The father of an innocent hairdresser caught up in a brutal execution in Sydney’s south-west says she was “beautiful” and an “angel” ready to help anyone in need.
Amy Al-Hazzouri, 39, was in the backseat of a four-wheel drive with 48-year-old Lametta Fadlallah in Panania when a shooter sprayed the car with bullets and killed them both on Saturday night.
Al-Hazzouri’s father, Khaled, told 9News his daughter was an angel, friendly and beautiful.
Hairdresser Amneh Al-Hazzouri, known as Amy to her friends, also in the back, was caught up in a barrage of deadly fire. (Nine)
“Beautiful, beautiful,” the grieving father said.
“Anyone who used to be upset, depressed, anything would go to Amy and she would give them the support, the power and energy.
“They would go to Amy, Amy was everything to them, that’s the kind of person she was.”
Father of shooting victim Amy Al-Hazzouri says his daughter was an angel (9News)
Khaled said he wished he had died instead of his daughter and just wants her back.
Al-Hazzouri’s brother-in-law, Mounir Sajad, said she was “very loved” and the family is obviously devastated.
“No one can believe what has happened, it is very hard,” he said.
“Her father, he doesn’t believe he has lost his love.”
Al-Hazzouri’s brother in law said she was very loved. (9News)
Fadlallah is the former partner of drug dealer and standover man Helal Safi and former wife of notorious drug dealer Shadi Derbas.
Police believe she was the intended target.
Al-Hazzouri’s family said she was at Fadlallah’s home to blow dry her hair before they went out, working overtime and nights as she often did, to support her father and her family in Lebanon.
“She was a hard worker, a good lady, always looking after her sister and brother and sometimes looked after her father,” Sajad said.
They said they had begged her not to make house calls.
“She worked with this woman, someone gave her advice not to, but she didn’t (listen),” Sajad said.
Lametta Fadlallah was also shot dead in the Panania attack. (Nine)
Homicide detective Danny Doherty called the double murder “unprecedented” and said police are now targeting known underworld families to try and stop what may be an inevitable bloody escalation of gun violence.
Doherty said “some type of retribution” is now the fear.
$1.6M worth of in-game CS:GO cosmetics have been stolen by hackers from popular skin trading site CSMoney.
Counter-Strike is well-known for not only for being a competitive FPS, but also for its cosmetic marketplace, where players can buy, sell and trade skins that are sometimes worth more than a house.
Some skins have been valued at outrageous amounts. One of the most sought out being the Dragon Lore AWP, which typically sells for anywhere between $10k-20k.
Another example is the pattern 387 factory new Case Hardened Karambit knife. Although it hasn’t been sold, experts value the knife at over $1.5 million, and the owner turned down an offer of €1.2m.
The owner of this Case Hardened Karambit knife turned down an offer of €1.2m.
Sadly, the trading community has now taken a big hit. According to skin enthusiast Arrow in a tweet on August 13, over $1.6M worth of skins were stolen from CSmoney – the game’s most popular skin trading website.
Thousands of high-tier skins and knives were stolen, with some being sent to popular Counter-Strike content creators Steam inventories according to Arrow.
“Well over $1,600,000 was just STOLEN from CSmoney,” he wrote on Twitter. “We have found 30+ accounts that are linked to the hackers (there are more we haven’t found) – I suspect that the hackers sent skins to high tier traders as a distraction.”
“This is the largest website hack we’ve ever seen,” Arrow added.
Well over $1,600,000 was just STOLEN from CSmoney -We have found 30+ accounts that are linked to the hackers (there are more we haven’t found)-I suspect that the hackers sent skins to high tier traders as a distraction-This is the largest website hack we’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/gzDKkKY0q2
following the attack, CSmoney revealed the site will temporarily go down while they look to fix the issue and return to normal functionality.
Currently, the website is still down, and its unclear if Valve will assist in returning the skins to the site, or if the accounts will be banned.
Given that Valve’s relationship with third-party sites isn’t the greatest, it’s anyone’s guess what’ll happen going forward. But, hopefully we’ll see the skins returned to their owners.
Australian cricketer Marcus Stoinis has sparked fury after seemingly accusing Pakistan paceman Muhammad Hasnain of having an illegal bowling action during the Southern Brave’s seven-wicket loss to the Oval Invincibles.
Stoinis top-scored for the Brave on Sunday evening, dismissed by Hasnain for 37 (27) after sharing a 55-run partnership with Captain James Vince for the second wicket.
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The 32-year-old all-rounder attempted to slap a 142km/h short delivery down the ground, instead gifting England’s Will Jacks a regulation catch at mid-off.
But as Stoinis made his way towards the pavilion, he implied the 22-year-old’s bowling action was illegitimate by miming a chucking motion – a not-so-subtle jab at his recent suspension from the sport.
In February, Hasnain was found guilty of having an illegal bowling action after a Big Bash League umpire reported him during the Sydney Thunder’s victory over the Adelaide Strikers.
Hasnain underwent biomechanics tests in late January, with the findings from the Lahore University of Management Sciences confirming his action breached the ICC’s 15-degree limit for elbow extension.
The Pakistani quick has since been declared fit to bowl again after undergoing remedial work, and Stoinis could face disciplinary action for the misdemeanour.
The Age’s Daniel Brettig tweeted: “This is poor. There’sa system in place to regulate bowling actions and it doesn’t include publicly questioning your opponent’s integrity.”
The Times’ Elizabeth Ammon posted: “Wonder if Stoinis will be in trouble for this implication.”
Stoinis is not the first Australian cricketer to accuse Hasnain of chucking; During last summer’s second Sydney Smash contest at the SCG, Sixers captain Moises Henriques yelled, “Nice throw, mate” to Hasnain after he unleashed a bouncer.
“Right from the first game he played and through to the tournament, it seemed that there was a few question marks there,” Henriques told reporters at the time.
“I didn’t have the protractor out.
“I guess from my point of view, we already knew it had been reported. I feel like the umpires are a little bit hamstrung in terms of what they can actually do on the cricket field, because they’re so worried about backlash and public opinion.
“I could definitely argue that what he was doing was not in the spirit of the game.
“And I also agree that possibly I got a little bit emotional and frustrated and I was a bit overt with my comments out in the middle. But you know, I called a spade a spade and that was my opinion.
“From afar, he seems like a good kid… hopefully he can get that action right and pass the test and hopefully he can have a long career.
“As long as he’s playing within the rules of the game that everyone else has to abide by.
“Good luck to him. It looks like he could have a long future if that all gets sorted.”
Hasnain has represented Pakistan in eight ODIs and 18 T20Is since making his international debut in 2019, taking 29 wickets at 33.68.
The Invincibles chased the 138-run target with 18 balls to spare on Sunday, thanks largely to a blistering century from Jacks – the second hundred in the competition’s short history.
The 23-year-old smacked an undefeated 108 off 48 deliveries at The Oval, clearing the boundary rope on eight occasions.
Hasnain finished with figures of 1/27 off 15 deliveries, while Invincible teammate Reece Topley claimed 3/24 to help restrict the Brave to 6/137 from their 100 balls.
Elsewhere, Australian superstar Glenn Maxwell scored an unbeaten 43 (25) and snared a wicket in the London Spirit’s victory over the Northern Superchargers in Leeds.
The Brave will next face the Manchester Originals at Southampton’s Ageas Bowl on Friday morning AEST, with the first ball scheduled for 4pm.
McCarthy said that in mid-2018 a mother of one of the girls told a staff member “Kyle has touched my daughter between this region” and motioned between her chest and upper legs.
He said the woman said words to the effect, “I just want to put a red flag up to bring it to your attention, I don’t want him to lose his job over this”, and, “I don’t know if it was accidental”.
The girl allegedly told her mother that she “squeezed her legs and bottom together tightly for the rest of the lesson, so he couldn’t do it again”.
McCarthy said at Daniels’ next shift, before the accused was told of the allegation, he was observed by the staff member to be “too hands-on” and his coaching style too close contact.
He said Daniels was told about the parent’s allegation of touching and “appeared shocked and remained quiet”. He allegedly said, “I don’t think I have, if I have, it could have been an accident”.
McCarthy expects the jury will hear evidence a memo was sent to staff about not holding children close to the groin or chest and Daniels returned a signed copy. McCarthy said the complaint was not reported to the Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) as the parents left it to the discretion of the swim school and “it’s fair to say, they were not insisting” on a report being made.
In early 2019, two sisters attended their first swimming lessons at the centre.
“Both of their lessons were with the accused,” McCarthy said.
He expects their father to give evidence his eldest appeared to be “reluctant” to thank Daniels, and “that was somewhat unusual because [she was] normally very enthusiastic about her teachers”.
The jury is expected to hear evidence the girl later handed her mother a note that read, “the reason I don’t like my swimming teacher… is that he touched my”, followed by a space. McCarthy said the woman will testify her daughter of her said the teacher touched her private parts of her and pointed to her front of her.
The same month, her younger sister allegedly disclosed that Daniels had “touched her on the vagina” while she was doing backstroke and it “felt like a worm when he did it”.
The girl allegedly told her mother that she “squeezed her legs and bottom together tightly for the rest of the lesson, so he couldn’t do it again”, and later told police “she put her legs together, she did not want it to happen again”.
McCarthy said the matter was reported to the swim center, which notified FACS and police became involved, interviewing the sisters.
Daniels’ arrest in March 2019 was the subject of media publicity and information was received about allegations relating to other children, the prosecutor said.
The jury was told the evidence and cross-examination of the nine girls had been pre-recorded.
The Crown’s address summarizes on Tuesday ahead of Daniels’ barrister Leslie Nicholls opening the defense case. The trial before Judge Kara Shead, expected to run for six to eight weeks, continues.
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Italian Nonna’s VERY honest reaction to trying a Starbucks coffee for the first time: ‘I think this is her lowest rating yet’
Sydney TikToker Maddie recorded the moment her Nonna tried Starbucks coffee
In the video, Nonna Fina looks disgusted after the very first sip
‘It doesn’t taste like coffee at all! It’s too sweet!’ Nonna said
She also described the coffee as ‘junk’ and ‘rubbish’
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A granddaughter has captured the moment her Italian Nonna tried a Starbucks coffee for the first time.
Maddie, from Sydney, offered her now TikTok famous Nonna Fina a $5 caramel macchiato and asked for her honest opinion after the first sip.
‘No, I don’t like it. It doesn’t taste like coffee at all! It’s too sweet!’ Nonna said before scrunching up her face in disgust.
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Maddie, from Sydney, offered her now TikTok famous Nonna Fina a $5 caramel macchiato and asked for her honest opinion after the first sip
Nonna wasn’t pleased at all with the sugary taste which overpowered the coffee itself. When asked what she would rate the drink out of 10, Nonna only gave it a four
With milk froth around her top lip, Nonna made it clear she wasn’t pleased at all with the sugary taste that overpowered the coffee.
‘You don’t need that much sugar in coffee. It’s junk coffee!’ she said before dubbing the hot drink as ‘rubbish’.
After being told it cost $5, Nonna said she wouldn’t drink it again even if it was free.
‘I’d say ‘thank you very much’, I’ll give you another $5 but YOU drink it,’ Nonna said.
When asked what she would rate the drink out of 10, Nonna only gave it a four – which Maddie described as the ‘lowest rating yet’.
In the comments other Aussies couldn’t help but agree with Nonna about how regular coffee is far nicer compared to sweetened Starbucks alternatives.
‘Nonna has never been more right,’ one person wrote, another added: ‘At least she gave it a go.’
A third said: ‘She is so nice with her rankings even though she didn’t like it.’
Another person compared Starbucks coffee to ‘milkshakes’ rather than coffee.
Maddie also added Nonna usually enjoys drinking espresso, which explains why the Starbucks drink was far too sweet for her.
In December last year, Maddie convinced her Nonna to try the Coles brand pasta after explaining she was going to eat it on toast with cheese for dinner.
In December last year, Maddie convinced her Nonna to try the Coles brand pasta after explaining she was going to eat it on toast with cheese for dinner
In a 20-second TikTok video, the Nonna seemed confused as to why Maddie was going to eat the pre-cooked pasta, which she deemed was only good to feed pets.
‘I thought you were giving it to the cat, this is very good for the cat,’ the Nonna said in the now-viral clip.
A second video followed showing the Nonna trying a tiny spaghetti string before rushing off in disgust saying ‘mamma mia’.
The first video has since exceeded more than 1.1million views, while the sequel has been watched half a million times.
‘Why do you want me to try this strange food?’ the Nonna asked and said it looked ‘fake’.
She instantly rushed off in disgust while Maddie can be heard laughing behind the camera in the video.
The Nonna said the pasta didn’t taste ‘al dente’ (cooked to perfection) at all and instead was awfully ‘mushy’.
Others agreed they too would ‘never’ try spaghetti in a tin because it’s ‘so gross’.
Foldables, smartwatches, and a premium set of earbuds — there’s a little something for everyone
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After months of anticipation, Samsung finally held Galaxy Unpacked this week. Although the event itself didn’t hold too many shocking moments — no rollables or other hardware surprises — that’s not to say it was a complete disappointment. Between revised foldables, a new generation of smartwatches, and a successor to two pairs of Samsung’s best earbuds to date, it’s a promising lineup, no matter how iterative it might seem.
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Although we’re just four generations into the Z-series of foldables, they’re really starting to feel like any other smartphone. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4 build on the successes of last year’s hardware, offering small changes to improve the overall experience of both. The Z Fold 4, in particular, feels like a half-step in a generation. The displays are a little wider, the crease is a little more invisible, and the hardware is faster, but overall, early impressions suggest it’s not too different from the 2021 model.
There is one space where both phones might make huge leaps: battery life. The Z Flip 3 really struggled to get through a day last year, but with a more power-friendly chip — not to mention a larger battery — this new model could match Samsung’s smaller S-series phones, setting up plenty of consumers to finally make the jump to foldables. A whole bunch of fun colors and customizable options won’t hurt, either.
To me, the watches are more exciting. The Galaxy Watch 5 comes in two sizes, each with a larger battery — a recurring theme this year — and a refined design. All Watch 5 models also feature sapphire screens, which should make them far more durable to drops, falls, and as AP’s Stephen Schenck pointed out in his hands-on, doorknobs. The Galaxy Watch 5 Pro is the one I’m excited about, though. It takes Garmin head-on with a ton of runner-friendly features, including the ability to chart a course for back home in the middle of a run. It’s big as hell, but that space allows Samsung to squeeze in a 590mAh battery. On paper, that screams multi-day battery life — though we’ll have to put it through its peace to be sure.
Finally, we have the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro. As a successor to both of Samsung’s 2021 earbuds — the Galaxy Buds 2 and the Galaxy Buds Pro — it feels like these earbuds could be major winners for those not won over by recent efforts from Google and Sony. You’ll have to wait for our official review to learn just how good that hi-fi sound really is.
Pre-orders for all five products are now open, with trade-in values offering potential buyers solid deals for their old hardware. All that’s left is for you to tell us what you bought. Did you opt for one of the new foldables, or are you finally returning to Wear OS after a years-long hiatus? Maybe you’ve had your eye out for some new earbuds, and you’re taking a chance on the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro, or perhaps it was a combination of all three. Even if you passed on all of Samsung’s new gadgets, let us know in the poll below.
Lolley’s signing follows that of 73-time Slovakian international Robert Mak, fresh from winning the Hungarian title with Ferencváros, ex-Western Sydney Wanderers star Jack Rodwell, who has crossed town and will likely be refashioned into a centre-back, and Spanish left- back Diego Caballo.
They should all give the Sky Blues hope for a swift return to title contention, having missed the A-League finals last season for the first time since 2015-16 after their worst campaign in a decade.
Joe Lolley joins an influx of fresh foreign faces at the Sky Blues this season.Credit:Getty
The five-time champions missed out on their primary transfer targets, with ex-Liverpool reject Lazar Markovic deciding to move to Turkey instead of taking up a lucrative designated player contract with Sydney, while fringe Socceroos attackers Brandon Borrello (Wanderers) and Ben Halloran ( Adelaide) both rejected the club’s advances to sign on less money elsewhere, according to well-placed sources.
The defection of Milos Ninkovic to Western Sydney was another sour point during the off-season but coach Steve Corica, who defied growing fan discontent to sign a two-year contract extension earlier this year, is happy with the way his squad has come together, and particularly pleased with the recruitment of Lolley.
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“Joe’s got proven quality at a high level in England. He is the type of player we were targeting and we had to be patient to secure him,” he said.
“He brings a goal threat with his ability to cut inside and can also pick a pass. He’s got great energy, an amazing ability to carry the ball and works hard for the team.
“Fans love him because he gives his all and I know he was hugely popular at Nottingham Forest so I’m sure he will be here.”
Andrew Duggan owns seven homes, but he wants people to know he’s not a bad bloke.
He’s been flipping properties in Queensland from a home office in Sydney for 25 years and seems acutely familiar with the public perception of landlords.
“Landlords are very unpopular people,” Mr Duggan said.
“There’s the perception of the evil landlord, the cinematic slum lord idea.
“And there’s a perception that landlords are sitting on piles of cash and sitting around on our yachts.
“The reality is whilst we have the titles to these properties, they’re very much mortgaged.”
Landlord Andrew Duggan is considering getting out of the property game.(ABCNews/7.30)
He insisted he was not doing an interview to “cry poor”, but despondently declared “the good times for landlords are over”.
A long-time advocate of buying up real estate, he’s considering selling up and getting out of the property game.
Mr Duggan said the decline of his lucrative portfolio began five years ago when he was locked into an excessive interest rate with a major bank.
But he is also critical of tenancy laws and state-based land taxes.
After years of advocacy from housing organisations, the Victorian, Tasmanian and ACT governments have recently banned landlords from evicting tenants without grounds.
Andrew Duggan says he doesn’t want to “profiteer from our tenants.”(ABCNews/7.30)
Queensland, where most of Mr Duggan’s properties are located, also banned the practice, except at the end of a fixed-term rental agreement.
“As far as I can see, landlords have next to no rights and tenants have all the rights. It’s kind of swung a long way in that direction and it’s probably swung too far,” he said.
Mr Duggan said the “default” position of civil courts adjudicating disputes between property owners and their renters was that “the property owner will always lose”.
He said he had increased the rent in at least one of his properties over the last year due to the increase in Queensland’s land tax.
“I’m not a charity, that’s for certain. I think we’re very fair with our tenants. We don’t want to profit from our tenants, but we do want to create an equilibrium between our incomings and outgoings so we’ re not going backwards,” he said.
This couple rent their apartment out for 10 per cent less than it’s worth
“We didn’t want to do what other people had done to us,” landlords Thomas Shafee and Katrina Alcorn say.(ABCNews/7.30)
When Thomas Shafee and Katrina Alcorn bought their own apartment and left the rental market five years ago, the Melbourne-based couple were overwhelmed with relief.
“As tenants [before owning a home] we have been in some situations with great landlords and we’ve been in some situations with terrible landlords,” Mr Shafee said.
“We’ve had uncertain housing in our lives too,” Ms Alcorn added.
With the pair now considering starting a family, they considered their one-bedroom Heidelberg Heights flat too small and have decided to upsize, but said they felt “icky” trying to cash in on the tightening real estate market.
Instead, they’ve offered the property up as an affordable rental and listed it for 10 per cent below what they had been quoted by other agents.
Thomas Shafee and Katrina Alcorn felt strongly about keeping their property affordable.(ABCNews/7.30)
“When there is so much pressure with the prices going up and the supply going down it’s really easy for people to be forced into situations where they are taken advantage of, so it’s nice to be able to do something that avoids some of those ethical pitfalls ,” MrShafee said.
“We didn’t want to do what other people had done to us,” Ms Alcorn said.
“That’s one of the reasons we feel really strongly about this.”
Mr Shafee said he and his partner intended to be “ethical” landlords and employ a hands-off approach to their incoming tenant.
“This is not some investment item that we’re talking about, it’s something that someone is going to live in, so it makes a big difference how [the property] is going to be run,” he said.
Mr Shafee and Ms Alcorn are renting the property through HomeGround Real Estate, an agency that offers affordable rentals and donates the profits it makes from management fees to Launch, a community housing organization.
Problem ‘just going to get worse’
Michele Adair says “renters just haven’t been valued.”(ABC News: Tim Fernandez)
Renters’ advocate and chief executive of the NSW Housing Trust Michele Adair said state laws were still skewed in favor of landlords because property in Australia was seen as a means of wealth creation rather than shelter.
“There are lots of really good private landlords [that] provide affordable rental housing, but the problem that we have is that renters just haven’t been valued,” Ms Adair said.
“One in three people rent a home today and probably nine out of ten rents at some stage, yet we have had decades of government policy which just really disregards the rights of tenants and their safety and security.
“We continue to have this myth and fallacy pushed by private interest groups who, as we have seen, just continue to push the wealth creation and profit motive.”
Ms Adair said the so-called “motive” had led to the current rental crisis.
“There is no end in sight and without urgent action by all levels of government. The problem is just going to get worse for the foreseeable future and I’m afraid that means years and not months.”
What parents in western countries may not be aware of is that Google has a Read Along program for kids to teach them how to read. This is a service that has been available in India since 2019 and was released worldwide in 2020. The app’s reading assistant, Diya, listens to your child as they read aloud in the app and helps them by correcting pronunciation or giving encouragement as they read more .
While the app has been live on Android since 2020, Google has recently announced that the beta website is available for public use. This is in an effort to make everything that is special about the app more readily accessible to users who are using a web browser.
There are lots of benefits to being able to use the website version of Read Along. For example, a bigger screen means that the text can be bigger for those who require additional help, and there are also functions that allow schools to be able to use the tool in classes for free.
Since all of the audio is captured in the browser, none of the data is sent anywhere and remains private at all times.
As the beta becomes fully fleshed out, Google intends on adding more stories to its library and is partnering with kid-focused content creators ChuChu TV and USP Studios to transform their text stories into video. While a partnership with Kutuki will ensure that there are many Hindi and English picture books and phonetic books available and interactive for early readers. Hopefully, the early readers will be getting these releases later this year.
Before Flyin’ Ryan, there was Flyin’ Ryan’s dad and remarkably West Coast star Liam Ryan’s father Darren is still soaring in the Great Northern region.
And even at the age of 48 Ryan Sr, a former Claremont player and twice winner of the Great Northern Football League’s best-and-fairest award, is still adding to a career highlight reel of hangers.
Last week, while playing for Three Springs in the North Midlands Football League, the man known to most as “Snotty” took a classic screamer in a gripping final term.
Not only did it help Three Springs celebrate their first win of the season, he did so on the day of their centenary celebrations and over league-leading Mingenew.
“As you can imagine, it was a pretty exciting occasion to get to 100 years, even moreso after a year of not having a side, so the crowd was larger than usual with locals, past players and life members lining the ground,” photographer Kylie Dennis said.
“The atmosphere around the ground was electric, with everyone hoping the Bombers could hang on and get the win as the icing on the cake.
“Snotty then took an absolute hanger in the fourth quarter, using opponent Brett ‘Beetle’ Broad as a step-ladder as he catapulted into the stratosphere.
“The roar of the crowd was something else and it got people on their feet as the Bombers charged toward the final siren. They pulled off an absolute upset.”
Liam Ryan of the Eagles marks over Tom Langdon of the Magpies during the 2018 AFL Grand Final match between the Collingwood Magpies and the West Coast Eagles at Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 29, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. Credit: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
Reports suggested Ryan Sr, fourth all-time on the GNFL goal-kickers list with 618, had some words of consolation for the younger Broad after the big grab, telling him, “Don’t worry young fella, you’re not the first that’s happened to”.
Great Northern football identity Greg “Jock” O’Malley – a former teammate and opponent of Ryan Sr – said it was impossible to pick the best mark of his career. I have liked his longevity to that of East Fremantle legend Brian Peake.
“You could pick any one of 30 … he’s a freak,” O’Malley said. “He’s the Brian Peake of the North Midlands.”
