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Olympic champ unable to sleep following break in

<p dir="ltr">Olympic swimmer Emily Seebohm has opened up about a frightening late night invasion at the home she shares with her fiancé David Gallagher.</p> <p dir="ltr">Emily, who is now having trouble getting to sleep in the wake of the break in, told Seven about the ordeal, detailing how she and David had come to discover the worrying scene early on a Sunday. </p> <p dir="ltr">“We had someone break into our garage yesterday morning between 5:30 and 6:30,” Emily said, before noting that while that was a normal time for her to be up and about on a weekday, on Sundays she preferred to have a sleep in.</p> <p dir="ltr">“So, I didn’t hear anything, but we first noticed - when Ryan woke up and was heading to work at 9:30 - that the garage door was left open,” she continued. “Which is really odd, because I’m pretty meticulous about making sure that everything’s closed up and locked.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Emily went on to share that she’d made sure the pantry door was locked before going to bed, as their garage led to the laundry, and to the pantry from there, providing access to their home. She was “very thankful for [that], because they couldn’t get into the house.”</p> <p dir="ltr">However, as Emily pointed out, “somehow they did manage to get into all of our cars. Not sure how, we believe that they might have opened the garage door from Ryan’s car - he has a buzzer in his car - but why just open the garage? Why not open the gate?</p> <p dir="ltr">“All of our keys were inside, so luckily they couldn’t steal any of the cars.”</p> <p dir="ltr">But while the thieves had not succeeded in entering the house itself, they hadn’t gone away empty handed, with Emily revealing that “they did steal my wallet, my credit cards, basically everything in my wallet, and they rummaged through the cars.”</p> <p dir="ltr">She and David had gone to investigate the state of the garage, but hadn’t wanted to disturb the cars and any potential evidence contained within them, and so they’d opted to leave the vehicles alone.  </p> <p dir="ltr">Emily did go on to show the vehicles though, both inside and out, noting the open glove boxes and items strewn across the front seats, as well as pointing out the spot in the door where her wallet typically sits.</p> <p dir="ltr">According to Emily, it had been “very scary waking up to that” and that she “didn’t sleep well” the following night, but she had hopes that they’d get some answers soon, with police on their way to inspect the scene, and “hopefully get some fingerprints”. </p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Seven</em></p>

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Heartbreak after Osama Subuh's parents unable to attend funeral

<p><span>The distraught parents of a 15-year-old boy who died in a Sydney hospital while infected with COVID-19 are reeling after being unable to attend his funeral.</span><br /><br /><span>Their son, Osama Subuh, sadly transmitted the virus to his mother and father who are currently hospitalised.</span><br /><br /><span>"They are absolutely distraught they were unable to bury their boy themselves," a family member told <em>The Daily Telegraph.</em></span><br /><br /><span>"What’s happened is so sad, he was such a beautiful happy kid. They can’t believe he’s gone."</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7843178/osama-subuh-2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/eba1117c0c49414e82224d6638cb1ee2" /></p> <p><em>Image: Supplied</em><br /><br /><span>Osama was hospitalised with pneumococcal meningitis however family say the virus seriously deteriorated his condition.</span><br /><br /><span>His family believe he contracted COVID at KFC Punchbowl where he works part time.</span><br /><br /><span>It was also the location of a large outbreak in Western Sydney.</span><br /><br /><span>Osama has been remembered as a “gentle soul”.</span><br /><br /><span>“Osama was also active in our school community, which made him well-liked and respected,” Kingsgrove High School said in a statement.</span><br /><br /><span>Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce told Channel Seven's Sunrise his death is a "tragedy".</span><br /><br /><span>Osama is the youngest person in Australia to die with coronavirus.</span></p>

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“Unable to escape”: Crime scene established over flood fatality

<p>The final moments of a man trapped inside his car as floodwaters surrounded him were marred by tragedy and a sheer will to escape, investigators have said.</p> <p>The 25-year-old Pakistani was on his first day on the job as a contractor in Sydney’s north-west when he became trapped in floodwaters on Cattai Ridge Road, near hidden Valley Lane, at Glenorie.</p> <p>He had made attempts to free himself from the car but ultimately NSW Police suspect the electronics in the hired Toyota vehicle had failed, leaving him unable to escape.</p> <p>"To give you a bit of background, that road up there did have a number of signs and was partly blocked with road closure signs," Detective Inspector Chris Laird said.</p> <p>A flood gate had been padlocked, effectively blocking off the road, but police are investigating whether the road closures were visible enough.</p> <p>The car had been found engulfed in six metres of water, about 30 metres off the road.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840449/nsw-floods-2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/4a656e394ec34c5a8ec1ae76bb36eea2" /></p> <p><em>Image: 9News</em></p> <p>Inspector Laird said: "But we can only speculate again that given what I have seen and the damage to the vehicle that it could very well be that the electrics totally failed, and he was simply unable to escape from the car which is an absolute tragedy," Inspector Laird said.</p> <p>"Also, the fact that he was on the phone for so long is even more tragic and is going to form part of our inquiries as to what actually went on in the car and why this tragic accident occurred."</p> <p>"What more can I say than a man who is possibly about to pass away, he is on the phone and the water is rising."</p> <p>Laird went on to say there were clear signs that “the poor man” had fought to the end to get out of the vehicle.</p> <p>"You can only just imagine somebody fighting for their life to get out of the car, that's what the inside damage of the car looked like.</p> <p>He said there "was not broken windows, he clearly couldn't get out".</p> <p>The car was found with a man's body inside about 1.10pm.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840448/nsw-floods-3.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/46859800c0d742eaad6f97b9a33dbe7a" /></p> <p><em>Image: 9News</em></p> <p>Prime Minister Scott Morrison and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the death in parliament.</p> <p>"This is a terribly sad day for that family," Mr Morrison said.</p> <p>"We have seen so much over the course of the past year and more as this country has battled so many things - floods, fires, viruses, drought and now these floods again.</p> <p>"And now this family will get this news and they will grieve."</p> <p>Ms Berejiklian said: "Because it's early stages I will allow the State Emergency Services to comment further about that at the appropriate time to make sure arrangements have been made in relation to the next of kin.</p> <p>"But of course, it goes without saying that we extend our heartfelt condolences to all the loved ones of that person."</p> <p>NSW Police Minister David Elliot also issued a statement about the man's "tragic death".</p> <p>"On behalf of the NSW Government, I extend my deepest sympathies to his family, friends and community in this immensely distressing time.</p> <p>"As someone who lives in the Hills and is a proud representative of our community, I know that this tragedy will send ripples through this tight-knit place we call home.</p> <p>"The human cost of these floods has been brought into sharp focus in the most tragic of circumstances and I urge communities to continue to be cautious in the face of continued and imminent threats to life.</p> <p>"I thank all our Police and Emergency Services who have worked tirelessly to keep our communities safe during this severe weather event," he said.</p>

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"Bubble boy" Thomas Collins dies after being unable to return home to QLD

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>A young boy who struggled with an auto-immune disease for most of his life passed away on Saturday.</p> <p>Thomas Collins was just 3 years old when he died after being diagnosed with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) just days after he was born.</p> <p>The deficiency means he has no ability to fight off diseases and makes the risk of infections life-threatening.</p> <p>He spent 858 days in the hospital and was kept in a "plastic bubble" to stop him from catching diseases.</p> <p>Tom's conditions worsened while in a Melbourne hospital and the young family weren't able to move back to Queensland for support from their other family members due to COVID-19 restrictions.</p> <p>Tom's parents Leah and Morgan Collins have been fighting for their son to be let into Brisbane as he was nearing the end of his days but were unable to get a response from Queensland Health in time.</p> <p>The reason the family were in Melbourne was due to a specialist in a Melbourne hospital being the only person who could deliver the treatment Tom needed.</p> <p>The family shared their heartbreak on Facebook.</p> <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftomsbattle%2Fposts%2F913107189094286&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=552&amp;height=760&amp;appId" width="552" height="760" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe> <p>“It is with deepest sorrow and fractured hearts that we tell you of Thomas’s passing this evening,” the Collins family posted on Facebook.</p> <p>“He passed peacefully in the arms of his parents.</p> <p>“Despite our best efforts we were unable to get him home to Queensland.</p> <p>“No response from Qld was received in time. We understood the potential conditions were very distressing and would have separated our family during transport.</p> <p>“We would then be forced to quarantine in the room he would have passed in as he was unlikely to survive 14 days quarantine.</p> <p>“We chose to do what our son needed most, which was to be with his parents in a peaceful environment to the end. We were able to do that for him.”</p> <p>“Sadly, we now have a choice between 14-day hotel quarantine, or wait 14 days south of the border to get back to Queensland, via NSW,” they said.</p> <p>“We wished we could be surrounded by family during this time but this is the hand we have been dealt.”</p> </div> </div> </div>

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Sam Newman rages about being unable to play golf

<p>The spread of coronavirus has forced Victorians into an extreme lockdown but the only thing Sam Newman wants to know is why he can’t play golf.</p> <p>The former host of the<span> </span><em>Footy Show</em><span> </span>has been vocal over the past few months as he criticised Premier Dan Andrews for preventing people from hitting the fairways as the pandemic brought life to a grinding halt.</p> <p>That changed as restrictions started loosening once Australia looked to be beating the virus, but after an alarming increase in Victorian cases, a state of disaster has been declared - and unfortunately for Newman, he’s had to put his clubs back in the bag.</p> <p>Greater Melbourne has been forced to implement a nightly curfew from 8 pm to 5 am but Newman is more concerned about why golf courses have ben forced to close.</p> <p>“Open: bottle shops and liquor stores. Shut: golf courses,” Newman tweeted.</p> <p>“Dilemma — sit a home and get s**t-faced OR step into the wide open spaces, well away from others, exercising as you do, by playing GOLF. And the lunacy goes on.”</p> <p>After someone on social media responded, saying there are much bigger concerns right now - such as the effect of Victoria’s lockdown on unemployment rates - Newman still believed his complaint was valid.</p> <p>“The 100,000 out of work may want to play GOLF — seeing as they’re out of work,” Newman wrote.</p> <p>In April, Newman marched on Victoria’s Parliament House in Melbourne to demand the state’s golf courses be re-opened immediately.</p> <p>But Andrews responded by saying, “no round of golf is worth someone’s life” as Newman repeatedly attacked the Premier’s leadership.</p>

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Major bank’s customers unable to withdraw their money

<p>Nothing makes your heart sink like not being able to withdraw money from an ATM when you know there’s cash in your account, and customers at one of Australia’s major banks got to experience this feeling firsthand on Thursday after a major malfunction.</p> <p>The technical glitch affected EFTPOS services as well as phone and internet banking platforms and saw customers unable to withdraw amounts greater than $200.</p> <p>Social media was awash with complains from ANZ customers who were unable to withdraw their cash, who grew increasingly desperate with each extra attempt.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Can't pay my rent. This is so embarassing! <a href="https://twitter.com/ANZ_AU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ANZ_AU</a></p> — Abby Bailey (@abbyjaynebailey) <a href="https://twitter.com/abbyjaynebailey/status/976659569500762112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <p>Some customers reported seeing the following message when using the bank’s goMoney app:</p> <p>"ANZ Internet Banking, Phone Banking, Grow by ANZ, goMoney and ANZ App is currently under maintenance and expected to be available by 06:00am Sun 18th March (AEDT). Thanks for your patience.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Yeah, okay. Seems like the issue is going to take 3 days to fix <a href="https://t.co/o4h0fhjplG">pic.twitter.com/o4h0fhjplG</a></p> — Nikki Brown (@BrownNikki) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrownNikki/status/976641006970875904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2018</a></blockquote> <p>ANZ acknowledged the error in a statement to the press and said the bank was addressing it as a “top priority” by a “team of experts”.</p> <p>"We discovered a technical fault affecting some of our systems, including internet banking, goMoney and the ANZ app late this morning," he <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>told the ABC</strong></em></span></a>.</p> <p>The bank has since confirmed services have been restored across all platforms, but has asked customers to be patient while the network’s systems recover.</p> <p>Are you a customer of this bank and has it affected you?</p>

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85 plumbers on board flight unable to fix plane's broken toilet

<p><span>A Norwegian Air flight had to turn around shortly after take-off due to a problem with the toilets, despite there being 85 plumbers on board.</span></p> <p><span>On Saturday, the plane travelling to Munich from Oslo was already 34 minutes late but didn’t get past the Swedish border after experiencing a problem with the toilets, reported Norwegian newspaper <em>Dagablat.</em></span></p> <p><span>“It is true that DY1156, who was to fly from Oslo to Munich, had to turn to Oslo again when they found a mistake on the toilets on board. The plane had to circulate over Hedmark to get rid of fuel so it was not too heavy to land,” communications adviser Fatima Elkadi told <em>Dagbladet.</em></span></p> <p><span>The plan seats 186 passengers and 60 to 70 of those on board were plumbers all from the same company, with others from the industry onboard as well.</span></p> <p><span>The plumbers were on their way to a trip to Munich with their company.</span></p> <p><span>“We would have liked to fix the rest rooms, but unfortunately it had to be done from the outside and we did not take the opportunity to send a plumber [out] at 10,000 metres,” the CEO of the plumbing company, Frank Olsen, told the paper.</span></p> <p><span>A spokesman from Norwegian Air said the aircraft was fixed and continued on a flight later the same day.</span></p> <p><span>“We would like to thank passengers for their patience and would like to apologise for the inconvenience,” the spokesman said.</span></p>

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