Australia live news updates: Linda Burney says Indigenous voice referendum to be held as early as August
A man has been charged with the murder of his elderly mother after her body was found at a home in Sydney’s west, according toNSW police were called to the property in Greendale, near Liverpool, about 9.30am on Friday after a woman believed to be in her 70s was found inside.
The 41-year-old man was taken to Lismore Base hospital for assessment under police guard before he was transferred to a mental health unit. The 25-year-old New South Wales man was thrown from the animal and then struck by it about 8pm at the New Year’s Eve Rodeo at Warwick Showgrounds.
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