A young real estate agent was pushing hard to sell an apartment to an old codger. After highlighting its many features, he ended his hard sell with, “Remember, Mr Brown, this is an investment for the future.” “Listen, young man” said Mr Brown. “At my stage of life, I don’t even buy green bananas.”
February 1, 2019
A group of egotistical TV personalities visit a senior citizens’ home when one casually sits beside a resident and asks expectantly: “Do you know who I am?” “No” comes the reply. “But if you go to the front office I’m sure they will tell you.”
February 1, 2019
An experienced Adelaide nurse has been banned from practising for nine months for giving a dangerous drug to the wrong patient and trying to cover it up. Ms Newblack admitted to the tribunal that she wrongfully administered intravenous morphine to the wrong patient on September 13, 2015. She also admitted she failed to report the wrongful administration, falsified records, encouraged two other staff members to stay silent and gave a false or misleading explanation to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Ms Newblack told the tribunal that she had been dealing with a family crisis and agreed to look after the patients of another nurse, who was going on a tea break. One of her new tasks was to administer morphine to the patient, referred to as “BZ”, in cubicle 33. “(Ms Newblack) went alone into cubicle 36 and not cubicle 33. She did not check the patient’s name to ensure that she was dealing with patient BZ,” the tribunal stated. “This was in breach of the medical administration policy of SA Health as applied by Flinders Medical Centre — the policy requires two qualified nurses to be present at the time of administration.
January 31, 2019
The Trustee for The Salvation Army (NSW) Property Trust is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Commissioner Johns in his Melbourne chambers (McLuckie).
January 31, 2019
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and Pioneer House Living Ltd have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) set for hearing before Fair Work Commissioner Johns in his Melbourne chambers at 11am.
January 31, 2019
Ipswich City Council will waive a parking fine issued to a new mother as she underwent a 17-hour childbirth. First-time mum Rachael Betteridge-Lucky was fighting the $170 fine, saying she was in no state to be able to move her car from a three-hour zone near Ipswich Hospital.
January 31, 2019
A woman charged with the murder of her elderly mother has been granted a variation to her bail in Goulburn Local Court today. Barbara Mary Eckersley, 66, of Bundanoon, did not appear in court. Mrs Eckersley is charged with murdering Dr Mary White, 92, who was in a Bundanoon nursing home when she died in August 2018. Last year, police said in a statement before the court hearing that on Sunday August 5 about 9.35pm, they were called to an aged care facility in the Southern Highlands after Dr White’s death. In court today, Eckersley’s solicitor Sam Rowland applied for a bail variation. He also asked for a reduction in her reporting to police to two days a week. She currently reports three days a week to police. Police prosecutor Gabrielle Weston opposed reduced reporting conditions, saying they were “not onerous at the time”. “It should be left at three days a week,” Ms Weston said. Ms Weston said a toxicology report was still outstanding for the police brief of evidence. Mr Rowland said Eckerlsey, “a well-respected member of the community,” had complied with bail conditions so far and there had been no failure to report to police. Magistrate Beattie said that, given the police brief was still outstanding and there could be very lengthy delays, she was persuaded to vary the bail conditions. “I was persuaded to grant a bail variation back in October to make it three days reporting a week,” she said. “Now I am being asked to further reduce it. I note the opposition to this bail variation by the police and that a flight risk does still exist. “But I also accept that it may be some months before it clears this court and then there may be further delay before a trial may be ordered in a higher court. She adjourned the matter to February 27 in Goulburn Local Court.
January 31, 2019
Parents Without Partners Victoria has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) to answer before Deputy President Hamilton in his Melbourne chambers (Humphris).
