian Federal Police arrested the Victorian man. A shot was fired from an officer's short-barrelled rifle during the tussle. He was also on police radar for disruptive demeanour at the airport on Tuesday. While not having specific medical evidence for Teplin's condition, Sydney magistrate Daniel Covington on Friday ordered him to receive a mental health assessment. He described the police fact sheet as "bizarre" - in particular, "bizarre comments" Teplin made to federal police officers at the airport. Prosecutors argued there was insufficient evidence to support Teplin's mental illness, pointing to him allegedly telling police after his arrest on Thursday: "I know I'm going to get bail, like always". The comment was inconclusive, Teplin's lawyer David Newham said, adding that Teplin had been medicated for PTSD for the past five years. "It's in the community's best interest that this man gets assessed," he told the court. Teplin will be detained until he is assessed by a psychiatrist and will return to court if the doctors do not find evidence of mental ill-health. NSW Police later suggested Teplin had opportunities to seek help before the railway station incident on Thursday afternoon. "It's called personal responsibility, it's a very simple concept," Chief Inspector Gary Coffey told reporters. "You've got a personal obligation to make sure that you get the treatment you need, so that you're not a danger to people in the community, or a danger to yourself." He declined to comment on the federal police decision to grant Teplin bail on Wednesday but said police made decisions based on the risks that were known at that time. Teplin was bailed after Wednesday's fracas to appear in court in September. He faces charges of obstructing or resisting a federal official and creating a disturbance at an airport over the incident. Federal police on Wednesday declined to detail how the gunfire in the terminal occurred, citing an internal investigation. The police-issued weapon fired when very low to the ground with the bullet lodged in the oven of a nearby cafe, according to police. The arrest came after an airline alerted police to Teplin's suspicious behaviour at the check-in counters in the T2 domestic terminal. When officers tried to speak to him, he allegedly became aggressive. The gunshot caused no injuries and the airport did not go into lockdown, police said. Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636
The Advertiser
21 hours ago
- The Advertiser
Tougher national working with kids scheme by year's end
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Education Minister Jason Clare also announced compliance action had been initiated against 30 early childhood centres under laws passed by the federal parliament in July. Under the changes, funding will be stripped from centres not meeting safety standards. Calls for a unified system have been growing following multiple reports of abuse in childcare centres. In one case, a Victorian childcare worker was allowed to retain his working with children check and work in the sector despite a major provider substantiating grooming allegations. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the reports were shocking and more needed to be done to fix working with children checks. "It's hopeless, and we need to do better, quite clearly, and these revelations are a wake-up call for state and territory governments in terms of the regulations," he told ABC Radio on Friday. "The reports that we've seen recently have shocked parents and (are) every parent's worst nightmare. That's why we are taking action at the national level." Recommendations for a national scheme were made in 2015 as part of a royal commission into child sexual abuse. Ms Rowland acknowledged the reform had not happened quickly enough and had been "let down by successive governments at all levels". "We are here as representatives of the states, territories and Commonwealth to say we're here to make that right, and that is why we are taking decisive action," she said. A NSW parliamentary inquiry on Thursday was told childcare centres were not checking whether staff were allowed to work with children before they were hired. The inquiry was also told banned workers were able to remain in the industry for years without oversight. Opposition education spokesman Jonno Duniam said "there is no time to waste to put stronger measures in place to protect children in child care". The Greens will move to establish a senate inquiry into the safety and quality of early childhood education when parliament resumes later in August. The nation's education ministers will meet next week to consider further child safety laws for childcare centres. Among the measures being considered are use of CCTV in centres and mandatory child safety training. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028 People banned from holding a working with children check in one jurisdiction will be banned in all under fast-tracked reforms to be delivered by the end of the year. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland announced on Friday her state and territory counterparts had committed to a "long overdue" scheme, where different systems across the nation will communicate with each other. "We now have a moment as a country, as a federation, to get this done," she told reporters in Sydney. "Attorneys-general today agreed to toughening the system by ensuring that if you're banned from holding a working with children check in one jurisdiction, you are banned in all of them." Ms Rowland said her counterparts supported accelerating delivery of the reform by the end of the year. "There is a firm commitment from all states and territories to pull out all stops and we are working together as a team," she said. Education Minister Jason Clare also announced compliance action had been initiated against 30 early childhood centres under laws passed by the federal parliament in July. Under the changes, funding will be stripped from centres not meeting safety standards. Calls for a unified system have been growing following multiple reports of abuse in childcare centres. In one case, a Victorian childcare worker was allowed to retain his working with children check and work in the sector despite a major provider substantiating grooming allegations. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the reports were shocking and more needed to be done to fix working with children checks. "It's hopeless, and we need to do better, quite clearly, and these revelations are a wake-up call for state and territory governments in terms of the regulations," he told ABC Radio on Friday. "The reports that we've seen recently have shocked parents and (are) every parent's worst nightmare. That's why we are taking action at the national level." Recommendations for a national scheme were made in 2015 as part of a royal commission into child sexual abuse. Ms Rowland acknowledged the reform had not happened quickly enough and had been "let down by successive governments at all levels". "We are here as representatives of the states, territories and Commonwealth to say we're here to make that right, and that is why we are taking decisive action," she said. A NSW parliamentary inquiry on Thursday was told childcare centres were not checking whether staff were allowed to work with children before they were hired. The inquiry was also told banned workers were able to remain in the industry for years without oversight. Opposition education spokesman Jonno Duniam said "there is no time to waste to put stronger measures in place to protect children in child care". The Greens will move to establish a senate inquiry into the safety and quality of early childhood education when parliament resumes later in August. The nation's education ministers will meet next week to consider further child safety laws for childcare centres. Among the measures being considered are use of CCTV in centres and mandatory child safety training. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028 People banned from holding a working with children check in one jurisdiction will be banned in all under fast-tracked reforms to be delivered by the end of the year. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland announced on Friday her state and territory counterparts had committed to a "long overdue" scheme, where different systems across the nation will communicate with each other. "We now have a moment as a country, as a federation, to get this done," she told reporters in Sydney. "Attorneys-general today agreed to toughening the system by ensuring that if you're banned from holding a working with children check in one jurisdiction, you are banned in all of them." Ms Rowland said her counterparts supported accelerating delivery of the reform by the end of the year. "There is a firm commitment from all states and territories to pull out all stops and we are working together as a team," she said. Education Minister Jason Clare also announced compliance action had been initiated against 30 early childhood centres under laws passed by the federal parliament in July. Under the changes, funding will be stripped from centres not meeting safety standards. Calls for a unified system have been growing following multiple reports of abuse in childcare centres. In one case, a Victorian childcare worker was allowed to retain his working with children check and work in the sector despite a major provider substantiating grooming allegations. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the reports were shocking and more needed to be done to fix working with children checks. "It's hopeless, and we need to do better, quite clearly, and these revelations are a wake-up call for state and territory governments in terms of the regulations," he told ABC Radio on Friday. "The reports that we've seen recently have shocked parents and (are) every parent's worst nightmare. That's why we are taking action at the national level." Recommendations for a national scheme were made in 2015 as part of a royal commission into child sexual abuse. Ms Rowland acknowledged the reform had not happened quickly enough and had been "let down by successive governments at all levels". "We are here as representatives of the states, territories and Commonwealth to say we're here to make that right, and that is why we are taking decisive action," she said. A NSW parliamentary inquiry on Thursday was told childcare centres were not checking whether staff were allowed to work with children before they were hired. The inquiry was also told banned workers were able to remain in the industry for years without oversight. Opposition education spokesman Jonno Duniam said "there is no time to waste to put stronger measures in place to protect children in child care". The Greens will move to establish a senate inquiry into the safety and quality of early childhood education when parliament resumes later in August. The nation's education ministers will meet next week to consider further child safety laws for childcare centres. Among the measures being considered are use of CCTV in centres and mandatory child safety training. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028 People banned from holding a working with children check in one jurisdiction will be banned in all under fast-tracked reforms to be delivered by the end of the year. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland announced on Friday her state and territory counterparts had committed to a "long overdue" scheme, where different systems across the nation will communicate with each other. "We now have a moment as a country, as a federation, to get this done," she told reporters in Sydney. "Attorneys-general today agreed to toughening the system by ensuring that if you're banned from holding a working with children check in one jurisdiction, you are banned in all of them." Ms Rowland said her counterparts supported accelerating delivery of the reform by the end of the year. "There is a firm commitment from all states and territories to pull out all stops and we are working together as a team," she said. Education Minister Jason Clare also announced compliance action had been initiated against 30 early childhood centres under laws passed by the federal parliament in July. Under the changes, funding will be stripped from centres not meeting safety standards. Calls for a unified system have been growing following multiple reports of abuse in childcare centres. In one case, a Victorian childcare worker was allowed to retain his working with children check and work in the sector despite a major provider substantiating grooming allegations. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the reports were shocking and more needed to be done to fix working with children checks. "It's hopeless, and we need to do better, quite clearly, and these revelations are a wake-up call for state and territory governments in terms of the regulations," he told ABC Radio on Friday. "The reports that we've seen recently have shocked parents and (are) every parent's worst nightmare. That's why we are taking action at the national level." Recommendations for a national scheme were made in 2015 as part of a royal commission into child sexual abuse. Ms Rowland acknowledged the reform had not happened quickly enough and had been "let down by successive governments at all levels". "We are here as representatives of the states, territories and Commonwealth to say we're here to make that right, and that is why we are taking decisive action," she said. A NSW parliamentary inquiry on Thursday was told childcare centres were not checking whether staff were allowed to work with children before they were hired. The inquiry was also told banned workers were able to remain in the industry for years without oversight. Opposition education spokesman Jonno Duniam said "there is no time to waste to put stronger measures in place to protect children in child care". The Greens will move to establish a senate inquiry into the safety and quality of early childhood education when parliament resumes later in August. The nation's education ministers will meet next week to consider further child safety laws for childcare centres. Among the measures being considered are use of CCTV in centres and mandatory child safety training. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028
