An elderly woman Tasered by police displayed a number of concerning medical signs as she was stretchered out of her aged-care facility, a paramedic has told the court.

Senior Constable Kristian James Samuel White shot his stun gun at great-grandmother Clare Nowland at Yallambee Lodge in the southern NSW town of Cooma in the early hours of May 17, 2023.

Paramedics Anna Hofner and Kingsley Newman were called to the scene around 4am after the on-duty registered nurse informed triple-zero that the 95-year-old was acting aggressively while holding two knives.

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They were present when Nowland, who had symptoms of dementia, was tasered by White and collapsed in the facility's treatment room.

The pair then stretchered her to the ambulance, taking her under lights and sirens to Cooma Hospital, where she died a week later.

At a manslaughter trial for the 34-year-old police officer in the NSW Supreme Court today, one of the paramedics Newman told the jury that Nowland showed concerning and unusual medical signs even when loaded into the ambulance.

These included a large bruise-like mark called a haematoma which was around five or six centimetres, he said.

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Her face also indicated there was something wrong internally.

"She had some facial droop on the opposite side to the injury indicating a pretty significant brain bleed," he told the court.

After the incident, White's partner Acting Sergeant Jessica Pank radioed into Cooma police station that Nowland had a "small lump" on her head but that the paramedics were managing it.

Sergeant Pank has not been charged over the incident but is expected to give evidence at White's trial.

Hofner took the stand, telling the court she had stepped back from Nowland when the 95-year-old stood up and walked towards the door of the treatment room holding the knife.

"I believe she was close enough that if she decided to strike out with the knife I could have potentially been hit," she told the jury.

However, she backtracked from this under questioning by crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC, admitting she was at a safe distance and was not close enough to be stabbed.

"I suggest to you there was no danger of any of you being struck by her, do you agree or disagree?" Hatfield asked.

"I agree," said Hofner.

The paramedic said she did not see how the situation could have been resolved peacefully given Nowland's refusal to relinquish the knife.

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In response, Hatfield suggested they could have simply given her time.

"Possibly but how long would we have to wait?" Hofner asked.

The jury previously heard that it was only around three minutes after the group found Nowland in the treatment room that White shot her with the taser.

The 34-year-old has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, claiming he acted lawfully under his duties as a police officer.

The court also heard evidence from two assistant nurses Mamta Rai and Geeta Phuyal who were working that night about their dealings with the 95-year-old in the two hours before she was tasered.

Both tried unsuccessfully to get her to give up the weapons, with Rai saying the great-grandmother had thrown one of the knives at her.

"It landed on the floor, it didn't hit me directly," she said.

The trial continues.

A consumer protection law firm has launched a class action against Coles and Woolworths, saying their allegedly misleading discount claims mean the average customer could be entitled to a refund of up to $1300.

Gerard Malouf and Partners (GMP Law) has lodged class action lawsuits against the two supermarket giants in Federal Court today over allegations they promoted misleading discount claims on hundreds of everyday products.

The action hopes to win back the difference between the alleged illusory discounted pricing and the original undiscounted price for items purchased at Coles between February 2022 and May 2023 and at Woolworths between September 2021 and May 2023.

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"We estimate that the average Australian consumer could be eligible for a refund ranging between $200 and $1300-plus, depending on their shopping habits and purchases at these retailers," GMP Law chairman Gerard Malouf said.

"We believe this class action is an essential move toward safeguarding consumer rights and demanding transparency in retail practices Australia-wide."

It comes after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in September announced it was taking Coles and Woolworths to court over their "Prices Dropped" and "Down Down" discounts.

The watchdog alleged the everyday items had been subjected to price hikes and the discounts were actually higher than or the same as the price before the increase.

GMP Law said its class action was unique to the ACCC proceedings as it is offering consumers refunds.

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In September, the ACCC released its supermarket inquiry interim report that found Australia's supermarket retailing is an oligopoly, with Coles and Woolworths together accounting for more than 67 per cent of sales.

The report detailed what the commission heard from consumers, suppliers and others at the halfway mark of a 12-month inquiry into the major supermarkets.

Australian shoppers said they were losing faith in the supermarkets and were untrusting of price claims.

The final report is due on February 28 and will hand down findings and any recommendations to address potential harms if required.

Australians can join the class action at PriceDropClassAction.com.au.

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake hit off of the coast of Western Australia about 1.45pm AEST (10.45am AWST time) today.

Geoscience Australia has received six reports so far of people who felt the earthquake, which hit a 10km ocean depth about 260km from Albany.

Locals near Mandurah, Augusta, Manjimup and Margaret River reported feeling the tremors.

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It follows another 4.1 earthquake that hit regional NSW in the Upper Hunter region on Tuesday.

Victoria's south-west was also rattled by a 5.0 magnitude earthquake in October.

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Police are hunting for a heartless criminal who attacked and robbed an elderly grandmother in broad daylight in Adelaide's Western Suburbs.

Eighty-four-year-old Anh Huynh says she's now too afraid to leave her home alone.

The incident was captured on CCTV, which shows the frail woman walking home from the shops when an opportunistic thug suddenly steals her bags and drags her along the footpath.

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The assailant was shown returning to sift through Anh's belongings before fleeing the scene.

She was left battered and bruised, and still has a large lump from where she smashed her head on the footpath, but expressed gratitude for the assistance of young tradie, Jesse Martin, who rushed to her aid and helped her home.

"She was distressed and probably quite concussed, she was a little bit wobbly on her feet," Martin said.

"I had to stabilise her for most of the walk home."

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The robbery, which occurred last Friday around midday on Thanet Street in Brooklyn Park, has left Anh too afraid to leave home alone.

She told 9News she won't go out to walk the street or catch buses anymore.

The police are searching for the perpetrator, who police say has distinctive tattoos on his left and possibly right arms.

"He was between his mid-40s to 50s," Martin, the last person to see the attacker, said.

"So I was a bit shocked that someone of that age and maturity could be doing something like that."

This article was produced with the assistance of 9ExPress.

Donald Trump said former Representative Liz Cheney is a "war hawk" who should be fired upon, as he raged against one of his most prominent intra-party critics while campaigning on Thursday night in Arizona.

"She's a radical war hawk. Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK?" the former president said at a campaign event in Glendale with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

"Let's see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face."

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Trump also hurled insults at Cheney, once the third-ranking Republican in House leadership, calling her "very dumb", a "stupid person" and "the moron".

Trump's suggestion that Cheney be fired upon represents an escalation of the violent language he has used to target his political foes. And it comes days before an election in which the former president — who never accepted his 2020 loss — has already undermined public confidence. In recent weeks, he has also suggested a military crackdown on political opponents he has described as "the enemy within".

Cheney is perhaps the most vocal Republican critic of Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and his role in his supporters' January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. She played a leading role on the House select committee that investigated the attack, and later was ousted from her deep-red Wyoming House seat by a Trump-backed primary opponent in 2022.

In recent weeks, Cheney has campaigned alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, urging Republicans to set aside party differences to back the Democrat and reject a candidate she says poses a threat to democracy.

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Trump said on Thursday he was surprised former Vice President Dick Cheney also endorsed Harris, because he had pardoned Cheney's former chief of staff Scooter Libby, who was convicted of perjury in 2007.

"I don't blame him for sticking with his daughter, but his daughter's a very dumb individual — very dumb," Trump said.

Trump said Cheney is a "stupid person" and claimed that when the Wyoming Republican was in House Republican leadership, "she always wanted to go to war with people".

"You know, they're all war hawks when they're sitting in Washington in a nice building, saying … 'Let's send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy'," he said.

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Trump's use of violent language dates back to his first presidential campaign, in 2015 and 2016, when he suggested a heckler deserved to be "roughed up" and said he'd like to punch another in the face.

Former Defence Secretary Mark Esper wrote in his memoir that while in office, Trump raised the idea of shooting protesters who took to the streets around the White House after the killing of George Floyd in 2020.

"Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?" Trump asked, according to Esper.

He began his bid for the 2024 Republican nomination by telling the Conservative Political Action Conference gathering, "I am your retribution". Days later, he said at a rally in Waco, Texas, that the 2024 election would be "the final battle".

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And throughout his campaign, he has described those convicted for their actions during the Capitol riot as "hostages".

Harris has pointed to Trump's actions and rhetoric — including in a speech she delivered this week from the Ellipse in Washington, the same site where Trump delivered his January 6, 2021, speech — as she tries to court independents and moderate Republicans.

"Donald Trump intends to use the United States military against American citizens who simply disagree with him. People he calls 'the enemy from within.' This is not a candidate for president who is thinking about how to make your life better," Harris said in her Tuesday night remarks. "This is someone who is unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance, and out for unchecked power."

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Victorian Greens MP Sam Hibbins has been forced to resign from the party after having an affair with a staffer, and is facing further "serious allegations" about his behaviour.

The member for Prahran, who is married with two children, admitted to the relationship with his staff member this morning.

Hibbins had been sacked as Victorian Greens co-deputy leader and suspended from the party room after party leader Ellen Sandell was told of the affair on Tuesday evening.

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While Hibbins described the affair as a "short" and "consensual" affair that ended "some time ago", Sandell said she received "serious and concerning allegations" about his behaviour.

She didn't detail exactly what those further allegations are in order to protect the staffer's identity.

"I hope you'll understand that there are a number of details that I cannot share in order to maintain this privacy," Sandell said.

"Women do not deserve to have their lives dragged through the media because of the behaviour of men."

She said Victoria Police is not investigating Hibbins.

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"I am angry. Everyone, especially women, deserves respect and safety in their workplace," Sandell said.

"The member for Prahran has completely lost my trust, and the trust of his colleagues, and he will never be welcomed back to our party room."

Hibbins described his actions as "a very human mistake".

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"We are human, and we make mistakes," he said.

"The important thing is making amends and focusing on what really matters.

"For me, it's my beautiful family."

Rather than quit parliament over the affair, Hibbins will join the crossbench to sit as an independent.

The family of the driver who was behind the wheel of a car which smashed into a Melbourne primary school has offered their condolences to the loved ones of the 11-year-old boy killed in the crash.

Jack Davey died on the way to hospital after a white SUV went through the school fence and hit a table where he was sitting at Auburn South Primary School on Tuesday.

The driver, a 40-year-old Hawthorn East woman, had just picked her child up from school and was attempting a U-turn when her car left the road and crashed through the fence, also injuring four other students.

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This afternoon, the woman's family expressed their "genuine sorrow" and said "no words can truly convey the depth of this tragedy".

"We are all in shock, wishing this was just a bad dream, but sadly this is our reality," the family said in a statement.

"To Jack's family, we can only offer our heartfelt condolences.

"Our hearts go out to you and to every family affected by this loss.

"To those injured, may you heal quickly – God bless you all.

"As a family with children, we feel this grief profoundly, sharing in the pain others now carry.

"It's not about the words we say, but the genuine sorrow held within our hearts.

"May God watch over everyone and provide strength and comfort to those who are suffering.

"We thank the school staff and emergency workers who responded.

"We have assisted with the investigation and please ask for privacy while we come to terms with such an overwhelming tragedy."

The woman was arrested at the scene but later released without charge.

Three of the four students injured in the crash have since been released from hospital, with one in a stable condition at the Royal Children's Hospital.

Yesterday, Jack's father Michael Davey spoke bravely of his loss.

"Words can't adequately describe the utter devastation we feel as we come to terms with the sudden, overwhelming loss of our Jack, a son, brother and friend to many," Davey said.

"We find comfort in reading the many messages and memories of Jack and how his life and energy was a positive influence on so many in the community at just 11 years old."

"Personally, he is our champion.

"He is our beloved son and brother who remains very much alive in our hearts and memories, as we piece together our lives with his spirit going forward."

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A killer who stabbed his defenceless girlfriend to death in a vicious and senseless attack should have been jailed for life, his victim's mother says.

Ricardo Barbaro, 38, will instead be eligible for parole in 17 years, as a judge sentenced him on Friday after he was found guilty of murdering Ellie Price at her South Melbourne home.

Price's mother Tracey Gangell said the sentence was not strong enough.

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"A life for a life – if he can take a life away from someone, his life should be taken away as well," she told reporters outside court.

"He's still breathing, he still gets to see his family – I don't get to see my daughter anymore."

Barbaro stabbed Price, 26, six times to the neck and chest in the early hours of April 29, 2020.

He left her for dead, driving away from the scene in her Mercedes Benz and dumping the vehicle at a property in Melbourne's north-west.

Price's body was left undiscovered until May 4, when police attended her house for a welfare check as she wasn't answering her family's calls.

They found the mother-of-one with plunging stab wounds and a cut to her neck.

After media reported that her body had been found, Barbaro fled to NSW in a van.

He was arrested 10 days later and charged with Price's murder.

Barbaro denied the crime but was ultimately convicted by a Supreme Court jury in September 2023.

Justice Stephen Kaye today described the killing as senseless and cruel as he sentenced Barbaro to up to 28 years behind bars.

"She was alone, completely defenceless and quite clearly overpowered by you," Justice Kaye told Barbaro.

"Your murderous attack on her was cruel, vicious and entirely merciless."

The killer had shown no remorse or insight into the murder, which Justice Kaye said showed his moral culpability was "substantial".

Barbaro told a psychologist he had been asleep and woke to someone attacking him so he had defended himself.

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Justice Kaye said it was clear the jury had rejected that theory and instead accepted he killed Price in a moment of anger as she tried to defend herself by scratching him.

"You made a conscious decision to take hold of a knife for purpose of venting your rage on her," he said.

"The number and location of the stab wounds … were indisputable evidence that you could only have intended to kill her."

Justice Kaye accepted Barbaro had been diagnosed with complex post-traumatic stress disorder, stemming from a series of murders in his family and attempts on his own life.

Barbaro also had a longstanding drug addiction and a possible acquired brain injury from his time as a boxer, the judge said.

He accepted these psychological conditions would make Barbaro's time in custody more onerous, but said the sentence was needed to send a strong message to the community.

Barbaro will be eligible for parole after 22 years and has already served more than four years in custody.

Gangell said Barbaro would still have time to enjoy his life if released on parole, while Price's son – now aged eight – had to live the rest of his life without a mother.

"I don't think it's enough," she said.

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