Though he still mourns the loss of his uncle Robert and cousin Patrick Salway
Mr Barnden said he was haunted by constant thoughts he could have done more
He is one of 3,300 RFS members who have sought professional help to cope
A hero firefighter who saved 13 people during the Black Summer bushfires is still struggling to come to terms with losing his uncle and cousin.
Nathan Barnden, 27, was among the thousands of volunteer firefighters who battled the devastating blazes that burned across the country between October 2019 and March 2020.
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More than 24 million hectares of land was burned, 3,000 homes destroyed and 33 lives lost - including six Australian firefighters and three US water bomber crew.
Decline in death penalty driven by COVID-19 pandemic, shift in prosecutor support
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Geronimo Gutierrez, 24, was convicted in the 1999 shotgun murder of Rick Marin. Earlier this year, Gutierrez’s death sentence was reduced to life in prison after prosecutors and judges agreed he had an intellectual disability. He was one of six men whose sentences were reduced based on claims of intellectual disabilities, according to a new report.Jerry Lara /Staff photographer
Use of the death penalty in Texas has dropped sharply in recent years, partly because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the election of prosecutors focused on criminal justice reform, a new report found.
Cricket: Kyle Jamieson shines for Black Caps on day one against Pakistan
3 Jan, 2021 06:30 AM
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Dylan Cleaver and Andrew Alderson review the opening day of the 2nd New Zealand-Pakistan cricket test at Hagley Oval which featured Kyle Jamieson’s 3rd 5-wicket bag in his 6th test and Azhar Ali making a robust 93. Video / Andrew Alderson
Dylan Cleaver and Andrew Alderson review the opening day of the 2nd New Zealand-Pakistan cricket test at Hagley Oval which featured Kyle Jamieson’s 3rd 5-wicket bag in his 6th test and Azhar Ali making a robust 93. Video / Andrew Alderson
There s a thrill unlike anything else in cricket when you watch a fast bowler on top of his game; a quick who looks like taking a wicket with every delivery.