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"They lied": Kerri-Anne Kennerley blasts I’m A Celeb

Kerri-Anne Kennerley has opened up on her dramatic appearance on I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! last year, claiming that she was "lied to" ahead of her decision to sign up. Speaking to Tammin Sursok on her podcast, The Sh*t Show, Kennerly alleged that Network Ten made promises they couldn't keep. “[Ten] came to me and promised me this, this and this … and I had nothing else to do at the time,” the TV veteran claimed. “I got promised a bunch of stuff and they lied. And so instead of being in there, the three weeks I committed to, I got out in three days. They lied.” Sursok asked her to elaborate on the promises they made, but Kennerley refused. “I don’t want to go into it now. History. And I’m even dumbfounded that I said to myself after I’ve gone, oh my God. I avoided exactly what happened for 10 years. “ … If I had thought about it for one more nanosecond and the things that were said to me were not said to me, I wouldn’t have done it in a heartbeat.” Kennerley tearfully quit I'm A Celebrity last year after clashing with MAFS star Domenica Calarco, who she claimed called her "the most self-centred b***h” she’d ever met during an eating challenge. The TV veteran added that going on the show was the "dumbest" decision she has ever made. “Comes out as absolutely number one dumb and as backed by several of my friends – especially straight after [I left IAC], them going, ‘You didn’t tell us, we would’ve locked you in a room if you had said you were going’,” she admitted. “But I don’t know … I’ve always thought I was pretty bulletproof, and then you get wounded and move on. But no … dumb, dumb, dumb – and lies. That’s what I put it down to.” Images: Ten

6 silent signs you’re being lied to

<h4>Is there a liar in the room?</h4> Lies occur between friends, teachers and students, husbands and wives, lawyers and clients – yet nobody wants to be caught. “I’ve interviewed crooks more apt to admit to a major crime than to lying,” says Glenn Woods, a criminal profiler, who’s been studying deceptive behaviour for more than a decade. “Everybody lies to some degree.” Of course, there’s a gulf that separates little white lies from the whoppers, but learning how to tell if someone is lying is a skill that’ll always come in handy. Here’s what to watch for. 1. Listen to the voices Pay attention to voice changes like change in pitch or cracking; they may well indicate deceit. “A person’s voice pitch tends to be a bit higher when they’re lying than when they’re telling the truth,” says Dr Mary Ann Campbell, assistant professor of psychology. “It doesn’t mean they’re lying for sure, but there’s a higher likelihood.” 2. Watch those words What about written material? Can we spot misleading behaviour in letters, emails and even resumés? Professor David Skillicorn and his students in the School of Computing at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, created software – based on the deception model developed at the University of Texas at Austin – that can sniff out lies in emails and other written material by studying the frequency and kinds of words used. Skillicorn says liars tend to use fewer exclusive words such as but, or and except. They also tend to use more negative-emotion words such as ashamed, upset and embarrassed. “These are the words that send up red flags,” says Skillicorn. “It’s as though some part of the brain is feeling bad and this comes out in the writing.” 3. Look past shifty eyes While most people may interpret darting, unfocused eyes as a classic sign of lying, it’s vital to consider the context of the behaviour. For example, experienced poker players are careful not to make too much of eye “tells.” People usually look to the left or right when thinking about an answer. Someone not making eye contact should arouse suspicion, but eye contact, cautions Woods, can be a tricky evaluation tool: consider that a psychopath can look you in the eye and lie with ease. And in some cultures, it’s considered inappropriate to maintain eye contact. 4. Get better at body language Even though a high percentage of communication is thought to be non-verbal, no single part of the body – such as the eyes or hands – reveals the whole story when it comes to lying. Campbell says people who are lying often become more still: Hand gestures that normally accompany talking may occur with less frequency or intensity, and there may be fewer arm and leg movements. “The person becomes more focused on telling the lie,” explains Campbell, “so they get quieter in their body.” 5. Ask questions – quickly If you suspect you’re being deceived, try this technique, which experts say can trip up a liar. Try asking questions quickly – one after the other. “The initial lie is easy,” explains Kang Lee, professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education’s Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development. “The follow-up lie is more difficult. When you continue to ask questions and put people on the spot, it gets harder to maintain the lie.” 6. Check for emotional “leaks” Micro-expressions that flit across the face often expose a person’s real thoughts. “If you were to watch people on videotape, frame by frame, you would see them showing their true emotion just before they show the fake expression designed to cover up the lie,” says Campbell. But these ultra-brief facial movements, some only lasting a quarter of a second, aren’t easy to spot. Even professionals trained in lie detection can’t always isolate them. And deliberate liars tend to add other expressions, like smiling, to disguise a lie. So, here’s hoping that the next time someone lobs a lie your way, you’ll know just how to catch it. Image: Getty This article is written by Diane Sewell originally appeared on <a href="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/true-stories-lifestyle/relationships/6-silent-signs-youre-being-lied-to" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reader's Digest</a>.

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“Putrid cookers”: Anti-vaxxers slammed for spreading lies about Jock Zonfrillo’s death

Just hours after MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo’s sudden death, heartless anti-vaxxers took to social media to spread disinformation. Zonfrillo died in Melbourne on May 1. While the cause of death has not been publicly announced, police said that his death was not being treated as suspicious, and a report was made for the coroner. The anti-vaxxers took this as a chance to spread disinformation online, implying that his death was linked to the Covid vaccine. “Did Jock Zonfrillo get the Pfizer or Moderna RNA vaccine?” one person tweeted the day after his death. Another commented on the way that his death was described as “sudden” with no confirmed cause- completely ignoring the fact that Zonfrillo’s family have not released that information. “The mainstream media has been reporting countless such ‘sudden deaths’ with ‘no cause of death given’,” wrote the anti-vaxxer on Facebook on May 2. “Since when are death reports being provided with no cause given? “I know since when: since they rolled out those experimental Covid vaccines, which are dropping people faster than they can clue in that it is murdering them. The mainstream media and medical establishment will never admit it – they omit the REAL reason someone died by saying ‘no immediate cause of death was given’,” wrote another. The ill-informed comments have attracted significant backlash from Aussies who slammed the “cookers” for taking advantage of the tragedy to spread disinformation. “Of course the putrid cookers have already come out, saying it was the Covid vaccine that killed Jock Zonfrillo. They really are opportunistic scum. RIP Jock,” one person tweeted in response to the lies. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Of course the putrid cookers have already come out, saying it was the covid vaccine that killed Jock Zonfrillo. They really are opportunistic scum. RIP Jock. <a href="https://t.co/t7jxe9QX1P">pic.twitter.com/t7jxe9QX1P</a> — JayJay (@JayJay91341991) <a href="https://twitter.com/JayJay91341991/status/1653215630768865281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2023</a></blockquote> “I’m always unsurprised at the amount of cookers that come out of the woodwork when a celebrity dies. Shame on anyone who is using Jock Zonfrillo’s death to push their anti-vax vile rhetoric,” tweeted another. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> I’m always unsurprised at the amount of cookers that come out of the woodwork when a celebrity dies. Shame on anyone who is using Jock Zonfrillo’s death to push their anti-vax vile rhetoric. — MrDreeps (@MrDreepy) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrDreepy/status/1652947746419281921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2023</a></blockquote> “Distance yourself from people who impulsively attribute the death of a celebrity to the Covid-19 Vaccine. “It demonstrates extreme congruence bias, and a profound lack of empathy. #jockzonfrillo,” wrote a third. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Distance yourself from people who impulsively attribute the death of a celebrity to the Covid-19 Vaccine. It demonstrates extreme congruence bias, and a profound lack of empathy. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/jockzonfrillo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#jockzonfrillo</a> — Nick Holt (@realnickholt) <a href="https://twitter.com/realnickholt/status/1652919969926254592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2023</a></blockquote> Images: Instagram

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Jamie Lee Curtis looks back on some of her most iconic roles

Whether you know her from her Halloween ‘scream queen’ roots or her comedic prowess in the body swap Freaky Friday, Jamie Lee Curtis is an actress who needs no introduction. The star - who had been credited in an astounding 80 projects before her first ever Academy Awards nomination in 2023 for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once - has seen and done it all. Beginning her career at the age of 19, Curtis has spent the years since adding success after success to her resume, and proving her doubters wrong at almost every turn. And in a candid interview with Yahoo Entertainment, the actress opened up about some of the most memorable roles that have steered her journey in Hollywood. <ul> <li>Laurie Strode, Halloween (1978)</li> </ul> Curtis made her film debut on the set of John Carpenter’s cult classic Halloween, and though the film (and its entire franchise) is considered to be one of the most influential horror films of all time, the then-19-year-old Curtis found nothing to be scared of while filming. The reason? Nick Castle, who played the film’s main antagonist Michael Myers, was too much of a delight to instill real terror in Curtis. “Here's the problem,” she explained. “He's played by Nick Castle, who was one of John's best friends. He had two little kids, his wife was around, and he's this funny guy. And he's also a very talented director and he's a musician. So I cannot lie to you and tell you I was so frightened." <ul> <li>Tess Coleman, Freaky Friday (2003)</li> </ul> Curtis was actually a last minute replacement for Annette Bening in the 2003 body swap comedy Freaky Friday, but that certainly didn’t put a damper on her experience. The actress became fast friends with Lindsay Lohan while playing the mother-daughter duo, and the pair have remained in contact ever since. In a fun friendship anecdote, Curtis shared how she has a test in place to find out whether or not it is Lohan texting her, or some sneaky stranger. "There's a song called 'Like I Love You' by Justin Timberlake. Lindsay and I were doing a scene in a car, and there was a lot of time in between takes, and there's a rap in the middle of that song by Clipse. She and I were trying to learn the words, and we were, like, sitting there with a pad,” she said. “We were writing them down,” Curtis continued. “And then we would do the scene, and then we'd play the song and try to lip-sync the few words that we knew. I'm telling you, we laughed. And that is my secret code with her. 'What was the song we were lip-syncing to in the car?'” She then confessed that while she may have given away their secret code, she wasn’t worried - the two have a second one, just in case. <ul> <li>Helen, True Lies (1994)</li> </ul> Although Curtis has said that the 1994 James Cameron blockbuster tops the list of her favourite filming experiences, featuring everything from a striptease to an intense helicopter stunt scene, she almost didn’t star at all, with co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger hesitant about signing her on to play his wife in the action packed project. When explaining why, Curtis noted that Arnold knew her “as Tony’s daughter”. Her father, Tony Curtis, had starred in the only film Schwarzenegger had directed, the 1992 Christmas in Connecticut. "He only knew me as Tony's daughter,” she said. “He loved Tony Curtis, so I'm sure Arnold just looked at me like it'd be like kissing your niece or something ... I guarantee, in fact, he did not want me to be in that movie. I think he just thought it would be weird. We knew each other a little bit socially. I just don't think he thought of me as his leading lady, I think he thought of me as Tony's little girl. And it was Jim who said, 'no, I've written this for her. She's the one to do this with you’.” Schwarzenegger, of course, eventually came around on the idea. And the rest, as they say, is history. Images: Getty

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Body language expert reveals “telling” signs Michael Clarke lied

A body language expert has weighed in on the infamous public scuffle where former Cricketer, Michael Clarke, was accused of cheating on his girlfriend, Jade Yarbrough. Louanne Ward, an Australian relationship expert, told The Daily Mail that some of Clarke's words and actions were indicative of him not telling the truth. The first sign that Clarke wasn't being truthful was when he took his shirt off to try and "make himself look bigger". "People....often make really big, bold gestures in an attempt to intimidate, look at the way Michael was walking in that video and you'll notice his arms are rounded and splayed," she said. She also told The Daily Mail that removing his shirt is a "fight response". The second sign the expert identified was the rising inflections in his voice as he pleaded with his girlfriend. "When someone is not telling the truth, their voice goes up a little bit at the end of a word," she highlighted. "You'll notice that you can definitely hear the inflections in Michael's voice when he speaks to Jade". Another "telling" sign was Clarke's choice to deflect the argument back to Jade. "Go, hit me ... do it again. You're wrong, you're f**king wrong," Clarke deflected in the video. The expert said that in choosing to say "you're wrong" instead of "I", "he's not taking any responsibility," which could be "indicative of guilt". Another subtle sign, according to the expert, was that he "kept shuffling his feet while he was standing with Jade", which is a natural response. The expert said that when people are being accused of something, "the limbic brain - which controls our behavioural and emotional responses - switches on and freezes body responses." "So when he can't keep his feet still, that could seem to be a sign of something not quite right". The last tell-tale sign was that he tried to invade Jade's personal space despite her walking away from him. "Clearly, Michael got slapped and that's a big invasion of personal space," said the expert. "But when someone tries to remove themselves from the situation like Jade walked off, and you go and follow them and get back in their space". The expert said that it's impossible to tell if someone is lying based on their body language alone and that we should look out for clusters of behaviours. "If they have three different things, then you can certainly tell that if they're not being dishonest, then there is something that is making them exceptionally uncomfortable, it's important to look at all aspects of their behaviour," she said. Image: Getty

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle caught out in another lie

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have once again had to bite their tongues after being caught out in another lie. At the beginning of their six-part Netflix series Harry and Meghan, a disclaimer hit the screen to say that all interviews were completed by August 2022 and that the royal family declined to comment. “All interviews were completed by August 2022. Members of the royal family declined to comment on the content within this series,” the statement read. However, sources have come out swinging to deny the claims, explaining that the royal family weren’t given an opportunity to comment. “Palace sources confirm Buckingham Palace nor Kensington Palace nor any Members of the Royal Family were approached for comment on the content of the series,” royal editor Robert Jobson tweeted. “Nor will be making any further comment on this or any other aspect of it. “Netflix claimed at the beginning of the series that they were.” Other family members who were targetted in the Netflix series include Prince William and Kate Middleton. The Duchess of Sussex was describing the first time she met the pair and how her outfit was “jarring” to them. “Even when Will and Kate came over and I met her for the first time. I was in ripped jeans and I was barefoot,” Meghan said. “I’m a hugger. I've always been a hugger. I didn’t know that could be jarring for a lot of Brits. “I guess I started to understand very quickly that the formality on the outside, carried through on the inside. “That there is a forward facing way of being then you close the door and you go phew, great we can relax now. “But that formality continues on both sides and that was surprising to me.” Prince Harry also took a dig at his sister-in-law, the Princess of Wales saying how it was ideal for the men of the family to marry someone they approved of. “I think for so many people in the family, especially men, there can be a temptation or an urge to marry someone who would fit the mould as opposed to somebody who you are perhaps are destined to be with,” he said. Harry also then attacked his father, King Charles, after claiming that he has a “second family” following the death of his mother Princess Diana. “I was brought up by friends in Africa,” he said. “I’ve got a second family out there. A group of friends that literally brought me up.” Images: Netflix

We all have secrets, but keeping them to yourself can be bad for your health

<h2>How to tell someone a big secret</h2> We all have personal secrets. While not everybody needs to know everything about you, the benefits of sharing secrets can often be greater than whatever damage you’re imagining you will incur from doing so. Here’s how to tell someone a big secret. <h2>Ask: is it harmful?</h2> The idea that secrets can be a psychic weight is what first intrigued psychologist Michael Slepian. His research shows that 97 per cent of people have a secret, and the average person is keeping 13 at any given time. Keeping secrets has been linked with less-satisfying relationships, higher rates of anxiety and depression and a generally diminished sense of well-being. Slepian’s research revealed 38 categories of common secrets spanning everything from big ones (infidelity, addiction) to relatively minor ones (embarrassing habits, hidden possessions). All types of secrets have the potential to harm your mental health, but that harm doesn’t actually come from the stress of concealment. Slepian says the biggest clue to how damaging a secret is to you is how often you involuntarily think about it – like you’re picking at a scab. It’s more likely, says Slepian, that your mind will get stuck thinking about a secret that speaks to your intrinsic sense of self (a hidden marriage) than a more workaday secret (like the fact that I have a stash of chocolate that I hide from my family). “The hard part about having a secret is not that we have to hide it,” he says, “but that we have to live with it alone in our thoughts.” <h2>Distinguish shame from guilt</h2> Chances are good that the secrets that will weigh on you the most are the ones that make you feel bad about yourself. Many of us can relate to shame keeping us mum. (My husband still likes to remind me about when I “forgot” to tell him that I was visiting a psychic because I knew he would think it was silly and a waste of money.) Slepian says that what’s more harmful about shame – and what distinguishes it from guilt – is that when you feel ashamed you think I’m a bad person, but when you feel guilt you think I’ve done a bad thing. The latter is actually much healthier, he says, and telling your secret can help get you past the shame and to a place where you might reflect on your behaviour. And if you decide you acted wrongly, he adds, you can then figure out how to act differently next time. “You can learn from your mistakes.” <h2>Confide…</h2> The most obvious thing you can do to lessen the weight of keeping a secret, says Slepian, is to share it with someone. Telling it to another person – be it a friend, a therapist or even an online acquaintance – can reduce the number of times your mind will obsessively go back to it, sort of like opening an emotional pressure valve. But Slepian points out it’s not simply the act of confessing that helps get your mind out of the record groove – it’s the conversation that follows. “Confessing something on the Internet anonymously can feel really great for about 10 seconds,” he says. “But having a conversation with someone you trust works because people can bring a unique perspective, emotional support or advice.” Even being heard by one person can help you think about your secret differently and move forward. <h2>But confide in the right person</h2> Slepian says that people share 26 per cent of the secrets they’re told, which seems like a pretty big gamble to take if you have a secret you really want kept (mostly) under wraps. The key, he says, is to choose someone who has a similar set of morals and values as you. “People are more likely to pass on a secret if they’re morally outraged by the behaviour,” he says. “So don’t confide in someone who’s going to be scandalised by your admission.” You may not want to share, for example, that you’ve developed a crush on a colleague (even though you’re already in a relationship) with the friend who thinks that even looking at another person is tantamount to cheating. It’s probably better to save that particular tidbit for the pal who knows a bit of innocent daydreaming when she sees it and can reassure you that you’re not a monster who’s destined to break up your family. This article originally appeared on <a href="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/true-stories-lifestyle/relationships/we-all-have-secrets-but-keeping-them-to-yourself-can-be-bad-for-your-health" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reader’s Digest</a>. Image: Shutterstock

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Readers respond: What were the dumbest lies you believed as a kid?

From the real reason behind thunder, to where babies come from, our readers were told some hilarious fibs in their youth.We asked what what the funniest, silliest and downright ridiclous lies you believed as a kid, and the response was overwhelming. Here's what you said:Kaz Appleford - We can't go to the beach because granddad has pulled the plug and there's no water. Marianne Oates - Our golden Labrador was hit by a car and taken to the vet for medical attention. When he came back he was a black Labrador, changed colour because of the medication.So for many years we had a black Labrador called Goldy.Sharon Waldron - If I didn't clean my ears, I would get potatoes growing out of them.Aileen May - That is the wind changed just when I was pulling a face, my face would stay like that forever. Sharon McPherson - That my Dad left England (banished by Queen) because he wanted tomarry Princess Margaret and she wouldnt let him!!!I believed this until year 6 in Primary school.Yolanda Battistini - When I would ask where babies come from, ,y mum told me I was in a shop window & they bought me.Trish Hogan - if you swallowed a fruit pip, you'd grow a tree inside you. Angie Broyles - Thunder was angels bowling in heaven.Annette Saarinen - That babies were found in the cabbage patch. Glenda Barkle - I was told when we had thunderstorms, that it was God just moving his furniture around.Bev Baldock - That if I picked at my navel, it would turn into a big hole and all my guts would fall out.Greg Browning - My grandfather told me that he didn’t shave, he just pushed his whiskers through to the inside and bit them off.Heather Gleeson - My dad said he worked in Queensland putting bends in bananas. Pete Lemin KT - If you sit too close to the TV, you'll go blind. Cheryl Ann Brown - Eating your crusts makes your hair curly. I never ate my crusts and I have a head full of uncontrollable curls.Jodi Pickering - I went to a catholic school the first few years when I was young, and the nuns told me if Jesus stops watching me I will die, I have never forgotten that. I was absolutely terrified.Brian Wolfe - If you hear the Mr Whippy jingle, it means they're out of ice cream. Dawn Dean - My Aunty told me there was a man in the moon that God put there because he chopped wood on a Sunday.Deidre Moore - I was told people who had a gap in their front teeth were going to be rich one day. Still hasn’t happened.Sandra Anderson - If I bit my nails, my hands would turn into pigs feet.Jill Croden - My mum said if you swallowed chewing gum it would wrap around your bones.Image credits: Getty Images

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Nicole Kidman reveals Keith Urban’s thoughts on sex scenes: “He doesn’t know what’s going on”

Sex scenes are a normal part of many Hollywood films, and it seems that even Keith Urban understands the importance of creating meaningful art. His wife Nicole Kidman has had her fair share of racy scenes, but it’s not something her husband is worried about, she says. <img style="width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842992/nicole-kidman-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/834422e137ab4ed8be1be76fa1dc0996" /> Image: Instagram While speaking with E! News' Daily Pop, the Australian starlet, 54, admitted her musician husband isn’t affected by the sex scenes she films on set. "My husband is an artist, so he understands all of it, and he also does not get involved," she said. "He sees the show at the very end when it's a show, all edited together, and he's fresh eyes. “He doesn't read any script, he really doesn't know what's going on on the set, he's got his own career that he's completely absorbed in." Kidman famously acted in some extremely explicit sex scenes on the set of Big Little Lies with her co-star Alexander Skarsgård back in 2017. <img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842993/nicole-kidman-2.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/fc8239e284b94cc9bd5238503ab510ba" /> Kidman with her on-screen husband Alexander Skarsgård, on Big Little Lies. Image: HBO The 53-year-old even went as far to joke that Urban "doesn't know much about what I'm really doing". It appears nothing can tear this loved-up couple apart, not even an intense working schedule. Kidman says she and Urban make their relationship with each other and their two youngest daughters a main priority. Together they share Sunday, 13, and Faith, 10. <img style="width: 500px; height:281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7842996/nicole-kidman-5.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/c7aeac702555481f9bb04f7538c20c01" /> Image: Instagram "We have a system worked out to keep the family together," Kidman told WSJ. Magazine in 2020. "When Keith's not touring, it's much easier. He'll be on tour next year, and then I just don't work as much. “Literally — it will become imbalanced, and we will change it. "We don't have the answers, but the one thing we do know is that we will not jeopardise us."

"Lies need to stop": Irwin family member rushes to support Bob

The Irwins are hardly the type to battle it out publicly, but for years the family have been at quietly a loggerheads, it was revealed over the weekend. In a sweet Father’s Day post Bindi shared, she thanked Steve, her own husband Chandler, and her father-in-law. One fan took to the comments to asks Irwin why she left her grandfather Bob out of the tribute and the young celebrity unleashed. “Unfortunately my grandfather Bob has shown no interest in spending time with me or my family,” she wrote. “He has never said a single kind word to me personally. It breaks my heart but it is not healthy to engage in an abusive relationship … I have struggled with this relationship my entire life and it brings me enormous pain.” A family member of the family took to Facebook to angrily dispute Bindi’s claims made about her grandfather Bob. <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/CQUfEJ8BMgF/?utm_source=ig_embed&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/CQUfEJ8BMgF/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a> </div> </blockquote> Bethanny Wheeler explained that she is the “the granddaughter of Bob Irwin via marriage of my father and my Stepmother Mandy as a very young child,”. She called Bob “the most genuinely beautiful human on this planet and has NEVER spoken out or put down anybody! "He is a man who sits silently and battles his demons alone, in what is great sadness. He doesn’t retaliate, only prays for his grandchildren’s safety and good lives.” Wheeler wrote that her “sisters and brothers will happily back me up when I say that Bob Irwin is a passive and beautiful human, and these lies need to stop.” Bob Irwin’s biographer also said he was “devastated” by Bindi’s claims of abuse. Amanda French, who co-wrote Bob’s 2016 autobiography The Last Crocodile Hunter, slammed Bindi. “To write that there is psychological abuse from the kindest, most beautiful soul I have ever met, is heartbreaking,” she wrote. She went on to say Bob has been “devastated to his core.” “Unbeknownst to you, and what you know, he is suffering deeply for the loss of his family … He has done all he knows how to do and that is bury his head in the sand because that’s how he copes,” she continued. “He’s not someone who is out there about reaching out and communicating, he’s like your Dad was. An introvert and not someone who can navigate people well. “He loves your Dad, and you guys more than you know. This should be a private matter not written about on Facebook.” <img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7841917/bob-irwin-family-1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/44f9f932a55748b6a0ce4bc6df1ef9c4" /> Entertainment Reporter Peter Ford told Sunrise on Monday that after speaking to Bob’s wife Judy over the weekend, he could confirm they were blown away by Bindi’s comments. “They were pretty shellshocked by it and when I rang and read to his wife Judy the details, they’re not on social media, so they were not aware of what was going on at all, I think they were pretty shocked and devastated,” the reporter said. “That’s just the feeling I got. They didn’t say that to me and they did not come back and offer any kind of reply or response.” Steve and his father were incredible close, once labelling him: “the legend of the universe.” Steve told the ABC’s Enough Rope in 2003: “He was everything I wanted to be. And all I’ve done in my life is follow in his footsteps, mimic him and try to be him. And nowadays I just try to make him proud.” Steve was killed in a 2006 freak accident, right after the father and his son wrapped up their month-long in Cape York, “You never expect that’s the last time you’re ever going to see your son, but I certainly had a feeling he sensed something was about to happen,” Bob said after the accident. Steve died after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while he was filming on the Great Barrier Reef. When Bob released his autobiography in 2016, he said that “when the world lost Steve, the animals lost the best friend they ever had, and so did I.” “What he stood for and what he was able to achieve means just as much now as when he was here in the physical world.” Bindi insists that she and her family want the best for Bob. “We built him a house on a beautiful property and will always do our best to ensure his wellbeing,” she wrote.

News

Teen driver who lied after killing boy in car crash sentenced

A boy who caused the death of another teenager by crashing a car while driving dangerously north of Brisbane has been handed a detention sentence. Jacob Hopkins, 14, was injured during the crash in Rothwell in the Moreton Bay region in May 2019. The underage driver who cannot be named due to being 14-years-old, will be released after serving half of his four-year detention service. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and grievous bodily harm in Queensland Children’s Court. The teenager recklessly drove along Anzac Avenue, nearly hitting a young girl by a metre as she crossed the road. The car, which contained six teens, then collided with another car driven by a mother with her four children inside in Rothwell. The family luckily managed to escape with minor injuries, but some of the teenagers suffered from serious injuries including Jacob. Jacob’s family, who were sitting on the front seat during the crash, told the court about the impact of his death. “Every time I hear sirens I have flashbacks to the crash scene,” his sister said in a victim impact statement. “My children will grow up not knowing their uncle Jacob.” After the crash occurred, the driver lied and told police Jacob was the one driving the vehicle. The court heard he had a troubled upbringing and started using drugs from the age of 10. The judge said he had been showing signs of rehabilitation since the incident. “[There is] some hope you can move forward in your life and become a contributing member of the community,” the judge said in sentencing. Convictions weren’t recorded against the boy. In a statement to 7NEWS, Jacob’s sister reflected on the sentence. “While the four-year sentence is significant, no amount of time served would ever be enough,” she said. “It is our hope that [the driver] takes these four years to genuinely reflect on the impact of his decisions and that he exits the system better than he entered it.”

Legal

COVID Lockdown: Victorian premier may have lied about curfew advice

Both the Victorian Police Commissioner and the Victorian Chief Health Officer have embarrassed Premier Daniel Andrews this week by admitting on separate occasions to national media that the nightly curfews which have Melburnians locked in their homes between the hours of 8pm to 5am were not instigated by either of them. Now many are asking the question: who decreed the nightly lockdowns, and why? Originally, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews told State Parliament that the Police Commissioner had told him that a nightly curfew would make it easier to police stage four restrictions. But this appears to be incorrect, with the <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/i-was-never-consulted-police-did-not-request-victorian-curfew-20200910-p55u7j.html">Police Commissioner saying he was never consulted on the issue</a> and was only alerted to the curfew hours before it was put into place on 2 August 2020. Melburnians continue to face another several weeks of night curfews, although from this weekend, the night curfew will be changed to start at 9pm. Pressure to remove the curfew With many questioning the difference an hour could possibly make in terms of ‘stopping the spread of the virus’, Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton has also admitted that the curfew was not his idea, although staying on Uncle Dan’s good side by saying he is not against it. “The curfew came in as part of the state of disaster, for example, it wasn’t a state of emergency requirement,” Professor Sutton told the media. Many believe overnight curfews are excessive and unnecessary, considering that under Stage 4 restrictions people in Melbourne are banned from travelling more than once per day and further than 5km to go shopping or to exercise, with very few exceptions, and must wear a face mask when in public. But despite mounting pressure to lift the curfew, Mr Andrews is adamant it will remain in place until 26 October 2020. Covid-19 fines exceed $1 million in Victoria According to data released last month, the curfew has also been a steady revenue earner for the state, with dozens of people fined for being out of home after 8pm, including a man who was <a href="https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/police-shoot-through-car-window-of-man-who-allegedly-ignored-curfew/">involved in a serious incident with Police who shot through his car window.</a> In one night alone, <a href="https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/police-shoot-through-car-window-of-man-who-allegedly-ignored-curfew/">shortly after the curfew was introduced, police issued 43 fines</a>. So far, <a href="https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/state-governments-collect-millions-in-covid-fines/">Victoria has collected a total of more than $1 million </a>in fines for Covid-19 public health breaches. Federal Government intervention In the meantime, the Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has urged Daniel Andrews to lift the curfew, considering that it is not based on health advice, and has also asked the government to be transparent about its virus modelling. Whether his federal standing will actually make a difference is difficult to determine. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-10/annastacia-palaszczuk-scott-morrison-bullying-covid-19/12649008">found himself accused </a>by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk of bullying when he intervened in the case of a woman from the ACT who had been refused permission from Queensland Health Authorities to attend her father’s funeral. At the same time, a family with four children had been told that only one child could visit their dying father in a Brisbane Hospital. While the funeral issue was eventually resolved and the family has since been allowed to visit, under strict conditions, there have been other reports of the harsh impact of the strict Queensland border closures on people in Northern New South Wales, with some being <a href="https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/twins-die-after-delay-in-border-exemption/">denied access to medical care</a>, and many families separated because of work and other commitments. The fact remains that at some point the state governments have got to put sensible measures in place to deal with Covid-19. Medical experts have been saying for a long time that we will have to learn to ‘live with’ the coronavirus for many months to come, which means that governments should be considering ways to isolate, contain and manage virus outbreaks, rather than simply revert to severe laws lockdowns which are not only beginning to take a toll on people’s <a href="https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-mental-health/">mental and emotional wellbeing</a>, but have all but brought the economy to a standstill. This is a very real and complex issue that needs to be addressed so that Australia can start to move forward, and give people back their basic democratic freedoms and safeguards. Republished with permission of <a href="https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/covid-lockdown-victorian-premier-may-have-lied-about-curfew-advice/">Sydney Criminal Lawyers.</a>

Legal

Why teenagers travelled to VIC before bringing COVID-19 to QLD

<div class="body_text "> Queensland is on edge after three new cases of coronavirus have emerged, with two being teenage women who allegedly lied on their border declaration and brought coronavirus into QLD's south-east. Their actions have been labelled as reckless, as major testing and tracing operation is underway to stop the spread. The two 19-year-old girls travelled to Melbourne, allegedly intending to commit thefts on high-end fashion stores. The pair also attended an illegal party on July 19 and were handed $1,600 fines for ignoring restrictions. On July 21, the pair flew from Melbourne to Sydney and by not leaving the terminal, they avoided border checks. The pair arrived in Brisbane and allegedly provided fake names and false border declarations. Hundreds of anxious members from the Parklands Christian College community are angry and fearing that they have been infected as the pair travelled to the area. “I think it’s disgraceful, how did they get up from Victoria?” one person asked. “I’m very very disappointed. I think it was reckless,” another told <a rel="noopener" href="https://7news.com.au/news/qld/why-pair-of-teenagers-travelled-to-melbourne-before-bringing-coronavirus-back-to-queensland-c-1203213" target="_blank" class="_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtflink">7NEWS</a>. Queensland Police state disaster coordinator Steve Gollschewski said that an investigation into the women's movements was ongoing. “This is a criminal investigation we’re conducting,” he said. “This is a clear representation of how the actions of a few can impact many,” said Queensland Health’s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young. “Because of the decisions of these two women, that brought the virus back to Queensland, thousands more will have to be tested and self-isolate.” Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has declared drastic action. “Queensland will now be declaring greater Sydney a COVID-19 hotspot,” she said on Wednesday. “it is going to cause an inconvenience to families, and I know there may be a lot of events planned, but it is too important,” Palaszczuk said. “We must protect our elders.” </div>

Travel Trouble

Australian law says the media can’t spin lies – ‘entertainment magazines’ aren’t an exception

In a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/feb/17/womans-day-headline-declaring-meghan-and-harrys-marriage-over-blatantly-incorrect">recent ruling</a> the Australian Press Council has given a signal to gossip magazines it is OK to make up and publish rubbish about people, so long as the stories aren’t “blatantly incorrect”. This is despite the council’s own guidelines stating all member publications must strive for accuracy and avoid being misleading. The council, which adjudicates complaints against the print media, has also suggested it’s OK to have less rigorous standards when reporting on royalty and celebrities. And all this happened in a ruling against a magazine for publishing falsehoods. A confused adjudication The council has upheld a complaint about an article published in Woman’s Day on May 27 2019. The cover declared: “Palace confirms the marriage is over! Why Harry was left with no choice but to end it.” The inside story was titled “This is the final straw” and claimed: “Prince Harry has been left enraged and humiliated by a series of shock revelations about his wife’s past” and he “has finally reached breaking point”. In upholding the complaint, the <a href="https://www.presscouncil.org.au/document-search/adj-1773/">Press Council said</a> the headline was “blatantly incorrect” and not supported by the article’s contents. It also ruled the headline “was more than just an exaggeration […] it was misleading”.“ But the council has sent a strong signal it will be lenient with publications that exaggerate. It said: ”[A]n entertainment publication can be expected to use some exaggeration" and “celebrity and gossip magazines are purchased for light entertainment, with readers not necessarily assuming that everything presented is factual”. The phrase “not necessarily” suggests some people might believe what’s presented is factual. But, that aside, why is the Press Council making rulings at odds with its own general principles? The <a href="https://www.presscouncil.org.au/statements-of-principles/">first principle</a> says publications should “ensure that factual material in news reports and elsewhere is accurate and not misleading and is distinguishable from other material such as opinion”. How does it reconcile these two contradictory ideas? It’s a question Marcus Strom, the president of the journalists’ union, MEAA Media, has been considering. He told <a href="https://theconversation.com/australian-law-says-the-media-cant-spin-lies-entertainment-magazines-arent-an-exception-132186">The Conversation:</a> “The Press Council guidelines are clear that all member publications must strive to be factual and not misleading. I’m surprised that falsehoods – where not “everything presented is factual” – are allowed within that definition.” If you’ve walked past a rack of magazines in the supermarket and wondered just how many times the same celebrity can become pregnant, you may have asked yourself why these publications can print falsehoods on an almost industrial scale. You might have concluded they’re just gossip magazines and no one takes them seriously. That same thinking seems to be driving the Press Council’s comments. But is that good enough? The idea these publications have a special exemption from journalistic standards is a concept with almost no foundation in law. There is no special provision under Australia’s defamation laws for this class of magazines. There is no “celebrity” defence that allows the media to make up lies about people. Even the defamation law’s defence of “triviality” offers very little protection. The Rebel Wilson case made that perfectly clear. Lawyer Dougal Hurley, of Minter Ellison, tells The Conversation gossip magazines trade on light entertainment, and readers “can and do expect a level of hyperbole that they would not in news media”. However, he concludes: “This does not mean that the defence of triviality will succeed if these magazines are sued for defamation. Indeed, the rejection of triviality defences by the jury [in the case of] Wilson is evidence of this. Gossip magazines that have not already changed their editorial practices risk being liable for significant defamation payouts.” Out-of-step thinking The other controversial suggestion in the ruling is that the media can apply less rigorous standards when reporting on the royal family and celebrities. “The Council also acknowledges that the reasonable steps required to be accurate and not misleading in an article concerning royalty and celebrities can, depending on the circumstances, be different to those required in respect of other persons, particularly those who are not usually in the public eye.” The council offers little reasoning for this, but is no doubt assuming that, as public figures, they should expect incursions on their privacy and sensationalised coverage. Again, the council’s thinking is looking out of step with the <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/australia-the-defamation-capital-of-the-world-20190904-p52nuh">increased use of the courts</a> to combat inaccurate reporting and false gossip. Hurley says: “Although in many respects gossip magazines are as they ever were, it is also true that they are bearing more risk in circumstances where they purport to report news and publish to a global audience instantaneously.” He continues: “While international celebrities may appear to be easy targets for gossip magazines, our notoriously plaintiff-friendly defamation laws mean that these celebrities can and will sue in Australia. Only a major overhaul of Australia’s defamation laws will prevent the libel tourism that has contributed to Australia becoming the defamation capital of the world.” Perhaps in these circumstances, the Press Council might do its members – and the public – a greater service by insisting proper standards apply to all reporting, and that accuracy and fact checking be the norm, even for the magazines at the supermarket checkout. Written by Andrew Dodd. Republished with permission of <a href="https://theconversation.com/australian-law-says-the-media-cant-spin-lies-entertainment-magazines-arent-an-exception-132186">The Conversation.</a>

Legal

The lies we tell on dating apps to find love

Nearly <a href="http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/02/13/8-facts-about-love-and-marriage/">one-fourth of young adults</a> are looking for love through dating websites or apps. This relatively new form of courtship <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-attraction-doctor/201404/pros-and-cons-online-dating">can give you access to a large pool of potential partners</a>. It also presents a unique set of challenges. For example, you’ve probably heard about – or have personally experienced – a date that was planned online but didn’t go well for <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-hodge/online-dating-lies_b_1930053.html">one of the following reasons</a>: He was shorter than his profile said he was, she looked different in person than she did in her photos, or he was talkative over text but it was like pulling teeth at dinner. In other words, a person’s profile – and the messages sent before a date – might not capture who a person really is. <a href="https://academic.oup.com/joc/article/68/3/547/4986443">In a 2018 paper</a>, my colleague <a href="https://comm.stanford.edu/faculty-hancock/">Jeff Hancock</a> and <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-GBU6qkAAAAJ&hl=en">I</a> wondered: How often do people who use dating apps lie? What sort of things are they prone to lie about? ‘My phone died at the gym’ Our studies are some of the first to address these questions, but others have also examined deception in online dating. Past research <a href="http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146167208318067">focused largely on the dating profile</a>. Studies have found, for example, that men tend to overstate their height and lie about their occupation, while women understate their weight and <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1460-2466.2009.01420.x">tend to have less accurate photos</a> than their counterparts. But profiles are only one aspect of the online dating process. Only after messaging your match will you decide if you want to meet him or her. To understand how often people lied to their partners and what they falsified, we evaluated hundreds of text messages exchanged after daters swiped right, but before they met – a period we call “the discovery phase.” We recruited an online sample of over 200 participants who provided us with their messages from a recent dating conversation and identified the lies, with some participants explaining why these messages were deceptive and not jokes. We found that lies could be categorized into two main types. The first kind were lies related to self-presentation. If participants wanted to present themselves as more attractive, for example, they would lie about how often they went to the gym. Or if their match appeared to be religious, they might lie about how often they read the Bible to make it seem as if they had similar interests. The second kind of lies were related to availability management, with daters describing why they couldn’t meet, or giving excuses for radio silence, like lying about their phone losing service. These deceptions are <a href="https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1518701.1518782">called “butler lies”</a> because they’re a relatively polite way to avoid communication without completely closing the door on the connection. If you’ve ever texted, “Sorry I went AWOL, my phone died,” when you just didn’t want to talk, you’ve told a butler lie. Butler lies don’t make you a bad person. Instead, they can help you avoid <a href="https://www.eharmony.com/dating-advice/about-you/7-signs-of-a-desperate-dater/">dating pitfalls</a>, such as appearing always available or desperate. Purposeful or pervasive lies? While deceptions over self-presentation and availability accounted for most lies, we observed that only 7 percent of all messages were rated as false in our sample. Why such a low deception rate? A robust finding across recent deception studies suggests that the majority of people are honest and that there are only <a href="http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0261927X14528804">a few prolific liars</a> in our midst. Lying to appear like a good match or lying about your whereabouts can be completely rational behaviors. In fact, most people online <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563216304800">expect it</a>. There’s also a benefit <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1jVvQbvZLQ">to lying just a little bit</a>: It can make us stand out in the dating pool, while making us feel we’ve stayed true to who we are. However, outright and pervasive lies – mentioning your love for dogs, but actually being allergic to them – can undermine trust. One too many big lies can be problematic for finding “the one.” There was another interesting result that speaks to the nature of deception during the discovery phase. In our studies, the number of lies told by a participant was positively associated with the number of lies they believed their partner told. So if you’re honest and tell few lies, you think that others are being honest as well. If you’re looking for love but are lying to get it, there’s a good chance that you’ll think others are lying to you, too. Therefore, telling little lies for love is normal, and we do it because it serves a purpose – not just because we can.<img style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important; text-shadow: none !important;" src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/101061/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" /> <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/david-markowitz-528569">David Markowitz</a>, Assistant Professor of Social Media Data Analytics, <a href="http://theconversation.com/institutions/university-of-oregon-811">University of Oregon</a> This article is republished from <a href="http://theconversation.com">The Conversation</a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-lies-we-tell-on-dating-apps-to-find-love-101061">original article</a>.

Relationships

Samantha Armytage fires back at nasty “lies” claiming she threw an on-set tantrum

Samantha Armytage has slammed a Triple M radio show for allegedly making false claims saying that she “spat the dummy” while filming a guest appearance on The Chase Australia. Armytage was invited to the show alongside her Sunrise co stars David Koch, Mark Beretta and Edwina Batholomew which aired on Channel 7 on August 21. This morning, Triple M Sydney breakfast host, Lawrence Mooney claimed that Armytage threw a tantrum on set. “I heard from people who were in the audience that Sam was being chased and she got caught and she was the first one off,” the comedian said on Triple M’s Moonman in the Morning. “And she cut up rough, she absolutely spat the dummy.” Armytage was quickly kicked off the program after getting three questions correct and three incorrect, resulting in being caught by The Chaser, Issa Schultz. “She said, ‘I’ve been humiliated, this is embarrassing! I want another go!’” said Mooney. “The producer said, ‘No, you can’t have another go. The questions are randomly generated, sorry.’ “The story is Sam Armytage refused to leave the floor of The Chaseafter being caught in the chase,” he said. But it didn’t take long for the breakfast show host to debunk their version of events through her Twitter. “What complete rubbish,” she wrote. “And how irresponsible & mean to repeat such BS. No such thing happened. “I got out in the first round (& couldn’t wait to get off the bloody set!) I sat in the green room (eating peanuts) til my colleagues finished, then I went out and rejoined them for the end of the show. “You’re being salacious & silly & looking for viral hits (which I’ll no doubt unfortunately give you). The show was for charity & @SoldierOnAust was v happy with my performance (& for having a go!) So, cease & desist with the BS.”

Beauty & Style

You can now live in Reese Witherspoon’s Big Little Lies house

Liane Moriarty's book Big Little Lies focuses on the tenuous relationships of complicated women and their families who live in the small community of Monterey. It’s now an award-winning HBO series well into the second season. With A-list stars such as Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Meryl Streep, fans are interested in the celebrities as well as the interesting and vast real estate in the hit show. Reese Witherspoon’s character is an uppity character called Madeline Mackenzie, but her house is a dream. The property that is used for filming the hit TV show is now available to rent, which is a seven-bedroom, eight-bathroom house located in Malibu’s Broad Beach in Southern California. According to the vacation rental site, a short stay will set you back AUD$4,360 to AUD$7,270 per night. If you’re after something more long term, the lease will set you back a jaw-dropping AUD$101,000 to AUD$145,000 per month. With enough space to sleep 12, a chef’s kitchen, an open and breezy floor plan, as well as being right near the ocean, this is definitely a place to stay if you can afford the price tag. However, the owners, who are both in their 80s, are well aware that the price tag puts the house out of casual enthusiasts of the show’s price range. Scroll through the gallery to see what the house looks like. Gallery photos credit: <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/rent-big-little-lies-house-reese-witherspoon/" target="_blank">realtor.com</a>

International Travel

Reese Witherspoon just chopped off all her hair: The chic style that suits everyone

Big Little Lies star Reese Witherspoon has debuted her new haircut, which is on trend for many celebrities of late. She shared a video on her Instagram account that shows off her new haircut. Witherspoon also thanked her stylist for her “new summer cut”. <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/ByTBjDpAE7o/" 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> <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/ByTBjDpAE7o/" target="_blank">Thanks for my new summer cut @lonavigi! 💇🏼‍♀️☀️</a> <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/reesewitherspoon/" target="_blank"> Reese Witherspoon</a> (@reesewitherspoon) on Jun 4, 2019 at 11:05am PDT </div> </blockquote> Judging by the smile on her face, Witherspoon is thrilled with her new look. Fans were loving her chic new hairstyle as well. One fan commented saying, “Let’s be honest. Reese could shave her head, and still be breathtaking.” Another agreed saying that they were thinking about this cut for themselves and tagged a friend. As she was debuting long hair as recently as last week, during the promotional tour for the second series of Big Little Lies with her co-stars Zoe Kravitz and Laura Dern, it’s the signature style that Witherspoon is known for since Legally Blonde. <img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7827593/big-little-lies.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/6304803664144e6bba3d3d89f56c5786" />

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60 Minutes exposes Australia's big recycling lie

Many Australians thought that their country was decent at taking care of the recycling waste that was left behind, but an expose on 60 Minutes has shown them otherwise. It has been revealed that the plastic isn’t being disposed of properly and mountains of recycling are being dumped, buried or burned in illegal processing facilities and junkyards across Southeast Asia. Most of Australia’s plastic rubbish ends up being stockpiled in warehouses or shipped to Vietnam, Malaysia or Indonesia to be disposed of. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> Dozens and dozens of these illegal processing sites in Malaysia mean that your rubbish often ends up being dumped, buried or even burned, <a href="https://twitter.com/LiamBartlett9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LiamBartlett9</a> reports. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/60Mins?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#60Mins</a> <a href="https://t.co/GUlKVVhgcA">pic.twitter.com/GUlKVVhgcA</a> — 60 Minutes Australia (@60Mins) <a href="https://twitter.com/60Mins/status/1117353519277719552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2019</a></blockquote> The Sunday night episode of 60 Minutes argues that since China stopped taking care of Australia’s plastic waste problem over a year ago, Australia has no idea what to do with the waste. This is due to the lack of facilities within Australia that are able to reprocess it into new plastic goods. Plastic Forests founder and owner David Hodge spoke to 60 Minutes about the problem, saying that Australians need to be enabled to recycle. “I think most people in Australia feel lied to, I think they feel disappointed,” Hodge told 60 Minutes. “Ninety per cent of people do want to recycle, and they need to be enabled to be able to do that.” <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> David Hodge is one of the few recyclers in our country who is actually recycling plastic. His business takes contaminated waste, cleans it, and turns it into new plastic products. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/60Mins?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#60Mins</a> <a href="https://t.co/51St2aFTJb">pic.twitter.com/51St2aFTJb</a> — 60 Minutes Australia (@60Mins) <a href="https://twitter.com/60Mins/status/1117357232935411712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2019</a></blockquote> With 71,000 tonnes of Australian plastic being dumped in countries across Southeast Asia, Hodge recognises that there’s a problem. “We haven’t built the infrastructure. We haven’t thought ahead,” he told 60 Minutes reporter Liam Bartlett. “Now we’re here and we’re drowning in plastic.” An analysis of our waste exports commissioned by the Department of the Environment and Energy stated that several Asian countries have proposed crackdowns on waste imports. The analysis warned: “If Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand enacted waste import bans similar to China’s, Australia would need to find substitute domestic or export markets for approximately 1.29 million tonnes (or $530 million) of waste a year, based on 2017-18 export amounts.” Did you watch Sunday night’s episode of 60 Minutes? What do you think of the recycling problem within Australia? Let us know in the comments.

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s daughters set to make big acting debut

Nicole Kidman has dished on what could become a family tradition. On talk show Ellen, she let slip that her daughters, 10-year-old Sunday Rose and seven-year-old Faith Margaret, are about to make their huge acting debut. But it’s not on the big budget comic book adaptation Aquaman in which the Hollywood star plays the titular superhero’s mother Queen Atlanna. It's on the hugely successful second season of Big Little Lies. Season one was based on Liane Moriarty’s best-selling novel of the same name, with the author returning to pen the script for season two. Visiting the set, the 51-year-old’s two daughters with her country music star husband Keith Urban, 50, ended up in front of the cameras for a cameo. <img style="width: 500px; height: 482.4074074074074px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7821718/nic-and-keith-kids.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/8939376e08c24990967576e4e9ec9725" /> “They were in as extras in Big Little Lies, which I’ve never told anyone,” Kidman told host Ellen DeGeneres, reports <a rel="noopener" href="https://people.com/parents/nicole-kidman-daughters-will-cameo-cameo-big-little-lies-season-2/" target="_blank">People</a>. “There I am being a big mouth.” While DeGeneres pushed the high-profile star, who also co-produces the show alongside fellow Hollywood heavyweight and co-star Reese Witherspoon, to reveal some details about the show, Kidman stayed mum. “Who do you worry about? Who has the big mouth?” she asked the Academy Award winner when it came to the leaking of plot secrets for Big Little Lies season 2. When DeGeneres joked it was Witherspoon, her co-star laughed, saying, “No [it’s] probably the two of us that have a bit of a big mouth, so we have to watch it.” But DeGeneres wouldn’t let up, jesting that Witherspoon had told her the plot-line for the entire coming season. “I’ve told my husband the entire plot, but you’re allowed to do that,” said Kidman. She did reveal, however, Meryl Streep’s reaction when she was asked to join the second season of Big Little Lies (the acclaimed actress plays Kidman’s mother-in-law). <img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7821719/big-little-lies.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/1a806671d03f480e8efb865641fc8a59" /> "She was like, 'I want to be in the coven,” recalled the Aussie actress. “Which I thought was funny.” Yet Kidman mused that the acclaimed TV series wasn’t what gave her credibility in the eyes of her daughters, but rather being in a big blockbuster like Aquaman. Have you watched or read Big Little Lies? Let us know in the comments section below.

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