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Olivia Newton John death: Daughter Chloe Lattanzi relocated from Oregon to California to be with sick actress before death

Olivia Newton-John‘s daughter Chloe Lattanzi‘s selfless final act for her mother has been revealed.

A resurfaced social media post brought to light that the 36-year-old had put her life in Portland, Oregon, on hold so she could move back in with her mother just weeks before the actress’ death.

In the July 25 post shared on both Instagram and FacebookChloe announced she and her long-term partner, James Driskill, were relocating to California to be with her mum.

READMORE: Olivia Newton-John’s daughter Chloe Lattanzi shares tribute after her death

“We officially moved out of our house in Portland. In the truck my man towing the U-Haul [trailer],” Chloe wrote at the time. “So excited to get back to my mama! Here’s to a new chapter!!!”

the grease star shared her only child Chloe with her ex-husband, actor Matt Lattanzi. They were married in 1984 and the actress then took a break from acting to focus on starting a family. The couple soon welcomed Chloe in 1986 but sadly split in 1995. Newton-John went on to marry John Easterling in 2008.

READMORE: How Olivia Newton-John met the love of her life at 59

However, because it was just mother and daughter for the most part, they became closer than ever, especially when the actress fought breast cancer on and off for almost three decades. Newton-John first battled the illness in 1992 and again in 2013, before she was diagnosed for the third time in 2017.

In an essay for Women’s Day In 2018, California-born Chloe reflected on the exact moment she was told of her mother’s diagnosis.

READMORE: Tributes flow for Olivia Newton-John as she loses battle with breast cancer

“I was just six the first time she had cancer and Mum never told me,” she wrote for the magazine. “Then we moved to Australia when she was in recovery and one of the kids at school ran up to me and said, ‘Your mum has cancer and she is dying, haha.'”

“It was awful. I went home in tears and confronted my mum and said: ‘Why didn’t you tell me, I could have taken care of you?'” she recalled.

“Mum having cancer instilled a fear of loss in me at a very early age – I was scared I might lose her at any moment. I became extremely protective of Mum and became almost like a little parent worrying about her.”

READMORE: John Travolta’s touching tribute to Olivia

Olivia Newton-John, daughter, Chloe Lattanzi, throwback photo
Olivia Newton-John and daughter Chloe Lattanzi. (instagram)

Chloe said it was “terrifying and unfair” that “such a beautiful woman has to face” cancer three times in her life. But if there’s anything her famous mother taught her, it’s the “power of positive thinking and enjoying every moment.”

“Mum and I have never been as close as we are today – we’re both learning how to protect each other and how to talk about this without being scared,” Chloe wrote in her essay. “What cancer has done for Mum and me is to remind us to take every moment we can to enjoy each other.”

Newton-John lost her battle with cancer today after a 30-year fight. She was 73.

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Ricky Stuart ban, fine, Jaeman Salmon, weak-gutted dog, Canberra Raiders, Penrith Panthers, Round 22

Ricky Stuart ban, fine, Jaeman Salmon, weak-gutted dog, Canberra Raiders, Penrith Panthers, Round 22

The NRL has suspended Raiders coach Ricky Stuart for one match and issued a $25,000 fine for the post-match spray where Panthers player Jaeman Salmon was labeled “a weak-gutted dog.”

The one-week suspension means Stuart is banned from attending Canberra Raiders training for seven days as well as the Raiders must-win round 22 match against St George Illawarra at GIO Stadium on Monday.

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Stuart has publicly acknowledged he over-stepped the mark by getting personal with the Panthers utility player at the after-match NRL press conference.

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Australia

Manly NRL player’s sling a ‘unique feature’ of church car park stabbing, jury told

Manly NRL player's sling a 'unique feature' of church car park stabbing, jury told

She argued the jury should accept witness Tony Quach, a housemate of Levi’s, as an honest, “unfailing and candid” witness who gave persuasive evidence in painstaking detail.

Quach said he saw the accused holding a steak knife with a clenched fist and his right arm bent at a 90-degree angle. He said Fainu’s left arm of him was in a sling, he “looked angry” and had stabbed Levi in ​​the back of him, causing his friend to scream in pain.

Witness Tony Quach leaves court after giving evidence at Manase Fainu's trial.

Witness Tony Quach leaves court after giving evidence at Manase Fainu’s trial.Credit:AAP

Quach said he “recognized Manase” by features including his “obvious” sling. Under cross-examination, Quach said he had recognized Fainu “after the incident”.

“Mr Quach saw it all clearly because the lights were on, and therefore he wasn’t mistaken about who had the knife,” Curran said. “He had a clear, unobstructed view of a person he had previously known.”

Curran said another witness, Levi’s friend Kupi Toilalo, was “adamant the person with the knife was the person with the sling”, and was heard yelling a warning to others about the weapon.

An Instagram screenshot of Manase Fainu in hospital after shoulder surgery in September 2019, tendered as evidence at his trial.

An Instagram screenshot of Manase Fainu in hospital after shoulder surgery in September 2019, tendered as evidence at his trial.Credit:NSW District Court

It is an agreed fact that Fainu had an operation on his left shoulder in September 2019 and was wearing a sling on the night of the stabbing.

Fainu testified that he had driven his friends to the church as one of them, Uona “Big Buck” Faingaa, wanted to collect money for a concreting job from a man inside. Fainu said, after Faingaa and another friend were kicked out via the front gate, he had gone over the fence expecting to collect the money himself.

“I just saw something, like a brawl going on, when I was on my way to the chapel,” Fainu said.

The prosecutor submitted that Fainu was an unimpressive witness and the jury should reject his evidence that he was at least 10 meters away from the brawl.

“On occasion, his answers were simply fanciful,” Curran said.

In her closing address, defense barrister Margaret Cunneen, SC, said Fainu had been with four other men, and one of them must be the person responsible who had “planned badness.”

“We will never work out in this trial which one it was, but it was not Mr Fainu,” she said.

The group “was the threat”, she said, and Fainu’s sling “drew the eye”.

“The distinguishing feature of the group of five men was the sling,” Cunneen said.

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She said there was no one else’s DNA on Fainu’s sling and nothing to suggest a knife had been kept inside.

“The man with the sling gets the blame for the stab wound,” Cunneen said. “Mr Fainu has really suffered from his position as a football player. It was easy to blame it on him because some people knew him and the sling stood out.”

Cunneen argued her client was truthful and disciplined. “We can infer that from what we know of his short and now distant rugby league career,” she said, noting Fainu testified that NRL players were trained to walk away from fights and not get involved.

“It’s constantly on their mind, they’re representing other people. It defies credulity that he would carry a knife, let alone use it in circumstances where he’s got no fight with anyone.”

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US

Biden skewered for admitting ‘God knows what else’ is in Inflation Reduction Act

Biden skewered for admitting 'God knows what else' is in Inflation Reduction Act

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President Joe Biden was criticized on Twitter on Monday for appearing to admit that he does not know what is in the Inflation Reduction Act, legislation that his administration championed.

“What we’re doing today, what we passed yesterday, helping to take care of everything from health care to God knows what else,” Biden said during a speech in Kentucky after touring the state’s flood damage.

The legislation, which passed the Senate on Sunday on a party-line vote with Vice President Kamala Harris the tiebreaker, will increase taxes for nearly all Americans while adding 87,000 IRS agents and actually increase inflation in its first years, according to the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Budget Model.

President Joe Biden participates in a briefing at Marie Roberts Elementary School about the ongoing response efforts to devastating flooding, Aug. 8, 2022, in Lost Creek, Kentucky.

President Joe Biden participates in a briefing at Marie Roberts Elementary School about the ongoing response efforts to devastating flooding, Aug. 8, 2022, in Lost Creek, Kentucky.

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Biden was slammed on Twitter for his remarks.

“‘God knows what else’ means whatever the far left wanted in the Bill and all the extra pork Manchin and Sinema needed to get to Yes,” tweeted Rep. Claudia Tenney, RN.Y.

“This is how Joe Biden describes the $$$ printing, inflation worsening, monster bill that Democrats passed yesterday…He doesn’t even know what’s in the bill,” former congressional candidate Robby Starbuck tweeted.

President Joe Biden speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Kentucky to view flood damage, Aug. 8, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

President Joe Biden speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Kentucky to view flood damage, Aug. 8, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
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“Coming to a midterm near you,” Fox News contributor Joe Concha tweeted.

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Tommy Pigott, a rapid response director for RNC Research, tweeted, “Looks like even Biden knows his Bidenflation Scam would actually INCREASE inflation.”

“The ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ will ‘take care of everything like health care and God knows what else’ is one heck of a Kinsley gaffe by @POTUS,” said Pluribus editor Jeryl Bier.

Many Democrats are refusing to pledge their support for a hypothetical Biden re-election bid, and the Real Clear Politics polling average shows Donald Trump leading Biden by three points.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk to board Air Force One for a trip to Kentucky to view flood damage, Aug. 8, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk to board Air Force One for a trip to Kentucky to view flood damage, Aug. 8, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
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Biden’s polling remains low, including among Hispanics, only 19% of whom approve of his job as president, according to a recent Quinnipiac University poll.

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Business

STARBURST brand to be discontinued in Australia after supply chain issues

STARBURST brand to be discontinued in Australia after supply chain issues

One of the world’s largest confectionary manufacturers has been forced to respond after Australians suddenly struggled to find Starburst lollies on supermarket shelves.

One Sydney TikToker revealed she’d been searching for the lollies everywhere, in a video that has been watched 250,000 times.

“Can someone tell me where these lollies went?” she said, “I’ve been looking everywhere – Big W, Coles, whatever – these lollies don’t exist … did they just stop selling them and no one realized?”

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More than 1000 people agreed, commenting that they, too, had struggled to source the range which includes Starburst Fruit Chews, Gummies, GummiBursts, lollipops and Jellybeans.

“I love those lollies but they stopped selling them like what, why?” one said. Another added: “I’ve been looking for them too.”

While a third person said: “Oh my god my childhood I miss them so much.”

Some Starburst products. Credit: Supplied

A spokesperson for Mars Wrigley, which manufactures Starburst, told 7NEWS.com.au that the reason the popular treats were so hard to find in Australia – is because the brand had been discontinued.

“We regularly review our Mars Wrigley product range to ensure we’re offering our consumers great tasting products that are also great value for money,” the spokesperson said.

“Our STARBURST® products are imported from Europe and like many businesses that are importing products from overseas, the brand has been exposed to supply chain difficulties and rising cost pressures over the last two years.”

The company said that after “reviewing all options”, it had made the “difficult decision” to discontinue the brand in Australia from June 2022. Instead, it will focus on products manufactured locally.

“As a proud Australian manufacturer for more than 60 years, we are taking this opportunity to prioritize and invest in the brands and products we make locally in Australia such as M&Ms, Maltesers, Skittles, Snickers, Extra and Eclipse.”

Baseball umpire smashed by 160km/hr fast ball.

Baseball umpire smashed by 160km/hr fast ball.

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Entertainment

Heist caper has the goods as dim-witted criminals meet the real deal

Heist caper has the goods as dim-witted criminals meet the real deal

Director James De Frond, whose previous collaborations with Davis include the spy-thriller spoof Action Team, has a fine command of heist-movie conventions and gives the series a solid visual bedrock underpinned by Marli Wren’s nimble, genre-savvy score. Great stuff.

Uncoupled ★★★
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Neil Patrick Harris is a New York real estate agent who is devastated when his partner of 17 years suddenly leaves him in Uncoupled.

Neil Patrick Harris is a New York real estate agent who is devastated when his partner of 17 years suddenly leaves him in Uncoupled.Credit:Netflix

Neil Patrick Harris deserves better than this rotten quasi-comedy from Sex and the City creator Darren Star and modern-family Producer Jeffrey Richman.

Harris plays New York real estate agent Michael, who is devastated when his partner of 17 years, Colin (Tuc Watkins), suddenly leaves him. Michael at least has a support network that includes his business partner (Tisha Campbell) and his lonely best friend (Brooks Ashmanskas), and potentially a rich client played by Marcia Gay Harden (who is great fun but largely wasted in cliche ).

The problem is that Michael’s friends tend not to behave like real people – at least not likeable ones. One immediately pressures Michael to start having random sex while he’s clearly grieving. Another shares some shattering news only for everyone to essentially ignore it and keep obsessing about the will-they-won’t-they between Carrie and Big…sorry, Michael and Colin.

Harris commits completely to his role, delivering a beautifully nuanced performance that far surpasses the material. The cast is full of Broadway stars who don’t get to sing or dance, but it’s progress that gay shows can now be this lame.

The Many Saints of Newark
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Alessandro Nivola lays down the law in The Many Saints of Newark.

Alessandro Nivola lays down the law in The Many Saints of Newark.Credit:

It’s catnip for fans of The Sopranos as David Chase’s prequel movie fills in the 1960s backstory. Michael Gandolfini, playing the teenage Tony Soprano, is the haunting image of his father, James, in a snapshot of a wilful teenager who does not look like a cold-blooded killer. Alessandro Nivola is brilliant as Tony’s uncle, Dickie Moltisanti, an unstable explosive who didn’t feature in The Sopranos but whose story provides fascinating insights into characters such as Tony’s mother, Lydia (Vera Farmiga). Expect laughs too.

My Life as a Rolling Stone
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Charlie Watts (right) died before this documentary was made but his Rolling Stones bandmates Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards are on hand to share joyful memories.

Charlie Watts (right) died before this documentary was made but his Rolling Stones bandmates Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards are on hand to share joyful memories.Credit:AP

It’s impossible not to skip straight to the Charlie episode of this new four-part biography series made for the Rolling Stones’ 60th anniversary. Charlie Watts died before filming began but Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood are on hand to share joyful memories while archival interviews give Watts a revealing voice in his own story. There’s real insight into his drumming from him too as the likes of the E Street Band’s Max Weinberg explain exactly how he gave the Stones their inimitable sound.

Urbex in Beirut
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An illuminating documentary that introduces us to a small group of “urban explorers” whose photography is preserving the abandoned, war-scarred buildings of Beirut in all their faded beauty and haunting testimony. There are grand hotels and mansions, a school turned into a sniper’s den, an empty synagogue and even a movie studio where canisters of film lie undisturbed beneath the dust of decades. Campaigners say governments have done little to protect the city’s architectural heritage but some impressive restoration projects show what is possible.

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Steve Coogan in Happyish.

Steve Coogan in Happyish.Credit:Mark Schafer/Showtime

Terrific performances by Steve Coogan and Kathryn Hahn, and the dark, bizarre imagination of series creator Shalom Auslander make this incisive comedy a salty delight. Coogan and Hahn play a creative couple with a young son and a well-earned cynicism about the New York advertising industry, among other things. The dialogue is brilliant, as are the cathartic monologues that end with a hearty “F— you” to such towering historical figures as Thomas Jefferson and Carol Brady from The Brady Bunch. It gets weird.

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Panthers v Storm: Eisenhuth in for JFH; Meaney, Olam return

Panthers v Storm: Eisenhuth in for JFH; Meaney, Olam return

The Panthers and Storm have been consistently among the competition’s top teams at this time of the year over the past few seasons, and once again they both sit inside the top four with the Panthers on the cusp of securing their second minor premiership in three years.

Penrith allayed fears that they would go into freefall without halfback Nathan Cleary in their side with a comfortable 26-6 victory over Canberra last week, with the performance showing the depth coach Ivan Cleary has at his disposal.

The Storm continued their return to form with a 32-14 win against the last-placed Titans, led by the brilliance of Cameron Munster, and have kept themselves in the driver’s seat when it comes to the battle for a place in the top four.

Back in May when they last met it was the Panthers who came away with a 32-6 win at Suncorp Stadium as part of the Magic Round.

The Rundown

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Panthers: Matt Eisenhuth will start in place of the suspended James Fisher-Harris while Viliame Kikau is listed among the reserves as he looks to return from the hip injury which sidelined him last week.

Storm: Cooper Johns looks set for an extended run in the halves, with Jahrome Hughes suffering a partial dislocation of his shoulder last week. Cameron Munster moves back to five-eighth with Nick Meaney returning from the concussion he suffered in Round 19. Powerful center Justin Olam is back from his COVID lay-off so Young Tonumaipe’a goes to the reserves. Tom Eisenhuth will start in place of Felise Kaufusi who will miss the game to be with his family after the passing of his father earlier in the week. Chris Lewis has been added to the bench.

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Api Koroisau v Harry Grant: A month on from facing off in the Origin arena, the pair clash again at club level with their personal dual sure to be a crucial factor. Grant pushed through the full 80 minutes for the injury-hit Storm last week, topping the game for tackles made with 39 and running for 130 meters. Koroisau meanwhile was crucial to Penrith getting back to winning ways against the Raiders, scoring his side’s opening try in a 74-minute stint. He will again be an important part of the Panthers attack in the absence of Cleary and Jarome Luai.

Stat Attack

Despite both missing key attacking weapons, these sides found their mojo with ball in hand last week following some struggles in recent times. Melbourne’s 32 points scored against the Titans in round 21 was the most they have managed since round 15, while similarly Penrith’s 26-point haul against the Raiders was the most they have registered since round 16. The Panthers and Storm are the two highest scoring teams across the 2022 season, averaging 26.5 and 26.3 per game respectively.

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Australia

Parliamentary flood report finds SES and Resilience NSW failed Lismore, northern NSW communities

People in a boat rescue another man in the water

A parliamentary inquiry has found the government agencies in charge of preparing for and responding to major flooding in New South Wales this year failed affected communities.

Seven people died and thousands of people were displaced or cut off when floodwaters devastated the Northern Rivers region twice since late February.

Despite calls from authorities to stand down, residents took to boats and jet skis to rescue each other from rooftops, and took with them axes and other equipment to cut open roof cavities in which people were stuck.

Led by Labor’s Walt Secord, the parliamentary committee took evidence at a series of hearings across the state’s north as well as Western Sydney, where floods also became deadly.

“The committee found that the [State Emergency Service and Resilience NSW] failed to provide leadership and effective coordination in the community’s greatest time of need,” Mr Secord told parliament as he tabled the report.

A man with an "I Survived Lismore 2022" shirt at a flood meeting inquiry.
The NSW Parliamentary Flood Inquiry held hearings on the north coast in May.(ABC North Coast: Bruce MacKenzie)

The report found that information from the State Emergency Service (SES) and Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) was “incorrect and out of date”, leaving the community with “no other option but to ignore government advice and save lives”.

It made 37 recommendations, including that the SES, the state’s lead agency in a flood event, undergo a restructure to harness local knowledge and employ more salaried staff.

It urged the weather bureau to review its rain data infrastructure and flood modeling tools.

The report found the state agencies and BOM were “not prepared for, nor did they comprehend the scale” of the floods and that “some agencies were criticized for treating it as a nine to five business operation”.

Lismore resident Billy Curry was one of many in the “tinny army” who took it upon themselves to rescue people the day his home town went under.

He agreed there did not seem to be enough resources to assess and respond to the situation, and that without the impromptu volunteers “the community would have been in a lot of trouble”.

“There were scenes there where you were ducking under power lines and street lights in a boat,” he said.

“We lifted 64 older people from an elderly aged care place into a boat, so that’s something you don’t forget.”

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Billy Curry wants a database created to better manage willing and able volunteers.(ABC North Coast: Bruce MacKenzie)

Mr Curry said he wanted the State Emergency Service to adopt a database of volunteers who had lifesaving skills and equipment such as jet skis, who could be quickly briefed via SMS in an emergency.

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US

Kent pulls ahead of Herrera Beutler in latest batch of 3rd District results

Republican 3rd District congressional candidate Joe Kent and incumbent Rep.

Republican Joe Kent took a 960-vote lead over Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in ballot returns on Monday, placing him in a likelier spot to advance to the general election for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District.

On Monday evening, Kent had 47,623 votes, or 22.79 percent of the 208,993 votes tallied to date. Herrera Beutler had 46,663 votes, or 22.33 percent of the total. Herrera Beutler led on election night, but Kent has steadily gained ground as more ballots were tallied. On Friday evening, Kent had nearly closed the margin between himself and the incumbent, leaving 257 votes between the two hopefuls for the position.

“We’re going to watch the vote count for one more day before making any declarative statements,” said Craig Wheeler, Herrera Beutler’s campaign manager.

Both Republican candidates are vying for the second position on the November ballot to face Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Skamania. She showed an early lead against the main players and currently has 30.97 percent of the vote. Perez is the most popular candidate in Clark, Pacific and Skamania counties.

Herrera Beutler is up by 303 votes in Cowlitz County, which was previously held by Perez on Thursday. Kent is leading in Thurston and Lewis counties.

There are about 10,000 votes left to count in Clark County, the most populous county in the district. Voter turnout jumped to 40.79 percent as of Monday evening. Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey said the remaining ballots should be counted by Tuesday.

Clark County expects to provide an update at 4:30 pm Tuesday, followed by Thurston County at 5 pm Cowlitz County will next update at 5 pm Wednesday. Lewis County’s next ballot count will be on Aug. 15 and Skamania, Pacific and Wahkiakum counties are set for Aug. 16, when the election results will be certified.

Results are subject to a machine recount if the difference is less than 2,000 votes and less than .5 percent of total votes for both candidates. A manual recount will occur if the difference is less than 150 votes and less than a quarter of a percent of the total votes cast.

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Business

News Corp almost doubles its profits on back of digital advertising and subscribers | newscorporation

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has almost doubled its profits in 2021/22 to a record $US760m ($A1.1bn).

The US-listed company owns News Corp Australia, as well as numerous mastheads in the US and UK, alongside book publisher HarperCollins and a majority stake in real estate advertising company REA Group.

Net income increased 95% on the previous year, while revenue for the year ended June 2022 reached another record at $US10.4bn ($A14.9bn), an increase of 11%.

The unprecedented result was driven by the company’s news media division, which saw $US217m ($A311m) profit growth through digital advertising revenue expansion and record digital subscriber numbers.

In an ebullient presentation to investors, the company said it had seen seven years of uninterrupted double-digit growth, which has resulted from acquisitions and digital transformation.

“The business has been fundamentally transformed, we are vastly more profitable and have created a potent platform for even greater growth, to the benefit of all our investors and other stakeholders,” the chief executive, Robert Thomson, said in the results release.

In the most recent quarter, overall revenues were up 7% to $US2.67bn ($A3.83bn), while net income was back in the black at $US127m ($A182m), compared with a net loss in the fourth quarter of the previous year.

Dow Jones, publisher of the Wall Street Journal, achieved the highest revenue since its acquisition, driven by record advertising, and growing digital-only subscriptions.

Fourth-quarter profitability at Dow Jones soared 54% to $US106m ($A152m), leading to a 30% increase for the year to $US433m ($A620m).

Declines in broadcast viewing at Foxtel were offset by streaming revenues from Kayo and Binge, with more than 2.8m streaming subscribers in total.

Digital real estate division revenues, including results for REA Group and Move, grew by a quarter.

The acquisition of HMH books and media saw revenues climb 10% in News Corp’s book publishing division, with consumer spending above pre-pandemic levels.