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“Take a lesson out of the Queen’s book”: Karl’s swipe at Harry

Karl Stefanovic has hit out against Prince Harry after the Duke’s latest interview where he compared his royal life to a mix “between The Truman Show and living in a zoo”. The Duke of Sussex also took aim at Prince Charles in his appearance on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepherd podcast, saying Charles passed “genetic pain and suffering” onto him. He also revealed the realisation he had in his 20s that he didn’t want to be involved in royal life. Coming after Harry and Meghan Markle’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in March, Stefanovic signalled he’d had enough of Harry’s “whining”. “It’s a great thing that he got away from all that prying press in the UK,” Stefanovic said sarcastically. When co-host Allison Langdon sympathised with Harry’s mental health struggles and said “you have got to take the mental health stuff pretty seriously”, Stefanovic doubled down on his criticism. “Of course, Ally, but I’m just saying it’s ridiculous how he keeps whining about his childhood. He grew up in privilege, in a palace,” Stefanovic countered. “I mean, just give it a rest bro. “He looks happier too when he was partying in Vegas, I’m just saying.” Stefanovic was so “riled” by Harry’s latest outburst that he returned to the subject later in the show. “The guy doesn’t need to go from his [Californian] mansion and start rabbiting on about how hard life is when he has got enormous privilege, and to keep bagging his family,” he said. “Just get on with it. Take a lesson out of the Queen’s book and just get on with it. Carry on. I’m not saying anything more about that … it’s really riled me.” Harry described the “get on with it” attitude in his latest interview and said his desire to “break the cycle” within his own family drove the move to California. “It’s the job right? Grin and bear it. Get on with it. I was in my early 20s and I was thinking I don’t want this job, I don’t want to be here. I don’t want to be doing this,” he said. “Look what it did to my mum. How am I ever going to settle down and have a wife and family, when I know it’s going to happen again?”

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Outrage over woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann

<div class="reply-list-component"> <div class="reply-component"> <div class="reply-body-component"> <div class="reply_body body linkify"> <div class="reply-body-wrapper"> <div class="reply-body-inner"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <div> <div class="reply-list-component"> <div class="reply-component"> <div class="reply-body-component"> <div class="reply_body body linkify"> <div class="reply-body-wrapper"> <div class="reply-body-inner"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> A woman has been slammed for claiming that she could be missing UK toddler Madeleine McCann on TikTok. The UK toddler was just three years old when she disappeared from a villa in Portugal in 2007, with her disappearance leading to an international search. Unfortunately, investigators haven't been able to figure out what happened to Madeleine, with her parents Kate and Gerry McCann trying desperately over the last decade to find their daughter. The TikTok user, a young blonde woman, has been slammed after she claimed to be staying near the villa as a child, and captioned her TikTok clip "My mates joke about me being Madeleine McCann". The video shows pictures of the woman when she was a toddler and another picture of Madeleine, showing similarities between the two. She was quickly slammed for the video. “What people do for views,” one person wrote. “You shouldn’t joke about something that still brings pain to people,” wrote another. “Why use this to try and get fame, wanna have a reality check?” another wrote. <img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7841209/hero-maddy-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/7f95da898fff4dad893506d33ead944d" /> Screenshots from the TikTok video The video comes just a day after Madeleine's parents posted a message to their daughter on Facebook, as Madeleine would've been 18 on Wednesday May 12. The message reads: "We love you and are waiting for you". They also left birthday cards and gifts in her bedroom, which remains unchanged since she left, according to <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/madeleine-mccann-parents-18th-birthday-24096738" target="_blank">The Mirror.</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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Waleed Aly slammed over fiery budget “interrogation”

Walled Aly is facing backlash after his fiery interview with opposition leader Anthony Albanese over the 2021 federal budget. The Labor leader was grilled on Channel 10’s The Project on Wednesday night by Mr Aly, receiving a mixed response from the audience who accused him of interrupting Mr Albanese multiple times. The Project co-host took exception to Mr Albanese accusing the government of using "slush funds" and misusing an unallocated $9 billion in the budget. “They’ve also set-up these little slush funds. They've set up with 21 separate funds, they have $4 billion attached to them,” Mr Albanese said. “And there is $9 billion in the budget over the next short little while which is decisions taken, but not announced. “It is your money, taxpayers, but they won't tell you what it will be spent on and you have got to suspect it will be very much devoted to the political map rather than people's needs. Mr Aly cut in to say: “That’s a common line item in the budget, though.” The Labor leader shot back, saying “I have never seen anything like it. I have been here a while. It is not common to have $9 billion.” “The amount, you can argue. It is not a scandalous line item. That's a common one,” Aly said. “It is not actually, but we'll keep going,” Mr Albanese said while Mr Aly continued to talk about the NDIS. “Billions has been added to the NDIS, which you were saying was a Labor legacy,” he went on to say. “They cut $4 billion in the budget just a little while ago. So put some of that back. That's true. Some of the areas,” Albanese remarked. Shortly before the interview ended, Mr Aly shot back: “'More than some. They put more than $4 billion back.” “Waleed, just a suggestion that you might let a guest answer the questions you pose. That interview did you no favours,' one person wrote on Twitter. Another added: “Just ask questions, don't talk him down.” “I love Waleed and The Project but seriously that Albo Interview was ridiculous. So Simon Birmingham had a light and fluffy interview and Albo got a full on interrogation,” a third person said. Others accused Albanese of being desperate to find something wrong in the budget. “Oh dear. Albo clutching at straws, he knows Labor is doomed at the next election,” one person said.

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Farmer rescues “five little baby girls” found crying, abandoned

A Texan farmer made a shocking discovery on his ranch near the southern border with Mexico. Five abandoned girls from Honduras and Guatemala were reportedly found on Sunday, May 9 (local time) by farmer Jimmy Hobbs while he was “doing the rounds of his property”, according to local congressman Tony Gonzales. “While we thank God they were found alive, these tragic scenes are happening more and more,” he tweeted. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Take a good hard look at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BidenBorderCrisis?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BidenBorderCrisis</a> These young girls were found outside a ranch near Quemado, Texas in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TX23?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TX23</a>. The Del Rio Sector border patrol tell me they are uninjured, healthy, and in good spirits. 🙏 <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> enough is enough let’s work together solve this crisis. <a href="https://t.co/mt5P7ysN9g">pic.twitter.com/mt5P7ysN9g</a> — Tony Gonzales (@TonyGonzales4TX) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyGonzales4TX/status/1391529589256695810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2021</a></blockquote> In a video posted on social media, Mr Hobbs described the moment he found the girls. “About 8.30 in the morning, just driving along and then all of a sudden I see them, laying there, right beside the bank of the river,” he said. “Five little baby girls, all by themselves - hungry, crying, one didn’t have any clothes on. One wasn’t even old enough to walk.” Three of the girls are reportedly from Honduras, aged seven, three, and two, while the other two, aged five and 11-months-old, are from Guatemala. Mr Hobbs said he called Border Patrol and gave the girls something to eat and drink. “I don’t think they would have made it if I hadn’t found them,” he told congressman Gonzales. Unaccompanied children are often sent across the border with the hope they can stay in the US following Biden’s winding back of some of the harsher border policies of the Trump administration. Unaccompanied children have been exempted from expulsion under President Biden, allowing them to stay in America while pursuing asylum claims. The number of unaccompanied children encountered on the US-Mexico border has also been reduced from an all-time high in March, according to authorities, with more adults found coming without families. Image credit: Tony Gonzales / Twitter

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Leigh Sales slams Josh Frydenberg over Budget "assumptions"

<div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in element-type-p"> ABC's 7:30 host Leigh Sales wasn't thrilled with the current Federal Budget and grilled Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Tuesday night about the range of "assumptions". “The budget is based on a series of assumptions, and they are that the whole Australian population will be vaccinated by the end of the year, that there’ll be no sustained state border closures this year and no major COVID outbreaks, and that international borders will start to operate reasonably normally by the middle of next year,” Sales said. “Those are very uncertain and heroic assumptions, aren’t they?” Frydenberg said that the government is staying cautious due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re in the middle of a pandemic, and making assumptions during normal times is difficult – to make them during the middle of a pandemic is even more so,” he said. “Those assumptions are based on the best available evidence to us. “We know that more than 10 per cent of the Australian population has now received their first dose. “We’ve seen 30 per cent of those aged over 70 or above receive a dose. “We saw more than 400,000 doses rolled out over the course of the last week. More supply is coming online. So that is the assumption about vaccines. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> WATCH: Treasurer <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshFrydenberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoshFrydenberg</a> joins <a href="https://twitter.com/leighsales?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@leighsales</a> for his first post-budget interview, after he declared Australia's economic engine is "roaring back to life" and unveiled tens of billions in new spending. <a href="https://t.co/Hny0pkGhKf">https://t.co/Hny0pkGhKf</a> — abc730 (@abc730) <a href="https://twitter.com/abc730/status/1392085762472960001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2021</a></blockquote> “With respect to international borders, it’s quite a conservative, cautious assumption that international borders will gradually reopen from the middle of next year.” It's been a slow start to the national vaccination program, with numbers trailing behind what's required. “The mass vaccination centre will be able to administer up to 30,000 vaccines per week once it is up and running, that means around 5000 vaccinations per day,” NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said. “The centre, combined with the more than 100 NSW Health run clinics and hubs, means NSW Health can administer around 60,000 vaccines each week across the state.” 50 million doses are required to vaccinate everyone over the age of 16 in Australia, but authorities have managed to deliver 2.7 million doses. </div>

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Ellen sensationally quits

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in element-type-p"> TV talk show legend Ellen Degeneres has announced that she is ending her talk show after 19 seasons due to a year of controversy and PR issues. The 63-year-old will host one final season, which is the 19th season of the show, before ending the series in 2022. She said her reasoning for quitting was that it was "just not a challenge anymore". “When you’re a creative person, you constantly need to be challenged. And as great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it’s just not a challenge anymore,” DeGeneres told <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ellen-degeneres-show-end-1234951571/" target="_blank">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. “Although all good things must come to an end, you still have hope that truly great things never will,” Warner Bros.’ unscripted TV president Mike Darnell told the publication. He added it was “an absolute phenomenon,” and the “premier destination for both superstars and incredible heartfelt human-interest stories.” An insider confirmed that Ellen was willing to walk away in August. “She feels she can’t go on and the only way to recover her personal brand from this is to shut down the show,” an insider told the Daily Mail. “The truth is she knew what was going on, it’s her show. The buck stops with her. She can blame every executive under the sun – but Ellen is ultimately the one to blame.” The controversy quickly began after a tweet in March went viral, claiming that she was "notoriously one of the meanest people alive". <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Right now we all need a little kindness. You know, like Ellen Degeneres always talks about! 😊❤️ She’s also notoriously one of the meanest people alive Respond to this with the most insane stories you’ve heard about Ellen being mean & I’ll match every one w/ $2 to <a href="https://twitter.com/LAFoodBank?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LAFoodBank</a> — Kevin T. Porter (@KevinTPorter) <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinTPorter/status/1241049881688412160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2020</a></blockquote> More than 1,000 replies to the tweet had many detailing their experiences with her, which inspired staff to come forward with allegations of bullying. Many weren't impressed with the way that she handled the controversy, pleading to fans that she was a "work in progress". “As you may have heard this summer there were allegations of a toxic work environment at our show and then there was an investigation. I learned that things happened here that never should’ve happened,” she said. “I take that very seriously, and I want to say I’m so sorry to the people who were affected. “Sometimes I get sad. I get mad. I get anxious. I get frustrated. I get impatient. And I am working on all of that. I am a work in progress. “And I am especially working on the impatience thing because … and it’s not going well because it’s not happening fast enough.” </div> </div> </div>

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Community rocked by death of teenager killed in bin

A community in South Australia has been left devastated following news of a 13-year-old boy being killed after a bin he and his two mates were sleeping in was picked up by a garbage truck. New information regarding why the boys came to be inside the bin has just shown how tragic the circumstances were. Spencer Benbolt Junior, 13, was asleep in an industrial bin in Port Lincoln early on Tuesday with two other boys – aged 11 and 12. It began being emptied due to a scheduled collection. One boy managed to escape injury by jumping out, but the other two children became trapped. The 12-year-old boy who escaped immediately began to bang on the driver’s door to alert him of the tragedy, and emergency services were called to the Reoco car park just after 5.20am. Spencer suffered serious injuries and sadly died at the scene. The other boy was unharmed despite also being thrown into the truck. The group of boys had been wandering around their town for hours in an effort to escape the rain and cold, the Daily Mail reports. The trio stopped off at the nearby Grand Tasma Hotel to ask for water at about 12.30am. The boys reportedly made it clear to the local pub goers that they had no intention on going home that night. The group wandered to Port Lincoln’s industrial area where they reportedly tried to seek shelter at a McDonald. They would then decide to crawl into the industrial bin for the night. South Coast Local Service Area officer in charge Paul Bahr told reporters on Tuesday that the boys were not classified as homeless and had “places to stay … with beds they could sleep in”. “We’re not aware of any reports of children sleeping in bins in Port Lincoln. This is the first time we’ve become aware of it,” he said. “Port Lincoln has an issue with homelessness like every community and from time to time we do get rough sleepers (but) I’m not aware of children sleeping rough.” The Department of Child Protection said the boy was not in state care. On Tuesday Spencer’s aunty released a statement to Nine News on behalf of the family. “Spencer always had a close relationship with his parents, brothers and grandmothers, who he loved and adored,” she read. “He loved hunting, fishing, camping, was a cheeky boy who had a big imagination.” It is believed Spencer, known as Budda to his friends and family, had been staying with friends recently. Holly Puckridge, who was a friend of Spencer’s told 7News he had asked to “stay with us for a couple of days and we let him sleep over”. Mother Jess Bettoncelli said her 12-year-old son often hung out with the group and would join them in sleeping outside services stations and at local sporting grounds. “He’s very shaken up, he’s I think confused,” she told the outlet. “He’s I guess wondering and suspecting that that could have been him last night.” <img style="width: 500px; height:281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7841164/bear.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/34bbb4ff971c4ba188867ad3396efe70" /> Superintendent Bahr said the two other boys involved in the incident have been left “traumatised” by what happened. “The background as to how they’ve ended up in this industrial bin is something that’s really going to take some time to understand,” he said. “It will be a strong part of the coronial investigation that we’ve begun.” The truck driver was not aware the boys were inside the bin when he picked it up, and has been reportedly left “extremely shaken” by the incident. Superintendent Bahr also said it was a “terrible event”. “Dealing with a young child who is suffering significant trauma and not being able to save their life after a lot of effort has gone into attempting to revive him is going to be very difficult to them,” he said. images: Supplied

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Paul Hogan’s “homesick” plea falls on deaf ears

Aussie actor Paul Hogan appeared on Sunrise complaining that he’s “desperately homesick” in Los Angeles and eager to return to Australia - without much sympathy from Sunrise viewers. The Crocodile Dundee star appeared emotional as he was being interviewed by hosts Natalie Barr and David Koch on Tuesday, May 11, speaking from his $4.5 million mansion in Venice Beach. “I’m desperately homesick. You’re living in a country right now, alongside New Zealand, that’s the light of the world,” he told the program hosts. “I’m living in LA county which has 10 million people, and about half of ‘em got COVID. So am I homesick? You bet your life.” Kochie also noted that the 81-year-old, who regularly appears on Sunrise, was the “most down” they’d ever seen him. Hogan said he was trying to stay positive despite taking steroids for a kidney issue that resulted in his face bloating. He also said he barely left his house in California, as the pandemic has seen the area spike in homelessness and crime and the wider Los Angeles area being hit hard by COVID-19. Kochie pointed out that many celebrities entering Australia had managed to skip hotel quarantine and isolate privately. But Hogan dismissed the idea, insisted he and his youngest son, Clance, would have to complete hotel quarantine together and would “strangle each other”. Despite his visibly low spirits, many Sunrise viewers were unsympathetic to the star’s situation, questioning how “desperate” he really was if he refused to undergo hotel quarantine for two weeks. “Quarantine like everyone else … or stay in America,” <a href="https://twitter.com/michelleweb67/status/1391892344908128258">one viewer wrote</a>. “Desperately homesick … won’t quarantine for two weeks to get back. Must be reeeeal bad,” <a href="https://twitter.com/sunriseon7/status/1391883558067728387/retweets/with_comments">another tweeted</a>. Some viewers did show their support for the actor on the show’s Facebook page, with one user writing: “Lot of mean people here. He is an elderly 81-year-old fella obviously homesick. A bit of compassion wouldn’t hurt.” This isn’t the first time Hogan has expressed his desire to come home either. In an October 2020 interview with the Courier Mail, he said of his LA home, “I’m like a kangaroo in a Russian zoo - I don’t belong here.” Image Credit: Channel 7

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Lisa Curry marks third wedding anniversary

Lisa Curry has been shining light on her struggle following the death of her daughter Jaimi from long-term illness last September. But the former Olympian has found some happiness among her grief, celebrating her third wedding anniversary with her husband Mark Tabone on Tuesday, May 11. She shared her happy day with fans on Instagram. Donning her pink wedding dress, Lisa posed on the bonnet of a vintage car as her Elvis impersonator husband plants a kiss on her cheek. She also shared images from their honeymoon in India, Egypt, Malta and Abu Dhabi. This happy moment comes after Lisa celebrated her first Mother’s Day since her daughter’s death. Sharing a series of photos featuring son Jett, daughter Morgan, and her grandchildren on Instagram, she opened up about her happiness and heartache. <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/COpUVVZreau/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/COpUVVZreau/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Lisa Curry AO (@lisacurry)</a> </div> </blockquote> The 58-year-old wrote: “A beautiful Mother’s Day morning spent with my beautiful husband, mum, children and little boo boos.” She continued, “It was difficult to hide my sadness today … there are so many emotions … always being tugged from happiness to sadness.” Lisa also shared her experience being a mum. “We try so hard every single day to protect you, to comfort you, to teach you what’s important, to be kind to others, to follow your dreams … and then when you leave our nest, to do your best. “To all our children, on earth and in heaven, you are our greatest achievements and our greatest loves. I am your mum and I love you with everything I have.”

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Choosing to live: Patti Newton speaks out after Bert’s surgery

Just hours after the news broke of her husband’s leg amputation, Patti Newton has spoken. Bert Newton, 82, had to make a “life or death decision” in his battle with a serious health problem stemming from an infected toe. After six weeks in hospital Newton was told he only had a few months to live unless he underwent surgery to remove the knee. While Newton remains in Melbourne’s Epworth Hospital following the operation, wife Patti Newton spoke about their “new normal”. “He got through the operation. It was huge and a very day for everybody,” she said. “He had a choice and his choice was to live.” Patti told reporters she was proud of him and that they were remaining positive. “His words were: ‘Let’s do this with a positive attitude’,” she said. Following the surgery, the couple will have to make big adjustments as they have stairs in their home, as well as bedrooms and bathrooms on separate levels. Patti has also suffered a recent injury and is currently in a moon boot after breaking her ankle in two places. This is the latest health scare Newton has endured over the years, including a quadruple heart bypass surgery in 2012 and a week’s stay in hospital with pneumonia in 2011.

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Patient zero of Sydney's latest outbreak revealed as restrictions are extended

The Sydney COVID-19 patient dubbed "BBQ man" after he visited multiple BBQ stores around the city while infectious has been named, finally providing an explanation for his shopping spree. Investment company Apollo Global Management managing director Tom Pizzey has been identified by the Australian Financial Review as the man linked to Sydney's latest COVID-19 scare. Mr Pizzey is understood to have the "double mutant" Indian strain of the virus, with his wife also testing positive to COVID-19. AFR reported Mr Pizzey is still dealing with symptoms of the virus, with Apollo confirming it is assisting NSW Health in relation to a positive virus case. “The employee has not travelled outside Australia this year,” an Apollo spokesperson told AFR. Mr Pizzey, who is one of Apollo's only two full-time employees in Australia, is understood to be the mystery COVID-19 case who visited multiple venues on May 1 while unknowingly infectious, including multiple BBQ stores. He visited two different Barbecue Galore stores as the chain is in its early stages of auction. Mr Pizzey was checking out the stores for Apollo, with reports the company is considering acquiring the chain. In the same day, Mr Pizzey also visited Joe’s Barbeques & Heating in Silverwater, Tucker Barbecues in Silverwater and The Meat Store in Bondi Junction

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Shocking health news for Bert Newton

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> Entertainment legend Bert Newton has reportedly been forced to have his leg amputated after suffering from an infected toe. Entertainment reporter Peter Ford said that the 82-year-old has been battling a serious health problem and said that it was a "life or death" decision to have the amputation. Newton was in hospital over Christmas with a toe infection and his condition continued to deteriorate. “It got worse … he was seeing doctors and specialists and they couldn’t seem to get it right, it kept on spreading. Basically he was told last week, you have a couple of months to live, or if you have your leg amputated, you’ll probably have a few years. So, he agreed to have the leg amputated on Saturday,” Ford told Ross and Russel on 3AW on Monday. “So that was the choice and Bert obviously chose to stick around.” The adjustment will be tough for the Newton family as they currently have stairs in their home and will need to convert them for Bert. “It’s a big decision for anyone to make, but it’s also a practical thing, because they live in a two-storey place with the bedrooms and the bathrooms upstairs, so they’re now having to convert the house downstairs because Patti doesn’t want him to go into a nursing home,” he said. <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CJNxRECJz81/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CJNxRECJz81/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Patti Newton (@pattinewtonofficial)</a> </div> </blockquote> “They said, ‘We had a choice. Other people don’t have a choice. Bert wants to keep on living, because he adores Patti, his children and his grandkids, and he wants to have as much time as he can with them’.” “He’s in reasonably good spirits,” Ford said. </div> </div> </div>

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Who wore it best? Julia Morris and Angela Bishop’s awkward onscreen moment

Julia Morris and Angela Bishop expertly diffused a potentially-awkward live television moment on Friday after both showing up wearing the exact same dress on Studio 10. The beloved television personalities laughed the moment off as they attempted to avoid a repeat of the infamous #jacketgate moment of 2017. Appearing on Studio 10 to discuss her new book, tongue-in-cheek self-help book Julia Morris Makes it Easy, with Beau Ryan and Sarah Harris, Morris appeared on screen in a stunning purple and pink dress, only to be interrupted a few moments later by Bishop in the very same floral outfit. “Can I just interrupt … Can I get a piece of advice Julia: What happens when you turn up on national television wearing the same frock as someone else?” Bishop asked as the panel erupted in laughter. “What I wanna know Ange is who wore it breast?” Morris quipped, standing up with her chest to the camera. “You took the words right out of my mouth,” Ryan joked, before Morris added: “You look gorgeous … I have to get my own modesty board but check this out,” she said as she lifted her leg up to show off sneakers. Bishop replied by saying she'd paired the dress with classic black Christian Louboutins. It’s certainly not the first time a live cross has seen two presenters in the same outfit. In 2017, off-air footage of Channel 9 reporter Julie Snook being berated by newsreader Amber Sherlock for wearing a similar colour top to her during a live cross made headlines across the world, forever to become known as #jacketgate.

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New photo of Archie released for his second birthday

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex celebrated their son Archie’s birthday on May 6 by sharing a new photo of the now two-year-old. In the photo, Archie has his back to the camera while holding a large bunch of balloons. Fans of the royal couple haven’t seen a photo with the toddler’s face since his first birthday, when Meghan released a video of her reading a book to Archie. <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/COhetHNnNZQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/COhetHNnNZQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Meghan Markle 🔵 (@meghanmarkle_official)</a> </div> </blockquote> For his second birthday, the couple are asking fans to donate to vaccine equity. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex said they are “deeply touched” by “the warmth and support for our family”, thanking fans for their donations to charities in Archie’s name. “Many of you donate to charities on his behalf, and mark the occasion by giving back or doing an act of service - all through the goodness of your hearts,” they said in a statement on their Archewell website. Having recently been campaign chairs for the Global Citizen Vax Live concert, they told fans that a US$5 (AUD$6.45) donation would pay for a single dose and that each donation would be matched by other organisations to increase the number of doses available for people in developing countries. “We cannot think of a more resonant way to honour our son’s birthday,” they said. “If we all show up, with compassion for those we both know and don’t know, we can have a profound impact. Even a small contribution can have a ripple effect,” the couple continued. “Together we can uplift, protect, and care for another.” Though it is tradition for the royals to release a new portrait to mark royal children’s birthdays, it remains to be seen whether the couple will uphold the tradition after their departure from the British Royal Family last March.

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Leila Abdallah dedicates award to “all the bereaved mothers out there”

The Sydney woman who lost three of her six children when they were struck by a drunk and drugged driver last year has been named mother of the year. Leila Abdallah and her husband Danny lost son Antony Abdallah, 13 and daughters Angelina Abdallah, 12, and Sienna Abdallah, eight when they were killed alongside their cousin Veronique Sakr, 11, on February 1 2020. The kids were riding their bikes on a footpath in Oatlands, northwest Sydney, when a Mitsubishi Triton ute hit them just before 8pm. The man behind the wheel, Samuel William Davidson, 31, was sentenced to 21 years behind bars with no parole last month at Parramatta District Court after pleading guilty to multiple charges including four counts of manslaughter, each carrying a maximum of 25 years in prison. Leila and Danny inspired others by forgiving Davidson, saying their frustration lay with the "way our culture loves drugs and alcohol". After winning this year’s annual accolade, Leila said she dedicated her award to all women grieving the loss of a child. “I’d like to dedicate the award to all the bereaved mothers out there,” she told Sydney radio 2GB on Thursday. “A lot of people have been inspired and touched with the forgiveness and they were able to forgive in their own family and accept their grief. “Kids are the biggest joy any parents can have.” Davidson had been drinking for 12 hours at his home nearby and was driving up to 133km/h just moments before he crashed into seven kids who were on their way to buy ice cream. Judge James Bennett said Davidson’s “horrific” actions and “menacing” driving that day revealed he had abandoned all moral responsibility. “The manner of driving was such that tragedy was inevitable,” Judge Bennett said. “The magnitude of the tragedy extends to the unimaginable.” The seven children were making their way to a local IGA store when they were blindsided by the out-of-control ute around 7:50pm. Family Voice Australia said Leila “has demonstrated grace, charity, and peace beyond measure despite the horrific loss she and her husband have suffered and continue to suffer”. “There could be no better example of how to deal with such a significant and life-changing family disaster than Mrs Abdallah has demonstrated, even though her heart must still be breaking daily because of the loss of three of her precious children. “Yet she continues to express forgiveness rather than seek revenge.” Family Voice Australia is hosting the annual Mother of the Year award for the first time this year, after Barnardos Australia revealed they will not be running the award after 25 years in February.

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Strange new twist in Stuart MacGill’s kidnapping

One of the men arrested over the <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/stuart-macgill-kidnapped-and-threatened-at-gunpoint">kidnapping of Stuart MacGill</a> three weeks ago has been identified as the brother of the cricketer’s former partner. MacGill was abducted in an alleged targeted kidnapping and extortion attempt outside his home in Sydney’s lower north shore. Police allege a man known to MacGill confronted him at around 8pm on April 14 before two more men arrived, forced him into a car, and drove him over 60km away. Police also allege MacGill was driven to a property in Bringelly where a fourth man joined the alleged kidnapping and the cricketer was assaulted and threatened with a firearm. Then he was driven to Belmore an hour later and released. The man known to him is allegedly Marino Sotiopoulos, the brother of MacGill’s recent partner Maria O’Meagher. Sotiropoulos was arrested along with three other men - Son Minh Nguyen and brothers Frederick and Richard Schaaf - on Wednesday. Sotiropoulos was charged with participating in a criminal group and supplying a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug. MacGill currently works at Greek eatery Aristotle’s in Neutral Bay as a general manager and has recently been in a relationship with former owner of the restaurant O’Meagher. Sotiropoulos is also listed on business records as a former owner of the eatery. Police have confirmed MacGill reported the incident on April 20, adding he did not owe the men money. “The delay in reporting was due to the significant fear instilled in the man,” detective acting superintendent Anthony Holten said. “Everyone experiences trauma differently.” Holten continued, saying that anyone who had been in MacGill’s shoes would “be pretty worried for your own personal safety and the safety of your family and friends.” Police will be “closely monitoring” MacGill’s welfare, with officers visiting him on May 6 to check on him and update him on the outcome of the arrests.

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Stuart MacGill kidnapped and threatened at gunpoint

Former Australian Test cricketer Stuart MacGill was kidnapped and held for ransom by an alleged criminal group in a shocking attack at his home on Sydney's north shore. The news was first reported by the Daily Telegraph, with police confirming in a statement that a 50-year old man was abducted at gunpoint from Cremorne. Police said that around 8 pm on April 14 a 50-year old man was allegedly confronted by a 46-year-old man at Cremorne. Then two other men forced the 50-year old man into a vehicle before driving to a property at Bringelly. Police allege he was assaulted and threatened with a firearm at the property before being driven to Belmore and released an hour later. The incident was reported to officers from North Shore Police Area Command on Wednesday 20 April 2021. The statement confirmed that the “Robbery and Serious Crime Squad detectives have arrested four men”. MacGill played 44 Test matches for Australia and three One Day Internationals.

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Prince Phillip’s official cause of death revealed

The Duke of Edinburgh's cause of death was officially recorded as "old age" according to medical documents. Prince Philip passed at Windsor Castle on April 9, aged 99. When he died, Buckingham Palace declined to release any further information except to say he "passed away peacefully". But now, it has been revealed Prince Philip's cause of death was "old age". According to The Telegraph UK, which obtained the document, the term "old age" is an accepted description if the patient is aged over 80 and if the doctor has personally cared for them for many years witnessing their decline. Prince Philip's death was certified by Sir Huw Thomas, the head of the royal medical household. The cause of death suggests there were no other factors to contribute to his passing. In February Prince Philip was admitted to hospital for 28 days, where he had a procedure on his heart and was treated for an infection. The certificate also references Prince Philip's Greek heritage and his family surname which he famously wanted to give his children. The document lists his name as "His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh formerly known as Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark formerly known as Philip Mountbatten". His first listed occupation is Naval Officer, while his second is "husband of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, The Sovereign". Prince Philip's death was registered with the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead by his private secretary, Brigadier Archie Miller-Bakewell, on April 13.

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"Absolutely awesome": Woolies ushers in brilliant new store policy

Next time you’re in a Woolworths on a Tuesday, you might notice things are a little quieter than usual, and there’s a good explanation. The supermarket giant has introduced Quiet Hour, which is being introduced across the country after successful initial trials. The “low sensory” shopping hour was designed for people who are sensitive to the usual supermarket environment, aiming to offer customers a calmer in-store experience. “Our customers have told us there’s a need in the community for a low-sensory shopping experience,” a Woolworths spokesperson told Yahoo News Australia. “Our team takes great pride in ensuring the store is quieter and less stressful for customers who want to shop during Quiet Hour and we look forward to welcoming them in store.” The Quiet Hour will bring temporary changes to the store to reduce the anxiety and sensory stress for people with autism, chronic fatigue syndrome and other specific needs. Running every Tuesday from 10.30am to 11.30am, stores will turn down music, reduce lighting, lower the volume on store phones and registers, turn off bakery oven and chicken cooker buzzers, clear store entryways and stop all PA announcements except in cases of emergencies. The initiative is already in place in 264 stores and was first developed with disability service providers at Life Without Barriers. “Quiet Hour is a great example of large commercial brands recognising the diversity of our community and changing their practices to embrace their community more,” Life Without Barriers Chief Executive Claire Robbs said. It comes after Coles introduced a Quiet Hour to some of its stores in partnership with Autism Spectrum Australia.

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“Please help me!“: Woman’s desperate plea to Scott Morrison

A distraught woman fell to the feet of Scott Morrison, begging the Prime Minister to help her family in Africa. Moments after concluding a press conference in Rockhampton on Tuesday, Morrison was confronted by the distraught woman pleading on her knees. The woman begged the PM to help her family in Cameroon. “I have no family left in this country. Help me, help me! … Every day my people are being killed. I go through trauma every day, every day. Please help me,” the woman sobbed. Clasping her hands, Morrison crouched down and assured her the government would support people eligible for Australia's refugee intake. “We’re bringing many people across under our refugee program from Africa, so we are doing that. If there are family members or others who are part of that process, we’ll pursue those matters with the immigration minister,” he said. “I’m just alone in this country. I can’t go home to visit family, Thank you, thank you, thank you,” the woman said before falling at his feet again. Morrison supported the woman to her feet, saying: “No, you don’t need to do that.” Cameroon has been suffering from a vicious civil war that has killed up to 4000 civilians and displaced 700,000 since 2016. Liberal senator Michelle Landry was also present and revealed the woman had previously reached out to her office and confirmed her concerns had been passed to the Department of Foreign Affairs. “I’ll certainly be following up with another meeting and we will contact the relevant people to see what can be done about this,” she told reporters. Landry said Australia had “quite a large foreign intake” but conceded COVID-19 had seen it reduced. “It’s something that we certainly treat with a lot of concern, and I will be talking to the Prime Minister’s office about it. They said that they would catch up with us later today to find out what’s going on,” she said.

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