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Police are hunting a getaway car used after a brazen daylight shooting left two men injured at a hair salon in Sydney's Inner West.

Emergency services were called to the salon on Marrickville Road in Marrickville just before 2pm on Friday.

Police arrived to find two men, aged 20 and 33, suffering gunshot wounds.

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They were both treated by paramedics before being rushed to hospital.

The 20-year-old man is in a serious condition with a gunshot wound to the chest, police said.

The 33-year-old man is in a stable condition with a gunshot wound to the buttocks.

A crime scene has been established while police establish the circumstances of the shooting.

"Both are known to police," Superintendent Despa Fitzgerald said during a press conference.

"It is very brazen which is why we believe it is a targeted attack.

"It isn't random."

Officers believe the two car fires on Norwood Lane in Marrickville and Hercules Street in Dulwich Hill are linked to the shooting.

Fitzgerald confirmed the car fire at Marrickville was a silver Kia Stinger which police believe to be the getaway car.

The car located at Dulwich Hill was a Mitsubishi Triton.

Fitzgerald added police are hunting for a white Toyota Camry with the registration DMM59H which officers believe "one of the offenders" got into at Dulwich Hill.

"It was seen leaving the Dulwich Hill location going towards Canterbury Road," she said.

"That vehicle is still outstanding."

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Witnesses on Marrickville Road said up to seven gunshots were heard before emergency services descended on the street.

"When I heard the noise initially, I didn't think anything bad had happened because there were still mums with prams walking along," one local said.

She also reported seeing a silver car speed away from the scene.

Witnesses also saw the alleged gunman leave the hair salon in a "cool, calm and collected" manner.

"The whole thing just seemed normal," they said.

Meanwhile, the car fire in Dulwich Hill has residents, who say it is usually a quiet street, on edge.

"It's a big concern for locals when something like that comes home to roost in close proximity to where you live," another resident said.

The shooting occurred near Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's electoral office.

"My thoughts are with my community after a shooting in Marrickville across the road from my electorate office," Albanese, who was not there at the time of the shooting, wrote on Twitter.

"My team are all safe. NSW Police are on the scene conducting an investigation."

Fitzgerald confirmed multiple police commands are deployed to investigate including Organised Crime, Raptor Squad – which focuses on gangland crime – PolAir, the dog squad and highway patrol.

It comes more than a week after high-level Comanchero bikie gang member Alen Moradian was executed in an underground carpark in Bondi Junction.

Fitzgerald confirmed police are investigating whether today's shooting is linked to the Bondi execution.

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A fill-in teacher has admitted his actions were "shameful" after he punched a student during an out-of-control brawl at a NSW school.

Michael Kable has been sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order over the assault, meaning he won't be able continue teaching, after the incident was filmed at Maitland Grossmann High School on March 21.

Magistrate Ron Maiden admitted it could make it hard for him to find another job in the area.

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Maiden said the former teacher was of good character but he "was in a position of trust, and the victim is a vulnerable person".

Kable's lawyer Cameron Duncan said the casual teacher had been assigned to take the class without any instructions.

Duncan said six of the students, who were on behavioural management plans, formed a pack and threw paper, pens, pencil cases and a desk at the fill-in teacher.

"Mr Kable in his heightened state then reacted quite shamefully," he said.

"Being a teacher is a pretty difficult job at the moment, being a casual teacher is even harder and the situation is made worse when the casual teacher isn't provided with appropriate plans."

After the incident in March, some students were caught letting the air out of the 62-year-old's tyres.

Other students started a petition to support him called "Justice for Mr Kable".

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Police investigating the alleged stabbing of a man in Brisbane's nightlife precinct have released an image of a 21-year-old man they wish to speak to.

It will be alleged seven men confronted Rial Malual, 21, on Constance Street in Fortitude Valley before one man allegedly stabbed him in the abdomen after 3.20am on July 2.

A 17-year-old boy allegedly stole Malual's gold necklace.

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Police have released an image of Awan Awan, who they allege was involved in the incident.

Detectives are appealing for the 21-year-old man to make himself known to police.

He is described as having a dark complexion, dark eyes and black hair.

He is approximately 175cm tall with a proportionate build.

Anyone who sees Awan is urged not to approach him and to contact triple zero immediately.

Police are also investigating two other alleged stabbings that occurred around the same time in the Constance, Ann and Wickham Streets area.

Detectives are reviewing recorded vision of the area and appealing to the men involved to come forward.

A 17-year-old Bundamba boy was earlier charged with one count each of robbery with violence, grievous bodily harm and stealing in relation to the incident.

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A couple accused of murdering their teenage housemate Amber Haigh in regional NSW two decades ago has asked for a judge-alone trial.

Robert Samuel Geeves and his wife Anne Margaret Geeves, both 62, have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Haigh and will face a joint trial later this year.

On Friday in the NSW Supreme Court, Robert Geeves' lawyers filed an application for a judge-alone trial to be conducted without the presence of a jury.

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Anne Geeves is set to join him in the application and a Supreme Court judge will decide the matter in July.

The pair were arrested and charged at a property in the Riverina town of Harden in May.

Haigh was reported missing on June 19, 2002, after failing to return to her home at Kingsvale where she and her six-month-old son had been living with the couple.

Police were told the pair dropped the young mother at Campbelltown station on June 5 and she intended to travel by train to Mt Druitt in western Sydney to visit her sick father in hospital.

Later that night, money was withdrawn from her bank account at a Campbelltown ATM.

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A coronial inquest in 2011 found Haigh died as a result of homicide or other misadventure in June 2002.

In 2020, a formal review of the case was conducted under the Homicide Squad's Unsolved Homicide framework and Strike Force Villamar II began a fresh investigation.

NSW Police announced the reward for information about the cold case had been increased from $100,000 to $1 million in April.

A video message from Haigh's heartbroken mother Rosalind Wright was also released.

"I know in my heart that she would never have left her son," she said in the video.

The mother's body has never been found.

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A beloved blind dog has been found safe and well after he was allegedly stolen from a Gold Coast home.

Bowie, a beautiful tri-coloured Australian shepherd, was found by Queensland Police during a vehicle stop near Macksville today, about 300 kilometres from his home.

Police said a member of the public spotted Bowie and the allegedly stolen car on Taylors Arm Road in Utungun about 10.30am.

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"A short time later, an officer attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command stopped a grey SUV on Taylors Arm Road, Congarinni," Police said in a statement.

"A 48-year-old man was arrested at the scene and is assisting police with their inquiries at Macksville Police Station."

The family pet, with distinctive black, white and gold fur, and blue eyes, was allegedly stolen from a home on Regatta Parade in Southport on Wednesday.

Police allege he was nabbed, along with several items including a grey 2022 Hyundai Tucson station wagon, between 10am and 1.15pm on July 5.

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Owner Leo Durnam told 9News he meant everything to the family.

"It's just so heart breaking how a dog, you may never get to see it again," Leo said.

"I don't want that to happen."

Yesterday police released CCTV of the thieves at a petrol station with Bowie in the car to help find him.

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Sydney Airport is currently operating on a single runway due to strong wind gusts in the area.

Airservices Australia confirmed the airport is only operating one runway because of "gusty, westerly crosswinds".

"This decision is purely weather and safety-related to safeguard the travelling public," an Airservices Australian spokesperson confirmed.

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The Bureau of Meteorology's weather observations for Sydney Airport show wind gusts of 30km/h and wind speeds of 26km/h as of 12.30pm today.

It is unclear how many flights either arriving or departing are impacted by the single runway operations.

More to come …

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Doctors fear dying patients could face more pain and suffering due to an expected shortage of a type of morphine.

A drug called Ordine, a liquid form of the opioid used to treat severe pain, is due to be discontinued in Australia.

It's given to people dying of cancer and suffering from other life-limiting conditions, including children, to ease pain and breathing problems.

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The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has flagged a shortage after company Mundipharma announced the plan to stop supplying the medicine in the country.

Different strengths will be discontinued between the end of this year and early 2024.

Palliative care advocates are calling on the government to find another supplier, plus remove red tape so patients can afford access to it as soon as possible.

Jodi Adams' little girl Cosette was given the drug just before she died aged just five last year.

She had very early onset inflammatory bowel disease with combined immune dysfunction and spent over half her life in the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.

Her mother, 48, from Croydon, said administering the drug, which had been discussed in advance with doctors, allowed her daughter pass away without suffering.

"Cosette having the oral dose of Ordine, it allowed her to be comfortable and fall asleep in her final hours before she sadly passed away peacefully in her sleep," Adams 9news.com.au.

"If she didn't have this medication, it may have been distressing for both of us.

"I would urge the government to ensure this medication is made available as it is an essential and critical pain relief for patients undergoing cancer treatment and end-of-life care."

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Paediatric palliative care specialist Dr Anthony Herbert, who is also chairman of Palliative Care Queensland, said the shortage could affect "thousands" of Australians.

He said while morphine can be given in tablet form, it's not always suitable.

"One of the challenges is not all patients can swallow tablets," Dr Herbert told 9news.com.au.

"Also many of them have feeding tubes.

"We can crush the tablets but it adds an extra layer of complexity and potential for error.

"The other key thing is this formulation can really assist with home care.

"Patients might prefer to be at home rather than in the hospital, as they approach end of life.

"This is probably the opioid we have most experience with for both palliative care, also managing pain related to cancer and other life-limiting conditions, and including children as well.

"The worry is that patients may experience more pain or distress or suffering."

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Experts say there have been various supply issues with similar drugs.

"Australia is the second-largest producer of the raw materials for morphine, yet we are still regularly experiencing supply problems," Palliative Care Australia's national policy director Josh Fear said.

"There is an opportunity here to develop our sovereign capability and manufacture essential medicines here in Australia.

"In the meantime, we look forward to working with the TGA as it works to find a replacement for this essential medicine as quickly as possible."

The TGA said it is treating the discontinuation with "high priority."

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"We are working with the sponsor of these products, Mundipharma, to monitor remaining supplies of these medicines, as well as a range of other stakeholders, including relevant medical and pharmacy groups, to support treatment continuity for patients," it said in a statement.

"We are also investigating the potential for future approvals for importation and supply of overseas-registered morphine oral liquids under section 19A of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989."

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A spokeswoman for Mundipharma said Ordine was made by a third party in Australia with Mundipharma holding the market authorisation.

It said that organisation has decided to stop making the drug and "sourcing another manufacturer would not be commercially viable."

It said stock of the 1mg solution is expected to run out in April 2024.

"We spent considerable time exploring options with other parties to continue the supply of Ordine but despite our extensive efforts, we have not been successful in coming to a mutual agreement," the spokeswoman said.

"We know this treatment plays an important role in some patients' treatment pathway and we regret any concerns that may have been caused by this third-party decision."

Anybody affected should talk to their doctor.

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