Worker Dies In Windfarm Accident; Fears Over Possible Trump Cabinet Picks; And Mattel’s Porn Mishap

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Good afternoon. A man has died after being crushed beneath a turbine blade while working at a regional Victorian windfarm.

Victoria police said the man was working at Golden Plains windfarm on Bells Road in Rokewood, about 133km west of Melbourne, when he was crushed by the blade shortly after 8am on Monday.

‘Selfless’ soldier awarded Victoria Cross | Pte Richard Norden, a 19-year-old Australian soldier who rescued his wounded commander while seriously injured and under enemy gunfire in the Vietnam war, was posthumously awarded the nation’s highest military honour at a Remembrance Day ceremony in Canberra.

Police officer faces trial over nursing home death | Sen Const Kristian White pleaded not guilty to manslaughter over the alleged tasering of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, at a Snowy Mountains nursing home in May 2023.

Liberal senator flags opposition to social media ban | South Australian conservative Alex Antic posted on X that the Albanese government’s proposed social media ban (which has Peter Dutton’s support) was aimed at enforcing “a corporate left wing message” to prevent young Australians becoming “red pilled” and withdrawing support from Labor.