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"That's it?": Project host's hopes after dismay at Voice result

<p><em>The Project</em> host Rachel Corbett has shared her disappointment over the quick defeat of the Voice referendum, saying she is still "really hopeful" that Australians are on the right path to reconciliation. </p> <p>Labor's proposed Voice to Parliament referendum was widely voted against in Saturday's vote, with only a single state or territory – the ACT – voting for constitutional change. </p> <p>The defeat sparked a wave of grief and upset from pubic figures who were hopeful the Voice would pass, despite the polls predicting the defeat. </p> <p>On Sunday night, Corbett told her fellow panellists that she was having difficulty coming to terms with the fact it was over in an instant. </p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" 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);" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyaZDi5voIe/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <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> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </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;" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyaZDi5voIe/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by The Project (@theprojecttv)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“I could not believe how quickly it was decided. That’s it, we voted no. I am just really hopeful that the majority of people voted no for a specific thing,” she said. </p> <p>“That they weren’t comfortable with this specific version of the Voice being enshrined, and not because they don't want to improve the lives of Indigenous people.”</p> <p>Corbett feared Aboriginal Australians might take away from the vote that they’re not cared about, and that other Australians don’t “want to do something” to close to gap between white Australians and First Nations people. </p> <p>“I‘m really hopeful that if this is not the solution, that we then find something else. Not that people were saying, we don’t want to help you.” Ms Corbett said.</p> <p>Co-host Hamish McDonald said it was now the job of the country’s leaders to find the “common thread” between those who voted “Yes” and “No” on Saturday.</p> <p>“Whose responsibility is it now to, as a nation, drive us forward on this path of reconciliation, which I think broadly people say is still desired or desirable,” he said.</p> <p>“There are some indigenous leaders stepping back. Now, there are other leaders who’ve, I suppose, come to the fore during this. Is it on their shoulders? "</p> <p>“Who it is that will emerge and carry this on their shoulders, or whether actually is all of us... I suppose that’s the bit that I’m wondering about today.”</p> <p><em>Image credits: The Project </em></p>

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Block stars' tease mystery new TV show

<p><em>The Block</em> stars Ryan and Rachel Carr have teased a new TV show with exclusive behind-the-scenes photos of their young family being filmed by a camera crew. </p> <p>The season 18 runners-up  took to Instagram on Wednesday to share the exciting news. </p> <p>"A busy little day in our house today," the caption read. </p> <p>The lovebirds, both aged 37, uploaded a gallery of images, including one where the couple were playing with their young children in their backyard as a camera crew filmed the happy family. </p> <p>In another photo, the couple teased fans as they were seemingly deep in conversation, while their two daughters played on the swing set, and their son was perched on Rachel's lap. </p> <p>"Lots of exciting things happening in our house," they captioned the photo with three star emojis. </p> <p>In a third pic, the couple posed by a stairwell with their three kids, as the film crew took a bunch of pictures, possibly for promoting the show. </p> <p>The photo was captioned: "It's always a fun time with this lot." </p> <p>The couple were dressed casually, with <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: graphik, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.16px;">Ryan in a pair jeans which he matched with a blue pull over, and Rachel looking like a chic mum in a pair of dark slacks </span><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: graphik, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.16px;">and a brown top.</span></p> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: graphik, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.16px;">Details of the project are currently unknown. </span></p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #323338; font-family: Figtree, Roboto, Rubik, 'Noto Kufi Arabic', 'Noto Sans JP', sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff; outline: none !important;">The couple gained popularity after they came in second on <em style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline: none !important;">The Block </em>last year.</p> <p> </p> <p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #323338; font-family: Figtree, Roboto, Rubik, 'Noto Kufi Arabic', 'Noto Sans JP', sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff; outline: none !important;">They managed to sell their five-bedroom, three-bathroom home in Gisbourne for $4,250,000, pocketing $169,000 of profit from the sale.</p> <p><em><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: graphik, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.16px;">Images: Instagram</span></em></p>

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More details revealed by father of Queensland cop killers

<p dir="ltr">The father of the two men who shot at two Queensland police officers has opened up about his son’s gun obsession and how they turned away from religion which eventually led to the horrific murder of the officers.</p> <p dir="ltr">Constable Rachel McCrow, 29, and Constable Matthew Arnold, 26, were fatally shot at a property in Wieambilla, three hours outside of Brisbane as they carried out a missing persons call.</p> <p dir="ltr">Nathaniel and Gareth Train were identified as the two brothers who killed the officers, with their father Ron Train revealing how the pair turned to the dark side.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’d describe them as two boys who lost their way in life,” he told <em>A Current Affair</em>, refusing to say they are monsters.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mr Train explained that he raised his sons with Christian beliefs but they turned away from religion before becoming estranged from their parents when they were in their 20s.</p> <p dir="ltr">“They went down this track, this dark track, which we have no understanding of.”</p> <p dir="ltr">He explained that the pair soon became obsessed with guns and that it was Gareth who showed more interest in the activity and was more controlling.</p> <p dir="ltr">“He was very difficult to control, very overpowering.”</p> <p dir="ltr">But in a surprising turn of events, Mr Train believes that Nathaniel’s marriage to Stacey Train, the third shooter, was up in the air after Gareth married her.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I just think in the end that he took over that relationship that Nathaniel and Stacey had,” Mr Train continued.</p> <p dir="ltr">Nathaniel and Stacey’s two children however were also estranged from the family.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mr Train said he broke down in tears after hearing what his sons had done saying he couldn’t take responsibility for their actions or defend them.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I cried out to God, because, you know, I’m a believer. I just could not understand,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Those decisions were made as adults. I can’t accept responsibility for something in an adult mind.</p> <p dir="ltr">“There’s no excuse for that. No excuses for their behaviour, and I don’t excuse my boys of their actions at all.</p> <p dir="ltr">“They’ll stand before God in this world. They can’t be brought to justice in the secular world, but they will before God.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Constable Matthew Arnold and Constable Rachel McCrow were at a property in the western Darling Downs, about three hours west of Brisbane when they were shot on December 12.</p> <p dir="ltr">One of the neighbours, Alan Dare, 58, was also shot and killed in the attack.</p> <p dir="ltr">Constable Arnold and Constable McCrow were joined by two other officers, Constable Keeley Brough and Constable Randall Kirk, both aged 28, at the property.</p> <p dir="ltr">A six-hour siege ensued, with the officers opening fire about 4.45 pm which saw Constable Arnold and Constable McCrow killed.</p> <p dir="ltr">Constable Kirk was also wounded while Constable Brough, who was only eight weeks into her new role, managed to escape and raise the alarm.</p> <p dir="ltr">The pair were finally joined by Special Operations police and helped them shoot dead three suspects, including brothers Nathaniel and Gareth Train, and Stacey Train, after a six hour siege.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Nine News</em></p>

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Cop sent farewell texts to loved ones during shootout

<p dir="ltr">One of the police officers that survived the shootout which killed two of her colleagues has shared her final texts she sent to loved ones in the event she didn’t make it. </p> <p dir="ltr">Constable Rachel McCrow, 29, and Constable Matthew Arnold, 26, were fatally shot at a property in Wieambilla, three hours outside of Brisbane as they carried out a missing persons call.</p> <p dir="ltr">Constable Keeley Brough and Constable Randall Kirk, both aged 28, were also at the property with Constable Kirk suffering a gunshot wound.</p> <p dir="ltr">Nathaniel and Gareth Train were identified as the two brothers who killed the officers, with Stacey Train identified as the third shooter.</p> <p dir="ltr">Constable Brough thought these would be her final moments and that she would either be shot at or burned alive. So she sent farewell texts to her loved ones. </p> <p dir="ltr">"Constable Brough grabbed her phone to seek assistance for her colleagues," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Parliament House. </p> <p dir="ltr">"And then, she texted her loved ones, what she imagined would be her final goodbyes.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Even then, surrounded by danger and death, her first thought was for her fellow officers."</p> <p dir="ltr">Mr Albanese said it was a “miracle” that Constable Brough survived the terrifying ordeal. </p> <p dir="ltr">"[Constable Brough] did not know whether she was going to be shot, or she was going to burnt alive," Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers told the ABC on Tuesday.</p> <p dir="ltr">"'I do know she was sending messages to loved ones saying she almost thought it was her time. What was going through her mind, one cannot comprehend.</p> <p dir="ltr">"She was in contact with her other colleagues trying to assure them we could get support to go and assist their fallen colleagues at that point in time."</p> <p dir="ltr">Constable McCrow and Constable Arnold will be farewelled at a funeral service at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre at 10am on December 21. </p> <p dir="ltr">Details on how the public can offer their condolences will be available in the next few days. </p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Facebook</em></p>

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"With Honour They Served": Outpouring of emotion after shooting victims identified

<p dir="ltr">The two police officers who were executed at a Queensland rural property have been identified.</p> <p dir="ltr">Constable Matthew Arnold and Constable Rachel McCrow were at a property in the western Darling Downs, about three hours west of Brisbane when they were shot on December 12.</p> <p dir="ltr">One of the neighbours, Alan Dare, 58, was also shot and killed in the attack which led to a manhunt for the alleged attackers.</p> <p dir="ltr">Police services around the country offered their condolences to the families of Constable Arnold and Constable McCrow after their heroic actions.</p> <p dir="ltr">“It is with a heavy heart we confirm the deaths of Constable Matthew Arnold and Constable Rachel McCrow,” Queensland Police wrote on Facebook.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Their lives were cut tragically short in the line of duty at Wieambilla yesterday.</p> <p dir="ltr">“With Honour They Served.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Police were at the rural property in response to a missing person, who was later identified as former school principal Nathaniel Train.</p> <p dir="ltr">There were grave concerns for Mr Train who disappeared from Dubbo in the NSW Central West in early December.</p> <p dir="ltr">Constable Arnold and Constable McCrow were joined by two other officers, Constable Keeley Brough and Constable Randall Kirk, both aged 28, at the property.</p> <p dir="ltr">A six-hour siege ensued, with the officers opening fire about 4.45 pm which saw Constable Arnold and Constable McCrow killed.</p> <p dir="ltr">Constable Kirk was also wounded while Constable Brough, who was only eight weeks into her new role, managed to escape and raise the alarm.</p> <p dir="ltr">The pair were finally joined by Special Operations police and helped them shoot dead three suspects, including brothers Nathaniel and Gareth Train, and a third female, after a six hour siege.</p> <p dir="ltr">Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll was heartbroken at describing what had happened, following the death of her colleagues.</p> <p dir="ltr">“This has been incredibly distressing and tragic for everyone, particularly family, officers involved, colleagues, the organisation and the community,” she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“As you would appreciate. It is an extremely emotional and challenging time for the Queensland Police Service. Losing one of our own has a profound impact on every single officer and their families. To lose two officers in one incident is absolutely devastating.</p> <p dir="ltr">“This event is the largest loss of police life we have suffered in a single incident in many years.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I want to pay tribute to the two other officers who attended....they bravely did what they could to save their colleagues in the most horrendous circumstances. Their bravery was beyond belief.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Thank you also to the specialist police and other first stand-of-responders who were involved in the dangerous confrontation for many hours last night. Matthew and Rachel were highly respected and much loved members of the Queensland Police Service.</p> <p dir="ltr">“They were both committed and courageous young people who had a passion for policing and for serving their community.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Both are under 30 years of age. Both had wonderful careers and lives ahead of them.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also offered his condolences to the fallen officers.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Terrible scenes in Wieambilla and a heartbreaking day for the families and friends of the Queensland Police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty,” he wrote on Twitter.</p> <p dir="ltr">“My condolences to all who are grieving tonight – Australia mourns with you.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Facebook</em></p>

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"The secret's out!": Project star's joyous news

<p dir="ltr"><em>The Project</em>’s Rachel Corbett has shared some happy news, announcing she is pregnant with her first child.</p> <p dir="ltr">The 41-year-old journalist said she could “no longer hold it in” on Wednesday night’s episode, with the news delighting her co-hosts.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I can no longer hold it in as the wardrobe department is sick of trying to hide it,” she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’m pregnant!”</p> <p dir="ltr">Throwing her hands up in the air, co-hosts Carrie Bickmore, Waleed Aly and Peter Heliar responded with cheers, confetti and a hug for Corbett.</p> <p dir="ltr">Corbett explained that she was having her first child on her own, and that it was the “perfect decision” for her despite people’s perceptions.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I’m doing it solo, which is great for me, but you find when you tell people it’s hilarious because they think it’s a choice of last resort,” she continued.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Then you have to spend the next 30 minutes explaining you’re not crying yourself to sleep at night. But for me it’s the perfect decision.</p> <p dir="ltr">“It feels like exactly the right thing to do and I’m really excited.”</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-cbcf9ead-7fff-6933-6c83-aca912991917"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">She also revealed that she will be having a baby girl.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" 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);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CkK87u-rEau/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <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> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </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;" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CkK87u-rEau/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Rachel Corbett (@_rachelcorbett)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">After the episode, Corbett posted a video of the wholesome moment on social media.</p> <p dir="ltr">“The secret’s out… and Waleed blew his nuts off with a glitter cannon to celebrate 🎉,” she captioned the clip.</p> <p dir="ltr">In a follow-up post, Corbett shared a sweet snap of her and Bickmore hugging and holding hands over her belly and a message praising Bickmore.</p> <p dir="ltr">“No turning back now! 🤰🏻,” she wrote.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9cd30a73-7fff-a15f-f865-5554acf71b9b"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">“Here’s hoping I can manage the family/career juggle half as impressively as you have @bickmorecarrie (and with 3, you bloody show off) xx.”</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" 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);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkLU9CAvNDL/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <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> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </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;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkLU9CAvNDL/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Rachel Corbett (@_rachelcorbett)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Celebrities were quick to congratulate Corbett, with fellow <em>Project</em> star Lisa Wilkinson writing, “So happy for you Rach. Such a lucky bub xx”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Congratulations beautiful human!!!! So so sooooo happy for you!!!” Casey Donavan commented.</p> <p dir="ltr">Angie Kent said: “Amazing!!!!!! This is goals!! I feel this on so many levels!! If you can do it on your own… why wouldn’t ya! That baby is going to be soooo loved! Congrats queen!”</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4c1b40e1-7fff-c9bf-1496-bff8002dff9d"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: The Project</em></p>

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West Side Story actress snubbed from Oscars

<p><em>West Side Story</em> actress Rachel Zegler claims she was not invited to the 2022 Oscars, despite the film receiving seven nominations. </p> <p>When a fan commented on Rachel's Instagram expressing their excitement over seeing the actress's Academy Award outfit, the breakout actress replied, “I’m not invited, so sweatpants and my boyfriend’s flannel.”</p> <p>Rachel's followers immediately jumped to her defence with messages of shock and surprise, considering the film she is starring in received a Best Picture nomination. </p> <p>“Breaks my heart. You were the best part of that movie. Surely Steven Spielberg could do something about this,” one fan wrote, referencing the film’s legendary director, who is also nominated.</p> <p>“Step up to the mic? How’s the leading actress of a movie that’s up for seven Academy Awards not invited? How does that make any sense?” another commented.</p> <p>After the influx of confused comments, 20-year-old Rachel said she didn't understand the snub either, but she would still be cheering on the musical from home. </p> <p>“IDK y’all I have tried it all but it doesn’t seem to be happening,” she wrote in a second comment. “I will root for <em>West Side Story</em> from my couch and be proud of the work we so tirelessly did three years ago.”</p> <p>The young actress has already won a Golden Globe award for her portrayal of Maria Vasquez this award season, stumping movie fans even more. </p> <p>Despite the outrage, she also thanked her fans for their shock over the apparent snub, saying, “I hope some last minute miracle occurs and I can celebrate our film in person but hey, that’s how it goes sometimes, I guess.”</p> <p>“I’m disappointed, too. But that’s OK. So proud of our movie.”</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Project host Rachel Corbett moved to tears

<p>Host of <em>The Project</em> Rachel Corbett was moved to tears on air on Wednesday night after a very emotional segment. </p> <p>After news about coronavirus dominating news bulletins, a heartfelt package was put together to share something good. </p> <p>Host Carrie Bickmore narrated the emotional segment, about an elderly man named Frank. </p> <p>“As a World War II veteran who survived the Battle of the Bulge on the Western Front, Frank has experienced a lot of miracles in his lifetime,” explained Bickmore.</p> <p>“12 years ago, he received a letter from a little girl thanking him for his service.”</p> <p>“I’m very proud of this, and I hope to show it to other people,” said Frank, proudly holding up the letter that he keeps with him.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7843626/the-project-vet-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/d2c051cd0405493cb165c2e42e2cace7" /></p> <p><em>Image credit: Channel 10</em></p> <p>“Frank has carried that letter in his pocket ever since, hoping to one day meet his special pen-pal – and thanks to his nursing home, it finally happened,” said Bickmore.</p> <p>Frank finally met his mysterious pen-pal, and recognised her almost instantly.</p> <p>“You’re not the girl …?!. Don’t make me cry …! Oh, I love you so much … I really do,” he said.</p> <div class="media image">The little girl who wrote the letter, DeShawna, is now much more grown up and also serves in the military. </div> <div class="media image"></div> <div class="media image"><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7843627/the-project-vet-2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/54d60f1653b942be9ef4448a51d945f6" /></div> <div class="media image"></div> <div class="media image"><em>Image credit: Channel 10</em></div> <div class="media image"></div> <p>As the segment ended, Rachel Corbett began to tear up at the heart-warming act. </p> <p>Through tears, she exclaimed: “Oh, good Lord …! This is when not having any tissues in my covid cupboard … drives me nuts!!!! That was SO beautiful!”</p> <p>“It was lovely, wasn’t it?” added Waleed Aly.</p> <p>Waleed went on to say, <span>“Also, I feel like we’re in an age where people lose their relevance really quickly, but that tells you the importance of that history and that connection to people who’ve done things so far back. There’s so much touching about that.”</span></p> <p><em>Image credit: Channel 10</em></p>

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Superstar Rachel Griffiths’ surprise return to Sydney

<p dir="ltr">Rachel Griffiths and her husband Andy Taylor are coming back to Sydney.</p> <p dir="ltr">The beloved actress, 52, and the painter, 54, are relocating from Melbourne to inner Sydney where they have purchased a stunning “designer terrace” for a little more than $2 million.</p> <p dir="ltr">The couple came back to Australia from the United States in 2012.</p> <p dir="ltr">The last Sydney property Griffiths and Taylor owned was a holiday home in Palm Beach, which they sold by the couple in 2014 for $2.25million.</p> <p dir="ltr">In Melbourne, they kept a Victorian Era home which underwent numerous renovations.</p> <p dir="ltr">Griffiths and Taylor shared the home with their three children, son Banjo, 17, and daughters Adelaide, 16, and Clementine, 12.</p> <p dir="ltr">In a May column for Stellar Magazine, the actress explained her reasons for coming home after a decade in the U.S.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I was hungry to come home and tell our own Australian stories with humanity and vigour,” she wrote.</p> <p dir="ltr">“So I did, and the years since have been the most satisfying of my career.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Since her return, Griffiths has starred in a remake of the Australian horror film Patrick and the Mel Gibson-directed <em>Hacksaw Ridge.</em></p> <p dir="ltr">She has also directed episodes of the TV series <em>Nowhere Boys</em> and the Michelle Payne biopic <em>Ride Like a Girl.</em></p> <p dir="ltr">The film was nominated for Best Film, Best Actress (for star Teresa Palmer) and Best Score at the 2019 AACTA Awards.</p> <p> </p>

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"What is going on?": The Project host slams Sydney lockdown

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Host of The Project Rachel Corbett has made the case that Sydneysiders would have preferred entering a stricter lockdown earlier to reduce the need for extended lockdowns.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wednesday night’s episode saw the hosts discuss NSW Premier Gladys Berijiklian’s decision to extend Sydney’s lockdown by one week, in an announcement which upset some but hasn’t surprised many.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Now that you’re living through this lockdown, I’m going to make you speak for everyone in Sydney. Do you think Sydneysiders would like to see something stricter now?” Waleed Aly asked Corbett.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I can only speak for myself, but I’ve always felt a bit on the wrong side of these people that are being spoken to,” she said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I feel like we’re being treated like delicate flowers who couldn’t possibly deal with a lockdown when, in reality, we don’t want to go into a lockdown that continually gets extended because we’re hemming and hawing about where we should be.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think everybody understands we’re in the middle of a pandemic.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“If something goes wrong, shut us the hell down and get us back to normal as soon as you possibly can. I don’t think there’s anything unreasonable in that.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’ve always been a bit surprised at this hesitation about being very black-and-white in Sydney, because I get there’s pushback, but you have to take the pushback to get a better result.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Corbett’s answer came after they welcomed professor Billy Bowtell, a strategic health policy advisor at UNSW, onto the show.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The panellists mentioned comments from NSW Health Minister Brad Hazard, who conceded that the state may have to learn to live with the Delta variant of COVID-19 currently circulating if residents don’t listen to current medical advice.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mr Bowtell said the message was “an enormous threat” that could confuse the general public.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the NSW Premier making it clear the goal for locking down the state was to reach zero cases, Mr Bowtell explained that these conflicting statements from both Mr Hazard and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg could confuse the general public.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It really is the most extraordinary thing that the Minister for Health and Treasurer could say,” Mr Bowtell said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think people in NSW have every right to say, ‘What is going on? What is the objective of this lockdown?’ And to conjure threats that say, ‘If you don’t do what we say, we’ll just let Covid run…’ I mean, have we really come to this?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I fully support the Premier and the Chief Medical Officer in saying the objective of this is zero Covid. If the Minister for Health and Treasurer have a different idea, then let them say it out loud and bring forth the evidence.”</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Channel 10</span></em></p>

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Rachel Hunter's heartbreaking news

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>Rachel Hunter took to Instagram to pay a heartfelt tribute to her friend Milica who tragically passed away from cancer.</p> <p>Hunter shared a sweet photo of the two of them with a lengthy caption explaining what had happened to her friend.</p> <p>It read: "Milica- Milly [heartbroken emoji]. She loved + gave time to everyone she came across, she would make you laugh, feel loved, feel mischievous, those sharp eyes would also protect, she would breathe life back into you when you were down.</p> <p>"Her empathy to care and listen to all she came in contact with. Kindness, no matter who you were.</p> <p>"My life is richer, the tapestry woven deep with color since she entered my life, my heart is broken ripped out, and it has taken some time to share.</p> <p>"Since the call early this week. Grief we all experience differently.</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-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMjTXJVFxCE/?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/CMjTXJVFxCE/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Rachel Hunter (@rachelhunterx)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>"But she loved to share and so with this post I share her love and laughter her Love of Life. She put up a hard fight against cancer, with her amazing angels that stood with her and took care of her during this time. You all know who you are.</p> <p>"An amazing mother To her beautiful incredible kids . I stand with you and love you and am here for you.</p> <p>"To be honest these words don’t do justice, you were part of my soul and always will be.</p> <p>"My dear beautiful naughty, graceful, fearless force + funny, soul . I Love you. God speed."</p> <p>Fans were quick to offer words of comfort to the model.</p> <p>"So sorry for your loss Rachel. Sounds like she was the most amazing person spreading love and positivity to those she came in contact with. Rip," one wrote.</p> <p>"So sorry for the loss of your special person," another agreed.</p> </div> </div> </div>

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Waleed Aly's heated COVID-19 debate cut short

<p><span><em>The Project</em> got very heated during a debate on COVID-19 in Tuesday night’s episode.</span><br /><br /><span>Producers cut off Waleed Aly while he was in the middle of a discussion with co-host Rachel Corbett about the vaccine.</span><br /><br /><span>Aly and Corbett got into a discussion about how far the “no jab no play” idea would go, as there is a large percentage of Australians not willing to get the vaccine.</span><br /><br /><span>“This is such a good idea for travel,” Corbett said.</span><br /><br /><span>“I don’t mind if it becomes something for everyday life. If you have to have the little tick in your passport to go to work.</span><br /><br /><span>“If you can’t have it, then you can still go into work because we don’t need to be 100% vaccinated but we need to be decent percentage.</span><br /><br /><span>“Some people might not be able to get the vaccination. The idea we can’t go into work if we haven’t got vaccinated, we’re in a pandemic.”</span><br /><br /><span>Aly disagreed, saying: “Hang on. I don’t want employers to have that much power over your decision,” he said.</span><br /><br /><span>“I feel like it’s sensible and let’s get the jab and get into work,” Corbett responded.</span><br /><br /><span>Aly didn’t back down though, saying: “There’s a difference between saying it’s sensible and encourage people to take a vaccine and a measure that could have all kinds of consequences down the track.”</span><br /><br /><span>“What about the consequences to another outbreak happening or a business closing down and all those kind of things?” Corbett countered.</span><br /><br /><span>“To me the consequences of an employer being able to dictate your health decisions is profound,” Aly responded.</span><br /><br /><span>“Imagine if they made rules like that about things you didn’t agree with, it would be frightening.”</span><br /><br /><span>Corbett fires back: “In this situation your business could shut down and that’s been a huge problem. If that could keep your business open, that’s reasonable?”</span><br /><br /><span>Aly got halfway through his reply but admitted producers told him to be quiet.</span><br /><br /><span>“I think that’s a fair point. I’m being told I have to shut up now,” he concluded.</span><br /><br /><span>Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has officially kicked off after a second delivery of Pfizer vaccines arrived in the country on Tuesday.</span><br /><br /><span>Health Minister Greg Hunt said residents across 240 aged care homes will be vaccinated by the end of this week after the rollout began on Sunday.</span><br /><br /><span>“My advice is that we are on track and on schedule and in fact we may be able to beat that,” he said.</span><br /><br /><span>“The consistency of supply has been strong and heartening.”</span></p>

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5 minutes with author Rachel Givney

<p><span>In <em>5 minutes with author</em>, <em>Over60</em> asks book writers about their literary habits and preferences. Next in this series is Rachel Givney, a writer and filmmaker based in Melbourne. She has written and edited scripts for television shows such as <em>Offspring</em>, <em>The Warriors</em>, <em>Rescue: Special Ops</em>, <em>The Young Doctors</em> and <em>All Saints</em>. Her debut novel <em>Jane In Love </em>is out now.</span></p> <p><em><span>Over60</span></em><span> spoke to Givney about Jane Austen, discipline, and the enemies-to-lovers trope.</span></p> <p><strong><em><span>Over60</span></em><span>: What is your best writing tip?</span></strong></p> <p><span>Rachel Givney: “Don’t get it right, get it written.” Get the first draft written down – it doesn’t matter if it’s terrible, just finish it. The old cliché is true, any art is 1 per cent inspiration, 99 per cent perspiration. Once you have that first draft written, it’s much easier to go back and edit.</span></p> <p><strong><span>After years of screenwriting, you finally wrote your first ever book. How did you approach this novel compared to your other work?</span></strong></p> <p><span>Writing a novel required me to include greater sensory detail, to set the scene for the reader in a way not needed in screenwriting. </span></p> <p><span>For example, a part of the book is set in 1803, where the character Jane travels to London. The polluted Thames would have smelled rotten as the industrial revolution dawned; London’s inhabitants would have churned the streets to mud with their boots, Jane might have expressed shock and horror at the squalid scenes. I described these for the reader, whereas if I were writing a screenplay, I would have left it to the production designer, the director, the actors, to bring it to life through audio-visual choices. With the book I also had greater opportunities for introspection, to describe characters’ thoughts, and express feelings which they keep to themselves.  </span></p> <p><strong><span>What book do you think more people should read?</span></strong></p> <p><span>Jane Austen’s <em>Persuasion</em>. Austen wrote it towards the end of her life, to me it feels sadder and quieter than her other more popular works, though it still contains the astute observation of her earlier novels. The moment where the hero, Wentworth, estranged for many years from the heroine, Anne, lifts her into a carriage, is filled with quiet erotic tension, quite striking for an Austen novel. The way he holds her and the way she responds shows neither of them has forgotten what they once had; that real love, while it may lay dormant, never dies… </span></p> <p><strong><span>What was the last book that made you laugh?</span></strong></p> <p><em><span>Unreliable Memoirs</span></em><span>, by Clive James. A hilarious, heartfelt tale of suburbia. </span></p> <p><strong><span>What book do you wish you had written?</span></strong></p> <p><em><span>Sophie’s Choice</span></em><span> by William Styron, I loved this Gothic masterpiece.</span></p> <p><strong><span>How do you deal with writer’s block?</span></strong></p> <p><span>Writing for film and television deadlines for 15 years has taught me good lessons in discipline and routine.  On a good day, I rise at 6 or 7 and go for a run around the park. Then I will have breakfast and shower and get to my desk at 9am-ish. I will write for four hours, taking a 15-minute break every hour. Lunch is at 1 to 2pm, then another two hours of writing in the afternoon, stopping at around 4pm. I write whatever is next to be written. </span></p> <p><span>On a bad day, I get to my desk and nothing comes, or it comes out badly, and then I hate everything. And this is the time when I hope I have the discipline to forge on, to “don’t get it right, get it written”.    </span></p> <p><strong><span>Which author, deceased or living, would you most like to have dinner with?</span></strong></p> <p><span>Jane Austen! In reading Austen’s letters while researching <em>Jane in Love</em>, I sensed great wit and cleverness, but also sadness. Austen’s an enigma, she wrote around 3000 letters in her life, upon her death, her sister Cassandra burnt all but 161 of them. I’d love to hear her talk about her writing, but only if she wanted to, I wouldn’t want to pry. If she didn’t want to talk about that I’d ask her if she had a good recipe for elderflower wine, I believe she liked making it!</span></p> <p><strong><span>What trope can’t you help but love?</span></strong></p> <p><span>I love the website <a href="https://tvtropes.org/">tvtropes.org</a>! My favourite trope is any romance between two seeming enemies who are forced to spend time together, where hatred changes to respect, and respect turns to love, like Jamie Lannister and Brienne of Tarth in <em>Game of Thrones</em>.</span></p>

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Married couple at the centre of bizarre billion-dollar drug bust

<p>A recently married couple from Melbourne alongside an IT worker have been arrested and charged with running a customs importing business which dealt with over $1 billion worth of 1.6 tonnes of ice and heroin.</p> <p>It is the nation’s largest uncovered methamphetamine haul.</p> <p>Rachel Annette Cachia and Donovan Mark Rodrigues, both 37, have been described as “trusted insiders” in the customs industry and advised clients on the logistics of importing and exporting goods through their independently owned business.</p> <p>However, the couple have suffered a violent fall from grace as they may be met with life imprisonment if convicted over the seizure of 1.6 tonnes of ice and heroin found hidden inside speakers being shipped to Melbourne in April 2019.</p> <p>On social media, the couple showed off their lavish lifestyle, including holidays with their two young children and luxury sports cars.</p> <p>Alongside Ms Cachia and Mr Rodrigues is Bayside IT worker Stephen Mizzi, 38, who has also been charged after the Australian Federal Police raided properties in the Melbourne suburbs of Darley, Sunshine West, Brooklyn, Elwood and Murrumbeena.</p> <p>All three individuals are to face numerous charges of importing illicit drugs.</p> <p>Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Neil Gaughan alleged the couple were "middle to high up" in the drug operation.</p> <p>"We feel to a certain extent that they’ve been used," he said.</p> <p>"They [allegedly] used their positions of trust to circumvent the border control. It will be alleged that two of the three suspects charged are trusted industry insiders."</p> <p>Australian Border Forces uncovered the drugs after they asked for sea cargo sipped from Bangkok, Thailand to be inspected at a container examination facility, in April.</p> <p>Officers spotted “anomalies” inside the speakers after an X-ray and took them apart in result.</p> <p>They found numerous packages containing methamphetamine and heroin that had been vacuum-packed and stuffed inside the speakers.</p> <p>Court documents allege that Mr Rodrigues and Ms Cachia had begun dealing with proceeds of crime in December 2016.</p> <p>Then, between June 2017 and July this year, the couple allegedly began arranging the movement of goods without authorisation through ports on numerous occasions between West Melbourne and Brooklyn.</p> <p>By December 2018, it’s alleged that Mr Mizzi joined in on the drug operation with the plan to help ship heroin and ice to Australia.</p> <p>Mr Mizzi has also been additionally charged with dishonestly obtaining identification information from a mobile phone in April this year.</p> <p>The trio faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday, where lawyers said it was the first time in custody for both men and that Mr Mizzi had a "blood pressure issue".</p> <p>Liliana Dubroja, the lawyer representing Ms Cachia, requested a nurse assess her client due to kidney and mental health concerns.</p> <p>Commonwealth prosecutor Jamey Ellis said police required extra time to compile their brief of evidence due to the extensive number of phone taps.</p> <p>"There is a significant amount of listening device and telephone material," he said.</p> <p>The trio was remanded in custody to face court again on May 7. They have not applied for bail.</p>

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Inside Rachel Griffiths $2.5 million "mid-century modern oasis” LA home

<p>Australian actress Rachel Griffiths, who is best known for her roles on US TV series <em>Six Feet Under</em> and <em>Brothers &amp; Sisters</em>, as well as her famous role in Australian classic<span> </span><em>Muriel's Wedding</em>, has parted ways with her Los Angeles mansion, which she has owned since 2005.</p> <p>She has moved back home to Australia with her husband, Andy Taylor, and their children Banjo, Adelaide and Clementine, and since returning to Oz, the house in LA has officially gone under offer.</p> <p>The single-storey home was built in 1961 and blends minimalistic and modernist elements in an open floor plan. The home is more than 2,800 square feet and offers commercial-grade appliances, custom cabinetry and a prep island located in the kitchen.</p> <p>It’s referred to as a “celebrity owned mid-century modern oasis” in the listing by the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/news/rachel-griffiths-quickly-finds-buyer-for-los-angeles-home/" target="_blank">real estate</a>.</p> <p>All of the rooms have walls of glass, and there’s a step-down living room with a fireplace.</p> <p>The gated residence also has a pool.</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to take a tour inside the luxurious home.</p> <p>Photo credits: <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-rachel-griffiths-encino-home-20190611-story.html" target="_blank">LA Times</a>  </p>

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Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward become grandparents for the first time!

<p>Bryan Brown, 71, and Rachel Ward, 61, are now proud grandparents to a beautiful baby boy named Zan Neathway Gooding.</p> <p>Their daughter Matilda Brown welcomed her first child with fiancé and former <em>My Kitchen Rules </em>star Scott Gooding on Wednesday.</p> <p>The new mum took to Instagram to share some sweet snaps of the little bub in his grandparents’ arms, as they lovingly looked down on the bundle of joy.</p> <p>In one photo, Bryan looked positively smitten as he gazed lovingly at the newborn sleeping in his arms.</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/BxgcTA6ldJ2/" 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/BxgcTA6ldJ2/" target="_blank">Zan had the pleasure of listening to Bryan’s best jokes for the first time today - it was a brief visit</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/scottgoodingproject/" target="_blank"> SCOTT GOODING</a> (@scottgoodingproject) on May 15, 2019 at 7:37pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Matilda shared another photo, this time of her mother Rachel, holding her grandson while sitting in the hospital room.</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/BxoAgdRgKm-/" 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/BxoAgdRgKm-/" target="_blank">Crushing on my boys ❤️</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/matilda.m.brown/" target="_blank"> Matilda Brown</a> (@matilda.m.brown) on May 18, 2019 at 6:08pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The 32-year-old revealed that her parents were by her side during the entire birthing process, writing: “On the night I went into labour, dad was supposed to drop mum at the hospital (mum was my doola) and then wait in the waiting room.</p> <p>“But he ended up coming into the room and stayed for the entire birth.”</p> <p>She continued saying: “When I was pushing Zan out at the end, dad was stroking my head and mum was cheering me on, crying, saying, ‘Come on, Till! He’s so close!’</p> <p>“[It was] pretty special that both my parents got to be with me through such a monumental time in my life.”</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/BwyvHESlei9/" 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/BwyvHESlei9/" target="_blank">Last few days just me and tiddles before Zan muscles in. 👶🏼 💪🏼 @matilda.m.brown</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/scottgoodingproject/" target="_blank"> SCOTT GOODING</a> (@scottgoodingproject) on Apr 28, 2019 at 1:36am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The <em>Offspring </em>star is experiencing motherhood for the first time, with Scott right by her side.</p> <p>“Scott was amazing, never left my side, and is totally besotted,” she said on social media.</p> <p>The actress went on to explain that “labouring and birthing is the most intense thing I’ve ever experienced in my life”, however, “worth every second to finally meet my son.”</p>

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Heartbreak for Rachel Hunter

<p>The mother of Kiwi supermodel Rachel Hunter has died.</p> <p>Hunter, 47, posted the news of Janeen Phillips' death online, writing: "The beauty that surrounded that moment was a moment only she could have created.</p> <p>"Yes, there was so much pain in her last 18 months; but we will never forget the force of beauty, fire, protectiveness, empathy, strength, and of course the realm of magic that exists in and around her."</p> <p>Phillips had been <a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/health/body/2017/05/rachel-hunter-heartbreak-over-mums-health-battle/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>suffering from cancer</strong></span></a>.</p> <p>Hunter had charted her mother's final weeks online, including one post about how she and son Liam were sleeping on the floor of the hospital bedroom to be with her. "Liam &amp; I sleep here at night, as many have before to be with their sick loved ones, while the rest of the family gets rest for what the next day might bring," she wrote. "The night calls with Renee to keep her updated on Mums condition. Experiencing the care from the network of nurses &amp; doctors. It's a time to process the grief. An incredibly special time to nurture, listen, love and devote to Mum."</p> <p>Among the hundreds commenting on Hunter's Facebook page was broadcaster Kerre McIvor, who wrote: "The way you were all able to be together in death defines what it means to have a successful life. Nothing matters, except love and family, and for your beautiful mother to have the people who mattered most with her while she went through this stage will have strengthened and sustained her just as it will have strengthened and sustained you all. Much love xxx"</p> <p><em>First appeared on <a href="http://Stuff.co.nz" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stuff.co.nz</span></strong></a>.</em></p>

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Meet Rod Stewart and Rachel Hunter’s very handsome son

<p>Meet Rod Stewart and Rachel Hunter’s very handsome son, Liam Stewart.</p> <p>The son of Kiwi model Hunter and rock star legend Stewart it’s not surprising that Liam has turned out to be a very handsome lad.</p> <p>He is currently playing professional ice hockey and is based in Los Angeles.</p> <p>Liam, and older sister Renee, have kept a low profile despite growing up in the public eye and with famous parents.</p> <p>Stewart and Hunter parted ways in 1999 after nine years of marriage.  </p> <p><img width="499" height="330" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/21648/kiam_499x330.jpg" alt="Kiam" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p><em>Like father like son: Liam Stewart and Rod Stewart </em></p> <p><img width="500" height="374" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/21649/liam2_500x374.jpg" alt="Liam2" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p><em>Family affair: Liam Stewart, Rod Stewart, Rachel Hunter and Renee Stewart. </em></p> <p><strong>Related links: </strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/entertainment/movies/2016/05/most-iconic-movie-shots/"><em>10 most iconic movie shots of all time</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/entertainment/movies/2016/04/10-of-paul-newmans-best-looks/"><em>10 of Paul Newman’s best looks</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/entertainment/movies/2016/04/successful-over-60s-action-stars/"><em>10 over-60s action stars who still have it</em></a></strong></span></p>

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