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Hundreds of jobs are reportedly set to be cut as Ford Australia further slims down its domestic operations.

Union leaders estimate about 400 jobs would be affected, mostly in Geelong, Victoria.

Ford Australia has been contacted for comment.

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AMWU Vehicle Industry Coordinator Vince Pepi said the move was "disheartening" but believed the redundancies would be voluntary.

About 350 jobs will include white-collar workers with the remainder to be blue-collar workers, the union said.

"We understand that this news will be difficult for many workers and their families, and we want to ensure they have all the resources they need," Pepi said.

"We will continue to work closely with our members and their Ford management as the situation progresses."

A Ford Australia spokesperson told Drive.com.au the changes were part of a worldwide drive to "improve efficiency".

"We have begun consultation with our employees and unions on our intention to offer a separation program for approximately 400 of our 1800 employees in Australia," the spokesperson said.

Ford previously projected about 3000 job losses worldwide as the company shifted toward electric car production.

Drive.com.au reported that accompanied by previous cuts, the 400 new job losses meant Ford Australia's staff would be down by about 900 on this time in 2022.

The redundancies are expected to take effect in September.

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A family living in Melbourne's east who has worked in Australia for 18 years are facing deportation after being ripped off by a dodgy immigration agent.

Soonyoung Park and her husband Wonsang Lee have been living in their Forest Hill property with their children since 2005.

The family had applied for a permanent residency visa in 2016, but have since been told it had been refused.

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The registered nurse is now fighting for her family's future after receiving the shocking news.

"Let us stay in Australia. We love Australia, we want to stay," she said.

In March 2016, the family applied for Employer Nomination Scheme visas and permanent residency visas through an immigration agent in Glen Iris.

But after no contact, they realised something was wrong.

The Department of Immigration informed them that their application had never been lodged.

Park said the news had caused significant stress and emotional hardship.

"I was panicking, nothing. I can not imagine," she said.

The federal Liberal MP for the seat of Deakin, Michael Sukkar, who is assisting the family with their case, said it wasn't their fault.

He hoped "common sense" would prevail. 

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"They were the victims and, through no fault of their own, they are now paying the price," he said.

The family's eldest daughter is a nurse who has permanent residency, but now the family could be torn apart.

"We are losing everything, we will lose our jobs, we can not stay all together," Park said.

The family have created a crowdsourced petition which has gathered almost 12,000 signatures in support.

While the immigration minister can't comment on specific cases, it's understood the ministerial intervention team are looking into the Parks' case.

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Gore District Council CEO and elected members have agreed to put their differences aside.

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has rejected comments about a "cover up" after details were removed from a holding statement when Clare Nowland was Tasered.

Internal emails obtained by The Sydney Morning Herald uncovered the original draft media release sent for approval on the day Nowland, 95, was Tasered at Yallambee Lodge in Cooma on May 17. She died in hospital six days later.

The draft release was found to have details removed before the final copy was released to the public.

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Webb told 2GB's Chris O'Keefe there was "certainly no cover up here" and she did not direct information to come out of the first draft of the media release.

Webb said it was important the Nowland family heard from investigators before more information was made public.

"Can you imagine being that family and hearing about this situation through the media?" Webb told O'Keefe.

"It was our responsibility to tell the family what happened to their mother or their grandmother."

She said the critical incident was upgraded from a level two to a level one, meaning time needed to be allowed for the homicide squad to arrive in Cooma from Sydney.

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"At that stage we had no witness statements etc, and the other concern we have is any media release or holding statement with too much detail can taint witness accounts in a process."

Webb said they had also previously been criticised by the integrity commission for putting too much detail in releases.

"The holding statement in question is different to a media release and let's not confuse the two," she said.

The draft release said Nowland was holding a knife when officers arrived, and Tasered when officers moved towards her.

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The SMH revealed through freedom of information laws the draft release that was sent to NSW Police Executive Director of Public Affairs Elizabeth Deegan at 10.34am that day.

The draft was edited to remove any mention of the knife or a Taser, where the confrontation occurred, or that an officer was under review.

The documents reveal Deegan then emailed the edited statement to NSW Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson at 1.43pm.

He approved it at 2.09pm.

The final statement sent to media and published online said a critical incident investigation had been launched after "an elderly woman sustained injuries during an interaction with police at an aged care facility in the state's south".

"The 95-year-old woman was taken to Cooma District Hospital, where her condition is being monitored," the NSW Police statement given to the media said.

"A critical incident team will now investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

"That investigation will be subject to independent review.

"No further details are available at this time."

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In NSW parliament today, Police Minister Yasmin Catley was asked what action she would be taking in light of the changes being revealed.

Catley said the media reports were the first she had heard about the edited statement.

"I think that we bear in mind the family, the family has not been informed of this, which is obviously why your question is so vague," Catley said.

"Let's let (the) LECC (Law Enforcement Conduct Commission) do the work we have charged them to do."

The LECC is the watchdog charged with overseeing the investigation into the Tasering incident.

She said it was a level one critical incident and "we should allow that investigation to play its course".

Nowland was a mother of eight, grandmother of 24, and great-grandmother of 29.

Senior Constable Kristian White has been charged with recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault.

He is due to appear in court next month.

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A probe into the death revealed the company’s oversights, for which it has been fined.

A man has admitted murdering his partner in their Perth home before robbing a service station and crashing his ute.

Steven James Alan Dean, 37, pleaded guilty in Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

Mother-of-two Emmerich Lasakar, aged 35, was found seriously injured by police at the Kewdale home in Perth's east on April 17 and died at Royal Perth Hospital.

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Dean also pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated armed robbery, aggravated home burglary and reckless driving, with offences allegedly committed on the same day.

The armed robbery charge allegedly relates to an incident at a service station in nearby East Victoria Park.

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Police arrested Dean after a dual-cab utility he was driving was involved in a serious crash in St James.

He was remanded in custody and is scheduled to reappear for mention in the same court on August 28.

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A liquor baron must pay $87,000 for failing to action improved worker conditions.

It comes as strike action is withdrawn as teachers and the Govt enter arbitration.