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Lollipop man slapped with ban over "innocent" gesture

<p>A beloved lollipop man in Victoria has been banned from high-fiving children after receiving a complaint  from a concerned parent. </p> <p>John Goulden is a much-loved elderly lollipop man at the Mount Dandenong Primary School in Greater Melbourne, and will no longer be able to high five kids as they leave and enter the school grounds. </p> <p>Goulden, who was recently crowned one of Victoria’s top crossing supervisors, was reprimanded by Yarra Ranges Council who warned him against “initiating unnecessary physical contact” with the children.</p> <p>Outraged parents in the community have rallied behind the cherished lollipop man, with one parent, Rohan Bradley, even starting a petition to have the ban removed, saying that Mr Goulden has an “infectious joy that leaves a lasting impression on students and parents”. </p> <p>“His high fives in the morning and afternoon have become a tradition that many children look forward to, a small gesture that symbolises the warmth and friendliness of our unique community,” he said. </p> <p>“Sadly, this tradition is under threat. With our children’s happiness and wellbeing hanging in the balance, we need to take action.”</p> <p>Mr Bradley said it was not just about a simple high five but about “preserving our unique community’s spirit”. </p> <p>“We implore those in charge to let John continue to high-five his students, preserving an act that sparks joy and promotes a more positive learning environment,” he said.</p> <p>The petition has already gained more than 500 signatures as parents and students stand with the “community’s morale booster”. </p> <p>In a statement, Yarra Ranges Council confirmed they had received a complaint from a parent at the school about the crossing supervisor dishing out high fives.</p> <p>“Council’s internal policies and the Victorian Standards clearly states that unacceptable behaviours includes: Exhibiting behaviours with children and young people which may be construed as unnecessarily physical,” they told <em>9News</em>. </p> <p>“Council has reminded the contractor who is currently supervising children at the Mount Dandenong Primary School of expectations of the role regarding interactions with children.”</p> <p><em>Image credits: Facebook</em></p>

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Young Aussie medallist's sweet plane gesture

<p>Australian gold medallist Arisa Trew has warmed hearts after sharing her sweet gesture on the plane back from Paris. </p> <p>Trew became the youngest Australian to ever win a gold medal at the Paris games after emerging victorious in the skateboarding competition, capturing the hearts of Australia with her incredible performance. </p> <p>Trew was one of dozens of Aussies who <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/travel/international-travel/just-magical-aussie-olympians-return-home-in-triumph" target="_blank" rel="noopener">flew back</a> from Paris on Wednesday morning, and explained why she was quick to give up her business class seat as a medallist. </p> <p><em>Sunrise</em> host Matt Shirvington said there was a pecking order to the seat allocation on the Qantas plane, explaining, “Apparently, the breakdown is the medallists get first pick of business class, then the two-time Olympians or more get a shot at premium economy, and the rest are out the back of the plane.”</p> <p>By winning gold, Trew was allowed to be in the expensive business class seats, but she told the Jase & Lauren radio show on Nova radio that she had other plans for the lengthy flight.</p> <p>“Where did you get to sit on the plane? Because you’re a gold medallist, you’re 14 years old. Were you right up the front?” Lauren Phillips asked Trew.</p> <p>Trew’s reply stunned the radio hosts, as she admitted, “I mean, I could have been sitting in business with all the medallists, but instead I chose to sit in economy with my two best friends, Chloe and Ruby.”</p> <p>Those friends are fellow skateboarders Chloe Covell and Ruby Trew who both missed out on medals, hence their seats “out the back”.</p> <p>“You’re the cutest thing ever. We couldn’t love you anymore,” Phillips said.</p> <p>“So Arisa, does that mean you got to give someone your gold medal business class seat?”</p> <p>Trew replied, “I’m pretty sure somebody else got it because me and my friends were walking around the plane, and we went up there, and it was all full. So I definitely think somebody else was sitting there but I don’t mind.”</p> <p>Trew also revealed she was heading straight back to school after touching down in Australia and would be there bright and early on Thursday.</p> <p>“I’m gonna go back. I just love going to school, because it’s the skate park where I go to school,” she said.</p> <p>“So I get to see all my friends that skate, that I skate with every day and train with, my coaches, the teachers. Like, it’s just the best thing in the world.”</p> <p><em>Image credits: Ulrik Pedersen/CSM/Shutterstock Editorial </em></p>

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Daughter's incredible gesture surprises her cancer-stricken mother

<p>A brave mother fighting cancer has burst into tears at her daughter's amazing display of solidarity, as her mum continues to battle through chemotherapy. </p> <p>Tracy Mulcahy has been fighting a devastating diagnosis of stage four high-grade ovarian cancer and had started to lose her hair after relentless chemo treatment. </p> <p>Tracy and her daughter Sophie headed to their local hairdressers, where they have become like family after seven years, where Sophie was given the task of shaving her mum's head. </p> <p>To everyone's surprise, Sophie was handed the razor and decided to shave off her own long blonde hair in an emotional display of solitary and strength.</p> <p>Both women burst into tears and held one another, while there was not a dry eye in the salon from other clients and hairdressers. </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/C4h63b2rZYX/?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/C4h63b2rZYX/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by ⚡️SOUTH WEST BLONDE SPECIALIST ⚡️ (@bambiblonde__)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The heartwarming moment was captured by the Bambi Blonde salon and posted to their Instagram, where the post racked up hundreds of thousands of likes and comments of support from all over the world.</p> <p>"The whole salon was in tears," owner Claire Lovett said.</p> <p>Sophie has since revealed she decided to do it because she didn't want her mother to "go through this alone".</p> <p>"She means the absolute world to me. She's done everything she could to help me with any issues I've had in the past," Sophie told the Hit WA radio station.</p> <p>Tracy said her daughter's decision was "just insane", saying, "I saw her do it, and I'm like, no, please don't, please don't do this. I don't want you to go through what I'm going through."</p> <p>"I think when I sat down in that hairdresser's chair and prepared myself for the day, but when you actually sit in that chair and normally go to the hairdressers, it's obviously a positive experience." </p> <p>"And then to have to look in and see that there wasn't a lot of hair left at that point. And to see Sophie do that and sacrifice her own hair for me, it was just insane."</p> <p>The family have set up a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/tracys-battle-stage-4-high-grade-ovarian-cancer?utm_campaign=p_cp+fundraiser-sidebar&amp;utm_medium=copy_link_all&amp;utm_source=customer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoFundMe</a> page to help with the costs of Tracy's treatment. </p> <p><em>Image credits: Instagram / GoFundMe</em></p>

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Heartwarming gesture for Qantas' oldest passenger

<p>A 103-year-old passenger has received an emotional welcome onboard her Qantas flight, with the pilot and cabin crew erupting into cheers as she stepped on board. </p> <p>Ngan Chun Kam aka ‘Mamma’, is believed to be the oldest passenger to ever travel with the Flying Kangaroo airline.</p> <p>Mamma was born on January 1st 1920, and Qantas was founded 10 months later in November 1920. </p> <p>After visiting family in Sydney for several weeks, Mamma was returning home to her native Hong Kong when Qantas staff on-board QF127 learned of her age.</p> <p>“It was such an honour to have Ms Kam on our flight to Hong Kong,” Jayson Eng, Qantas customer service agent who was on the November 3rd flight, told <a href="https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/travel-stories/qantas-crews-heartwarming-act-for-103yearold-passenger/news-story/75c4ccb9c1addc2884e7e3063422763b" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>news.com.au</em></a>.</p> <p>“We got her trip off to a flying start with a special welcome announcement from the Captain, which was broadcast throughout the entire aircraft.”</p> <p>Mr Eng said it resulted in a big cheer and a round of applause throughout the cabin.</p> <p>“Our cabin crew loved taking turns to introduce themselves to Ms Kam. We called her Po Po (grandma in Cantonese) as a sign of respect for her. She was such a delight to have on board.”</p> <p>Mamma, who has six children aged 72 to 83, 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren, has been visiting Australia once a year since 1979 to visit her eldest son who lives in Sydney. </p> <p>According to Mamma’s daughter-in-law Helen, at first she had no idea why the cabin erupted in a loud cheer as she doesn’t speak English. </p> <p>It wasn’t until a friend who was also on the flight explained it was because she was the eldest passenger they’ve ever flown, and she began to smile. </p> <p>“Everyone was clapping and cheering and she just felt so special,” Helen told <em>news.com.au</em>.</p> <p>The airline also gifted Mamma, who was flying in business class, a goodie bag filled with champagne and merch.</p> <div> </div> <p>“When she got to Hong Kong, she called me saying John (friend on the flight with her) left his bag, thinking it was his,” Helen said.</p> <p>“I told her it’s what the airline gave her as a gift and she said ‘well I don’t drink champagne’ – I told her ‘well in that case bring it back with you to Australia on your next visit, we’ll have it’,” she laughed.</p> <p><em>Image credits: Courtesy of Qantas</em></p> <div class="media image" style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 24px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; width: 705.202209px; max-width: 100%;"> </div>

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Meghan Markle celebrates Mother's Day with heartwarming gesture

<p>The Duchess of Sussex has celebrated <a href="https://www.innovations.com.au/p/gifts/mothers-day-gifts?utm_source=over60&amp;utm_medium=nativearticle&amp;utm_campaign=MothersDayGifts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mother's Day</a> by donating baby supplies to women in need.</p> <p>Meghan marked the occasion from her home in Montecito with Prince Harry and son Archie.</p> <p>She is expecting her second child - a daughter - in the coming months.</p> <p>Mother's Day took place on Sunday, May 9.</p> <p>Through the Archewell Foundation, Meghan donated a number of baby supplies to Harvest Home LA, a charity helping homeless pregnant women and their children.</p> <p>"As a mum, and an expectant mum, I deeply appreciate the significance of community support, safe and accessible pregnancy resources, and trusted guidance in a nurturing setting," the Duchess of Sussex said <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/COqCe8mANe4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in a letter to the organisation</a>.</p> <p>"These ingredients are essential to not just our physical health, but our mental well-being, and I commend you for leading a compassionate community that lives these values.</p> <p>"Thank you for all you do for the women and mothers who are turned away elsewhere, at no fault of their own.</p> <p>"When we consider how vulnerable any mother feels during the fragile time of pregnancy, we gain perspective about how especially difficult it can be for pregnant women of colour and those who come from under-resourced and vulnerable communities.</p> <p>"I hope you will accept an offer of support to help further uplift Harvest Home's residents."</p> <p>The donation included nappies, cleaning supplies, and other essential items.</p> <p>Meghan is understood to have celebrated Mother's Day privately at home.</p>

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Real estate agent divides internet with “sweet gesture” to hopeful homeowner

<p dir="ltr">A real estate agent has divided the internet after sending a hopeful homeowner a scratchie ticket along with a rejection letter. </p> <p dir="ltr">The anonymous wannabe buyer shared a photo of the letter they received from their agent with the scratchie card alongside it on Reddit, explaining how they had missed out on their dream home. </p> <p dir="ltr">The letter begins in capital letters, reading “Really sorry you missed out”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I wanted to personally thank you for your interest in my recent listing and say how sorry we are that you missed out.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“I know how keen you were to make it yours, and as much as we love our work, there are parts that are difficult.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“Telling someone the bad news that they have missed out on a property they are very keen on, is certainly the worst part of our role.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“I wish we had more properties like this one for those who have missed out on this home.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“I enclose a scratchie to try and soften the disappointment.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“The agent said they hoped the wannabe homeowner would win some cash so ‘next time you can extend your offer just that little bit more’.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The $1 scratch card gave the unsuccessful applicant the chance to win $100,000 in a game of Tic Tac Toad. </p> <p dir="ltr">The gesture prompted a mixed response from commenters, with most readers calling out the agent for being “condescending”. </p> <p dir="ltr">One comment read, “Might just be poorly worded, but this comes across very condescending and patronising. ‘Lol sorry you’re too poor. Maybe if you win some money we’ll be able to take it from you.’”</p> <p dir="ltr">Another pointed out the agent’s potential grovelling to the buyer, saying “Absolutely no real estate agent is sending anything like this to mere tenants.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Another frustrated renter wrote, “Great! Now if I could get a scratchie with every unsuccessful rental application, I wouldn’t need to rent.”</p> <p dir="ltr">A few commenters praised the real estate agent’s actions, believing they had good intentions by including the scratchie. </p> <p dir="ltr">One person wrote, “They didn’t have to give anything but still did. The wording could’ve been better but still, something for nothing.”</p> <p dir="ltr">One other person was shocked by the support for the agent in the comments of the post, putting it blatantly, “They said ‘so next time you can extend your offer just that little bit more’.”</p> <p dir="ltr">“Their intention is clear. They’re saying to offer more money. I genuinely am surprised by the comments on this post thinking this is a nice gesture and not blatant manipulation.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image credits: Reddit</em></p>

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“From future Captain Seb”: Little boy blows away Jetstar crew with kind gesture

<p>An aviation-obsessed boy’s act of kindness has resulted in him experiencing the “best day of his life.”</p> <p>Little Seb, 11, was travelling from Brisbane to Melbourne with his family for a holiday when he gave the Jetstar crew a homemade thank you card.</p> <p>The card wrote, “From future Captain Seb,” including a drawing of a plane.</p> <p>The message was relayed to the pilot, Captain Hadrian Zerbe, who found it so sweet that he invited Seb into the cockpit for a chat as other passengers left the aircraft.</p> <p>Captain Zerbe was so touched by Seb’s love for aviation that he then invited the 11-year-old to come back and visit the Jetstar hangar.</p> <p>“He said it’s the best day of his life so far,” Seb’s mum, Emma, told <a href="http://news.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news.com.au</a>.</p> <p>“Definitely,” Seb confirmed.</p> <p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NLFu8d1rTQI" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p>Seb is a big fan of plane spotting and playing flight simulator games but said he had never been so close to a real plane.</p> <p>When asked about the coolest part of the experience, Seb replied, “When I walked around the plane close up, it was just so big. Bigger than I expected. All the engines were massive,”</p> <p>Seb was not the only one left in awe.</p> <p>Captain Zerbe was blown away by how much knowledge the young boy had of the Airbus A320.</p> <p>“I’ve certainly never met an 11-year-old who knows so much about aviation and hopefully he’ll be sitting in the flight deck as a pilot some day soon,” the captain said.</p> <p>Emma said planes consume most of her son’s thoughts; even before he could talk, he was overjoyed whenever he heard a plane fly above.</p> <p>“If I find something I tend to research it for the rest of the night before I go to bed,” Seb said regarding his aviation research, which he takes very seriously.</p> <p>“He stops mid-play if he hears something,” Emma said.</p> <p>“Every story or picture has always been a plane. At school, it’s always planes that come home. He doesn’t deviate much from that.”</p> <p>Seb has plans to get his recreational pilot licence when he turns 16.</p> <p><em>Image credits: Jetstar, Youtube</em></p>

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“I’ve got some good news for you”: Tracy Grimshaw's generous final gesture

<p dir="ltr">Tracy Grimshaw has <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/tracy-grimshaw-s-most-memorable-hosting-moments">ended her time on <em>A Current Affair</em></a> with her trademark generosity and gave a much-needed boost to a local community ravaged by recent floods.</p> <p dir="ltr">The TV host and journalist presented the town of Eugowra with a $50,000 donation from Coles, which will go to Givit’s Eugowra Flood Appeal and be used by the community to pay for fuel, groceries and hardware.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I think I have got some good news for you.” Grimshaw told locals Amanda Mongan and Judd McKenna. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Aaron Ralph from Coles is standing off to the side there, Aaron would you like to come in (to the shot) because I think you’re about to make everyone’s day.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The Coles regional manager proceeded to give the large cheque to Mongan and McKenna, to the cheers of locals standing behind them.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Here at Coles, we love to look after our communities that we serve and Eugowra is in the heartland of our region out here in the Central West," Ralph said.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-d857059f-7fff-cf3e-b8bc-27621bb68e60"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">“We’ve come out last week and saw the devastation and it was really, really heartbreaking. We dropped off a delivery of essential goods and today we just wanted to go again and we want to kick off the Eugowra Flood Appeal with a massive $50,000 donation to the community.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/11/eugowra.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: A Current Affair</em></p> <p dir="ltr">After receiving the good news, McKenna grabbed Ralph for a heartfelt hug.</p> <p dir="ltr">When asked how they would use the money, McKenna said it would go back into the community.</p> <p dir="ltr">“These people that stand behind us here are the backbone of the community,” he said. </p> <p dir="ltr">“If this can help them in any way possible, some goods, whatever (they) need to get back on their feet, this is what it’s going to be used for.</p> <p dir="ltr">“These people have lost everything - their houses, houses have floated away, they’ve got nothing. But look at this spirit behind us.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Earlier in the segment, McKenna and Mongan spoke about what it was like during the floods and how their homes and businesses have been affected.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mongan, who has lived in Eugowra her whole life, watched her hairdressing salon go under and waited for eight hours on the roof of her home with her family before being rescued</p> <p dir="ltr">“You’re not the only one who did that, are you?” Grimshaw asked.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Oh god no, we were one of the lucky ones, we were slightly safer than the other people in the full force of the carnage,” Mongan said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“It was just any general flood, we were downtown helping people pack up and next minute, a wall of water came.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We’d moved our cars and ran back to the house for a few things, and tried to get our kids down the back lane to the evacuation centre at the school and we nearly got washed away, and luckily we have a big solid house that stopped the water a bit, so it rose slower.</p> <p dir="ltr">“And then we just realised, ‘Oh my god, it’s going to go over our heads, we need to get up on our roof’, and from up there we could see houses moving. It was just unimaginable, really can’t describe it.”</p> <p dir="ltr">McKenna, who owns two cafes in town, was swept away in the water while trying to get others to safety and his businesses were damaged.</p> <p dir="ltr">The pair said donations were sorely needed to help the community recover and thanked those who had already given funds, time and help in other ways.</p> <p dir="ltr">"The kindness and generosity has been incredible," Mongan said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"And we don't know how we will ever thank those kind people."</p> <p dir="ltr">The episode marked the end of Grimshaw’s 17-year tenure as the show’s host, after <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/tracy-grimshaw-s-huge-news">she made the shock announcement</a> that she would be stepping down from the show’s top spot in early September.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-041713fc-7fff-1564-75d0-03360b7d2bb4"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: A Current Affair</em></p>

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Kate Middleton’s touching gesture to child

<p dir="ltr">Kate Middleton has once again shown her affection for young children by offering up her poppy to a young child who didn’t have one.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Princess of Wales was visiting Colham Manor Children's Centre as a royal patron for the Maternal Mental Health Alliance.</p> <p dir="ltr">A mother of three herself, the Princess spoke to new mums and families who have struggled since giving birth.</p> <p dir="ltr">On her way out, she bumped into three-year-old Akeem, who bombarded Kate with a series of questions – including asking for her name.</p> <p dir="ltr">“What is your name?” the curious kid asked.</p> <p dir="ltr">“My name is Catherine. Nice to meet you,” she responded.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">It’s not everyday you get a poppy from a Princess 😊 Akeem who’s 3 was very chatty when Kate unexpectedly stopped to say hello at a maternity mental health visit so she gave him her remembrance poppy. Thanks Liberty from Colham Manor primary and Akeem’s mum for letting me share <a href="https://t.co/ykP1wyujtf">pic.twitter.com/ykP1wyujtf</a></p> <p>— Rhiannon Mills (@SkyRhiannon) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkyRhiannon/status/1590323556126457857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">She then asked Akeem if he had a poppy, pointing to her own, before he reached over and said, “No, I haven't found one”.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Would you like mine?" the Princess then asked, to which Akeem said yes – at which point she proceeded to take off her poppy.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Do you know what this is for? It's for remembering all the soldiers who died in the war," the Princess told the young boy as she removed the poppy from her coat.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Here you go, that’s for you. You look after it,” she then said to the excited child before handing the sharp pin to his mother.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Twitter</em></p>

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Small gestures are most important in relationships

<p>It’s not grand gestures and lavish gifts that make love last but the little things that you do and say that show how much you care.  </p> <p>The Enduring Love project by Open University in Britain surveyed more than 5,000 people on their relationships and found, contrary to popular belief, it’s not big displays of love that count but the mundane, day-to-day gestures, like sharing a cup of coffee, that helped sustain a relationship and were crucial to relationship satisfaction.</p> <p>“Surprise gifts and small acts of kindness were valued highly, with ‘a cup of tea’ being singled out as a significant sign of their partner's appreciation.</p> <p>Bouquets of flowers and boxes of chocolates were seen as less important than the thoughtfulness behind the gesture,” the study states.</p> <p>Jacqui Gabb, co-author of the project, noted, “Actions really do speak louder than words and many people consider a loving gesture to be as valuable as hearing ‘I love you’.</p> <p>Grand romantic gestures, although appreciated, don't nurture a relationship as much as bringing your partner a cup of tea in bed, or watching TV together.”</p> <p>The project identified sharing values, faith, beliefs, tastes, ambitions and interests with their partner, as well as expressions of intimacy and being aware of one another’s needs as important to relationship satisfaction.</p> <p>It also found having children affected relationship quality more than any other factor and mothers are happiest in their life than any other group.</p> <p>Co-author Janet Fink said: "With a tough economic climate, the rise in grey divorce and social media opening up new ways to start affairs, it isn't always easy to keep love alive today.</p> <p>"However, our survey has shown that surviving adversities – even very difficult situations such as being out of work – can make a relationship much stronger. What doesn't break you can make you."</p> <p><em>Image: Shutterstock</em></p>

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Shoo! PM's "dismissive gesture" causes chaos

<p>Anthony Albanese has come under fire after being accused of making a rude gesture towards Deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley while in parliament. </p> <p>The Prime Minister has allegedly taken to “shooing away” Liberal MPs in the last fortnight during Question Time, but his "disrespectful" gesture on Thursday left Ms Ley asking how seriously he took his pledge to treat women with respect at work.</p> <p>“Anthony Albanese has talked a really big game about making parliament a more respectful, fit-for-purpose workplace,” she told <a href="https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/anthony-albanese-accused-of-rude-gesture-aimed-at-deputy-liberal-leader-sussan-ley/news-story/c1bbc6eb7afc268720e09e8839f9cbe5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news.com.au</a>.</p> <p>“I don‘t mind the rough and tumble of politics, but I do mind the hypocrisy that he displayed in Question Time today."</p> <p>“If Anthony Albanese wants to be rude to a woman and dismissively wave her away when she’s trying to speak in parliament, that’s a choice for him, but it’s completely out of step with the values of a modern workplace in this country.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Was this gesture disrespectful? The Opposition called on the speaker to ask the PM to apologize for appearing to 'shoo away' Sussan Ley at the dispatch box. The speaker said there was nothing to withdraw <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/auspol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#auspol</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SBSNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SBSNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/l99mIecS6K">pic.twitter.com/l99mIecS6K</a></p> <p>— Naveen Razik (@naveenjrazik) <a href="https://twitter.com/naveenjrazik/status/1555062039122284546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p>The gesture, which was not full captured on cameras in the House of Reps, parked uproar and interjections when he made it.</p> <div id="story-primary"> <p>“The PM made a dismissive gesture towards the Deputy Leader of the Opposition,” Manager of Opposition Business Paul Fletcher told the House.</p> <p>The Speaker of the House claimed he did not see the gesture in question, but called on Albanese to apologise if he had done something disrespectful.</p> <p>The Liberal Party has been targeting the Prime Minister in Question Time over CFMEU donations, accusing members of the union of verbally abusing women in the workplace.</p> <p>“Why does the Prime Minister keep dismissing this issue when the welfare of 150,000 women working in the construction sector is at stake?” he was asked on Thursday.</p> <p>Albanese responded, “As I have said repeatedly, behaviour such as that, which she has described, is completely unacceptable.”</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p> </div>

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Sweet gesture as funeral for "King of the Ice Cream" melts hearts around the world

<p><em>Image: Twitter </em></p> <p>A very sweet ice cream man's unique funeral procession has melted hearts all over the internet.</p> <p>The clip, filmed in the London area of Camberwell, shows a procession of ice cream vans following a hearse, all while playing the classic ice cream van jingle to farewell their fellow comrade.</p> <p>As the hearse drove down the road, around seven colourful ice cream vans slowly followed behind while the sweet music blared through the streets.</p> <p>Twitter user Louisa Davies posted the footage online after the sounds of the procession woke her up, admitting the heart-warming gesture left her "sobbing".</p> <p>"Just witnessed an ice cream man's funeral and all the ice cream vans came and followed in solidarity I AM SOBBING," Louisa wrote.</p> <p>The video quickly went viral, with Louisa's clip alone attracting a staggering 11 million views.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">just witnessed an ice cream man’s funeral and all the ice cream vans came and followed in solidarity I AM SOBBING <a href="https://t.co/bJhyJj4JoK">pic.twitter.com/bJhyJj4JoK</a></p> — Louisa Davies (@LouisaD__) <a href="https://twitter.com/LouisaD__/status/1471779181667225603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <p>As per the Daily Mail, the funeral was held for 62-year-old Hasan Dervish, a man who was described as the "King of the ice cream" by his brother, Savash.</p> <p>Savash wrote: "Rest in eternal peace my brother. King of the ice cream."</p> <p>Louisa told the publication she didn't know the driver but was moved by the sweet send-off.</p> <p>"I'd never seen anything like this before so was quite shocked at first but then thought it was just the nicest most heart-warming send0-off," she said.</p> <p>"I'd like to send my respects to the family and let them know this procession brought joy to a lot of people today."</p>

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"Brilliant gesture": Secret Santa pays off local toy store lay-bys

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A kind gesture has eased the financial burden of Christmas for shoppers at a Townsville toy shop, in north-eastern Queensland, after a generous stranger paid their lay-by balances.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Natasha Vidler said she was “in disbelief and shock” when she was told over the phone that $170 had been paid off her toy bill at Townsville Toyworld.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I rang my husband and I was pretty much in tears, tears of happiness,” Ms Vidler </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-15/anonymous-secret-santa-pays-toy-store-layby-townsville/100698928" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We’re forever grateful. This time of year is a bit of a struggle for everybody, not only financially but mentally, emotionally.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Though the toy store wouldn’t say what the gifts totalled, Ms Vidler said she was one of 20 customers who benefitted from the unknown woman’s kindness.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The mother-of-two has spent the last two weeks in hospital, and said the contribution would make this year’s Christmas that much more special for her family.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Now the kids are going to have an extra-special Christmas thanks to some total lovely stranger,” she said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another recipient, Mark Jones, had been paying off presents for his children and granddaughter and said he was “blown away” by the gesture.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I thought it was an absolutely brilliant gesture,” Mr Jones said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Townsville truck driver said he was being evicted from his rental crisis amid the city’s housing crisis, so every extra dollar made a difference.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s been a bit of a tough year, not just for me but for everybody,” he said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to forecasting from the National Retail Association (NRA), Australians are set to spend a record $20.5 billion in the 10 days leading up to Christmas. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But the spending comes at a particularly challenging time for many families, with chief executive of the Queensland Council of Social Services Aimee McVeigh saying that 250,000 children had one or both parents relying on income support.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“These parents are having to choose between paying rent, food, electricity and medical bills, never mind Christmas presents,” Ms McVeigh said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“While the unemployment rate might be lower than it was last year, there are more people than ever in Queensland who are relying on income support payments of just $45 a day.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Queensland alone, NRA chief executive Dominique Lamb said people are expected to spend $3.9 billion over the next 10 days.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We’ve had our international borders closed, our domestic borders closed, people have been staying home and certainly saving their money,” she said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There seems to be a push for joy after what’s been a really long 18 months.”</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Getty Images</span></em></p>

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Blue Wiggle's stunning gesture for late veteran's family

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Blue Wiggle Anthony Field has donated all his latest album's royalties to the family of a war veteran who passed away from cancer at age 30.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Afghanistan veteran Brendan Nikolajew </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/health/caring/tragic-update-from-wife-of-terminally-ill-veteran" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">died</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on July 29 this year after fighting testicular cancer on-and-off for the past three years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A few weeks prior, the Blue Wiggle </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/health/caring/veteran-with-terminal-cancer-speechless-after-blue-wiggle-s-kind-act" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">promised</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to donate the royalties from the group’s latest album, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lullabies With Love</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and has lived up to his word. After giving Mr Nikolajew all of his songwriting credits, the royalties will now go to his wife Leah, and their two young children.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I took my name off all the songwriting and put Brendan’s name instead, and gave him all the royalties and credits,” the musician </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-16/blue-wiggle-donates-aria-nominated-album-to-veterans-family/100620444" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He said Mr Nikolajew found the situation to be quite amusing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We had a good laugh about this, because it’s nominated for an ARIA award, so if we win the ARIA that ARIA is going straight to Leah and the family, and we’ll get Brendan’s name engraved on it,” Field explained.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It would be fantastic — I mean, he’s got so many medals from his service and now he might end up with an ARIA too.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“He was hoping to still be around for the ARIAs. He was going to take his daughter and son.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Field, a fellow Army veteran, became acquainted with Mr Nikolajew two and half years ago, and described him as “one in a million”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“He’s one of those people you are very lucky to meet in your life,” the 58-year-old said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I learnt so much from that young man. He taught me how to live and boy, did he teach me how to die.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just before Mr Nikolajew passed away, Field said the pair spoke about the loss of his niece.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Brendan lost his niece in the lead-up to his death and we had a good talk about it,” Field recalled.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I said to Brendan, ‘What’s going to happen when you pass over?’</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“He said, ‘I’m going straight to my little niece’ — that’s the sort of man he was and I know he would be there now, looking after her.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mr Nikolajew’s status as an ARIA award winner is yet to be determined, with the winners to be announced on November 24.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Images: @anthony_wiggle / @brendans.cancer.fight (Instagram)</span></em></p>

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Bride's touching gesture for blind husband on wedding day

<p dir="ltr">Kelly Ann Ferraro surprised her husband, Paralympian, musician, motivational speaker and blind man Anthony S Ferraro, by wearing a tactile wedding dress on their big day.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I've also said she's my eyes in this world, but for her to have a dress custom made so I could feel and touch it meant the world to me," Anthony Ferraro told USA TODAY. "I could feel her. I could feel she looked beautiful."</p> <p dir="ltr">Kelly Ann was continuing a tradition she started on the couple’s first date in 2018, when she wore a velvet dress so he could “feel how she looked”. Her wedding dress was embedded with woven cotton flowers and lace, and in a Tiktok video shared by Anthony, he sounded overjoyed that he was able to “feel how beautiful she was” on their wedding day.</p> <blockquote style="max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7018660125703556357"><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@asfvision" target="_blank" title="@asfvision">@asfvision</a> <p>🤍🎥I married my camera person @turmericteatime <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/blind" target="_blank" title="blind">#blind</a> <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/wedding" target="_blank" title="wedding">#wedding</a> <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/relationshipgoals" target="_blank" title="relationshipgoals">#relationshipgoals</a> <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/lucky" target="_blank" title="lucky">#lucky</a> <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/pov" target="_blank" title="pov">#pov</a></p> <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/A-Thousand-Years-224206288400887808" target="_blank" title="♬ A Thousand Years - Christina Perri">♬ A Thousand Years - Christina Perri</a></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">The couple’s first date took place at the New York premiere of Anthony’s documentary, ‘A Shot in the Dark’, which chronicles his journey as a blind wrestler and athlete. After meeting Anthony, Kelly Ann researched blindness, including blindness experienced by those who can perceive some light, like Anthony.</p> <p dir="ltr">She learned to place pillows and bubble wrap around sharp objects in their shared apartment, and after learning that he loved the feeling of velvet and soft fabrics, a tactile wedding dress seemed like an obvious choice. Kelly Ann collaborated with Loulette Bride to create a dress that featured woven cotton flowers, a velvet waistband, and soft, gentle fabris like chiffon and lace.</p> <p dir="ltr">Speaking to USA Today, Kelly Ann said, "The whole time at the aisle I was whispering to him 'touch my dress, touch my dress,' and it made me so happy to know he could feel and enjoy my dress as much as I did.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Kelly Ann and Anthony’s mother planned the whole wedding with Anthony’s comfort in mind. Prior to the ceremony, Kelly Ann wrote Anthony a letter in braille. They were married on a beachfront property in Maine, and the wedding was held during the day since Anthony can perceive shadows and light. The reception was held in a tent, and the poles were wrapped in bubble wrap disguised with decorations so Anthony could safely move around. "The thoughtfulness and work behind making our wedding accessible for me meant everything. She's truly my best friend and like I said, 'my eyes in the world,'" Anthony said.</p> <p dir="ltr">Describing Kelly Ann as his “partner in crime”, Anthony says in the viral video of their wedding day, “I can’t wait to spend so much more time together and create so many more beautiful memories on our adventures in life.”</p> <p dir="ltr">"Our story sheds a lot of light on just joy and unity, even for those with disabilities like me who didn't think love was possible," Anthony said. "The world needs more light and I hope our story shows some of that."</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Anthony S. Ferraro/Tiktok</em></p>

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Ash Barty praised for generous gesture

<p>Claiming her fifth title of the year, Ash Barty has won the title at the Cincinnati Masters and when she went up to accept her victory, she asked her team to come on to the court so they could celebrate with her – a generous action many have praised her for.</p> <p>It's these types of gestures which prove Barty is a class act - both on and off the court. Fans are praising the 25-year-old for her heartwarming insistence that her team come on to the court and celebrate the victory with her.</p> <p>Her coach Craig Tyzzer, partner Garry Kissick, physio Mel Omizzolo and physical performance coach Matt Hayes all joined Barty and posed for photos with the trophy.</p> <p>Barty, who often refers to her achievements as ‘we’ instead of ‘I’, if the first one to acknowledge the role her support team plays in helping her get the best out of herself.</p> <p>“I know the work that I’ve put in with my team,” she told <em>WTA Insider.</em></p> <p>“That’s where all the gold lies. That’s where all of our good stuff hides,” she added.</p> <p><strong>World No. 1 women’s tennis player</strong></p> <p>The Aussie tennis star’s dream run ended when she beat Jil Teichmann in the final of the Cincinnati Masters.</p> <p>With this win, Barty can add this latest trophy to the silverware she’s won in Melbourne, Miami, Stuttgart and at Wimbledon this season as the world No. 1 women’s tennis player.</p> <p>Barty’s game was impeccable as she played her Swiss rival, beating her 6-3 6-1 to continue her winning streak. She is the first Australian to win this tournament since her idol Evonne Goolagong Cawley did so 48 years ago in 1973.</p> <p>Barty told reporters at the Cincinnati Masters: “I think being able to come through and play a really clean week and walk away with the title is probably not what I really expected of myself, but (it’s) certainly nice,”</p> <p>“Then, when I get to come out here and I get to enjoy my matches and when I’m really locked in, that gold stuff comes forward and that’s when I play my best tennis,” she said.</p> <p>Barty has been overseas for five months and she opened up on the emotional toll being away from home and playing at such a high level has had on her.</p> <p>“I think sometimes after big wins — and I felt it both times after the French Open and after Wimbledon — there’s been a little bit of a big crash, more emotionally than anything else, because there’s so much invested into that event,” she said.</p> <p>“But I’m so incredibly lucky to have such a good team around me who can put things into perspective and then also lift me up and lighten things up, typically those weeks after big events.”</p> <p>Barty didn’t drop a set in Cincinnati and she’ll head into the US Open later this month as the hot favourite to scoop up major title number three.</p> <p><em>Photo: Getty Images</em></p>

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Landlord makes incredible gesture to tenant after selling house

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A landlord has left an ex-tenant moved to tears after an incredible and unexpected act of kindness. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chris Robarge, from Massachusetts in the US, said he was randomly contacted by his former landlord to ask for his current address.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After providing the information, he received a letter from the landlord who wanted to pay him back for the contributions he had made to the home. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The landlord had recently sold the house, and said to Chris, “I firmly believe that the capitalist tradition of retaining that money after the sale of a property is exploitative and anti-ethical to a just society.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Enclosed in the letter was a cheque for $3,400AUD and a message </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">explaining that the landlord had tried to keep rent “equivalent to the monthly expenses of keeping the house” for everyone who had lived there.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The kind landlord wrot</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">e, “I calculated the amount of principal you paid each month you lived there, split it by who was living in the house at the time, and added 40 per cent (the increase in value of the home from when I bought it).”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“While it’s not much, it’s yours! It was a great house and I’m glad I was able to share it with you.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The landlord also shared the same amount of money from the sale of the house to other tenants who lived there, saying, “some of the rent you paid each month contributed to paying off the principle of my mortgage.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chris was shocked by the kind gesture, saying he had been thinking about the act of kindness for days. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He said, “I am still completely beyond an actual way to describe what this act means to me.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“All that I can say is that there are people who talk about their values and there are people who actually live them, and the reason I wanted to share this is that I want to encourage us all to actually live our values.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Do it off the clock, do it when no one is watching, do it always.”</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image credit: Shutterstock</span></em></p>

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“I’m really upset”: Karl Stefanovic’s rude gesture shows lockdown struggle on 47th birthday

<p><span>Karl Stefanovic has previously admitted his struggle to remain positive for viewers tuning in to <em>Today</em> at home, but a new bizarre photo has revealed his real thoughts.</span><br /><br /><span>A behind-the-scenes snap taken of the <em>Today</em> host features Karl flipping the bird at fellow colleague, Brooke Boney.</span><br /><br /><span>The clip was posted to social media with the caption: "Day 8,789,765 of lockdown.”</span><br /><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7843067/karl-stefanovic.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/8a956004a1fe449b92b9e0a1210d241a" /></p> <p><em>Image: Brooke Boney</em></p> <p><span>It comes amidst the current COVID outbreak, as millions of Australians are forced to remain indoors while in lockdown.</span><br /><br /><span>The moment was filmed during an ad break, just moments after he went off-script to apologise to viewers on <em>Today</em>.</span><br /><br /><span>He admitted the coronavirus crisis in Australia was really starting to get to him.</span><br /><br /><span>The admission followed while Karl and co-host Sophie Walsh discussed with experts the ongoing pandemic.</span><br /><br /><span>It was then he admitted he was simply “over it”.</span><br /><br /><span>"I'm sorry, I know I'm supposed to be on breakfast TV and all happy and stuff, but it's just not a happy time," he told viewers.</span><br /><br /><span>"And I want to go to the [MCG], I want to have three meat pies and 45 schooners and watch the AFL grand final.</span><br /><br /><span>"I don't want to see it moved to Perth. I want games back at the [MCG], I want normal life.</span><br /><br /><span>"I'm really upset."</span><br /><br /><span>Karl celebrated his 47th birthday on Thursday, and to celebrate the 9 team shared a series of throwback snaps of the TV presenter.</span></p>

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Pauline Hanson slams the Matildas for “token PC gesture”

<p><span>Pauline Hanson has responded in fury at the Matildas for posing with the Aboriginal flag before their victory over New Zealand this week.</span><br /><br /><span>The One Nation leader labelled the act a “token PC gesture” and claimed Australians are “sick and tired of their favourite sports being ruined by politics.”</span><br /><br /><span>The women’s soccer team, which includes Indigenous stars Lydia Williams and Kyah Simon, chose to pose with the Aboriginal flag instead of the Australian one.</span><br /><br /><span>They would go on to win against the Kiwis with 2-1 on Wednesday night.</span><br /><br /><span>The Aussies also stood side-by-side as they sung the national anthem, however Senator Hanson has claimed the photo was a slap in the face to all Australians.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842655/pauline.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/13a03f5e4c3e48da92413721e44cf58c" /></p> <p><em>Image: Channel 7</em><br /><br /><span>“Athletes in the Australian Olympic team are there representing all Australians on the biggest of international stages,” she said in a statement to her official website.</span><br /><br /><span>“Indigenous flags don’t represent all Australians. There’s only one flag which truly represents all of us.</span><br /><br /><span>“Taxpayers don’t shell out millions of dollars to send Olympic teams to represent two nations. We’re one nation, Australia, Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike.</span><br /><br /><span>“I think a lot of Australians are sick and tired of athletes and celebrities hijacking platforms to make token PC gestures that only inflame division.</span><br /><br /><span>“Australians are sick and tired of their favourite sports being ruined by politics.</span><br /><br /><span>“Australians supporting their Olympic team deserve an explanation from the Australian Olympic Committee, and I’m sure they want to know what the Prime Minister has to say about it too.”</span><br /><br /><span>Matildas superstar Sam Kerr, said she was “really proud” to represent the Aboriginal flag after scoring a goal in Wednesday’s victory, and told 7News she “wanted to do something that was relevant to our country and show unity within our group”.</span></p>

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"I cried so much": Woolies shopper floored by stunning staff gesture

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Woolworths shopper has shared the unexpected act by a staff member while she was paying for groceries.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Posting the story on Facebook, Victorian shopper Sammy said the kind Woolworths checkout worker left her in tears while she was going through the self-serve checkout.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The customer said she was in a distressed state while out shopping at her local store following the death of her dog earlier that day.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When the employee asked if she needed help at the checkout, Sammy shared what had happened and the worker went and picked up a box of Cadbury Favourites chocolates for the grieving customer to take home.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Today I lost my beautiful German shepherd, I had to duck into [Woolworths] for dinner,” she wrote.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We still need to wear masks in Ballarat, Victoria. I’m at the self-service checkout and I’m asked if I was OK, my eyes must’ve said it all.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I told her my dog passed this morning and she came back with these and gave her condolences. I cried so much in my car.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“A beautiful act of kindness from your staff.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Woolworths representative replied to Sammy’s post, saying the supermarket was proud of their worker’s kind actions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We wish to extend our sincere condolences to you and your family during this difficult time,” they said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We’re glad to hear that one of our team members at our Ballarat store could see that you weren’t OK and give you a box of Cadbury Favourites.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We’ve already provided your feedback to the Ballarat Store Management team so the team member in question receives the recognition she deserves.”</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Facebook</span></em></p>

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