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McDonalds fan shares hack to get ‘Big Macs for half price’

Everyone loves a money-saving hack, and even more so if it involves popular McDonald’s fast-food joint.

One Macca’s fan in the US has shared a trick he uses to save a few dollars when ordering a Big Mac – and it’s one you could even replicate in Australia.

“What McDonald’s workers don’t want you to know,” Tiktoker Mark, who shares money saving tips on his account @financeunfoldedwrote in the clip, which you can watch above.

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A McDonalds fan has shared his hack to get ‘Big Macs for half price’ online. (Tik Tok)

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He went on to share his hack for “always getting Big Macs for half off”, revealing he instead orders a McDouble – it costs about $US2.79.

When you order, Mark said to remove the ketchup and mustard, and add lettuce for $0.30. He then orders a serving of Big Mac sauce on the side, but he said to ask for this after you’ve ordered in the hopes they do n’t charge you for the extra sauce.

Though even if they do, his final burger cost just $US3.09 (or US$3.59 with extra sauce), which is cheaper than the usual $US5.93 on average for a Big Mac in the US.

“This is almost half the price of a normal Big Mac and you get literally the same ingredients,” Mark added.

In Australia, a Big Mac currently costs around $7.10, according to the MyMacca’s app, though prices can vary.

You might also be thinking, ‘but we don’t have McDoubles in Australia’. But you can try the same method using a double cheeseburger instead. The only difference is an extra slice of cheese. You should still save around $0.60.

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Classic McDonald's Big Mac is in the top 5 most popular items
In Australia, a Big Mac currently costs around $7.10. (Supplied)

The video has received over 7,000 likes with plenty of people loving the burger trick.

One person even added an extra tip, commenting: “If you use the word ‘substitute’ you don’t have to pay for the [extra] willow.”

Though others weren’t convinced saying the substitute was still missing some key Big Mac elements.

“You’re also missing the middle bun and the sesame seeds,” one person pointed out.

“Except the type of burger they use is different,” another said.

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Arcade Paradise gameplay

Arcade Paradise gameplay

Arcade Paradise gameplay

Arcade Paradise made it to Switch this week, and if you’re curious as to how it turned out, you may want to check out a new gameplay video that’s gone up. 27 minutes of footage shows it running on Nintendo’s console.

More information about Arcade Paradise can be found in the following overview:

Welcome to Arcade Paradise, the 90’s retro arcade game and light-management sim combo! From cleaning toilets and picking up gum, to doing the laundry; the road to Arcade Paradise isn’t easy, but the reward will be worth the grind!

Take on the role of Ashley and manage the day-to-day tasks of running the family laundromat. Rebel against your father’s wishes and create a games arcade to give the sleepy town of Grindstone something to really get excited about as you wash rags, invest the profits and build your very own Arcade Paradise!

The more arcade cabinets you install, the more players will spend, with over 35 fully playable games to unlock! But remember, you don’t have time to just stand around setting the highest scores… the toilet won’t clean itself and there’s trash to take out!

Relive 90’s gaming nostalgia on your journey from rags to arcade riches!

The new gameplay for Arcade Paradise on Switch can be found below.

Arcade Paradise is out now on Switch. It supports English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and Traditional Chinese languages.

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Bad Sisters: Sharon Horgan’s brilliant new Apple black comedy

Bad Sisters: Sharon Horgan's brilliant new Apple black comedy

Eve Hewson, Sharon Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle and Sarah Greene are Apple TV+'s Bad Sisters.

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Eve Hewson, Sharon Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle and Sarah Greene are Apple TV+’s Bad Sisters.

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REVIEW: He might be their sister Grace’s (Anne-Marie Duff) husband, but none of the other four Garvey sisters are grieving the death of John Paul Williams (Netflix’s Dracula Claes Bang).

As Apple TV+’s new black comedy Bad Sisters (which begins streaming on August 19) opens, the quartet all dutifully turn up at his open casket wake and funeral, but only to support their sibling.

“He’s Satan’s problem now,” one remarks, while another notes that she’s dressed him in her pajamas, no doubt to “make eternal damnation more comfortable for him”.

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Bad Sisters follows the (mis)fortunes of the Garvey sisters.

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Daryl McCormack and Brian Gleeson play half brothers Thomas and Matthew Claffin.

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Daryl McCormack and Brian Gleeson play half brothers Thomas and Matthew Claffin.

In flashbacks, we learn how he’d undermine and appal each of them with his inappropriate comments, obnoxious observations and failure to flush the loo, as well as increasingly control Grace’s every move. “She getting quieter and smaller in the hands of that prick – he’s sucking the life out of her,” self-appointed Garvey matriarch Eva (Sharon Horgan) opines.

Orphaned for some time, the quintet had made a vow to look after each other, but prior to John Paul’s death, Grace just wanted them to back off.

“I know he isn’t easy and I know you don’t think he’s a good man, but he’s a good husband and a good father, and he makes me happy. Can you not just let me be happy?

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Bad Sisters begins streaming on Apple TV+ on August 19.

Six months on though and her only concern now is whether she’s made enough sandwiches to appropriately cater for the wake. (“No one RSVPs for a funeral, so how do you know?”)

However, as if the sniping comments from Eva, eye-patched Bibi (Sarah Greene), disapproving Ursula (Eva Birthistle) and massage therapist Becka (Eve Hewson) weren’t enough, an interlocutor has started asking awkward questions. Despite his insistence that he’s making “a courtesy visit to a valued client at a difficult time”, Thomas Claffin (Brian Gleeson) is determined to uncover an insurance fraud.

Shocked at just how much life insurance was recently taken out against John Paul, he just has “a couple of questions” before they can pay out, a situation he tells his half-brother Matthew (Daryl McCormack) he is very keen to avoid, lest it destabilize their business’ own financial position. “Who knows if there is foul play?” he admits, “but if there is, the culprit usually shows up at the funeral.”

Former The Affair star Claes Bang delivers another of his charismatically odious males in the form of Bad Sisters' John Paul Williams.

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Former The Affair star Claes Bang delivers another of his charismatically odious males in the form of Bad Sisters’ John Paul Williams.

Based on the 2012 Belgian series Clan (also known in some countries as The Out-Laws), this 10-parter has made a successful transition to contemporary Ireland. With a tone and style reminiscent of John Michael McDonagh’s magnificent The Guard, Motherland, Shining Vale and Catastrophe writer Horgan’s script makes terrific use of its Emerald Isle backdrop and the truly impressive assembled ensemble.

Perhaps all best known more as dramatic actors – Duff was in Shameless, Greene has featured in Penny Dreadful and Normal People, Birthistle is known for her period drama work and Hewson’s CV includes our own The Luminaries – they all here demonstrate some terrific comedic timing, both separately and as a sometimes hilarious, nonsense, bickering group.

And while Bang delivers another of his charismatically odious males (John Paul is like a British version of The Affair’s self-obsessed Sasha Mann), he’s upstaged by Gleeson’s (brother of Domhnall, son of Brendan) acerbic insurance broker. Whether it’s playfully teasing his pregnant wife about “causing structural damage to the house” if she moves, or ransacking the wake sandwiches on his way out the door, he’s a scene-stealer extraordinaire, in a darkly humorous show that offers just as much intrigue as it does witty one-liners.

Bad Sisters begins streaming on Apple TV+ on August 19.

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POLL: Do you want a Supercars retro round return?

POLL: Do you want a Supercars retro round return?

The retro liveries of 2019

In this week’s Pirtek Poll, we want to know whether you would like to see the Supercars retro round revived.

The championship launched its Sandown retro round concept in 2016, encouraging teams to celebrate the category’s history by recreating classic liveries and attire from the period.

However, the fan favorite throwback theme has had a run of absence, last seen in 2019.

Speedcafe.com understands Supercars management is keen to re-introduce the concept in the future.

While its absenteeism during the seasons impacted by COVID-19 is understandable, retro round has again fallen by the wayside this year.

A factor in that is Sandown’s place on the calendar was only secured in June after uncertainty lingered over the event amid talk of reducing the calendar to 12 rounds.

Furthermore, the championship had already committed to a themed event in its inaugural indigenous round at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Raceway.

Held in June, the Merlin Darwin Triple Crown put a greater emphasis on indigenous culture with theme-specific liveries made mandatory.

Retro round has typically been well supported by Supercars teams, giving the event a point of difference that links in with the circuit’s history.

Teams have changed up the color scheme on their cars, with some also producing one-off merchandise to match the livery.

At its most recent incarnation in 2019, almost the entire grid fielded a recognizable ‘retro’ livery; Tickford Racing celebrated Allan Moffat’s 1969 Mustang (with the car appropriately co-driven by James Moffat), and Tekno switched to the white, green, and blue of Bob Morris’ Torana from 1979.

At Team 18 there was a retro NASCAR-themed design, while Brad Jones Racing recreated its OzEmail Racing look from the early 2000s.

According to Speedcafe.com’s readers at the time, the pick of the bunch however was Walkinshaw Andretti United’s recreation of the 1999 Holden Racing Team look, which picked up almost 40 percent of a Pirtek Poll for the best retro design that year.

Supercars, and the Australian Touring Car Championship, have a long and decorated history and it was somehow appropriate that, once a year it was celebrated in a practical and visible sense.

Running retro liveries is not a simple process and requires the support of team sponsors, which can dictate if a project goes ahead.

The cost of a one-off livery is thought to range between $10,000 and $30,000 depending on the circumstance, but have resulted in some iconic looks gracing one of our most historic venues once again.

Ironically, history has also proven that the concept is a huge hit with fans and so with that, Speedcafe.com wants to know if you would like to see the Supercars retro round revived.

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NRL player Manase Fainu taken into custody after being found guilty of stabbing

On Monday, Judge Nanette Williams granted a detention application by crown prosecutors, rejecting a bid by Fainu to remain out on bail until a sentence hearing on October 7.

Defense barrister Margaret Cunneen SC argued that the 24-year-old should temporarily retain his freedom for reasons including the mental health impacts of the trial, his desire to financially support his family and the significant media attention of the case.

Manase Fainu has been taken into custody after being found guilty of a stabbing. (APA)

However, the judge found these did not amount to circumstances that were special or exceptional enough to prevent incarceration in a situation where jail time was all but confirmed.

“I’m not satisfied that special or exceptional circumstances exist to refuse or dismiss the detention application,” Judge Williams said.

Last week, the eleven rising NRL star was found guilty of stabbing church youth leader Faamanu Levi in ​​a brawl outside a dance in Wattle Grove, Sydney late at night on October 25, 2019.

He pleaded not guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm in the attack, but the jury took just two hours to deliver its guilty verdict.

In arguing for Fainu’s release, Ms Cunneen told the court her client had experienced severe mental illness including depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts because of the trial and verdict.

She said he had been considered a highly promising rugby league player who was on track to earn a massive salary to support his parents and eight siblings.

Manase Fainu has been taken into custody. (APA)

Thanks to the National Rugby League’s no fault stand down policy, this was all stripped away once he was charged and arrested, the court heard.

“This is a man who has suffered a most enormous downfall, an unthinkable downfall in what he may have expected in 2019,” Ms Cunneen said.

“This is a case of a young man whose life changed forever over a spontaneous, foolish, terrible thing that happened without premeditation.”

Fainu’s counselor Jan Earl of Elite Athlete Wellbeing Services spoke of the footballer’s decline in mental health after losing not only his spot on the Manly team but also his role as family breadwinner.

Earl pointed to the no fault stand down policy as being partially responsible for this.

“You are shunned like a black cat. There is no money, there is no assistance and this caused great distress to Manese and his family,” she said.

NRL Manly player Manase Fainu, centre, departs Parramatta Courthouse during a lunch break.
NRL Manly player Manase Fainu, centre, departs Parramatta Courthouse during his trial. (SMH)

Cunneen argued that the significant media attention to the case had prevented her client from seeking psychiatric help in public settings where he could be recognized.

“It’s not fun we would submit. It’s horrible. He’s not a showy, flashy man. He’s a humble man… And it’s made it immeasurably harder.”

The court also heard that Fainu had not once breached the onerous bail conditions placed on him, including a curfew and limitations on who he could go outside with.

He felt great shame and remorse over what had occurred and required time to work as a laborer to financially support his family and help pay his legal bills, the judge was told.

In granting the detention application, Judge Williams found Fainu had been reluctant to seek psychiatric help or stick to the prescribed medication. She also found he could still get this assistance while in prison.

The judge also found Fainu had plenty of time to prepare mentally and financially since being charged in 2019.

Readers seeking support and information about mental health or suicide prevention can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or beyondblue on 1300 22 4636.

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Notorious Greek restaurant with reputation for ripping off customers cops huge fine

Notorious Greek restaurant with reputation for ripping off customers cops huge fine

An infamous restaurant notorious for ripping off and intimidating its customers on a popular tourist island in Greece has been found tens of thousands of dollars.

DK Oyster bar in Mykonos has been forced to cough up $44,740 after being found to be in violation of several codes.

The country’s Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias instructed the Cyclades Regional Tourism Agency to conduct a thorough investigation of the restaurant after an incident involving American tourists who were charged a staggering $866 for two drinks and a portion of crab legs.

During the probe, the agency found the eatery had breached several codes, for which it was slapped with the fine.

It came after Brenda Moulton and her daughter Kaylea hit DK Oyster with a lawsuit after being strong-armed into paying the astronomical tab.

Brenda Moulton and her daughter Kaylea.
Camera IconBrenda Moulton and her daughter Kaylea. Credit: Youtube

The pair were on holiday and enjoying the idyllic Platys Gialos beach when they were given the scare of their lives.

On refusing to pay the bill, they were surrounded by three waiters and the manager and told they would not be allowed to return to the US.

“I told them that two mojitos and two crab legs cannot make 600 euros. I will not pay you,” Brenda said.

The manager then allegedly threatened them: ”I will call the police. They will keep you here and you will not return to your homeland. We can easily find where you live.”

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Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro launched in India with pre-order benefits

Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro launched in India with pre-order benefits

After unveiling its latest flagship wearables and foldable phones last week, Samsung has launched the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro in India. The company’s newest wireless earbuds can be pre-0rdered in India through Samsung.com and other leading online and offline retailers across the country.

Galaxy Buds 2 Pro price in India, pre-order benefits

The Galaxy Buds 2 Pro is priced at INR 17,999 and can be pre-ordered starting August 16, 2022. The earbuds come in three color variants: Bora Purple, Graphite, and White. Samsung is offering a cashback of INR 3,000 if the purchase is made using credit cards or debit cards from any leading banks in India. Those who pre-order the new earbuds can also get a Wireless Charger Pad (worth INR 2,999) for just INR 499.

Interested customers can also trade in their older devices and get a discount of INR 3,000. The South Korean firm is also offering easy financing options to buy the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro.

Galaxy Buds 2 Pro features

The Galaxy Buds 2 Pro feature Bluetooth 5.3 with AAC, SBC, and Samsung Seamless Codec HiFi (for 24-bit audio), and 360 Audio with Direct Multi-Channel (5.1/7.1-channel and Dolby Atmos). They have a dual-driver setup, six microphones, Intelligent ANC, Ambient Mode, and Voice Detect (automatically switching to Ambient Mode). The earbuds have an IPX7 rating for water resistance.

With a future software update, Samsung said it would bring Bluetooth LE Audio with LC3 codec support to the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro. The earbuds can automatically switch between Galaxy devices signed in using the same Samsung account. The Galaxy Wearable app can be used to customize touch controls, audio tuning, and use other features.

The earbuds can last up to 8 hours (ANC off) and up to 29 hours with the case. With ANC turned on, the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro can last up to 5 hours and up to 20 hours with the case.

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Kylie Jenner receives TONS of pink bouquets from beau Travis Scott for her 25th birthday

Anything for his girl! Travis Scott pulled out all the stops as he celebrated his baby mama Kylie Jenner's 25th birthday; Travis, Kylie and their daughter Stormi, four, seen in 2021

Kylie Jenner receives TONS of pink bouquets from beau Travis Scott in celebration of her 25th birthday

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Travis Scott pulled out all the stops as he celebrated his baby mama Kylie Jenner’s 25th birthday.

Taking to her Instagram Story, the makeup mogul revealed that the 31-year-old rapper had filled her Hidden Hills mansion with large floral bouquets.

Magic Moments by piano player Austin Farwell played over the clip that displayed the hundreds of pink, red and white petals.

Anything for his girl! Travis Scott pulled out all the stops as he celebrated his baby mama Kylie Jenner's 25th birthday; Travis, Kylie and their daughter Stormi, four, seen in 2021

Anything for his girl! Travis Scott pulled out all the stops as he celebrated his baby mama Kylie Jenner’s 25th birthday; Travis, Kylie and their daughter Stormi, four, seen in 2021

The bouquets were set up in such a way that they seemed to snake up the walls, suspended on nearly invisible platforms.

Kylie captioned the short clip with several emojis including two faces with watery eyes and a butterfly.

The Los Angeles native’s sisters were quick to show their support for the goosebumps rapper’s floral choices.

Wall-to-wall: Taking to her Instagram Story, the makeup mogul revealed that the 31-year-old rapper had filled her Hidden Hills mansion with large floral bouquets

Wall-to-wall: Taking to her Instagram Story, the makeup mogul revealed that the 31-year-old rapper had filled her Hidden Hills mansion with large floral bouquets

Magical: Magic Moments by piano player Austin Farwell played over the clip that displayed the hundreds of pink, red and white petals

Magical: Magic Moments by piano player Austin Farwell played over the clip that displayed the hundreds of pink, red and white petals

Spirals: The bouquets were set up in such a way that they seemed to snake up the walls, suspended on nearly invisible platforms

Spirals: The bouquets were set up in such a way that they seemed to snake up the walls, suspended on nearly invisible platforms

Emoji captions: Kylie captioned the short clip with several emojis including two faces with watery eyes and a butterfly

Emoji captions: Kylie captioned the short clip with several emojis including two faces with watery eyes and a butterfly

Kim Kardashian, 41, wrote: ‘So beautiful [flower bouquet emoji]’

Khloe Kardashian, 38, poked fun at the flowers she’d sent to her little sister as she commented: ‘Oh my! Well excuse my rinky dinky flowers that I sent [laughing face emoji]’

Jenner, her sisters and more guests celebrated her 25th birthday in style down in the Bahamas.

The Kylie Cosmetics founder shared some snaps from the elaborate affair, complete with fireworks, where she called herself ‘twenty fine.’

Just a peek: The Kylie Cosmetics founder shared some snaps from the elaborate affair, complete with fireworks, where she called herself 'twenty fine'

Just a peek: The Kylie Cosmetics founder shared some snaps from the elaborate affair, complete with fireworks, where she called herself ‘twenty fine’

Years together: Travis and Kylie first started dating back in 2017 after being spotted holding hands at Coachella (pictured May 2022)

Years together: Travis and Kylie first started dating back in 2017 after being spotted holding hands at Coachella (pictured May 2022)

Travis and Kylie first started dating back in 2017 after being spotted holding hands at Coachella.

News that Kylie was pregnant with their first child broke in September of that year. Stormi was born in February of 2018.

They stayed together for more than a year after their daughter’s birth before Kylie confirmed the pair had broken up in October 2019.

The lovebirds reportedly got back together during 2020, though they themselves remained cagey on the subject.

Travis and Kylie welcomed their second child earlier in the year. Though they initially announced that his name was Wolf, Kylie later took to Instagram to tell fans they were changing it.

Happy family: News that Kylie was pregnant with their first child broke in September of that year. Their first child, Stormi, was born in February of 2018 (pictured August 2022)

Happy family: News that Kylie was pregnant with their first child broke in September of that year. Their first child, Stormi, was born in February of 2018 (pictured August 2022)

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AFL: Showdown win in Adelaide last thing for Crows and Port to play for

AFL: Showdown win in Adelaide last thing for Crows and Port to play for

With Port Adelaide’s prison bar guernsey out of bounds, skipper Tom Jonas has declared he’ll be happy to beat Adelaide in whichever guernsey he’s given on Saturday night.

Club chairman David Koch has been fighting a losing battle to gain permission from Collingwood for Port’s players to don the fabled prison bars in their home Showdown at Adelaide Oval.

But winning, not his wardrobe, is on Jonas’s mind in a natch that matters no matter when it’s played in a two-team town, more so given the Crows won the first stoush in 2022.

“It would be nice to wear the prison bars, but that’s a decision that is well beyond me,” Jonas said on Monday.

“I’ll run out there and beat the Crows in whatever they want me to wear.

“Certainly, we were on the wrong end of it last time and we want to make amends for that, for sure.

“I don’t think there’s any such thing as a dead rubber when it comes to a Showdown. There’s a huge amount of pride on the line.

“Essentially, there’s bragging rights around the state and you can walk around with your chest puffed out.”

The clash of cross-town rivals could be Robbie Gray’s farewell match, with the five-time Showdown Medal winner mulling retirement.

The four-time All-Australian, who was rested for the 84-point thumping of Essendon, has played 15 games this season to take his career tally to 270 but has been hampered by persistent knee problems.

Jonas remains unsure which way the 34-year-old is leaning as he considers his future.

“Robbie is a very private person,” he said.

“He’ll make the decision that’s right for him at the right time.

“I’m sure that he’s consulting all of the people that are important in his life.

“As far as I’m concerned, he’s an absolute champion of our club … he’ll do what’s right for him and the club at the right time.”

The Power bounced back into form in emphatic fashion against the Bombers, with the lopsided victory at Marvel Stadium snapping a four-game losing streak that dashed finals hopes.

While pleased with the performance, many fans will be left asking why Port was unable to perform at the same high standard more consistently in a season that started with premiership aspirations.

“There’s a lot of factors that go into that,” Jonas said.

“We’ve played some really quality sides in the last four to six weeks and Essendon are probably at a similar point in their season where you’ve got to find motivation and I think we had a great purpose and that made a huge difference.

“We got a good run on and played some exciting footy.

“Why we haven’t been able to do that consistently is the question we’ll be asking ourselves over the pre-season.”

The 52nd meeting of Adelaide’s AFL rivals will bring both clubs’ seasons to a close, but there is no shortage of motivation for each side despite the lack of a finals angle.

The Crows, who will take the momentum of a three-game winning run into the clash, famously claimed Showdown bragging rights earlier this season when Jordan Dawson kicked the winner after the siren.

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Coronial inquest into three Indigenous women’s deaths linked to rheumatic heart disease in Doomadgee continues in Cairns

Alec Doomadgee and Weenie George outside Cairns Courthouse after giving evidence at Rheumatic Heart Disease inquest

A coronial inquest examining the deaths of three Indigenous women in the north-western Queensland town of Doomadgee has begun its next stage in Cairns today, with family members saying “systematic, ingrained racism” was a contributing factor.

The three young women, whose families requested they be referred to as Kaya, Ms Sandy and Betty, died in 2019 and 2020 from complications associated with rheumatic heart disease (RHD).

The inquest was triggered after an ABC Four Corners program revealed the women died after being sent away from the Doomadgee Hospital.

Last month the inquest began in Doomadgee, where family members told the court the women were not properly examined and said the town needed more doctors who live long-term in the community.

During questioning, Counsel Assisting the Coroner, Melina Zerner, told the court that between August 2021 and 2022, only 4 per cent of RHD patients in Doomadgee were receiving all of their prescribed injections.

Kaya’s mother, Weenie George described the years her daughter lived with RHD, and the painful injections she endured.

She told the court Kaya regularly took her medication and brought it with her when she went to boarding school and on a holiday to the Northern Territory, just before she became ill.

Ms George described first seeing her daughter in the NT, after several weeks being stuck because of border closures.

“She wasn’t looking good at all… swollen, short of breath,” she said.

Alec Doomadgee, who was a father figure to Kaya, said she was very responsible with her health and he was sure systemic racism played a part in the women’s deaths.

He said when he spoke to Kaya in June 2020, after she had visited her boyfriend in the NT, he could tell something was wrong.

“She said: ‘I’m not well Dad’.”

‘I had faith in the system’

He said after being discharged from Alice Springs Hospital, Kaya was taken to a clinic in Doomadgee.

“I thought they’d fly her out… I was pretty comfortable, I had faith in the system,” he said.

Mr Doomadgee became choked up and wept while describing the following weeks where he said he had to fight for Kaya to be transported to Mt Isa, Townsville and then Brisbane hospitals, where she underwent several surgeries but never recovered.

He said he’d like to see a “guardian angel” system established in health systems, where someone independent from the health service could advocate for Indigenous patients.

He said this could help address the imbalance of power inherent in health systems, especially in Indigenous communities.

“It’s systemic, ingrained racism that our country is built on… white people are the authority figures in the community,” he said.

The former acting manager of the RHD register, and registered nurse Kylie McKenna, told the court diagnosis and treatment were both challenging in Indigenous communities.

Nurse Kylie McKenna leave court after giving evidence at the Rheumatic Heart Disease inquest
Nurse Kylie McKenna gave evidence about the difficulty of getting people in Indigenous communities treatment for rheumatic heart disease.(ABC News: Brendan Mounter)

She said while there were clear guidelines to diagnose RHD, symptoms weren’t uniform, and some tests could only be done when the person was symptomatic.

“It’s a lot of criteria to be met… a lot [of cases] are probable or possible,” she said.

Ms McKenna also described the pain and burden of the only available treatments for RHD: monthly bicillin injections or twice daily oral penicillin — both could be given for a minimum of five years or for a person’s entire life if required.

She said injections were the most common form of treatment but could be extremely uncomfortable.

“It’s like getting toothpaste administered through a very large needle,” she said.

Ms McKenna said it was crucial for staff to be well trained and known in the community to make sure treatments were administered regularly.

“You need people who understand it’s a painful injection,” she said.

She said staff also needed to be trained in pain reduction techniques as well as cultural issues around shame and the other life commitments many patients have.

Three women sit at a table and chairs outside a brick hospital building. The photo is taken between the bars of the fence.
Family members told the court the women were not properly examined at Doomadgee Hospital.(Four Corners: Louie Eroglu ACS)

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