New internal documents have revealed how patients could be left in hospital corridors to combat ramping in Queensland.

9News has seen new leaked emails, sent to staff at Bundaberg Hospital's emergency department, about a potential plan to deal with ramping and bed block.

It included putting inpatients in "designated corridor locations".

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If that happens, the email said: "Patients need to be placed on trolleys rather than ward beds to allow passage of other movement through the corridor."

The email added that "placing patients out of reach of call bells, in-wall oxygen, in-wall suction and reinforces the need for an allocated nurse to the overflow patients".

Queensland Health said the plan was not official policy and had not been implemented.

When asked about the emails, Health Minister Shannon Fentiman said treating patients in corridors was absolutely not ideal.

"We want people to be treated in emergency spaces. Of course we do. That's why we have a thousand more beds coming on line," she said at a press conference today.

The new information comes a day after 9News revealed paramedics had been concerned about their patient, who was ramped about two hours at Gold Coast University Hospital last Tuesday.

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The 78-year-old man was suffering from a severe diabetic complication while ramped before he died of a heart attack.

The emails indicated paramedics had escalated their concern about his worsening condition on multiple occasions to staff at the hospital.

In one email, Queensland Ambulance medical director Dr Stephen Rashford told other health bosses that the man "should never have remained ramped".

A senior doctor at the hospital claimed the man was ramped for about an hour, rather than two.

"Ideally, we would want to offload that patient into a bed as soon as he arrived. We were unable to do that due to the circumstances available," Dr David Green said today.

Russell Hill's wife believed Carol Clay was her husband's cousin for years before it was revealed the pair were having an affair, a jury has been told.

Mr Hill, 74, and Clay, 73, were camping together in Victoria's Wonnangatta Valley when they disappeared in March 2020.

Greg Lynn, who was a Jetstar captain at the time, is accused of killing the couple and dumping their remains in bushland.

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He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and is on trial at the Supreme Court in Melbourne.

Mr Hill's wife Robyn appeared as a witness today, where she told the jury she first met Clay about 50 years ago.

Mr Hill told her Clay was his first cousin, she said.

The Hills went on trips with the Clays and Mrs Hill said she noticed her husband and Clay going on walks together, which she thought was "strange", she said.

In the early 2000s, a neighbour confronted Mr Hill about the affair and gave him an ultimatum.

Mrs Hill said her husband admitted his relationship with Clay, but said it was over and he wouldn't see her again.

She believed her husband was travelling alone to the Wonnangatta Valley, in March 2020, and helped him pack items including antidepressants and cans of bourbon, the jury was told.

After not hearing him on his usual radio broadcast for three days, Mrs Hill became worried and contacted police.

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She said Mr Hill had loved the valley and seemed happy to be going camping.

The 74-year-old was fit and healthy, although he was starting to "walk and think slow".

"I just thought he was getting old," Mrs Hill told the jury.

Her daughter Deborah also gave evidence today, about a time Mr Hill used a shotgun for duck hunting in the mid-1980s.

But she never saw him use a firearm again as he believed they were unsafe to have around, she said.

It's alleged Mr Hill and Mrs Clay died on March 20 after an argument between Lynn and Mr Hill at Bucks Camp.

Mr Hill had threatened to send his drone footage of Lynn deer hunting near the camp to police, defence barrister Dermot Dann KC said.

He claimed a scuffle broke out after Mr Hill took a gun from Lynn's vehicle and Mrs Clay was accidentally shot by Mr Hill.

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The barrister said Mr Hill came at Lynn with a knife and was accidentally stabbed in the chest as Lynn defended himself.

Lynn then burned Clay and Mr Hill's campsite, put their bodies in his trailer and dumped them on the remote Union Spur Track, near Dargo.

Footage and photos shown to the jury today showed a burned campsite and a number of items, including the victims' wallets, a high frequency radio and a mobile phone, inside Hill's Landcruiser.

Earlier today, the jury was reduced from 15 to 14 people after a juror was discharged because of illness.

Justice Michael Croucher said it was better to continue on rather than wait and see if her health improved later in the week.

The trial continues.

After being charged with murdering his fiancee's daughter, Justin Laurens Stein asked his mother to retrieve items he dumped in the bush and was incredulous to hear police may have already uncovered them.

Stein is on trial for murder in the NSW Supreme Court over the death of schoolgirl Charlise Mutten, whose body was found in a barrel by the Blue Mountains' Colo River on January 18, 2022.

Prosecutors allege the 33-year-old shot the schoolgirl while she was visiting him and her mother, Kallista Mutten, at a property in Mount Wilson, near where her body was found.

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In a series of prison phone calls played to the jury on Tuesday, Stein tells his mother, Annemie Stein, that he did not shoot the nine-year-old, which she says she believes.

Stein claimed to have witnessed Mutten shoot her daughter just outside the Mount Wilson property and to have heard the girl scream, "mummy no".

In another call, Stein says he needs his mother to "retrieve some stuff in the mountains". 

"You know how I borrowed certain things off my friend to take care of those drones," he says.

"I never got to take them back. I kind of dumped them in the bush. So I need you to retrieve them."

Ms Stein tells him: "I think they found them." 

"What do you mean?" he replies.

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"I've got a feeling that they might already have them," Ms Stein says.

Neither one identifies exactly what they are referring to, but Ms Stein says she can't talk about it over the phone.

Ms Stein was earlier interviewed at Katoomba Police Station and shown images of two .22 and .30 calibre rifles officers recovered from a remote fire trial near the Mount Wilson property.

Prosecutors allege Stein and Mutten stole the weapons from a nearby property in the months before Charlise's visit.

The smaller-calibre rifle contained Stein's fingerprints and a scope which he allegedly purchased from eBay, according to prosecutors.

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"They showed me photographs," Ms Stein tells her son in the call.

"Why do they keep showing me? I don't know. To ruffle my feathers?"

Stein then tells her: "They came to see me because they haven't got a murder weapon, so they haven't got anything."

While being processed into Sydney's Silverwater jail the day after Charlise's body was found, Stein allegedly told a corrections officer he was innocent and blamed Mutten for the shooting.

"Her mum was on ice all week," Stein said, according to the officer.

"I heard a shot and then I heard her screaming out for me. Then I ran back and she shot her again.

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"I keep having flashbacks. I'm not going down for this. I'm not going down for that bitch.

"I've been trying to tell people this for days and no one would listen. Thank you for letting me vent."

The corrections officer, Stacey Sweeney, told the trial on Tuesday that "nine out of 10" inmates she met pleaded their innocence.

The trial continues.

Police hope a $500,000 reward for information could help solve the cold case murder of a pregnant mother-of-six in Brisbane.

Elizabeth Henry as expecting her seventh child when she disappeared from Fortitude Valley before midnight on February 11, 1998.

The 30-year-old sex worker, who was dressed in a dark denim mini skirt and shirt with a small black handbag, was last seen on the intersection of Brunswick and Terrace Street in New Farm.

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Her body was discovered by a jogger about 5am the following day in a cleared gravel reserve off Bygotts Road in Samford. Her clothes and handbag were not found.

"A post-mortem examination revealed she had been violently assaulted with a blunt, heavy object, suffering major head injuries," police said.

"Investigations at the time indicated that Liz was killed at another location and moved to the gravel reserve, where attempts had been made to burn her body."

The case has never been solved despite 300 police inquiries and 100 statements. 

Police have today increased the $250,000 reward to $500,000, which Henry's family said they hoped will spark new leads.

"Her absence continues to be deeply felt and the unresolved nature of the case has caused ongoing pain," Henry's sister Jennifer Schefe said at a press conference today.

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"We are unwavering in our hope that there will be justice for Liz." 

Acting detective senior sergeant Anthony Johns said there were people out there with information about her death, and encouraged them to come forward.

"Liz's children grew up without their mother and her parents have passed away without knowing what happened to her," he said.

"Relationships and loyalties change, and I would encourage anyone with information, big or small, to contact police."

The $500,000 Queensland Government Reward is for information that leads to the apprehension and conviction of those responsible for the murder.

The reward also offers an opportunity for indemnity against prosecution for any accomplice, not including the person who actually committed the murder, who gives information first.

A Perth family still grieving the death of a young woman has suffered a fresh blow.

Teagen Ferguson lived with a catastrophic brain injury for 15 years after being thrown to the ground as a toddler by her father.

Next month marks four years since she died from the catastrophic injuries Terrence Bice inflicted when she was just two years old.

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"This figure was a monster to me. As a child, I was terrified of him," sister Courtney said.

Bice threw little Teagen against the floor because she wouldn't stop crying.

Despite battling 16 chronic disorders, Teagen went on to survive 15 years and her smile was never far away.

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"She'd always be laughing," Courtney said.

"You'd hiccup and she'd laugh, you'd sneeze and she'd laugh."

Bice was sentenced in September to 4½ years' jail for manslaughter.

Tragically, the girls' mum, Kristy Ferguson, died of cancer just two weeks after his sentencing.

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"Since then, it's been quite traumatic and hard because Courtney's now been left without her sister and now her mum," their aunt Tanya Fogarty said.

"The stress and the emptiness and the loss of her missing a part of her and her child, it completely destroyed her," Courtney said.

Bice is set to be released on parole tomorrow after serving 2½ years of the sentence but the reasons for the decision are being withheld by the review board.

"I'm a little bit angry at that," Fogarty said.

"We haven't been offered an explanation as to why he's got parole."

Terrence Bice was convicted and jailed twice for what happened, once in 2005 for aggravated grievous bodily harm and then after Teagen died for manslaughter. 

He will have served 5½ years behind bars.

"We honestly don't feel there's been justice," Fogarty said.

"Even though he has been held accountable by the law – he hasn't really spent enough time for the time that he's taken away from Teagen."

"He didn't just destroy Teagen's life, he did destroy my life too," Courtney said.

A GoFundMe has been set up by the family to help Courtney heal as the 23-year-old has draws on her sister's strength.

"No matter what, she never gave up," Courtney said.

"She always fought and fought and fought and she always did it with a smile too."

Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).

Hundreds of Australians are waiting to return home from New Caledonia after riots broke out in the French Pacific territory last week.

Tylah Carre, one of at least 300 Australians who have been stranded in the capital Noumea, arrived last Sunday for a two-day work trip before the situation escalated.

Many tourists are one step closer to touching down on home soil after the federal government announced this morning it had received the green light to send two evacuation flights.

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People in the area have been under a curfew and obtaining basic supplies has been a challenge.

Carre told 9news.com.au when the riots started to intensify, the situation was "pretty scary".

"The staff at the hotel we're in barricaded the windows in case they came into the tourist area," Carre said.

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"Locals ripped up some fencing to barricade the road towards the tourist area.

"We could hear all the gunfire and bombs going off. One night we left our hotel windows open and in the morning could smell the smoke from the bombs.

"Most of the hotel staff and shop owners left immediately to get home to their families.

"Some stayed which was really helpful to us so we didn't feel isolated and alone."

Carre said many of his fellow Australians have been "going through different emotions" in the past week.

"Most have experienced the same, sounds of explosions and gunshots and the lack of food," he said.

"Many people here are elderly, some have kids and people needing medication from local pharmacies.

"Everyone is scared on varying degrees and just wants to go home."

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Dr Max and Dr Tiffany Winchester were on their first holiday without children since becoming parents when the conflict broke out.

The two told Today they can't wait to get back to Australia and reunite with their kids.

"This was our first romantic getaway as a couple without the kids and we thought it would be okay," Max said.

"This is obviously a struggle now for them and struggle for us being apart."

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Foreign minister Penny Wong said the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is prioritising passengers based on need.

"We continue to work on further flights," Wong said.

Carre said he felt grateful to the government for their help with evacuations.

The rioting broke out last week in response to reforms passed in Paris that allow recent arrivals to the French overseas territory to vote in local provincial elections – a move some local leaders fear will weaken the say of the indigenous Kanak people.

The indigenous population accounts for around 40 per cent of New Caledonia's 270,000 total inhabitants, and many have called for independence from France.

Three referendums on the topic have been held since 2018, with the pro-independence vote falling short on each occasion – although it boycotted the most recent poll in 2021.

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A state of emergency in response to the unrest was declared on Wednesday, and France sent an extra 1000 security reinforcements to the territory to quell the violence.

While the worst of the rioting appears to be over, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal yesterday said "we are still a way off a return to normal".

Despite the current situation, Carre said Noumea is a great place with great people.

"I hope New Caledonia can resolve the current issues and get back to being a peaceful and beautiful place," he said.

Australians in New Caledonia who want to leave and haven't registered with DFAT should register online.

Australians in need of emergency consular assistance should contact the Consular Emergency Centre on 1300 555 135 (within Australia) or +61 2 6261 3305 (from overseas).

Facebook Marketplace scammers are giving out random addresses to convince unsuspecting victims to hand over money for items that simply don't exist. 

The fraudsters create numerous listings for furniture or HD televisions then encourage buyers to pay a deposit via bank transfer to secure the item.

To make the sale appear legitimate they provide a real residential address and assure customers they can pay the remaining amount in cash upon pick up.

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One fed-up resident in Perth was forced to erect a sign outside their home after scammers used their Salter Point address to swindle dozens of victims.

"We are not selling any items on Facebook Marketplace – You have been scammed," the sign reads.

"We have had over 20+ people (that we are aware of) come to our house trying to buy TVs and couches.

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"We don't know why they're using our address, and it's very concerning.

"We have reported it to the police and Cyber Crime and you should."

The homeowner then instructs people to report the ad and the associated profile to Facebook.

A reader who wrote to 9news.com.au said they were given the address when they attempted to purchase a 75-inch 4K Samsung TV.

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They were asked to pay a $100 deposit for the television and were provided with a BSB and account number to transfer the funds.

Instead of handing over the cash they decided to look up the details and managed to trace the account to an ANZ branch in Melbourne.

They shared screenshots of the conversation with 9news.com.au to ward off other potential victims.

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According to Scamwatch Australians lost $80.2 million to social media scams last year, up 43 per cent compared to last year.

Scammers can set up fake profiles and can offer items for sale at a significantly lower price.

Scamwatch advises to always research the profile behind the listing to see how long the account has been active and how much activity they've had online.

"Never send money to a person you have only met online," the watchdog says.

People suffering from anxiety disorders could be more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, an Australian study has claimed.

The study, published by brain researchers The Florey, analysed data from 2443 older Australians from Melbourne and Perth, who are part of a recognised cohort for dementia research.

Study leads Dr Yijun Pan and Dr Liang Jin said anxiety and other neurological disorders are linked to an increased likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease, especially in males.

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"People with anxiety and neurological disorders are 1.5 and 2.5 times more likely to have Alzheimer's disease," Pan said.

"For people with anxiety, males have higher odds than females of developing Alzheimer's disease."

The study also found several medical conditions were linked to a decreased risk of Alzheimer's, including arthritis, cancer, gastric complaints, and high cholesterol.

The p53 protein is known to cause neuron dysfunction and cell death in Alzheimer's patients, but it's also found to lose its function in cancer patients, possibly explaining the link between the two conditions, the study's authors said.

"We need further research to understand whether these diseases interfere with the evolution of Alzheimer's or whether there might be other reasons," Pan said.

"The medications or treatments used for these diseases may possibly contribute to this observation."

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The study did not find a link between Alzheimer's and depression, falls or strokes.

"This is the first study to assess 20 comorbidity associations with cognitive impairment using a single Australian dataset, which allowed us to fully consider how these conditions affect the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease," Pan said.

"We also studied whether age, gender, smoking, education, alcohol consumption, and the APOE gene – believed to be connected to Alzheimer's – affects these associations.

"Our study indicates a new opportunity for biologists to study the links between these 20 conditions with Alzheimer's disease.

"This work also provides valuable epidemiological evidence to clinicians, which may help them to evaluate one's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease."

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