Welcome to the 9News live blog for Monday, August 22, 2022. The largest shipment of the deadly opioid fentanyl into Australia was discovered inside ammunition boxes imported to Melbourne, the Australian Federal Police said. The country's second-highest ranked lawyer is due to provide legal advice to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today over his predecessor Scott Morrison's portfolio scandal. Federal government projections have identified the top 10 jobs that will be in need of a new influx of trained workers. And a contractor responsible for a gas mix-up at a Sydney hospital that caused the death of a baby six years ago has been charged.
– Contractor charged over death of newborn at Sydney hospital
– Record seizure of deadly opioid found inside ammo boxes imported into Melbourne
– Legal advice on Scott Morrison's portfolios scandal coming today
– Australia's top 10 most in-demand jobs
That concludes today's 9News blog for August 22, 2022.
Here's what made the news today:
The largest shipment of the deadly opioid fentanyl into Australia was discovered inside ammunition boxes imported to Melbourne, the Australian Federal Police said.
The country's second-highest ranked lawyer was due to provide legal advice to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today over his predecessor Scott Morrison's portfolio scandal.
Federal government projections have identified the top 10 jobs that will be in need of a new influx of trained workers.
And a contractor allegedly responsible for a gas mix-up at a Sydney hospital that caused the death of a baby six years ago has been charged.
We'll return tomorrow with breaking news updates.
Until then visit 9News.com.au and nine.com.au for the latest.
A man in his 20s is in a serious condition after a crash on Sydney's M4 motorway.
The man suffered arm, chest and leg injuries and was rushed to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital after the crash with a truck at Concord.
The accident is causing traffic queues.
"Paramedics arrived to a busy and challenging scene due to the location of the accident and the amount of traffic in the area," NSW Ambulance Inspector, Kay Armstrong, said.
"Paramedics worked to stabilise the patient before he was taken to hospital with a medical team on board.
"Traffic incidents involving motorcycles can result in very serious injuries and this is a timely reminder for everyone to take care on the roads."
We're sorry to report this, but winter's chill is not done with Australia just yet.
A "strong" cold front is set to sweep over the south-east today.
And it could even snow in some places.
Find out how cold it's going to get here.
Data obtained by the Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) revealed a high number of strip searches targeting First Nations peoples took place over the course of the pandemic.
According to the RLC, NSW Police conducted 4477 strip searches from 2020 to 2022, where 60 per cent of those found to be carrying nothing illegal.
Males were strip searched four times more than females, and young people aged 18 to 29 years accounted for 41 per cent of searches.
While only making up 3.4 per cent of the population, in 2021, nine per cent of all strip searches were of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, 11 per cent in 2022.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children represented 4.2 per cent of all strip searches from July 2021 to May 2022.
"It is simply unacceptable that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and children continue to be disproportionately overrepresented in these figures," RLC police accountability senior solicitor, Samantha Lee said.
Lee said the over 4000 strip searches conducted during a lockdown highlights that something "is very wrong."
"To ensure public safety and provide adequate guidance to police we must see legislative change," Lee said.
Police in NSW are asking for help to find a man wanted on outstanding warrants for drug and weapons offences.
Mahmoud Mariam, 38, is wanted by the State Crime Command's Criminal Groups Squad.
He is of Middle Eastern appearance, between 175cm to 180cm tall, of solid build, with black hair, a beard and a moustache.
Anyone who knows where he is should contact NSW Police or Crimestoppers.
A contractor responsible for a gas mix-up at a Sydney hospital that caused the death of a newborn six years ago has been charged.
In July 2016, a baby boy died after being ventilated with nitrous oxide – also known as laughing gas – from a port labelled "oxygen" at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital.
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