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Aug 12, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Rachel Holdsworth

    Ex-NSW cop cleared of one sex offence, hung jury on other charges (opens the original)

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    The jury in the trial of a former NSW police officer, accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in a NSW-Victoria border town in 1998, has found him not guilty of one charge, but was unable to reach a verdict on the four other charges. After a week of deliberations, the jury has been discharged. The matter has been relisted for later this month. A former NSW police officer has been found not guilty of an act of indecency, with a jury unable to reach a verdict on four further charges. David Robert Bla

  2. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Rachel Holdsworth

    Commonwealth water policy blamed for loss of 78 jobs at rice giant (opens the original)

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    SunRice has confirmed 78 staff from Leeton and Deniliquin in southern NSW will lose their jobs, while 92 positions within the company will change. Leeton Shire Council says the job cuts are a direct result of the federal government's water buybacks. SunRice says it will continue to publicise the impacts of water policy settings on the Riverina rice industry. Commonwealth water policy is being blamed for the loss of almost 80 jobs in the NSW Riverina region. SunRice, one of the world's largest ri

  3. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Rachel Holdsworth

    Court hears complainant's evidence challenged in police officer's rape trial (opens the original)

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    Former NSW Police officer David Robert Blackbourne has been accused of raping a 17-year-old girl at the police station where he worked in 1998. His defence team has questioned the reliability of the complainant's evidence. Other witnesses are expected to give evidence this week. The defence team of a former NSW Police officer, accused of raping a teenage girl almost 28 years ago, has told the court the complainant was relying on phone calls made years later to refresh her memory. David Robert Bl

  4. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Rachel Holdsworth

    Officer handcuffed teen in lead-up to police station rape, court told (opens the original)

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    David Robert Blackbourne has been accused of raping a teenage girl in a police station while he was serving as NSW Police officer in1998. The complainant has told the District Court in Sydney that Mr Blackbourne locked her in a cell on one occasion and handcuffed her on another in the months before he allegedly sexually assault her twice. The complainant is expected to continue giving evidence on Wednesday before being cross-examined. A former NSW Police officer accused of raping a 17-year-old g

  5. Article · Jul 11, 2026 · Rachel Holdsworth

    Heading to the shed forges lifeline of friendship for isolated women (opens the original)

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    A women's shed in Talbingo, in the NSW Snowy Mountains, has become a place of connection for local women experiencing isolation and loneliness. The Talbingo Women's Shed Association was established early this year to keep local women connected. The association is looking to expand its membership. Hardly anyone is around in the isolated Snowy Mountains town of Talbingo on a crisp and foggy Wednesday morning, except for a group of 13 women who are half-skipping into the Talbingo Trading Post. It i

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