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Lilie James' grieving family breaks silence as body is found in manhunt for suspect

<p>Lilie James' devastated family have spoken out for the first time, following her <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/slain-st-andrew-s-staffer-identified" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tragic death</a>. </p> <p>The 21-year-old water polo coach was found dead with serious head injuries at the gymnasium bathroom of St Andrew’s Cathedral School on Wednesday night. </p> <p>Her male colleague and ex-boyfriend Paul Thijssen is believed to be involved in her <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/tragic-new-details-emerge-in-alleged-murder-of-lilie-james" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alleged murder</a>, when he went missing at The Gap in Vaucluse, after reportedly calling the police informing them of a body on school grounds. </p> <p>A body has reportedly been found at the base of the cliffs in Diamond Bay Reserve, however police are currently unable to confirm whether the body was that of 24-year-old Thijssen. </p> <p>“A police operation is currently underway to retrieve a body in Vaucluse,” NSW Police said in an earlier statement.</p> <p>“No further information is available at this time.”</p> <p>Detectives are currently investigating the possibility that Thijssen had taken his own life, as The Gap is a notorious suicide spot, and Thijssen's backpack and an item linked to the alleged homicide was found there. </p> <p>On Friday morning, her family have broken their silence following the grim discovery. </p> <p>“We are devastated and heartbroken by the loss of our beautiful Lilie James,” the family said in a statement released by the police. </p> <p>“She was vibrant, outgoing, and very much loved by her family and friends. We are tremendously grateful for the support of our community at this difficult time.</p> <p>“As a police investigation is underway, we will not be providing further comments.</p> <p>“We ask that you please respect our privacy.”</p> <p>Students have been paying tribute to the fallen water polo coach with a growing flower memorial at the school's entrance. </p> <p>A few of the students she coached also told<em> 7NEWS.com.au </em>that she was an “amazing” and “encouraging” coach.</p> <p>"She always had a smile on her face,” one student said.</p> <p>“You will be in all of our prayers and hearts. Thank you for making PE so much fun, thank you for being an amazing and strong coach, and thank you for being there. We love you,” another student said.</p> <p><em>Images: 7NEWS/Facebook</em></p>

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Slain St Andrew’s staffer identified

<p dir="ltr">The body of a female staff member at St Andrew’s College in Sydney has been identified, just hours after she was found dead in the school’s gymnasium. </p> <p dir="ltr">Lilie James, 21, was the water polo coach at the prestigious school, and was <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/news/news/young-female-staffer-found-dead-in-school-bathroom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found dead</a> with serious head injuries just before midnight on Wednesday. </p> <p dir="ltr">Police are continuing their investigation into her alleged murder, while also searching for Ms James’ friend and colleague Paul Thijssen. </p> <p dir="ltr">Mr Thijssen, who is also a sports coach at the college, is wanted for questioning by police, as it is believed he could help with inquiries into her “apparent” homicide. </p> <p dir="ltr">On Thursday morning, police established a second crime scene near The Gap in Vaucluse that they believe is linked to Ms James’ death. </p> <p dir="ltr">Superintendent Martin Fileman said, “We don’t want to make any assumptions of the fact that that person may have taken his own life, but that’s just another line of inquiry we’re looking at at the moment.” </p> <p dir="ltr">Fileman also confirmed that the two school staffers were known to each other, saying, “There’s nothing to indicate that there was any domestic violence, any [apprehended violence orders] or anything between both of them,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">A post-mortem examination has yet to be conducted to formally determine the cause of the woman’s death.</p> <p dir="ltr">“From her injuries, it was apparent that she was a victim of homicide,” Fileman said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“As you can probably imagine, it’s an extremely daunting experience, a very sad time for everybody. Not only the families, the students also who are turning up today to be confronted by this.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The grim discovery was made after emergency services were called to the scene following reports of concern for the woman's welfare. </p> <p dir="ltr">The Superintendent went on to say the crime scene at the elite school was "confronting" for the officers who found the body.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Last night police from Sydney city police area command were responding to a welfare check and attended the school at St Andrew's cathedral where police located the body of a female in her early 20s in the gym area of the school," he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"From her injuries it was apparent she was a victim of a homicide.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image credits: Facebook</em></p>

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Prince William’s undercover university ‘disguise’ revealed

<p>Prince William knows a thing or two about life in the public eye, with most of his major life moments playing out for the entire world to see. </p> <p>But that hasn’t always been the case, with the prince taking matters into his own hands when it came to his education, and opting to fly under the radar during his time at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. </p> <p>And luckily for William, the media agreed, allowing him to conduct his studies with their constant - and prying - eyes on him. </p> <p>But he still had to take a few extra measures to blend in with the rest of the prestigious student body, with one move rising above all of the others: Prince William decided to go by ‘Steve’. </p> <p>According to <em>The Mirror</em>, the prince did still officially enrol under the name William Wales, but when it came to his friends and fellow students, ‘Steve’ was the perfect solution for avoiding any undesired attention. </p> <p>And, as some have pointed out, it’s likely his now-wife Kate used the nickname, too, as “they were close friends at university and lived in the same student accommodation.”</p> <p>However, it had been previously reported by the same publication that Kate had an entirely different pet name for the royal, in which they claimed she used the name ‘Big Willy’ instead. They also noted that the Princess of Wales had occasionally called him ‘Baldy’, too. </p> <p>As a source explained to <em>The Mirror </em>at the time, “the royals are not very good at communicating with one another so this is one way around it. Nicknames are a way of taking the family tension out of things.”</p> <p>William’s university stint wasn’t the first time he had gone by a different name, either, with the prince admitting in a 2007 interview with NBC that he had actually gone by ‘Wombat’ when he was younger - a nickname bestowed upon him by his mother, Princess Diana. </p> <p>“I can’t get rid of it now,” he said. “It began when I was two. I’ve been rightfully told because I can’t remember back that far. But when we went to Australia with our parents, and the wombat, you know, that’s the local animal. So I just basically got called that. Not because I look like a wombat. Or maybe I do.”</p> <p>And the unintended family tradition seems to have carried on through to William’s own children, with Charlotte having two nicknames of her own that have come to light. </p> <p>At the Chelsea Flower Show in 2019, the royals were with their children in Kate’s ‘Back to Nature’ garden when William called out to Charlotte. Although rather than using her real name, he called out for ‘Mignonette’ - a French word meaning “small, sweet, and delicate” or even “cute”. </p> <p>As for Kate, she revealed her nickname for Charlotte - ‘Lottie’ - during a visit to Northern Ireland in 2019, while she was chatting to another proud mother.</p> <p><em>Images: Getty</em></p>

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Immerse yourself at the Lakemba Ramadan Markets

<p dir="ltr">The night markets in celebration of the holy month of Ramadan have once again hit the streets of Lakemba from 5pm till late. </p> <p dir="ltr">Popular for the street-long stalls filled with delicious dishes from different countries, the culturally diverse event is open to everyone. </p> <p dir="ltr">The markets run for a month, until the end of the Ramadan. </p> <p dir="ltr">A must go-to event, the markets are spectacular for a night out with the family and friends to culturally immerse yourself. </p> <p dir="ltr">The most talked about meal is the camel burger – which you would likely have to wait a while for, thanks to the line stretching literally hundreds of metres. But, it is totally worth it. </p> <p dir="ltr">If it’s something that you’ve always wanted to try and you want to skip the queues, then here’s a hint: head over at 5pm before those who are fasting slowly make their way over.  </p> <p dir="ltr">Other main meals could include rotis with beef or chicken curry, satay chicken skewers, or murtabak – which is a thin dough filled with eggs and onions, </p> <p dir="ltr">Of course, at every event there are chips on a stick which are a favourite for the kids. </p> <p dir="ltr">If you’re a sweet tooth, you are not short on options with stalls and stalls of knafeh, a decadent sweet cheese dish topped up with pistachio and rose water. </p> <p dir="ltr">You can also get simple desserts such as chocolate dipped strawberries, or turkish ice cream rolled through pistachios. </p> <p dir="ltr">To freshen up, you must try the fresh lemonade, or if you want something on the warmer side then try the milky drink sahlep, which is also topped with rose water. </p> <p dir="ltr">You can of course find Turkish coffee at a few stalls but otherwise, the world is your oyster at Haldon St in Lakemba. </p> <p dir="ltr">The best way to get there is by train, as there’s a stop conveniently just around the corner. Do not drive as you won’t be able to leave for a while. </p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Sahar Mourad</em></p>

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"This is crazy": Ben Fordham blasts gender-neutral terms at all-boys school

<p>Ben Fordham has called out an all-boys private school that have encouraged teachers and students to use gender-inclusive terms. </p> <p>The principal of St Bede's College in Melbourne said in a letter to staff this week that the school was looking to change the language it uses following updated Victoria Child Safe Standards. </p> <p>The letter discouraged school staff from using terms such as "boy" and "young man" in an attempt to be more inclusive to non-binary students. </p> <p>"Can I ask that we start to use gender neutral language in our communications where possible?" the letter read, reports <a href="https://www.heraldsun.com.au/victoria-education/st-bedes-push-for-more-inclusive-language/news-story/a1709b55ccdf81b2fdde3111a2942b08" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">The Herald Sun</a>.</p> <p>"I know it can be challenging when communicating with the parents of senior students and calling them 'children', so if anyone has a better gender neutral term than this, please let me know."</p> <p>"The use of the term 'student' rather than 'young man' or 'boy' can easily be made. I'm yet to find an alternative for 'Beda Boy' (graduated students), and given the history of this term, we would need to think carefully on any changes here."</p> <p>After the letter was made public, 2GB's Ben Fordham blasted the school policy saying it was political correctness gone too far. </p> <p>"This is crazy. Cancel culture has hit this all boys school in Melbourne," he said.</p> <p>The college confirmed "staff were asked to use gender neutral language where possible" to comply with new standards to ensure all students were included. </p> <p>"There are, and will continue to be, boys, young men and 'Beda Boys' within our College community," a statement from the school read.</p> <p>"At the forefront of our minds is, and will remain, the inclusion of all students at St Bede's College."</p> <p><em>Image credits: Instagram / St Bede's College</em></p>

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Boris Johnson resigns

<p dir="ltr">Boris Johnson has resigned as Prime Minister of the UK.</p> <p dir="ltr">The leader of the controversial Conservative Party was plagued with various scandals from holding parties during lockdown to offering his colleague who was under investigation for sexual misconduct a high profile job. </p> <p dir="ltr">Within 48 hours, 59 people resigned from Johnson’s parliament with many of them calling for him to quit. </p> <p dir="ltr">Johnson eventually resigned from the top job at 12.30pm on Thursday UK time.</p> <p dir="ltr">He said he will remain in his position until a new leader of the Conservative Party is appointed. </p> <p dir="ltr">"It is clearly now the will of the parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new leader of that party and therefore a new prime minister,” he said outside 10 Downing street.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I've agreed with Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of our backbench MPs, that the process of choosing that new leader should begin now and the timetable will be announced next week. </p> <p dir="ltr">“And I've today appointed a cabinet to serve, as I will, until the new leader is in place.</p> <p dir="ltr">"So I want to say to the millions of people who voted for us in 2019, many of them voting Conservative for the first time: 'Thank you for that incredible mandate, the biggest Conservative majority since 1987, the biggest share of the vote since 1979’.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Johnson revealed that he tried to convince his party to stick together and how switching governments now would be “difficult”.</p> <p dir="ltr">"In the last few days, I've tried to persuade my colleagues that it would be eccentric to change governments when we're delivering so much... and when the economic scene is so difficult domestically and internationally," he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I regret not to have been successful in those arguments, and of course, it's painful, not to be able to see through so many ideas and projects myself.</p> <p dir="ltr">"To you, the British public: I know that there will be many people who are relieved and, perhaps, quite a few will also be disappointed.</p> <p dir="ltr">"And I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world, but them's the breaks."</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Read his full speech below.</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">"It is clearly now the will of the parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new leader of that party and therefore a new prime minister, and I've agreed with Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of our backbench MPs, that the process of choosing that new leader should begin now and the timetable will be announced next week. And I've today appointed a cabinet to serve, as I will, until the new leader is in place.</p> <p dir="ltr">"So I want to say to the millions of people who voted for us in 2019, many of them voting Conservative for the first time: 'Thank you for that incredible mandate, the biggest Conservative majority since 1987, the biggest share of the vote since 1979’.”</p> <p dir="ltr">"And the reason I have fought so hard in the last few days to continue to deliver that mandate in person was not just because I wanted to do so, but because I felt it was my job, my duty, my obligation to you to continue to do what we promised in 2019.</p> <p dir="ltr">"And of course, I'm immensely proud of the achievements of this government: from getting Brexit done to settling our relations with the continent for over half a century, reclaiming the power for this country to make its own laws in parliament, getting us all through the pandemic, delivering the fastest vaccine rollout in Europe, the fastest exit from lockdown, and in the last few months, leading the West in standing up to Putin's aggression in Ukraine.</p> <p dir="ltr">"And let me say now, to the people of Ukraine, that I know that we in the UK will continue to back your fight for freedom for as long as it takes.</p> <p dir="ltr">"And at the same time, in this country, we've been pushing forward a vast program of investment in infrastructure and skills and technology, the biggest in a century. Because if I have one insight into human beings, it is that genius and talent and enthusiasm and imagination are evenly distributed throughout the population but opportunity is not. And that's why we must keep levelling up, keep unleashing the potential in every part of the United Kingdom. And if we could do that, in this country, we will be the most prosperous in Europe.</p> <p dir="ltr">"And in the last few days, I've tried to persuade my colleagues that it would be eccentric to change governments when we're delivering so much and when we have such a vast mandate and when we're actually only a handful of points behind in the polls, even in midterm after quite a few months of pretty relentless sledging and when the economic scene is so difficult domestically and internationally.</p> <p dir="ltr">"And I regret not to have been successful in those arguments, and of course it's painful not to be able to see through so many ideas and projects myself. But as we've seen at Westminster the herd instinct is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves. And my friends, in politics, no one is remotely indispensable, and our brilliant and Darwinian system will produce another leader, equally committed to taking this country forward through tough times, not just helping families to get through it but changing and improving the way we do things, cutting burdens on businesses and families and yes, cutting taxes, because that is the way to generate the growth and the income we need to pay for great public services.</p> <p dir="ltr">"And to that new leader, I say wherever he or she may be, I say I will give you as much support as I can.</p> <p dir="ltr">"And to you, the British public, I know that there will be many people who are relieved and perhaps quite a few who will also be disappointed. And I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world. But them's the breaks.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I want to thank Carrie and our children, all members of my family who have had to put up with so much, for so long. I want to thank the peerless British civil service for all the help and support that you have given our police, our emergency services, and of course, our fantastic NHS who at a critical moment helped to extend my own period in office, as well as our armed services and our agencies that are so admired around the world, and our indefatigable Conservative Party members and supporters whose selfless campaigning makes our democracy possible.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I want to thank the wonderful staff here at Number 10 and of course Chequers, and our fantastic prop force detectives, the one group, by the way, who never leak.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Above all I want to thank you, the British public for the immense privilege that you have given me. And I want you to know that from now on, until the new prime minister is in place, your interests will be served and the government of the country will be carried on.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Being Prime Minister is an education in itself. I've travelled to every part of the United Kingdom and in addition to the beauty of our natural world, I found so many people possessed of such boundless British originality and so willing to tackle old problems in new ways that I know that even if things can sometimes seem dark now, our future together is golden.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Thank you all very much."</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty</em></p>

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Battler fruit and veg market owner slams big chains for profit chasing

<p dir="ltr">A local grocer has been hailed a hero after calling out Woolies and Coles for unnecessarily increasing the price of fruit and vegetables. </p> <p dir="ltr">Johnny Kapiris owns St Bernards Fruit and Veg Market in Rostrevor, Adelaide. He recorded an angry video of himself slamming the big chains for their ridiculous price hikes. </p> <p dir="ltr">"Every f**ker in Australia is using inflation for an excuse to jack their f**king prices up," he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"You know why? Because they're money-hungry f**ks".</p> <p dir="ltr">Johnny went on to show the prices of some of his products he selling with mandarins for just 99 cents a kilo, bananas for 99 cents a kilo and a punnet of strawberries for $4.99</p> <p dir="ltr">The prices of these products at a Coles or Woolies supermarket go for $2.80 a kilo, $3.50 a kilo and $6.50 a punnet respectively. </p> <p dir="ltr">Johnny admitted that inflation is being factored into the increased prices, as well as expensive fuel and the recent flooding.</p> <p dir="ltr">But he argues that the big supermarkets can afford to lower their prices and accept a lower profit just as he has done instead of keeping their shareholders happy. </p> <p dir="ltr">"Inflation is real but some people are playing on it,” he said. </p> <p dir="ltr">“There's plenty of specials you can put on to bring the basket spend down, which I believe they [supermarket chains] are not doing."</p> <p dir="ltr">"There are only a handful of us who are really interested in our customers."</p> <p dir="ltr">Despite accepting less profits, Johnny is being rewarded in a way that no other person can be - by having loyal customers coming back. </p> <p dir="ltr">"We're a family owned business and we're hands-on in the shop. I know my customers by name and I know what they want,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"It's that tight community feeling."</p> <p dir="ltr">"There are a lot of pensioners here and how can they afford $12 for a lettuce? That's just unheard of."</p> <p dir="ltr"><em><strong>Warning: Expletives used throughout <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=922530765808223" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a>.  </strong></em></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Facebook</em></p>

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Exile on Main St turns 50: how The Rolling Stones’ critically divisive album became rock folklore

<p>In May of 1972 the Rolling Stones released their 10th British studio album and first double LP, <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/exile-on-main-street-96177/">Exile on Main St.</a> Although initial critical response was lukewarm, it is now considered a contemporary music landmark, the best work from a band who rock critic Simon Frith once referred to as “the poets of lonely leisure.”</p> <p>Exile on Main St. was both the culmination of a five-year productive frenzy and bleary-eyed comedown from the darkest period in the Stones’ history. </p> <p>By 1969 the storm clouds of dread building around the group had become a full-blown typhoon. First, recently sacked member Brian Jones was found dead, drowned in his swimming pool.</p> <p>Then, as the decade ended in a rush of bleak portents, they played host to the chaos of the <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-01/how-the-rolling-stones-killed-the-hippie-dream-at-altamont/11747188">Altamont Speedway Free Concert</a>, a poorly organised, massive free concert, which ended with four dead including a murder captured live on film.</p> <p>Yet amidst all this the Stones produced <a href="https://greilmarcus.net/2020/03/22/the-end-of-the-1960s-let-it-bleed-12-27-69/">Let It Bleed</a> (1969) and <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/sticky-fingers-mw0000195498">Sticky Fingers</a>(1971), two devastating albums that wrapped up the era like a parcel bomb addressed to the 1970s. </p> <p>Songs like Gimme Shelter, the harrowing Sister Morphine, and Sway, which broods on Nietzche’s notion of circular time, exuded the kind of weary grandeur that would define Exile.</p> <h2>Rock folklore</h2> <p>The story behind Exile on Main St. has become <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXcqcdYABFw">rock folklore</a>. Fleeing from England’s punitive tax laws, the Stones lobbed in a Côte d'Azur mansion that was a Gestapo HQ during World War II. </p> <p>Mick Jagger was largely sidelined, spending much of the time in Paris with pregnant wife Bianca. The musicians were jammed into an ad-hoc basement studio, a cross between steam-bath and opium den, powered by electricity hijacked from the French railway system. The house was beset by hangers-on, including the obligatory posse of drug-dealers.</p> <p>Yet with control ceded to the nonchalant, disaster-prone Keith Richards – the kind of person a crisis would want around in a crisis – they somehow harnessed the power of pandemonium.</p> <p>The result was a singular amalgam of barbed soul, mutant gospel, tombstone blues and shambolic country, as thrilling in its blend of familiar sources as works by contemporaries <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/02/roxy-music-40-years">Roxy Music</a> and David Bowie were in the use of alien ones. </p> <p>Jagger shuffles his deck of personas from song to song like a demented croupier, the late, great drummer <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/arts/music/charlie-watts-dead.html">Charlie Watts</a> supplies his customary subtle adornments, and a cast of miscreants – most crucially, pianist Nicky Hopkins and producer Jimmy Miller – function as supplementary band members.</p> <p>All 18 tracks contribute to the ragged perfection of the document as a whole. Tumbling Dice and Happy are textbook rock propelled by a strange union of virtuosity and indolence. And there is an undeniable beauty to the likes of Torn and Frayed and Let it Loose, albeit a beauty that is tentative, hard-earned.</p> <p>The package is completed by its distinctive sleeve art, juxtaposing a collage of circus performers photographed by Robert Frank circa 1950 with grainy stills from a Super-8 film of the band and a mural dedicated to Joan Crawford.</p> <p>Exile confused audiences at first: Writer <a href="https://www.amazon.com/EXILE-MAIN-STREET-Rolling-Stones/dp/0028650638">John Perry</a> describes its 1972 reception as mixing “puzzlement with qualified praise”. The response of critic Lester Bangs was typical. After an initial negative review, Bangs came to regard it as the group’s strongest work. Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/exile-on-main-st-mw0000191639">confirms</a> that the record over time has become a touchstone, calling it a masterful album that takes “the bleakness that underpinned Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers to an extreme.”</p> <h2>Inspiration</h2> <p>The roll call of artists inspired by Exile is extensive, from Tom Waits and the White Stripes to Benicio del Toro and Martin Scorsese. But two album-length homages stand out. </p> <p>In 1986, underground punks Pussy Galore concocted a feral, abstract <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHAEkWcgBD8">facsimile</a> of the entire double-LP. In 1993, singer-songwriter Liz Phair used the original as a rough template for her acclaimed <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW1nMJ4-2qM">Exile in Guyville</a>.</p> <p>Nonetheless, journalist Mark Masters notes that by the 1980s, the social and cultural circumstances that produced Exile were waning as acts such as Minutemen, Mekons, The Go-Go’s and Fela Kuti gave listeners access to fresh modes of rebellion.</p> <p>Circa 1972, the Rolling Stones deserved the title “greatest rock and roll band in the world.” That it is still claimed 50 years on shows how classic rock continues to overbear all that followed.</p> <h2>The grandfathers of rock</h2> <p>When in 2020 Rolling Stone <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/">magazine</a> made a half-hearted attempt to tweak the classic rock canon – elevating Marvin Gaye, Public Enemy and Lauryn Hill alongside or above Exile and the Beatles – the response was predictably unedifying. </p> <p>One reader complained that the magazine was catering to “young people with no musical history and older people who don’t know anything.” Others raged that rap is not music and the list was proof of rampant political correctness.</p> <p>Such archaic, ignorant language is typical of gatekeepers of the classic rock tradition. It is a language of exclusion, ensuring that exceptional new music by, say, <a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/fiona-apple-fetch-the-bolt-cutters/">Fiona Apple</a> (which sounds something like rock) or <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/listening-booth/the-hypnotic-spell-of-groupers-shade">Liz Harris</a> (which sounds rather different) will always be rated below what came before.</p> <p>The Rolling Stones have an inevitable, if ambiguous, relationship to all of this. In terms of race, writer Jack Hamilton <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2016/10/race-rock-and-the-rolling-stones-how-the-rock-and-roll-became-white.html">argues</a> that they were always “fiercely committed to a future for rock and roll music in which black music and musicians continued to matter.”</p> <p>How they intersect with gender is perhaps more troubling, though also <a href="https://scholar.google.com.au/scholar_url?url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13619460801990104&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=GvplYvGUEpyO6rQP_qe3mAs&amp;scisig=AAGBfm2sqr4oKv5EoKYSmkitlR44etMXqA&amp;oi=scholarr">conflicted</a>. While eminent female musicians such as Joan Jett, Carrie Brownstein and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRPpCqXYoos">Rennie Sparks</a> continue to champion the Stones, their role as leading purveyors of an inherently masculine, increasingly archaic musical form cannot be avoided.</p> <p>Exile on Main St. is a significant album made by a bunch of haggard rebels whose heyday (and rebellion) is past but whose art lives on in complex ways. </p> <p>Along with Sly and the Family Stone’s There’s a Riot Goin’ On and Neil Young’s Tonight’s the Night, it fits snugly into an aesthetic of washed out, narcotic-smeared masterpieces from the early seventies.</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p> <p><em>This article originally appeared on <a href="https://theconversation.com/exile-on-main-st-turns-50-how-the-rolling-stones-critically-divisive-album-became-rock-folklore-181704" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Conversation</a>.</em></p>

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Toddler steals the show during royal visit

<p dir="ltr">Prince William and Kate Middleton attended a St Patrick’s Day Parade in Aldershot with the 1st  Battalion Irish Guards - but they weren’t the stars of this year’s show.</p> <p dir="ltr">Lieutenant Colonel Rob Money’s young daughter, Gaia Moloney, <a href="https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/prince-william-kate-middleton-duke-duchess-cambridge-st-patricks-day-parade-irish-guards-toddler-gaia-money/287fa8e7-761f-426f-a87d-a12bf21028b2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attracted</a> plenty of attention after he placed his bearskin hat over her head.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Duke and Duchess couldn’t hold back their laughter as the 1.5-year-old stood patiently while her father balanced the large, fluffy black hat over her head.</p> <p dir="ltr">Kate also accepted a posy from the young girl after kneeling down beside her and having a chat.</p> <p dir="ltr">Other cute attendees the royal couple met included a baby in a red jumper, who Prince William cooed over, and an Irish wolfhound called Seamus, who is the regimental mascot.</p> <p dir="ltr">William and Kate were dressed to the nines for the event, with the prince donning his full uniform as Colonel of the Irish Guards, and Kate styling a belted green coat dress with military detailing with green suede pumps, a pillbox-esque hat and a gold shamrock pin.</p> <p dir="ltr">Though the pandemic forced them to skip the event for the past two years, the couple quickly returned to following tradition at this year’s event.</p> <p dir="ltr">Kate was seen handing out Shamrock sprigs to members of the regiment - a custom begun by Queen Alexandra in 1901 - before the couple sat with officers and sergeants for the official mess photo.</p> <p dir="ltr">They later visited the junior ranks dining hall, where the senior guardsman in the battalion proposed a toast to the royals.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-a6508b70-7fff-38b8-daff-cb763b0d7fd8"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty Images</em></p>

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Four-week-old tests positive for Delta strain

<p>A four-week-old baby boy has become Sydney’s youngest COVID-19 case after catching the virus from his father who brought it home from work.</p> <p>Beth Kouts took her newborn son, Lukas, to Nepean Hospital in Sydney on Monday with what she thought was reflux, but instead, he tested positive for the Delta variant.</p> <p>Kouts said her baby was “screaming in pain, refusing his bottle and would vomit.”</p> <p>“I have heard a two-year-old get it but not a four-week-old - so, yeah, that was terrifying,” she told <em>7NEWS</em>.</p> <p>She adds after her newborn returned a positive result, they were left waiting for 14 hours before finally being given an adult bed.</p> <p><strong>Sent home to self-isolate</strong></p> <p>Doctors told Kouts that Lukas would need to be transferred to Westmead Children’s Hospital but after a 24-hour wait, they were sent home instead.</p> <p>“I do know that they’re under the pump, just a little bit more care would’ve been nice,” Beth said.</p> <p>“It’s always hard to see your kid sick especially with this.”</p> <p>It’s thought the baby contracted the virus from his father who brought it home to St Clair from his workplace last week.</p> <p>Beth is waiting for her results but their toddler Emily is, so far, negative.</p> <p>The symptoms Lukas is experiencing, like most children, are mild and similar to those of a common cold.</p> <p>“When parents make babies - they make babies that are born with some really good immunity already because they’ve got it from their mother through the womb,” Infectious Diseases Physician Professor Robert Booy told 7NEWS.</p> <p>The Kouts family is now isolating at home.</p> <p><em>Image: 7News<br /></em></p>

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101-year-old former nurse gives away million-dollar apartment

<p>An apartment in Darling Point, Sydney, has sold for a whopping $1.7 million after being given away to St. Vincent’s Private hospital.</p> <p>The “time warp” unit went under the hammer as part of a $6 million estate and was initially given away by nurse Anne “Nan” Kearins, who died in 2019 at the age of 101.</p> <p>The 1950s apartment was part of Ms Kearin’s blue ribbon share portfolio worth $6 million.</p> <p>The two-bedroom apartment located on Yarranabe Rd had five buyers registered.</p> <p>Selling agent Walter Burfitt-Williams from Ray White Taylor and Partners revealed that one buyer was an expat based in London, while the others were young professionals.</p> <p>Mr Burfitt-Williams told News Corp that the home was in a similar condition to how Ms Kearins would have bought it back in 1959.</p> <p>“It’s a real time warp – particularly the kitchen and bathroom,” he said.</p> <p>Ms Kearins started at the training school with St. Vincent’s in 1936 when she was just 18.</p> <p>The next 70 years were spent as a nurse, educator and volunteer.</p> <p>The nurse, who had spent time in Europe to study, was apparently extremely popular with patients who gifted her with diamond rings, ruby earrings and Rolex watches.</p> <p>Ms Kearins died in 2019 at St Vincent’s aged care in Bronte.</p> <p>She never married and had lived at the apartment into her late 90s.</p> <p>In her later years, she became a major advocate for nurse education and made a gift of $200,000 to St Vincent’s Private in 2014.</p> <p>Mr Burfitt-Williams also said he planned on donating he his commission on the sale back to St Vincent’s.</p> <p>The St Vincent’s Private Hospital Sydney is planning to make a range of programs and training services for future nurses in honour of her service and generosity.</p>

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Revealed: Details of Princess Charlotte’s first day of big school

<p>Princess Charlotte is gearing up to start “big school” next week and we are sure she could not be more excited. </p> <p>However, there will be a few key differences from Prince George’s, 6, big day in 2017 to little Charlotte’s. </p> <p>When the four-year-old’s big brother first started at Thomas;s Battersea, he walked in with his hand wrapped around his dad’s, Prince William. </p> <p>At the time, Duchess Kate was sick with hyperemesis gravidarum while in the early stages of her pregnancy with 16-month-old Prince Louis. At this stage though, it has been announced Princess Charlotte will be dropped off by her mum as well for her very first stay. </p> <p>Kensington Palace shared the exciting new details of the little royal’s big day, including that both the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be there to comfort their only daughter’s first day jitters. </p> <p>"Princess Charlotte, accompanied by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George, will attend her first day of school at Thomas's Battersea on Thursday 5th September," they said in a statement.</p> <p>It was noted only one photographer and one camera person would be permitted to capture snaps of the royal’s big day, just as it was allowed for Prince George. </p> <p>Reports suggest we may get a few portraits of the royal in a happy, cheeky mood - unlike her brother was on her first day as she is “so excited” to follow in his footsteps. </p> <p>"She can't wait to be with George at big school," a royal insider told<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://people.com/royals/princess-charlotte-excited-start-school-prince-george/" target="_blank">People Magazine. </a></p> <p>"They are close in age, and they spend so much time together."</p> <p>Princess Charlotte started Willcocks nursery School in January 2018. </p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see Princess Charlotte over the last four years. </p>

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The massive milestone Princess Charlotte will celebrate this week

<p>Princess Charlotte of Cambridge will be sure to tug on the heart strings of her parents, Prince William and Duchess Kate, once the little royal reaches a massive milestone this week.</p> <p>The-4-year-old will officially wrap up her last day at nursery – which she started attending in January 2018 – and will join her big brother Prince George at big school in September.</p> <p>We are sure the little royal will be sad to wrap up her time at Willcocks Nursery (located in Kensington), but it won’t be too long before she is back in action alongside her older brother in her adorable new uniform.</p> <p>The Duchess of Cambridge shared a stunning photograph of her daughter on her first day at nursery in a red coat and matching shoes, with the adorable royal looking ready to tackle the big day ahead of her.</p> <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/BdsccZ-gYel/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <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="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BdsccZ-gYel/" target="_blank">The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to share two photographs of Princess Charlotte at Kensington Palace this morning. The images were taken by The Duchess shortly before Princess Charlotte left for her first day of nursery at the Willcocks Nursery School.</a></p> <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 post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/kensingtonroyal/" target="_blank"> Kensington Palace</a> (@kensingtonroyal) on Jan 8, 2018 at 8:01am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>At Willcocks Nursery, Princess Charlotte has learnt a number of handy skills that can be used when she gets a little older, including singing, cooking and learning values aligned with the school’s ethos: “High standards, excellence and good manners.”</p> <p>Kensington Palace confirmed earlier this year the little royal would join her big brother at Thomas’s Battersea on September 5.</p>

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The Young and the Restless star tragically dies at 52

<p>Kristoff St. John, mostly known for his starring role on the long-running soap opera<span> </span><em>The Young and the Restless</em>, has died aged 52 years old, according to his lawyer Mark Geragos.</p> <p>A cause of death for the beloved actor has not been released.</p> <p>Police reportedly responded to a call on Sunday from friends of St. John who found him unresponsive at his home in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles. The celebrity news site, <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/mystery-surrounds-soap-star-kristoff-st-johns-death-at-52/news-story/3e60195047aea81083454c1aced21240" target="_blank">TMZ who first reported</a> the news, says the actor was pronounced dead at the scene.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">Few men had the unique strength, courage &amp; sensitivity that <a href="https://twitter.com/kristoffstjohn1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kristoffstjohn1</a> lived every single minute of every day. He impacted everyone he met and millions who he inspired and in turn admired him. On behalf of <a href="https://twitter.com/MiaStJohnBoxer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MiaStJohnBoxer</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/TheStJohnFamily?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheStJohnFamily</a> thank you for all of your love <a href="https://t.co/C5ladfILSD">pic.twitter.com/C5ladfILSD</a></p> — Mark Geragos (@markgeragos) <a href="https://twitter.com/markgeragos/status/1092453792686239745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>The 52-year-old played Neil Winters on the highly acclaimed soap opera since 1991. Over his 25 years he worked on <em>The Young and the Restless</em>, the actor received numerous awards including nine Daytime Emmys.</p> <p>His role on the show was praised by fans for being one of the first African-American characters on the series, and regarded as a “pioneer” in daytime soaps.</p> <p>The tragedy follows just two weeks after the anniversary of the death of his son Julian. He died at 24, and was shared with ex-wife and boxer, Mia St. John. Julian tragically committed suicide while a patient at a mental health facility in 2014. The family won a lawsuit against the treatment centre for negligence, according to TMZ.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">On November 23rd Kristoff St John and I lost our beautiful son, Julian St John. Our son wa... <a href="http://t.co/mDtPTqEMTT">http://t.co/mDtPTqEMTT</a> <a href="http://t.co/nVUDtEuFBG">pic.twitter.com/nVUDtEuFBG</a></p> — Mia St. John (@MiaStJohnBoxer) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiaStJohnBoxer/status/538808180248420352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2014</a></blockquote> <p>Born July, 15 1966 in New York, the actor began making a name for himself at a young age. At just 7 years old he appeared in <em>That’s My Mama</em>. In 1979 St. John played Alex Haley in the miniseries <em>Roots: The Next Generations</em>.</p> <p>He also regularly appeared on the CBS comedy series <em>The Bad News Bears</em> airing from 1979-1980. The actor had a small role playing on <em>The Cosby Show</em> as Denise Huxtable’s boyfriend. Later on in 1985, he worked on the CBS sitcom <em>Charlie &amp; Co</em>.</p> <p>St. John also had small and large guest roles on shows including <em>Jake and the Fatman</em>,<span> </span><em>Diagnosis Murder</em>,<span> </span><em>Suddenly Susan</em>,<span> </span><em>The Jamie Foxx Show</em> and many others.</p> <p>Supporters of the highly acclaimed actor took to social media to share their thoughts and prayers with his family.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">I am absolutely devastated by this news. OMG. My thoughts and prayers are with Kristoff St. John's family. 😪 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YR</a> <a href="https://t.co/ITChGnR3pe">pic.twitter.com/ITChGnR3pe</a></p> — Brinard Sweeting (@brinardtalks) <a href="https://twitter.com/brinardtalks/status/1092438037961822208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2019</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">i was not ready for this news about Kristoff St. John. I am truly heart broken right now, this man was my TV Dad for over 25 years. He was clearly still hurting from the lose of his son. Sometimes the pain is too much to bare. I will miss this man soo much! <a href="https://t.co/sA4eHxDvgw">pic.twitter.com/sA4eHxDvgw</a></p> — Crystal Morrison (@CrazySpitFire89) <a href="https://twitter.com/CrazySpitFire89/status/1092428477767319552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>A family marred by heartbreak, our thoughts are with Kristoff St. John’s loved ones during this time. </p> <p>Do you watch<span> </span><em>The Young and The Restless</em>? Let us know in the comments below. </p>

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Royal baby countdown: Road closed outside St Mary's hospital in London

<p>There are few things in the world that capture the imagination of the UK public as much as a royal baby, and with the Duchess of Cambridge’s due date just around the corner anticipation is starting to reach fever pitch.</p> <p>Duchess Kate has already completed her final royal engagement, and in a sign that she might not be too far off, the road outside her birthing hospital has officially been closed.</p> <p><a href="http://www.news.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>News.com.au reports</strong></em></span></a> there had been rumours she wanted to give birth to her third child at home, but she will instead head to the private wing at St Mary’s Hospital.</p> <p>It is understood Kate will be giving birth sometime around April 23, and the famous hospital where Prince William and Prince Harry were born is already preparing for the hysteria and vast crowds that are expected to gather in vast crowds.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Don't panic, but ROYAL BABY WATCH SEASON is officially underway! Barriers have gone up outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington in preparation for the world's media, but won't be in use until the Duchess of Cambridge has been admitted in labour. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/royalbaby?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#royalbaby</a> <a href="https://t.co/3zRxVXmgwf">pic.twitter.com/3zRxVXmgwf</a></p> — Emily Nash (@emynash) <a href="https://twitter.com/emynash/status/983268278167588864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2018</a></blockquote> <p>What are your thoughts? Are you looking forwards to the new royal baby?</p>

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6 Irish films to watch this St. Patrick’s Day

<p>Looking for a way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day that doesn’t involve drinking green beer and wearing a sequined hat? Why not snuggle into the comfiest couch you own and watch some of these wonderful Irish films?</p> <p><strong>1. <em>Once</em></strong></p> <p>This 2007 film is a pure delight to behold. Simultaneously an inspiring musical and tender love story, <em>Once</em> features mesmirising performances from Markéta Irglová and Glen Hansard, and unforgettable music. The film won an Academy Award for its signature tune, “Falling Slowly”, and was reimagined as an award-winning Broadway musical in 2012.</p> <p><strong>2. <em>In the Name of the Father</em></strong></p> <p>A co-production between Irish, British, and American creative forces, this 1993 courtroom drama is based in the true story of four people falsely convicted of the 1974 Guildford pub bombings. <em>In the Name of the Father</em> is captivating, with standout performances from lead Daniel Day-Lewis, and from Emma Thompson.</p> <p><strong>3. <em>Sing Street</em></strong></p> <p>Hailed by some as the best original musical of 2016 (over the beloved <em>La La Land</em>), <em>Sing Street</em> follows the exploits of a boy growing up in 1980s Dublin. As a way to escape his troubled family life, and in an effort to impress the girl he likes, Robert Lawlor starts a band. The rest is pure, musical joy.</p> <p><strong>4. <em>The Crying Game</em></strong></p> <p>This thriller explores nationality, sexuality, gender, and race, with the perfect backdrop of the Northern Ireland conflict setting the scene. Considered one of the greatest British films of all time, <em>The Crying Game</em> explores a member of the IRA, who has a brief but impactful encounter with a soldier. To say more risks ruining the film, and that would be a shame.</p> <p><strong>5. <em>Brooklyn</em></strong></p> <p>This endearing romance from 2015 solidified Saoirse Ronan as a bona-fide star, reminding the world why she earned her first Oscar nomination at the age of 13 (in Joe Wright’s <em>Atonement</em>). Ronan’s Eilis immigrates to Brooklyn from her small Irish town, hoping to find employment. After arriving in Brooklyn, Eilis finds work, studies bookkeeping, and meets a charming young suitor, but misses her beloved sister. A true love letter to both Ireland and Brooklyn, this film is a delight you shouldn’t pass by.</p> <p><strong>6. <em>The Secret of Kells</em></strong></p> <p>If you’re looking for a way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with your grandchildren, this charming animated film might just be the perfect way to do it. With a cast of characters that includes a brave monk and a fairy, and a captivating setting of a fort-like monastery and a gorgeous forest, <em>The Secret of Kells</em> is sure to join the ranks of your family’s favourite animated classics.</p> <p>Which of these Irish gems is your favourite?</p>

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Kate Langbroek injured in “crazed, violent” attack

<p>Radio star Kate Langbroek has lashed out at politicians after she was injured trying to protect her babysitter who was attacked outside her home in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda.</p> <p>Bruised, shaken and angry after the “crazed, terrifying and violent” attack, Kate unleashed on politicians on her radio show for failing to clean up St Kilda in the face of growing crime rates.</p> <p><img width="414" height="637" src="http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/29edfe9627cdc2954f3dc84ff845e465" alt="“The real vulnerable are the decent citizens of St Kilda,” Langbroek wrote in the tweet showing her bruises. Picture: Twitter/Kate Langbroek" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p>Speaking on air on her <em>Hughesy and Kate</em> raduo show, Kate said the terrifying attack on Friday night was the last straw.</p> <p>Kate described how her babysitter, Annabelle was walking to her car, which was parked less than 10 metres from Kate’s front door, at about 10pm when a man tried to get into the passenger seat.</p> <p>A terrified Annabelle ran back to Kate’s house and banged on the front door.</p> <p>The man, yelling and swearing, followed Annabelle and tried to get into the property.</p> <p>With her children and the babysitter inside, Kate and her husband Peter went outside to investigate.</p> <p>The man, who she described as looking “deranged”, was across the road but when he saw them he started running towards the house.</p> <p>“He was quick as insanity and was right there on us,” she said.</p> <p>Kate ran for the house, slamming the door once she was inside and holding the door to brace it.</p> <p>As the man kicked the door repeatedly, police were called. About 12 officers arrived to take the man away.</p> <p>Kate later tweeted a picture, showing the large bruise on her arm, to Victorian Housing minister Martin Foley.</p> <p>“This is the bruise I sustained trying to keep that ‘vulnerable’ resident from kicking our front door in on Friday night,” she wrote. “The real vulnerable are the decent citizens of St Kilda. We await your action.”</p> <p>Langbroek told listeners “the people we have elected to solve the problems are not solving the problems.”</p> <p>“People who are living good, decent lives are having those lives compromised by people who have chosen to do the opposite,” she said.</p> <p>Langbroek told <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="https://www.theage.com.au/" target="_blank">Fairfax</a></strong></span> that anti-social behaviour in the area had become “rampant” in St Kilda since residents of the Gatwick were moved to public housing,</p> <p>“Our children walk to school and [the other day] we saw a guy get a Glasgow kiss,” she said. “He was just walking around the corner with his headphones in and he got headbutted in broad daylight. It’s crazy.”</p> <p>“It’s an extremely complex issue, but in the meantime we’re not being offered the most basic short-term solution.</p> <p>“They [politicians] want to look like heroes and use words like ‘vulnerable’ and ‘the community’, but they’re not actually servicing the community. “</p> <p> </p>

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