NSW boy fights for life after near-drowning in backyard pool
Ambulances outside the home in Camden. (9NEWS) A two-year-old boy is fighting for life after being pulled from a backyard pool unconscious southwest of Sydney last night.Emergency services were called to a home on Smart Street in Camden South at about 9pm last night.Paramedics treated the boy at the scene before he was airlifted to Royal Children's Hospital in Westmead in a critical condition.Officers from Camden Local Area Command have begun investigating the circumstances surrou..>> view originalMan faces one-punch pub attack charges
Sticky end to police chase causes traffic havoc on the Tullamarine Freeway
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Sunday, January 10, 2016
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