Coalition dumps Liberal candidate who said women should not serve in ADF combat roles

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 6, 2025 | Google Finance News

Coalition dumps Liberal candidate who said women should not serve in ADF combat roles

Source: The Guardian

Ben Britton, who was running as the candidate for Whitlam in NSW, has been removed from the Liberal party’s website

Ben Britton has been dumped as a Liberal candidate for the New South Wales seat of Whitlam after it was revealed he had expressed a string of controversial views on fringe podcasts before his preselection.
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April 2025 rocket launch schedule: NASA, SpaceX, and more – key dates revealed

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 6, 2025 | Google Finance News

April 2025 rocket launch schedule: NASA, SpaceX, and more – key dates revealed

Source: Hindustan Times

Some major launches are set to take in April 2025 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Take a look at the schedule.

As many as 27 orbital rockets took flight from Florida's Space Coast during the first quarter of the year, which equates to a cadence of 108 launches by year's end. This pace is record-breaking, and could beat last year's record of 93 annual liftoffs… [1981 chars]

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Bishop of Manchester reveals prostate cancer diagnosis

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 6, 2025 | Google Finance News

Bishop of Manchester reveals prostate cancer diagnosis

Source: BBC

The Right Reverend David Walker says the disease was picked up early and his prognosis is "pretty good".

Bishop of Manchester reveals cancer diagnosis
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Church of England The married father-of-two, who was ordained in 1983, is having treatment at The Christie hospital
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Sunday session: Bulldogs v Knights; Storm blitz Manly

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 6, 2025 | Google Finance News

Sunday session: Bulldogs v Knights; Storm blitz Manly

Source: NRL.com

Follow all the action from Round 5 of the 2025 Telstra Premiership on NRL.com's live blog.

Another cracking round of footy winds up on Sunday with Manly and Melbourne renewing one of the great modern-day rivalries and the Bulldogs looking to remain unbeaten when they host the Knights. A second half blitz has seen the Melbourne Storm ambush… [5684 chars]

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Man charged after allegedly trying to open doors, choke crew on Sydney-bound flight

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 6, 2025 | Google Finance News

Man charged after allegedly trying to open doors, choke crew on Sydney-bound flight

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A NSW court has been told Jordanian national, Shadi Taisser Ayed Alsaaydeh, had taken medication and a sleeping pill, and had no recollection of the incident on the AirAsia flight.

A Jordanian national has been refused bail after allegedly attempting to open emergency exit doors and strangling a crew member on a flight from Malaysia to Sydney.
Shadi Taisser Ayed Alsaaydeh, 46, was arrested by the Australian Federal Police (AFP)… [1822 chars]

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Independent MLC Meg Webb launches wrecking ball on Macquarie Point Stadium

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 6, 2025 | Google Finance News

Independent MLC Meg Webb launches wrecking ball on Macquarie Point Stadium

Source: Pulse Tasmania

Competing Nelson candidate Marcus Vermey says Meg Webb is ‘living in lala land’…

A new political row has erupted over the Macquarie Point Stadium plans, with independent MLC Meg Webb set to force a parliamentary vote on reopening negotiations with the AFL.
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‘We’d been through so much’: Jean Hannah Edelstein on breasts – and life without them

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 6, 2025 | Google Finance News

‘We’d been through so much’: Jean Hannah Edelstein on breasts – and life without them

Source: The Guardian

All her life Jean Hannah Edelstein had tried to feel comfortable with her breasts, battling unwelcome attention and breastfeeding woes. But then came cancer and a double mastectomy – and she realised she was losing something she loved

Let me tell you about my breasts, of blessed memory. That’s not something I would have said while I still had them. I was quite prim, you see, and maybe I still am, but a double mastectomy gives you license to say “‘breast” over and over again, witho… [11027 chars]

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Melbourne fashion designer Perri Cutten dies aged 73

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 6, 2025 | Google Finance News

Melbourne fashion designer Perri Cutten dies aged 73

Source: The Age

Renowned for her signature suiting and tailored outerwear, Cutten was one of Australia’s best-known designers.

Melbourne fashion designer Perri Cutten has died at the age of 73.
Cutten founded her eponymous brand in 1981 and quickly became one of Australia’s best-known designers, renowned for her signature suiting and tailored outerwear.
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Man who tried to open plane door on flight to Sydney charged

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 6, 2025 | Google Finance News

Man who tried to open plane door on flight to Sydney charged

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Passengers and crew had to restrain a man from opening the doors of a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sydney on Saturday.

A Jordanian national allegedly attempted to open the doors of a Sydney-bound plane on Saturday evening and had to be restrained by crew and other passengers, forcing the airline to request police assistance on arrival.
Shadi Taiseer Alsaaydeh, 45, is… [652 chars]

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Hollywood star not seen in years emerges in obscene hat

by Alison Rabbecca | Apr 6, 2025 | Google Finance News

Hollywood star not seen in years emerges in obscene hat

Source: Daily Mail

A Hollywood star who makes rare public appearances was seen donning a hat with an explicit message on the front during a march in Los Angeles on Saturday.

A Hollywood star who makes rare public appearances was seen donning a hat with an explicit message on the front during a march in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Jodie Sweetin, 43 – who is known for her role as Stephanie Tanner in the beloved series Full Ho… [8891 chars]

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