Victoria Police tourniquet kits; Melbourne deaths investigation; Queensland wild weather
Victoria Police will equip 2000 frontline officers with tourniquet kits from January 2027 following an incident where officers lacked medical equipment when responding to an alleged attack on Helen Haines. A woman and her primary school-aged child were found unresponsive outside an apartment block in Box Hill, Melbourne, about 6pm on Thursday and died at the scene despite paramedic efforts. Queensland's southeast has experienced severe flooding with more than a month's worth of rain falling in just a few hours. Hundreds of rescue crews have been deployed across the state to respond to the…
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