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Aussie designer wins lawsuit against Katy Perry

<p dir="ltr">One of Katy Perry’s companies has been found guilty of infringing the trademark of a Sydney fashion designer.</p> <p dir="ltr">Katie Jane Taylor has designed and sold her own line of clothing under her label ‘Katie Perry’ since 2008.</p> <p dir="ltr">While the pop superstar Perry, born Katheryn Hudson, initially fought the Australian registration of the Katie Perry brand, she later withdrew it. </p> <p dir="ltr">Taylor sued the singer for infringement in the Federal Court in 2019, more than a decade after the <em>Firework</em> singer started selling her own brand of merchandise, including clothing, under her stage name. </p> <p dir="ltr">“This is a tale of two women, two teenage dreams and one name,” Justice Brigitte Markovic wrote in a judgement published on April 29 2023.</p> <p dir="ltr">Judge Markovic found Hudson had infringed the mark on Twitter ahead of one of her Australian tours in 2014.</p> <p dir="ltr">Despite the infringement, the judge concluded that the singer did not owe any compensation to the designer as she had used the trademark in “good faith”.</p> <p dir="ltr">One of the singer’s other businesses Kitty Purry however is liable for damages because of the sale of clothing during her 2014 tour. </p> <p dir="ltr">A bid by the star and her companies to cancel the Katy Perry trademark was dismissed by the Federal Court.</p> <p dir="ltr">Markovic is yet to determine the amount of damages owed by Kitty Purry. </p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-6c0faee1-7fff-5497-933e-14ee948d4dac"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image credit: Getty</em></p>

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Katie Price opens up after “unprovoked” attack in home

<p>British personality Katie Price has admitted how shocked she is after being assaulted “unprovoked” in her home.</p> <p>Price, 43, was taken to hospital in the early hours of the morning following the alleged attack and is reportedly “devastated” by the incident.</p> <p>A man in his 30’s has been taken into custody.</p> <p>Katie claims she ran to her eldest son, Harvey’s house, after she was “punched” in her home.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7843380/katie-price-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/94732c33a5d04b7494faacbfca0acd0e" /></p> <p><em>Katie Price with her son, Harvey, who is 19. Image: Instagram</em></p> <p>“I’ve got a big bruise, my face is all puffy, and I went to hospital. I’m still all dazed. I’m devastated. I’ve told police that I was assaulted, and am in shock that this happened,” Price admitted to The Sun.</p> <p>“I ran away after being punched. I ran to Harvey’s house nearby and have now done damage to my feet, which I previously injured.</p> <p>“The fight was unprovoked. I was just sitting there watching telly when the assault happened.</p> <p>“I can’t say any more.”</p> <p>Essex police said in a statement: “We were called by colleagues in the ambulance service to reports of an assault shortly after 1.30 am this morning, Monday 23 August.</p> <p>“We arrived and found a woman had sustained a facial injury which required hospital treatment.</p> <p>“In a further statement, Essex police added: “Our investigations are continuing at the scene today.”</p>

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"Cannot silence the truth": Katie Hopkins fires one last parting shot

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post-body-container"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>British media personality Katie Hopkins has spoken out about being deported from Australia after boasting she was breaking quarantine rules on Instagram.</p> <p>Hopkins took to Instagram with a selfie writing, “See you in the morning, my lovelies. You may “deport” the Hopkins. But you cannot silence the truth. We will fight to TAKE BACK our freedoms.”</p> <p>However, this selfie appears to have been deleted at the time of writing and replaced with a different picture that describes how to survive a "media sh*tstorm".</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/CRg0IDHtRDT/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;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/CRg0IDHtRDT/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Katie Hopkins (@_katie_hopkins_)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>It has rules, which include “Don’t read stuff about yourself. That’s just weird. You were there, you know what went down. It is unlikely the word ‘flouting’ was involved.”</p> <p>Her visa was cancelled on Monday after she was fined $1,000 by NSW Police for failing to wear a mask on Sunday as she was "taunting" hotel guards by answering her hotel door naked without a face mask.</p> <p>“NSW Police assisted Australian Border Force with the transfer of the woman to Sydney International Airport this afternoon (Monday 19 July 2021), following the cancellation of her visa, departing to the United Kingdom,” a statement said.</p> <p>Hopkins arrived in the country on a "critical skills" visa, which has angered many with loved ones who are stranded overseas and unable to get back into Australia.</p> <p>Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews released a statement about Hopkins statements, where she likened COVID-19 to the flu and compared migrants to cockroaches.</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/tv/CRXPMx7HkZq/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;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/tv/CRXPMx7HkZq/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Katie Hopkins (@_katie_hopkins_)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“It is despicable that anyone would behave in such a way that puts our health officials and community at risk,” Andrews said.</p> <p>“The Morrison Government will always act swiftly to protect the health and safety of the Australian community.</p> <p>“All visa holders must abide by the health directions issued by our health officials – we won’t tolerate those who don’t. There’s no place in Australia for visa holders who would deliberately endanger others.</p> <p>“Entry to Australia brings responsibilities and the community rightly expects better. Those who don’t live up to the standards can expect to have their visas cancelled and to be removed.”</p> <p>Surprisingly, the video that caused Hopkins to be removed from Australia is still up on Instagram.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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Katie Holmes shares rare post of Suri on 15th birthday

<p>Katie Holmes has paid tribute to her daughter Suri Cruise as she celebrates her 15th birthday.</p> <p>The Hollywood starlet shared a series of black-and-white photographs with her daughter, who she shares with actor Tom Cruise.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840809/katie-holmes.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/0c331dd5772949279a344db21159a45a" /></p> <p>"Happy 15th Birthday Sweetheart! I love you!!!!!!!! ❤️💕😘 I can't believe you are already 15," Holmes wrote.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840807/katie-holmes-2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/46925df50a334459889eb648db807a42" /></p> <p>Holmes, 42, and Tom, 58, welcomed Suri in 2006 — the same year they got married.</p> <p>The pair quickly divorced in 2012.</p> <p>Cruise also has two older children, Isabella, 28, and Connor, 26, whom he shares with his ex-wife Nicole Kidman.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840805/katie-holmes-4.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/4e09562f7b2b4f7db9f8b3bde5a08656" /></p> <p>In March last year, Holmes revealed to<span> </span><em>InStyle</em><span> </span>that she loved moving to New York City with Suri.</p> <p>"That time was intense, It was a lot of attention, and I had a little child on top of it," Holmes said.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7840808/katie-holmes-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/0e7dbb4f2df8432d91d51954385bfad0" /></p> <p>"[Suri and I] had some funny moments out and about in public."</p> <p>"We were followed a lot when she was little. I just wanted her outside, so I would walk her around to find parks at, like, six in the morning when nobody would see us," she said.</p>

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Katy Perry causes a stir in the MasterChef kitchen with raunchy comments

<p>Many dream about having someone like Katy Perry prancing around their kitchen while they whip up a weeknight meal, and that’s exactly what happened on last night’s episode of<span> </span><em>MasterChef</em>.</p> <p>The soon-to-be-mum was invited to guest judge<span> </span><em>MasterChef: Back to Win</em><span> </span>and not only did she send the contestants into a spin but was also praised by those watching at home for being “weird”, “wonderful” and “chaotic”.</p> <p>But in true Katy Perry fashion, it was her string of raunchy comments that had everyone in Australia in hysterics.</p> <p>When tasting the first dish, which was Sarah Tiong’s pork, the 35-year-old songstress told judge Jock Zonfrillo she had a sprained thumb so she couldn’t cut her own food.</p> <p>“Party in mouth. Put it in my mouth, Daddy!,” Perry said excitably.</p> <p>The racy comment was met with laughter, with fellow judge Andy Allen saying, “Can you cut mine too please Daddy?”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Katy Perry calling Jock ‘daddy’ has made my entire week. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MasterChefAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MasterChefAU</a></p> — Georgia Duncan (@_georgiarae) <a href="https://twitter.com/_georgiarae/status/1260882576295821312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">did... did katy perry just call jock... daddy? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MasterChefAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MasterChefAU</a></p> — 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦 🍉 (@goldenwildfIwr) <a href="https://twitter.com/goldenwildfIwr/status/1260880781460729856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Hopefully Katy Perry’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MasterChefAU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MasterChefAU</a> legacy is not the theme song but everyone calling Jock ‘Daddy’</p> — Jess Chandra (@jesschandra) <a href="https://twitter.com/jesschandra/status/1260880967108984834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>And that wasn’t all.</p> <p>After tasting Reece Hignell’s cake, she folded a napkin into a set of breasts.</p> <p>“You’re the tits, Reece,” she said.</p> <p>While everyone was ecstatic about Perry’s presence, Reece became completely starstruck as he struggled to focus on the cook.</p> <p>“Oh sh*t,” he said, laughing and looking down at his workspace as the star introduced herself.</p> <p>“I don’t know how to talk, I don’t know how to move, I’m just shutting down,” Hignell had told the camera, taking a deep breath.</p> <p>Poh, Reynold, Sarah, Simon and Reece were fighting for immunity as the singer entered the kitchen.</p> <p>The challenge – something “hot and cold” in honour of the show’s theme song performed by Perry.</p> <p>“Reece, the only thing is I don’t love really fishy things, so anyone that’s doing anything very fishy,” Perry tells Hignell during their brief – and giggly chat.</p> <p>“Well we’re doing cake,” he responded shyly.</p> <p>“Oh I love a cake,” Perry bellowed bizarrely.</p> <p>“Ever since I became with child, I’m definitely into it.</p> <p>“I have a serious allergy to gluten though … JK,” the cheeky songstress added to an awe-struck Reece.</p> <p>“You’re stirring very aggressively,” she teased before wandering off.</p> <p>“Katy Perry is just like a goddess, she’s just floating through the kitchen,” he later said, still in disbelief.</p> <p>According to New Idea: “She took a day out of her busy schedule to film<span> </span><em>MasterChef</em><span> </span>under a military-like veil of secrecy,” the publication’s source revealed.</p> <p>“The judges and contestants couldn’t believe their eyes when pop superstar Katy strode into the<span> </span><em>MasterChef<span> </span></em>kitchen.”</p> <p><em>MasterChef: All Stars continues Sunday night from 7.30 pm on Channel 10.</em></p>

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House Rules’ Katie hits back at judges' cruel remarks

<p>They were deemed the team to beat, but Katie and Alex’s good run on <em>House Rules </em>came to an abrupt halt last night when the entry, hallway and loungeroom they transformed fell flat for all three judges.</p> <p>The duo, along with the rest of the teams, faced one of House Rules' most challenging transformations, taking to the tools for Tim’s family home renovation in Melbourne. But with two of Katie and Alex's rooms being small, they admitted they didn’t have much to work with.</p> <p>Their design ideas this week were also criticised by the judges, with Wendy Moore branding the couple as “lazy”.</p> <p>Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen scored the pair a disappointing 3 out of 10. Bowen then went on to question the couple’s place in the competition.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">LLB didn't hold back with his feedback this week. It's been an emotional night for Katie and Alex 3️⃣😭🌧⚡️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HouseRules?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HouseRules</a> | <a href="https://t.co/CZshh2sR3c">https://t.co/CZshh2sR3c</a> <a href="https://t.co/9Xm9DMUqhZ">pic.twitter.com/9Xm9DMUqhZ</a></p> — #HouseRules (@HouseRulesOn7) <a href="https://twitter.com/HouseRulesOn7/status/1132583573184081920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">26 May 2019</a></blockquote> <p>Katie spoke to <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nowtolove.com.au/reality-tv/house-rules/house-rules-katie-alex-scores-judges-56007" target="_blank">Now To Love</a> about how the judges' feedback has impacted her and Alex.</p> <p>"Wendy's words probably hurt the most," she admitted, about being deemed "lazy".</p> <p>"It couldn't be further from the truth. We work so hard and we know we did all we could."</p> <p>She also said that Laurence’s score wasn’t fair.</p> <p>"It's really hard to understand how Laurence thinks we don't deserve a place in the competition, because we've been doing so well," Katie exclaimed. </p> <p>"He obviously had his reasons, but it really knocked us for six."</p> <p>Katie explained that her lack of confidence is impacting the next house makeover.</p> <p>"It really affected the next renovation for us," she admits.</p> <p>Following the rough comments from the judges, they were left with the lowest score with 14 out of 30.</p> <p>After the episode aired last night, fans rallied around the duo saying that the judges were too harsh – and Katie took to Instagram to say thank you for the support.</p> <p>"Your support is helping more than you know," the beaten down couple wrote. "What a moment... We are just heaaaartbroken by Wendy and Lawrence's comments this week. 'Lazy' and 'undeserving of a place in this competition' are the words still ringing in our ears.</p> <p>"We know now that we definitely could have done better, but we will never be able to agree that we didn't work as HARD and considerately as we possibly could. We will use this experience the best way we can to better ourselves next week, but for now, we can only hope that Tim and Mat love their home that every team has poured their souls into."</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/Bx7GGzTB3ko/" 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/Bx7GGzTB3ko/" target="_blank">Your support is helping more than you know... 🙏✨ What a moment... We are just heaaaartbroken by Wendy and Lawrence’s comments this week. 💔 “Lazy” and “undeserving of a place in this competition” are the words still ringing in our ears... 😔😔 We know now that we definitely could have done better, but we will never be able to agree that we didn’t work as HARD and considerately as we possibly could. 💕 We will use this experience the best way we can to better ourselves next week, but for now, we can only hope that @timmatau love their home that every team has poured their souls into. 🏡💕 . . . . . @houserules @channel7 @johgriggs7 @lisaandyau @shayncarlyau @petecourtneyau @mikaelaelizaau</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/katiealexau/" target="_blank"> Katie &amp; Alex</a> (@katiealexau) on May 26, 2019 at 4:03am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Don't miss Tim and Mat's reaction during their house reveal tonight. </p> <p><em>House Rules</em> airs Monday to Wednesday at 7.30 pm and Sunday at 7 pm on Channel Seven. </p>

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The natural phenomenon you must see in Australia this year

<p><span><a href="https://www.outbackspirittours.com.au/destinations/kati-thanda-lake-eyre/">Kati Thanda – Lake Eyre</a></span> is the largest salt-lake in Australia. This vast, dry expanse of glittering salt is part of the extensive Lake Eyre basin – one of the largest internally draining river systems in the world. On clear, cloudless days the land can appear to merge with the sky in a pink and blue mirage that crosses the horizon. Most of the time the Lake is dry, but on rare occasions it fills and becomes home to huge flocks of migratory water birds and gives life to a carpet of wildflowers.</p> <p>This phenomenon is imminent as an enormous body of water is now flowing into the lake after extraordinary rainfall in the northern reaches of the Diamantina Catchment. Floodwaters inundated Birdsville and cut access to the town for six weeks. From there they crossed into South Australia and have travelled southwest into Kati Thanda – Lake Eyre, creating a vast and shimmering spectacle.</p> <p>But if you still need further convincing, here is why you need to take a trip to the magical Kati Thanda – Lake Eyre:</p> <p><strong>The phenomenon only occurs once every few years</strong></p> <p>Kati Thanda – Lake Eyre is vast in size, spanning 144 kilometres long and 77 kilometres wide. The show stopper is never one to disappoint, with the lake featuring a stunning pink hue caused by pigment found within a specific type of salt-loving algae when the water level is at its lowest. But despite the lake glistening year-round, the best time to pay a visit is after the Outback has received a downpour of rain, flooding the lake with water.</p> <p>Lake Eyre has filled to capacity only three times in recorded history, the last time in 1974. However, general floods happen more frequently and are just as spectacular. The last significant flood was in 2011 at the height of the La Nina weather pattern that brought flooding rains to more of Eastern Australia. The site also carries a deep and rich history for the Arabunna and other Aboriginal people, spanning over thousands of years. Seeing Kati Thanda – Lake Eyre in flood is a unique experience. The best way to appreciate the floodwaters and enjoy a bird’s-eye view, is by plane; followed by a 4WD adventure to the upper reaches of the Lake and the surrounding dunes and river systems.</p> <p><span><a href="https://www.outbackspirittours.com.au/tours/lake-eyre-spectacular/">Outback Spirit</a></span> is Lake Eyre’s Number one tour operator. Their award-winning adventures have showcased the wonder of Kati Thanda – Lake Eyre to nearly 10,000 guests since 2009.  In 2012, they took home South Australia’s premier tourism award for Major Tour Operators after the 2011 flooding of Lake Eyre. Outback Spirit is offering <span><a href="https://www.outbackspirittours.com.au/tours/lake-eyre-wilpena-pound-discovery/">6 and 7-day adventures</a></span> from Adelaide to showcase this phenomenal natural event. Their tours include three scenic flights aboard state-of-the-art turbine aircraft, giving a stunning perspective of the region in flood.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="text-align: center; width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7824957/birdlife-on-lake-eyre-2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/c1f651a25007487c8184212abd51bfce" /></p> <p>Guests of Outback Spirit have exclusive access to visit Kalamurina Wildlife Sanctuary on the banks of the Warburton Creek. The sanctuary’s manager provides a fascinating explanation of the desert transformation following the arrival of the faraway floodwaters.</p> <p>Kalamurina is owned and operated by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy and is a property of exceptional conservation values. It encompasses a remarkable 1.7 million acres at the junction of the Munga-Thirri-Simpson Desert, the Tirari Desert and Sturt’s Stony Desert. The sanctuary is characterised by rolling dunefields, freshwater and saline lakes and is a refuge for unique desert wildlife.</p> <p>Travelling with an experienced and knowledgeable touring crew brings the landscape to life. Enthusiasm is infectious and Outback Spirit recruits and employ the best in the industry, requiring a minimum 10 years of heavy vehicle driving experience.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7824958/kalamurina-wildlife-sanctuary-2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/3ec3b1ef96db4bbc807c2f570529b310" /></p> <p>The rugged landscapes of this remote region can be travelled in comfort, aboard Outback Spirit’s 5-star All Terrain Mercedes Benz tour vehicles. With generous legroom, an on-board restroom, satellite communication system, a state-of-the-art P.A. system and on-board refreshment station, this is the most comfortable way to see outback South Australia and the wonders of Kati Thanda – Lake Eyre.</p> <p>To find out more about the tours Outback Spirit has on offer to Kati Thanda – Lake Eyre, click <span><a href="https://www.outbackspirittours.com.au/destinations/kati-thanda-lake-eyre/">here</a></span>.</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to take a look at the beauty of Kati Thanda – Lake Eyre.</p> <p><em>This is sponsored content brought to you in conjunction with <span><a href="https://www.outbackspirittours.com.au/destinations/kati-thanda-lake-eyre/">Outback Spirit</a></span>. </em></p>

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Good news for shoppers: Millers, Katies and Rivers given last minute lifeline

<p>Fans of Australian clothing outlets Millers, Katies and Rivers have woken up to some good news this morning, with confirmation fashion retailer Noni B will be purchasing the long-suffering chains from Speciality Fashion Group.</p> <p><a href="https://finance.nine.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>9news.com.au reports</strong></em></span></a> the $31 million cash deal will add 823 stores to Noni B’s already busy portfolio of brands including Rockmans, W.Lane and BeMe.</p> <p>Speciality Fashion Group will also lose control of Crossroads and Autograph as part of the deal, but will retail ownership over its last remaining brand, City Chic.</p> <p>Noni B CEO Scott Evans was bullish about the acquisition, saying the five brands had the potential to treble the group’s total annual sales to around $1 billion.</p> <p>"This is another exciting step forward for Noni B Group and represents the acquisition of five well-known and established, iconic Australian brands that are both complementary and highly synergistic to our existing portfolio," said Mr Evans.</p> <p>"With the acquisition of the Specialty Assets, Noni B Group will become one of the pre-eminent woman's apparel retailers in Australia, whilst retaining our solid, focussed market position."</p> <p>The brands purchased by Noni B posted a loss of $6.2 million for the 2017 calendar year, but Mr Evans believes the Noni B Group has the means to turn the brands around.</p> <p>"The businesses we're acquiring are underperforming for a number of reasons. However, we believe our disciplined approach to costs of doing business, combined with our customer focus, will ensure a successful turnaround," said Evans.</p> <p>"One of the key benefits of this merger is that we will be able to quickly achieve a number of savings and efficiencies that we anticipate will result in the acquired portfolio of assets breaking even on an EBITDA basis in FY2019, whilst we work to improve their overall operating performance."</p> <p>Specialty Fashion Group chair Anne McDonald said this deal will give the Group more time to concentrate on developing the City Chic brand.</p> <p>"In a challenging and rapidly changing retail environment, SFH has been successful in building City Chic into a market leader in the attractive plus-size segment of the women's apparel market," said McDonald.</p> <p>"The business has strong cash flow generation and significant future earnings growth potential.</p> <p>"The transaction will provide the funding flexibility, corporate structure and management focus required to realise City Chic's longer term full potential."</p> <p>What are your thoughts?</p>

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David Cassidy completely cuts daughter Katie out of will

<p>The late Partridge Family star David Cassidy has completely cut his estranged daughter, actress Katie Cassidy, from his will, according to documents reported by <a href="https://theblast.com/david-cassidy-will/" target="_blank">The Blast</a>.</p> <p>Instead the late actor and musician left most of his estate to his son Beau, whom he shared with now ex-wife Susan.</p> <p>According to the publication, David’s will and testament stated that "while he has two children — Beau and Katie — any references to his 'child or children' are only to Beau and not to Katie."</p> <p>He wrote: “It is my specific intent not to provide any benefits hereunder to Katherine Evelyn Cassidy.”</p> <p>David, who passed away on November 21, 2017 aged 67, left approximately $200,000 in various assets to Beau.</p> <p>Items considered "music memorabilia" will go to David’s three half-siblings.</p> <p>The will was filed in 2004 and named Susan as the personal representative, but David's cousin assumed the role after David and Susan divorced in 2016.</p> <p>Katie, who currently stars on the TV superhero drama Arrow, has had a chequered history with her father.</p> <p>Following his death, she shared her father’s last words, writing on Twitter: "Words can't express the solace our family’s received from all the love &amp; support during this trying time. My father’s last words were 'So much wasted time.' This will be a daily reminder for me to share my gratitude with those I love as to never waste another minute....thank you."</p> <p>But Cassidy and his daughter, whose mother is model Sherry Williams, revealed in an interview with People earlier this year that he was merely her father by biology.</p> <p>“I never had a relationship with her. I wasn’t her father,” David told <a href="http://people.com/celebrity/david-cassidy-talks-relationship-son-daughter/">People </a>in February. “I was her biological father but I didn’t raise her. She has a completely different life.”</p> <p>Katie was mostly raised by her stepfather, Williams’ husband, Dr Richard Benedon.</p>

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David Cassidy’s daughter Katie reveals dad’s touching last words

<p>Katie Cassidy has spoken for the first time about her father David Cassidy, who died of organ failure last Tuesday at the age of 67.</p> <p>Taking to Twitter, the 30-year-old actress wrote: “Words can’t express the solace our family’s received from all the love &amp; support during this trying time. My father’s last words were ‘So much wasted time.’ This will be a daily reminder for me to share my gratitude with those I love as to never waste another minute… Thank you.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Words cant express the solace our family’s received from all the love &amp; support during this trying time. My father’s last words were “So much wasted time”. This will be a daily reminder for me to share my gratitude with those I love as to never waste another minute....thank you.</p> — Katie Cassidy (@MzKatieCassidy) <a href="https://twitter.com/MzKatieCassidy/status/934148630319128577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2017</a></blockquote> <p>Katie had a complicated relationship with her father. She was raised by her mother, former model Sherry Williams, and her stepfather, Richard Benedon, but David still played a role in her life.</p> <p>“Because I didn’t raise her, I didn’t have to parent her,” David <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://people.com/archive/david-katie-cassidy-vol-72-no-10/">told PEOPLE in 2009</a></strong></span>. “I’m always here and totally nonjudgmental.”</p> <p>“To be able to go to someone I’m genetically linked to, tell them anything and know that they’re not going to judge me — it’s unbelievable,” Katie said at the time. “It’s nice when your dad can be your friend.”</p> <p>But over time, the pair drifted apart. In February, David confessed that the two were not longer in contact.</p> <p>“I wasn’t her father. I was her biological father but I didn’t raise her. She has a completely different life,” he explained. “[But] I’m proud of her. She’s very talented. It’s hard for me to even accept how old she is now.”</p> <p>In addition to Katie, David is survived by son Beau Cassidy, brothers Shaun, Patrick and Ryan, and stepmother Shirley Jones.</p>

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