Police will allege a 32-year-old woman due in court today to face a murder charge ran down the man she was caring for as he sat in his mobility scooter. Detectives had been investigating the man’s death which happened on Monday night in South Hedland. Police say the 34-year-old man was found about 10pm on Kennedy Street, following a traffic collision in which he was seriously injured. Police will allege the woman allegedly ran the man over in a car while he was in his mobility scooter. The man and woman were in a de-facto relationship. She was also his carer. Yesterday, Homicide Squad detectives charged the woman from South Hedland with murder. She was refused bail and is due to appear in the South Hedland Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
July 15, 2020
Over at the NDIA, Stephen Broadfoot has been promoted to the role of branch manager, payments, while Victoria Stevens has been named branch manager, access and workload management.
July 15, 2020
Michelle Craigie has been named assistant secretary at the Department of Health.
July 15, 2020
Elizabeth Neville has been promoted to general manager, government & ILC programs at the National Disability Insurance Agency, while Geraldine Mitra has been engaged as general manager, provider and market development.
July 15, 2020
Treasure Jennings has been appointed as the new mental health complaints commissioner and the disability services commissioner, and will take on the two roles for a five-year term.
July 15, 2020
Dr Anne-marie Boxall has been appointed as Australia’s new chief allied health officer. Trained as a physiotherapist, Boxall has worked in the public and private sectors for more than 10 years, most recently as a senior executive in the Department of Health. She will help support the federal government’s Primary Health Care 10-Year Plan, health workforce reforms and the $550 million Stronger Rural Health Strategy.
July 14, 2020
An application for approval of the Fresenius Medical Care NT Nursing Staff Enterprise Agreement 2019 (s.185 – application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be heard by Fair Work Commissioner Platt in chambers in Adelaide.
July 14, 2020
Ozcare is facing a s.394 (application for unfair dismissal remedy) in front of Deputy Asbury in chambers in Brisbane (Hill).
