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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Guardian staff

Afternoon Update: nurses stood down over ‘sickening’ video; CBA’s bumper profit; and America’s dog champions

Two nurses from Bankstown hospital
Two nurses from Bankstown hospital have been stood down. Composite: maxveifer, blurred by Guardian Australia

Two Sydney nurses who appeared in a social media video appearing to threaten to refuse to treat – and instead saying they would kill – Israeli patients have been identified and stood down. The video is now the subject of NSW police and NSW Health investigations.

Anthony Albanese led the political condemnation, telling question time: “The comments are vile, the footage is sickening and it is shameful”.

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