Adelaide has made two changes for its Round 22 clash against North Melbourne at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
Defend Tom Doedee returns to the side after spending the past two weeks on the sidelines, as I have addressed niggling injury concerns.
young-forward Riley Thilthorpe has also been named in the team after missing the past two AFL games while recovering from a rolled ankle.
backman Will Hamill comes out of the side under the AFL’s concussion protocols, while forward Elliott Himmelberg you have been omitted.
“Doedee will come into the side refreshed after two weeks out recovering from various ailments,” Crows Head of Football Adam Kelly said.
“In what was a tough decision, especially given our team performance over the past couple of weeks, we have opted for Riley Thilthorpe, who was in good AFL form before being a late withdrawal for the Carlton game due to an ankle injury.”
Kelly also said Hamill would be ruled out for the remainder of the season, given he would not qualify to play in the upcoming SANFL finals.
“We have actually made the decision to rule Will out for next week as well,” Kelly said.
“While Will is recovering well, we need to acknowledge his concussion history and take every care with his management.
“It’s a disappointing end to what was another year of positive progression for Will.”
Matt Crouch, ben davis, james rowe and Himmelberg have been named on the emergency list, with one to be confirmed as the medical substitute an hour before the game.
Adelaide will celebrate RAA Member’s Round during its last home game this Saturday against the Kangaroos, with the first bounce at 1.40pm.
Mining tycoon Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) has lodged applications to explore vast tracts of WA’s south coast for critical minerals.
Key points:
The mining exploration licenses include tenements close to Ravensthorpe where lithium and nickel are mined
A resource analyst says FMG will be looking for materials used in renewable batteries
The company is positioning itself as a renewable energy company, the analyst says
The WA billionaire owns FMG, which has lodged almost two dozen applications through the mining regulatory body this month.
The 21 applications are for tenements in an area stretching from Gnowangerup to Ravensthorpe and Lake King.
FMG is a West Australian mining company that focuses on the exploration, development, production and processing of iron ore, with most of its assets located in the state’s Pilbara region.
FMG remained tight-lipped when questioned by the ABC about which minerals it was looking for in the Great Southern, but it has been ramping up its search for lithium.
Lithium is in high demand because it is used in batteries for technology and electric vehicles.
Dr Forrest’s FMG has applied for mining exploration licenses in large parts of the Great Southern.(Supplied)
The commodity is valuable because of its high charge and low atomic mass.
Other minerals in Ravensthorpe include nickel and cobalt.
Battery minerals in high demand
MineLife senior resource analyst Gavin Wendt said FMG would be looking for battery materials and other metals that could go into renewable energy.
“Fortescue is increasingly positioning itself as a renewable energy company, and it’s looking towards these future-facing commodities as the world moves towards renewable energy,” he said.
Ravensthorpe is home to nickel and lithium mines. (ABC Great Southern)
“There’s a real growth opportunity out there for resource companies.
“We’re starting to see the world’s major miners … realize that they need to get their hands on these strategic materials because of the increase in demand that’s going to come through over the ensuing decades.”
Fortescue has not explored mining options in the Great Southern and Esperance area before, but Mr Wendt said in recent years larger companies had been going “further off the beaten [track]”.
“Ravensthorpe already has a strong history in terms of lithium, nickel and tantalum mines,” he said.
“In fact, we’ve got the Greenbushes mine, which is the world’s largest hard rock lithium operation, in the region.
“It’s a very prospective region, but it probably hasn’t seen the level of exploration that is justified over the decades, so I think that’s about to change.”
Along with mining exploration, Dr Forrest has a sustainable shellfish enterprise in Albany through Harvest Road.
President Biden plans to go on offense against Republicans’ drumbeat about rising prices by arguing the GOP has repeatedly sided with special interests — “pushing an extreme MAGA agenda that costs families,” according to a White House memo shared first with Axios.
Why it matters: The GOP plans to try to make November’s midterms a “gas and groceries” election — all about inflation. Biden can’t undo the pain families have felt as everyday prices skyrocketed. So this is his inflation jujitsu from him — using Republicans ‘force against them.
Zoom out: Biden is expected to sign Democrats’ climate-health-tax bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, soon after House passage, expected late this week. Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and the cabinet then will fan out across the country with this message.
The White House believes the bill puts Democrats in a position of strength heading into Labor Day.
The memo — from White House communications director Kate Bedingfield and senior adviser Anita Dunn — argues that Biden’s wins have dealt blows to a parade of entrenched interests.
Among the targets: the pharmaceutical industry, big corporations, the gun lobby and oil and gas companies.
“This is the choice before the American people,” the memo concludes. “President Biden and Congressional Democrats taking on special interests for you and your family. Or Congressional Republicans’ extreme, MAGA agenda that serves the wealthiest, corporations and themselves.”
Between the lines: The special-interest messaging attempts to counter the narrative that Democrats are becoming the party of the economic elite.
It’s a message that Democrats running in swing states — including Pennsylvania, Ohio and North Carolina — are already embracing, in an effort to win back rural and working-class votes Dems lost in 2020.
Both parties are now fighting for the working-class mantel.
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy argues: “President Biden and House Democrats’ radical policies have caused inflation to soar to a 40-year high. They’ve pushed out-of-touch policies that have caused energy prices to rise and real wages to go down.”
Go deeper: Enactment timeline for Dems health, climate and tax package
An ALDI supermarket customer has set tongues wagging after sharing a “rant” about a recent checkout experience at her local store.
Sharing on a popular Facebook page, the Melbourne shopper revealed how she had approached the cashier after realizing that she’d been overcharged for a grocery item.
A photo of the ALDI customer’s receipt showed that instead of paying $7.19 for a reduced pack of smoked salmon, she was charged $13.99.
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When the shopper requested that the difference be refunded, she claimed she was shortchanged by the cashier – receiving $6.30 instead of $6.80.
In her post, the disgruntled customer called out the checkout worker’s “despicable” attitude.
“Today as usual I did my weekly shop at my local ALDI – it didn’t turn out to be pleasant,” she wrote on the Aldi Mums Facebook page.
The shopper shared this image to show how she was overcharged for the item – and then shortchanged with the refund. Credit: Aldi Mums/Facebook
“The checkout staff charged me full price for a product that was on special, but when I approached her and told her she gave me the wrong change [she] insist that is what it says on the till.
“My math is not great but if I was charged $13.99 for something that is $7.19, I should be refunded the difference right? She only gave me $6.30 instead of $6.80.
“The worst part was she said, ‘If it’s not correct then I’ll give you the difference.’ She made me feel like I was in the wrong.
“So I waited for a few minutes to explain to her that she indeed gave me the wrong change, but the line was just too long.
“I know it’s only 50c but money is money plus her attitude was despicable. (End of rant).”
‘Be kind’
But while the shopper may have been thought that ALDI fans would share her frustration, the reaction from many was the opposite.
Many were quick to call on the customer to be more understanding.
“They have to override the reduced price themselves, she probably just missed the sticker,” responded one Facebook user. “Then they have to work out the change themselves it’s not on the screen.
“Maybe she got flustered and made a mistake considering you ‘confronted her’.
“Cashiers at Aldi can serve over 200 people in a shift so mistakes will happen. They have a lot going on speed, lines, working out money and more.
“Maybe next time show a bit more understanding for the cashier just trying to do her best.”
Some Facebook users called on the customer to be more understanding. Credit: Facebook
Added another: “Go easy on customer service staff please. It’s been a really crappy few years for most of us.
“You can’t possibly imagine the abuse and negativity we have received. Be kind.”
A third wrote: “ALDI staff do all of the change calculations in their head. Reduced products need to be manually entered also.
“It’s easy to get flustered in situations like this, try not to be too hard on them.”
Said one more: “Let it go, it’s 50 cents. You’re hanging onto all this anger for something so minor.
“You ‘confronted’ her, then tried to correct her for the wrong change, then wrote a post about it.
“Write down 10 things on a piece of paper you’re grateful for. Focus on those.”
File image of an ALDI checkout. Credit: picture alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty
But the shopper defended her post, pointing out that she was never “rude” to the ALDI worker.
“I did give her a break and my 50c,” she responded. “I was not rude to her. My confrontation was very mellow actually.”
She later added: “I wasn’t rude to her. But her insistence and her de ella saying that if it was wrong she would give me the money.
“That made me feel like I was in the wrong and kicked up a fuss. Did not sit well there.”
7NEWS.com.au understands that if ALDI customers have concerns about a store experience, they are encouraged to visit the ALDI help center for more information.
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Some players have poured hundreds of hours into splatoon 2. Thankfully, Nintendo recently revealed that all of that hard work won’t be wasted when fans boot up Splatoon 3. Instead, they’ll be able to transfer their save data and reap big rewards in the process.
Nintendo unleashed a torrent of info about what’s new in Splatoon 3 during its latest Direct yesterday, including the idol trio Deep Cut and Tricolor Turf War Splatfests, but one of the party shooter’s coolest features is actually about its predecessor, splatoon 2. Players who have already played the previous game will be able to transfer some of their data to the new one, leapfrogging new players in rank and matchmaking.
A fan spotted the feature on Nintendo’s website and long-time players immediately started celebrating:
The perks for transferring save data include three Gold Sheldon Licenses that can be used to immediately unlock main weapons no matter the player’s level, as well as being able to play Anarchy Battles from the very start. Splatoon 3 will also carry over some portion of players’ rank in splatoon 2, and match them against more skilled players. It’s a smart way to ease the transition between games and also a nice way to recognize players who are already veterans of the series.
Online multiplayer shooters are more like platforms than individual games. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, for example, has been updated for a decade now. games like Call of Duty, on the other hand, get replaced with sequels every year. We’re already seeing some fatigue with this in Overwatch 2which seems for now like more of an upgrade of Overwatch 1 than a completely new game. But on the bright side, Blizzard is still letting players carry over all of their paid collectibles from the first game.
Splatoon 3 is in a similar boat, with many of its core maps and modes returning from the previous game. and unlike Overwatch 2, whose PVP mode is free-to-play, It will be a full-priced sequel. It still might not have in-game voice chat, but at least splatoon pros will be able to unlock their favorite pair of Dualies as soon as they get started.
Serena Williams sounded just the tiniest little bit salty as she reflected on likely finishing her tennis career with one less grand slam title than Australian legend Margaret Court.
Williams’ crusade to win an elusive 24th major title and draw level with Court has been a five-year saga that looks almost certain to end fruitlessly when she retires at this year’s US Open.
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The 40-year-old American revealed her plans to end her career to focus on having another child in an article in Vogue Magazine published on Tuesday night (AEST).
Williams referenced Court twice in the piece, and while she was careful with her words left the impression she should be remembered as tennis’ greatest ever player.
“There are people who say I’m not the GOAT because I didn’t pass Margaret Court’s record of 24 grand slam titles, which she achieved before the ‘open era’ that began in 1968,” Williams wrote.
“I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want that record. Obviously I do. But day to day, I’m really not thinking about her. If I’m in a grand slam final, then yes, I am thinking about that record. Maybe I thought about it too much, and that didn’t help.
“The way I see it, I should have had 30-plus grand slams. I had my chances after coming back from giving birth. I went from a C-section to a second pulmonary embolism to a grand slam final. I played while breastfeeding. I played through postpartum depression.
“But I didn’t get there. Shoulda, woulda, coulda. I didn’t show up the way I should have or could have. But I showed up 23 times, and that’s fine. Actually it’s extraordinary. But these days, if I have to choose between building my tennis resume and building my family, I choose the latter.”
Williams stepped onto a hardcourt for the first time in a year and a half on Monday in the WTA Toronto tournament where she fought through to the second round with a straight sets victory over Nuria Parrizas Diaz.
It was her first singles victory since the 2021 French Open, some 14 months ago. The former world number one had played her first singles match in a year during a first round defeat at Wimbledon in June.
“I know there’s a fan fantasy that I might have tied Margaret that day in London, then maybe beat her record in New York, and then at the trophy ceremony say, ‘See ya!’ I get that. It’s a good fantasy,” she wrote.
“But I’m not looking for some ceremonial, final on-court moment. I’m terrible at goodbyes, the world’s worst.”
Another Aussie champion, Ash Barty, also got a mention in Williams’ self-penned article as she revealed how hard she was finding it to walk away.
Barty stunned the tennis world by retiring at age 25 earlier this year.
“I know that a lot of people are excited about and look forward to retiring, and I really wish I felt that way,” Williams wrote. “Ashleigh Barty was number one in the world when she left the sport this March, and I believe she really felt ready to move on. Caroline Wozniacki, who is one of my best friends, felt a sense of relief when she retired in 2020.
“Praise these people, but I’m going to be honest. There is no happiness in this topic for me. I know it’s not the usual thing to say, but I feel a great deal of pain. It’s the hardest thing that I could ever imagine. I hate it. I hate that I have to be at these crossroads. I keep saying to myself, I wish it could be easy for me, but it’s not.”
President Biden flew to a South Carolina island for a vacation with his family Thursday, a trip that is expected to last at least one week.
The Biden family will be staying at a private residence owned by a friend on Kiawah Island, a wealthy and secluded destination. The president’s son, Hunter Biden, accompanied Biden and first lady Jill Biden on the Air Force One flight from Washington. Biden’s daughter-in-law Melissa Cohen and grandson Beau also attended.
Late-summer vacations are common for US presidents, but Biden’s comes as the House is expecting to vote on the massive “Inflation Reduction Act,” which is full of White House priorities.
The vacation will likely delay the bill’s signing, and the White House has not stated when the president will return to Washington.
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President Biden walks with his son Hunter Biden and grandson Beau Biden to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. The president is traveling to Kiawah Island, South Carolina, for vacation. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Previous Presidents George W. Bush, Obama and Trump all took similar vacations throughout their time in office. Bush would often spend the time at his Texas ranch, while Obama and Trump both preferred golf resorts in New England.
While Biden’s trip may delay signing legislation, the hard work of negotiation is largely finished for the IRA, which was first introduced by Sen. Joe Manchin, DW.Va. The Senate passed the mammoth spending bill on Sunday, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says she plans to push for passing the bill through the Democrat-controlled House with no changes.
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It is unclear when exactly the House will hold its vote.
As you may (most definitely) have heard at this point, a recent TikTok video has exposed a horrifying truth: it appears that Starburst lollies have been discontinued in Australia.
TikTok creator @nariman.dein originally shared the video explaining that she had been searching for Starburst lollies in Woolies, Coles and Big W but was unable to find them anywhere.
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And since the video was absolutely gangbusters, her theory has been confirmed.
In a statement shared by the ABC, Mars Wrigley (the company behind Starburst) shared that the range was quietly discontinued.
“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,” it said.
“After reviewing all the options, we’ve made the difficult decision to discontinue the brand in Australia from June 2022.”
It only took us until August 2022 to notice.
Anyway, with discontinued classics on the brain, we thought we’d run through some other beloved old Aussie snacks that are also no more. Please enjoy this nostalgic trip with us.
Here are the discontinued Australian snacks we miss most – from Sunnyboy ice blocks to the original Dunkaroos.
Discontinued snacks we miss the most
Sunnyboy Ice Blocks
In 2016, Australians mourned the death of an iconic snack: Sunnyboy ice blocks. These tetrahedral-shaped treats were a staple at truck stops, corner stores and milk bars. They were a cheap treat for impecunious school kids but declined in popularity and were sadly given the chop by food manufacturer The Daily Drinks Co.
Australians took to Twitter to express their sadness over the loss of Sunnyboys.
I feel sorry for my children & my children’s children that will never know the joy of a Sunnyboy after playing outside all day #RipSunnyboys https://t.co/UeS2X9cjum
In 2015, Life Hacker Australia confirmed that Smith’s Snackfood Company had stopped making Toobs, our favorite tangy tomato crisp. It was quietly discontinued due to a slump in sales.
The company told us at the time:
“It is with a heavy heart that we advise Toobs is no longer available. Consumer demand for this tangy, tomatoey treat has declined and it is no longer possible to justify ongoing production. To our loyal Toobs fans out there, sincere thanks for your support.”
It was one of Life Hacker Australia‘s biggest stories of 2015 and brought Toob lovers out of the woodworks to express their grief over the loss of the crispy rings.
Update: In happier news since then, however, we learned that Toobs have made a glorious return and all is well in the world again (well, for Toobs fans).
Original Shapes
In March 2016, Arnott’s made the mistake of tampering with the original recipe for its Shapes range in order to make them healthier. Worst. Mistake. Ever.
At the time, we did a Taste Test to compare the old and new Shapes. Suffice to say the “New and Improved” recipe left a lot to be desired. Kotaku Australia summed it up nicely:
“Arnott’s hasn’t just messed with an institution. They’ve taken one of the most treasured memories and tastes of my childhood, cracked open my stomach and dropped an enormous, corporate dump on everything I loved.
“How on God’s green fucking earth did they ruin Shapes so badly?”
The public outrage was palpable. Arnott’s was forced to bring back the original BBQ and Pizza Shapes, but some of the other classic Shapes flavors did not survive.
A whole bunch of Allen’s Lollies
Back in 2015, it was revealed that Allen’s were giving a ton of its lollies range the chop, including Green Frogs, Marella Jubes, and Spearmint Leaves. Again, the decision was mainly based on profits; the lollies weren’t pulling in enough money so they had to be shelved so that Allen’s could “streamline its portfolio.”
Australians are now more health conscious and sugary confectionaries are getting the chop from shopping lists, which has contributed to the dip in sales for the discontinued Allen’s lollies.
Original Pringles
While it’s a snack that originated in the US, Pringles’ catchy jingles and unique packaging made it a popular crisp in Australia. A couple of years back, the snack reinvented itself and the “new and improved” range completely replaced the traditional version.
“New and improved” is a bit misleading given Pringles are now smaller and fattier than before. You can’t even fit your hand inside the shrunken down tin anymore, which was one of the appealing aspects of the original Pringles. The new version also tasted like garbage.
You can see our taste test of the “New & Improved” version here.
Cadbury Chocolate Bilby
In sad news for tiny marsupial chocolate enthusiasts Australia-wide, Cadbury discontinued the Easter Bilby in 2018.
“The Cadbury Easter Bilby will no longer be available to consumers, due to a significant decline in demand,” a Cadbury representative said at the time.
Fortunately, you can still purchase Easter bilbies from other Australian chocolate manufacturers, including Haigh’s. Just make sure that the version you buy actually donates money towards bilby conservation.
dunkaroos
Take a small roo-shaped biscuit, dunk it in an ace choc hazelnut dip, then dunk it in some excellent muesli crumbles. That’s the way that Dunkaroos were sold to us in the mid-1990s – and though they still exist today – they aren’t the same.
The excellent muesli crumbles? Gone. The assorted flavours? Dead. strawberry? Vanquished. What ever happened to one of the coolest snacks in the supermarket? Health. Health is what happened. Damn it.
grave robber
The short-lived ice cream featured a grinning skeleton mascot, a spoon that was shaped like a shovel and chocolate ice cream with candy buried inside. Apparently, it was discontinued by Streets due to a parliamentary backlash that suggested it was insensitive and encouraged an illegal act.
Yes, it was called a Grave Robber, but I don’t recall ever eating one of these and then thinking “boy, wouldn’t it be wondrous to head to a cemetery now?” Their sad demise was the result of public outcry over the idea that you were robbing candy from a chocolate ice cream pot. What a sad way to go.
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Image: Arnott’s
How on Earth did we send these guys to their death? A biscuit with caramel and nuts covered in chocolate does not seem like it would end up on the Arnott’s cutting room floor, but here we are. Here we bloody are Arnott’s.
What was wrong with having a few cheeky Quatros, or as they were affectionately known (probably to me only) a few Suzis? What is especially galling is the stuff that Arnott’s keeps on the shelves – those disgraceful Hundreds and Thousands biscuits and what about Tic Toc? Quatro didn’t die for this.
Paddle Pop Thick Shake
Those of us who lived through the Caramel and Chocolate Thick Shakes prime know the truth. These were delectable – and if you left them just long enough for them to turn to slush, they’d be infinitely more delicious.
Yumbo
Yumbo was literally just a ham and cheese bun sold by Hungry Jacks. People still cry out for this thing that you can absolutely build, at home, for less than a fiver.
I don’t think I was alive when Yumbo was removed from the menu, but I have a feeling that the nation let out a collective cry that reverberated around the world for days. Ham and cheese sangas would never be the same.
Dixie Drumstick (for a while)
Update: So, for a while there, this was a pretty major loss for Aussie snack fans. But famously, we saw the return on In A Biskit (both chicken and drumstick flavours) in 2021. In any case, the reason the discontinuation of these biscuits was such a loss is still a pretty fun read so we’re left our original write -up for you below.
Back in the day, Shapes had a pretty big rival in the coliseum of savory biscuits. Enter: Nabisco’s In A Biskit Dixie Drumsticks. These oven-baked chicken biscuits should have been buried on a remote island in the Caribbean because they were a damn treasure. I lament their demise every day – if only because I would have absolutely gone HAM on them when Shapes decided to change all their flavors up.
The straight Chicken In A Biskits were hot garbage but the Dixie Drumstick will live on forever, in my stomach.
dany yoghurt
I know y’all remember Yogo, that stuff is still around, but do you remember Dany? This was like a super intense Yogo, but without the whole pour some crunchy bits over the top. The ad above is one of the more bizarre ads of the time, but I distinctly remember asking for this as a kid over Yogo. It just had a more milky, moussey taste. Anyway, I’m done, Dany. Please come back.
Milo Bar
Image: Facebook/The Old Nestle Milo Bar
The original and still the best, that old-school Milo bar was really something else. It was basically pure, unfiltered Milo compacted and pressed in between chocolate. It was a sad, cold day for anyone with a mouth when Nestle went and changed the recipe on us. Apparently, market forces and consumer research were the cause of Milo Bar V1 falling off the face of the Earth but that’s no excuse. The public outcry alone shows how many people want these things back in their lives. As a young Old El Paso fan once remarked: “Why not both?”
On a side note, there’s a slight chance more of the iconic foods above may return if enough people request it. Nestle’s Polly Waffle chocolate bar and Cadbury’s Caramilk are two recent examples of dead snacks that made a phoenix-like comeback. So get those social media campaigns started!
Are there any we missed? Share your favorite dearly parted snacks in the comments section below!
This article has been updated since its original publish date.
Google Accompanied Reading website: Google has introduced a browser version of its “read along” Android app. The website is currently in beta, but it’s still working. The site offers stories with many illustrations at different reading levels. Once kids have selected a story, they can start reading the story into their device’s microphone. After reading the words, they are highlighted in blue and misspelled words are underlined in red. After that, virtual assistant Diya shows it by pronouncing it correctly.
Read Along works like this
When you visit the website, the Diya virtual assistant gives you the option to choose the language. After that, after completing a few steps, kids can start reading stories. After reading the words of each story, they are highlighted in blue. In addition, incorrect words are underlined in red. After selecting the underlined words, the virtual assistant Diya pronounces it correctly
The website provides these facilities
You can easily open this website on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, while it will soon be introduced on other browsers including Safari. The stories on the website are available in English, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Spanish and Portuguese. Google has also added new stories to the Read Along collection, which will be available in web and Android versions later this year. These include content from children’s video creators USP Studios and Chuchu TV, as well as alphabets and phonics from education company Kutuki.
Read Along was launched in 2019
Read Along was launched in 2019. Read Along’s Android app has been used by over 30 million children since its launch in 2019. Now the move to the desktop version will not only give children more options devices, but it will also allow them to read on a larger screen.
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Today entertainment editor Richard Wilkins has played a heart-warming voice message Olivia Newton-John’s daughter Chloe Lattanzi left him after he was overcome with emotion during a tribute to the late Australian star on live TV.
The Grease actress and singer died “peacefully” at her ranch in Southern California earlier this week following a lengthy battle with breast cancer.
“Chloe Lattanzi, Olivia’s daughter, sent me a beautiful message earlier today, which I played and cried again,” Wilkins said on the Today show on Wednesday.
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“And I said to her, ‘I would never do it without your permission. Would you like me to share your beautiful message with her many friends and fans on-air?’
“And she said, ‘Yes, please. Tell them how much their love is helping me cope. I want to be a link for them. Give light, give thanks, gratitude. I’m holding you in my heart’.”
In the voicemail message Ms Lattanzi said: “Hi Richard, this is Chloe, I just saw your beautiful tribute to my mummy.”
“I just wanted to hold you. I saw how much you loved her and I just want you to know she’s free now and out of pain and all the family is here together.
“She’s making the sun shine and the dogs are running around and smiling and the horses are galloping.
“I just want you to know that she’s free from pain now and she fought so hard and I was with her every step of the way.
“I just felt your love. Mummy and I both cared about you – care about you so much.
“I love you my friend, thank you for doing that.”
Wilkins, who was a close friend of Newton John, fought back tears as he paid tribute to the entertainment icon on Tuesday.
After airing a segment of his last interview with her, Wilkins was left unable to speak as he struggled to hold his emotions in.
Today co-host Karl Stefanovic got up from his seat to give him a hug as he grabbed a handful of tissues.
“It’s alright,” Stefanovic said, as he gave Wilkins a hug.
“She touched everyone, didn’t she? Even through a Zoom call, whether it was someone in a hospital, someone on the boardwalks of Hollywood who didn’t even know her that well, that depth of feeling, this woman was extraordinary. “
“Well, I’m still numb,” Wilkins said. “I’ve got nothing more to say.”
Lattanzi, who is Newton-John’s only child, paid tribute to her mother on Instagram just days after the news of her death was announced.
The 36-year-old singer said her mother was her “lighthouse”, her “safe place” and her “heart space”.
“It has been an honor and continues to be my honor to be your baby and your best friend.
“You are an angel on earth and everyone touched by you has been blessed. I love you forever my life giver, my teacher, my mama.”
Newton-John died surrounded by her close friends and family.
Image: Arnott’s
Image: Facebook/The Old Nestle Milo Bar
