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The Latest Breaking News from Cooma

If you've travelled south, you'll recognise this road dubbed 'The Mad Mile'

This long stretch of highway is full of stories.

The Canberra Times

Clare Nowland’s son says decision not to imprison police officer who killed her a ‘slap on the wrist’

Kristian White was convicted of manslaughter over death of Nowland whom he shot with a Taser at a Cooma aged care home in 2023

The Guardian - AU

Cooma favourite opens doors on Sydney Building tequila bar

Do you know the difference between mezcal and tequila?

The Canberra Times

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'Warning' after 24,000 cigarettes, illicit drugs seized in Cooma

Seized cigarettes, vapes and tobacco worth $48k, police claim.

The Canberra Times

Clare Nowland: family of 95-year-old woman Tasered by NSW police settle civil case with state

Relatives sued when the elderly woman died from injuries after being subdued with a stun gun at an aged care home in Cooma

The Guardian - AU

Cooma's Birdsnest to bring pop-up store to Canberra

There's no need to go online or drive down the Monaro.

The Canberra Times

Men risked their lives to work on the Snowy Hydro scheme. Now, 75 years on, the 2.0 project represents a different world

Rugged adventurers who toiled in dangerous conditions to create the hydroelectricity scheme would scarcely recognise today’s technological advances

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Accused Taser cop fronts grandmother's loved ones

A policeman accused of fatally tasering a woman at a nursing home in NSW has faced a tense courtroom for the first time since being charged with manslaughter.

AAP

Snowies heat up for national busking championships

Street performers and an ex-Australian Idol judge have descended on a sleepy Snowy Mountains town for the 2023 Australian National Busking Championships.

AAP

Jules' Red Dog and carved kennel is a roadside sensation

'People are pulling up all the time, taking photos,' Jules said.

The Canberra Times

Tasered woman's family in court case talks with state

The family of great-grandmother Clare Nowland is suing the state of NSW on her behalf after she was tasered by police at a Cooma nursing home.

AAP

Snowy Mountains pub changes hands after 38 years

The sellers share their favourite memories as they call time on the pub.

The Canberra Times

Interest rates blame game continues – as it happened

This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

A 95-year-old Australian woman dies after police shoot her with a stun gun

The woman, who had dementia, had been hospitalized in Cooma in New South Wales state since her skull was fractured when she fell on May 17 after a police officer socked her with a stun gun.

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ABC News

Family, community mourn Clare Nowland, who died after being tasered by police in Cooma

Clare Nowland is being mourned by her family and community, who say she leaves a "great legacy" after her death overnight.

ABC News

Clare Nowland, 95-year-old woman tasered at Cooma nursing home, dies in hospital

Clare Nowland fell and fractured her skull after she was tasered by police during an incident at a Cooma nursing home last week.

ABC News

Charges laid against police officer accused of tasering 95-year-old Clare Nowland

A police officer who is accused of discharging a taser on a 95-year-old woman at a Cooma aged care centre is charged over the incident.

The Conversation

Why doesn't Australia have greater transparency around Taser use by police?

The use of a Taser to subdue a 95-year-old dementia patient at an aged care home in Cooma, New South Wales, last week is yet another sickening example of what can go wrong when police rely too heavily on force to resolve challenging situations.

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The Guardian - AU

NSW police officer who Tasered 95-year-old dementia patient suspended from duty with pay

Claire Nowland continues to receive end-of-life care at Cooma district hospital, as calls for a broader independent investigation grow

ABC News

Senior constable suspended with pay after tasering 95yo great-grandmother in NSW Snowy Mountains

Clare Nowland fell and fractured her skull last week after she was tasered by the senior constable who had been called to her aged-care home in Cooma, because she was carrying a knife.

ABC News

Family of elderly woman handcuffed by police at Sydney nursing home wants more accountability

The daughter of a woman with dementia who was handcuffed in a Sydney aged care home is demanding more accountability from police over instances of force being used against residents.

The Canberra Times

'How can this happen?': Cooma in disbelief as police conduct questions remain

Cooma residents reacted to the alleged Tasering of 95-year-old Clare Nowland.

ABC News

Cooma locals say tasering of elderly woman 'disgusting', as police review footage

Great-grandmother Clare Nowland remains in a critical condition at Cooma Base Hospital after the incident on Wednesday, as Cooma locals say other means should have been used to subdue her.

The Guardian - AU

Clare Nowland: NSW police’s decision to Taser 95-year-old woman leaves community ‘gobsmacked’

Disability advocates outraged at ‘heavy handed’ response, while Greens MP says incident should mark turning point in police misconduct reviews

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Tasering of 95-year-old woman under investigation; Stan Grant steps down; and falling for a sex worker

Clare Nowland remains in a critical condition in hospital after the incident at her Cooma aged care home

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