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Alastair Clarkson a ‘real chance’ to land at North Melbourne Kangaroos after meeting with president Sonja Hood, says Eddie McGuire

Alastair Clarkson and his management have met with North Melbourne president Sonja Hood, with the club going “all in” on the mastercoach, according to Eddie McGuire.

Clarkson has begun the interview process as he looks to find his next AFL home, with the four-time premiership winner also meeting with the GWS Giants, who are currently without a coach for next season.

The 54-year-old’s manager, James Henderson, told McGuire the meeting with North went “very well”, calling it a “worthwhile experience”, with the two parties set to reconvene in the coming fortnight.

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“North Melbourne have gone all in on Alastair Clarkson, there is no Plan B at the moment,” McGuire told Nine’s Footy Classified.

“If he doesn’t go they’ll come up with a Plan B, but they have shown they want him.

“My understanding is that Alastair Clarkson is now thinking more about coaching next year than not. His management has said, ‘You know you don’t have to coach next year’, and I think he’s thought, ‘You know what? I’ m a coach so I’m going to coach’.

“North are now a real chance to land this bloke, but he wants to bring his own team and he’s put his team together. Part of his thinking might well be do they all want to go and live in GWS or can we do this at NorthMelbourne.

“There’s no doubt that the list at GWS attracts Alastair Clarkson, but the romance and maybe the practicalities mean that he could well be the coach of North Melbourne.”

Clarkson is one of four coaches to have been interviewed by the Giants, a list which includes current interim coach Mark McVeigh, as well as lead Melbourne assistant Adem Yze and Richmond assistant Adam Kingsley, according to Matthew Lloyd.

While the Kangaroos are still no certainties to land the biggest fish available on the coaching market, former AFL coach Ross Lyon praised the club’s “singular focus”.

“They really need to go all in. It’s a really good sign,” he told Footy Classified.

“If he can bring in his key people it’s probably a high performance coach, a football analyst, a football manager, those real pillars of success around him. He knows what needs to be done (and) he knows who to bring.

“It’s a super plan. I think he gets time there. No one expected them to make the eight. They’ve got greenshoots, a young midfield, but the dynamic wasn’t working there (with David Noble), so they made the change.

“He’ll get time and he’ll build a great environment.”

Port Adelaide is also a club that has been linked with Clarkson, having slid out of the top eight this year, but McGuire believes the club is reluctant to part ways with current senior coach Ken Hinkley, who has a year to run on his contract after this season.

“They believe that he is the man, if you’ve got a good coach stick with him at least for the next year,” he said.

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“It would take something quite incredible (for Hinkley’s departure). Maybe Ken gets to the end of the year and says, ‘You know what? I haven’t got anything more to give’.

“I think it’s more he would have to leave rather than Port sacking him, unless they get flogged in the last three weeks.”

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Gender pay gap remains worst for women in WA despite uptick in those working, report finds

Gender pay gap remains worst for women in WA despite uptick in those working, report finds

Women are participating in the workforce at a higher rate than ever before in Western Australia but they still face the biggest gender pay gap in the country, a report has found.

The WA government’s 2022 Women’s Report Card — which measures the health, safety, economic independence and leadership opportunities of the state’s women — says female participation in the workforce is the highest it has ever been.

The report shows female participation in the workforce has reached 64.5 per cent, a rise of more than 3 per cent since 2007.

Among these working women, just over 50 per cent are employed full-time, compared with 82.6 per cent of men.

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Female participation in the WA workforce is up to more than 64 per cent, the report says.(ABC News: Cason Ho)

The report also reveals changing attitudes on gender roles.

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How Coal Mining and Years of Neglect Left Kentucky Towns at the Mercy of Flooding

How Coal Mining and Years of Neglect Left Kentucky Towns at the Mercy of Flooding

More people will probably be making this decision when they realize how long and arduous the recovery will be, Mr. Weinberg said. And when they go, they will take tax revenue with them, leaving cash-strapped local governments with even less.

“It’ll be a partial government that does what they can, which won’t be much,” Mr. Weinberg said.

There are people and groups throughout the mountains — like Appalshop, the arts and cultural organization in Whitesburg that was badly damaged in the floods — that have been working for years to remake eastern Kentucky into a flourishing region that is no longer dependent on coal mines. The Kentucky governor, Andy Beshear, is already talking with lawmakers about a substantial flood relief package, and the FEMA administrator has pledged to assist in the recovery “as long as you need us.”

But unless Congress provides additional money for people to rebuild or replace their homes — a process that can take years, if it happens at all — many flood victims will have to rely on savings, charity or whatever other help they can find. And many are asking how much there is left to preserve.

On Tuesday, Bill Rose, 64, was slowly shoveling away the mounds of mud outside the mechanic shop in Fleming-Neon where he and his brother like to tinker on old cars. Like so many others, he talked about the resilience people must have to live here. He said he was committed to staying.

“You build back,” he said.

But he made it clear he was talking about himself. Not his children from him.

He was grateful when his daughter left for work as a nurse closer to Louisville, Ky. She loved it here but there was nothing for her de ella — no jobs, no opportunities, nothing to do. After the cataclysm of last week, there was even less.

“My generation,” Mr. Rose said, “will probably be the last generation.”

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Jane Fonda plastic surgery: Star ‘not proud’ of facelift

Jane Fonda plastic surgery: Star 'not proud' of facelift

Jane Fonda is opening up about a past plastic surgery procedure, and admits she “is not proud” of having a facelift.

During an interview with fashion published this week, Fonda, 84, got candid about going under the knife.

“I had a facelift and I stopped because I don’t want to look distorted. I’m not proud of the fact that I had [one],” the iconic actress said.

“Now, I don’t know if I had it to do over if I would do it. But I did it. I admit it, and then I just say, OK, you can get addicted. Don’t keep doing it. A lot of women, I don’t know, they’re addicted to it,” she said.

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Fonda said expensive face creams are not part of her daily skincare routine.

“I don’t do a lot of facials. I don’t spend a lot of money on face creams or anything like that, but I stay moisturised, I sleep, I move, I stay out of the sun, and I have good friends who make me laugh. Laughter is a good thing too.”

the Grace and Frankie actress also told the media outlet about her H&M Move campaign and how she still feels youthful in her 80s.

“I’m almost 85, but I don’t seem that old,” Fonda said. “So getting young people to stop being afraid of being old, helping people realize that just because you’re a certain age doesn’t mean you have to give up on life, give up on having fun… or whatever you want to do. ”

The H&M Move campaign is focused on “getting the whole world moving” – something Fonda has said she’s “been doing a lot of” in her own life.

The Oscar-winning star pointed out that aging does not have to be intimidating, and she wants more people to be aware that it can be positive and healthy.

“I know better than I did even when I was younger that no matter how old you are or who you are or where you are, keeping moving in a way that’s appropriate for your age is absolutely critical to your healthy lifespan.”

This story originally appeared on Fox News and is republished here with permission

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Lance Franklin, trade from Sydney Swans, move to Brisbane, Buddy, latest, contract, salary

Lance Franklin, trade from Sydney Swans, move to Brisbane, Buddy, latest, contract, salary

Sydney Swans CEO Tom Harley says a report linking Lance Franklin to the Brisbane Lions is “news to him”.

According to Channel 9, Franklin, who is coming to the end of his nine-year multimillion-dollar dear with the Swans, wants to continue his career at the Lions.

Speaking off-air to 3AW Sportsday after an interview, Harley said it was “news to him”.

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Franklin’s future has been one of the hot topics in recent weeks, with 35-year-olds, who became just the sixth player in AFL/VFL history to kick 1000 goals earlier this year, wanting to play on.

According to the report, Franklin’s move would be in part because of his family’s desire to relocate north of the border.

The move would be a massive boost for the Lions, who have struggled to rid the unwanted pretender title after being a contender for years.

One of those reasons is because Lions haven’t won at the MCG for close to a decade, but Franklin’s arrival would give Fagan’s team a premiership-winner who lifts in the big moments.

It would also add to the Lions’ lethal forward line, where he would join Joe Daniher, Eric Hipwood and Charlie Cameron.

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Adelaide Remand Center general manager revealed as the who stole $100,000 prisoners of suspect’ money

Brenton Williams

A suppression order on the identity of Adelaide Remand Center’s general manager, who is charged with theft, has now been lifted.

Brenton Williams is accused of stealing more than $100,000 of prisoners’ money.

The offense was allegedly committed between April 27 and July 27 this year.

The 47-year-old was arrested last week and charged with an aggravated count of dishonestly taking property without consent.

His identity was suppressed by the Adelaide Magistrates Court “in the interests of the administration of justice”.

An item of clothing hangs from the exterior of the Adelaide Remand Centre.
The Adelaide Remand Center general manager is accused of stealing more than $100,000 of prisoner’s cash. (ABC News: Alina Eaton)

That suppression order was lifted today, after the police prosecutor confirmed she did not want to pursue it.

The Department for Correctional Services says it will launch an independent investigation into theft.

“The department’s main priorities are the welfare of employees at the Adelaide Remand Center and the person who is currently before the courts,” a departmental spokeswoman said last week.

Serco, the private company that runs prisons in Adelaide’s CBD, said it would also be working with police.

Williams did not apply for bail and was remanded in custody, with the case scheduled to return to court in October.

Corrections Minister Joe Szakacs said the allegations are deeply concerning.

“It is incredibly disappointing to be informed of these serious allegations relating to the senior Serco employee at the privately run Adelaide Remand Centre,” said Mr Szakacs.

“These are serious allegations, which I’m deeply concerned about.

“I want answers, and a full review is being undertaken by DCS to investigate this matter.

“As the matter is now before the courts, the state government cannot make any further comment.”

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China begins live ammunition drills near Taiwan after Pelosi visit

China begins live ammunition drills near Taiwan after Pelosi visit

The Chinese military began live ammunition drills near Taiwan on Thursday in a days-long apparent show of force after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-governing island.

Latest: Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense said it activated its defense systems after China’s military launched multiple ballistic missiles into Taipei’s northeast and southwest waters. “We condemn such irrational action that has jeopardized regional peace,” the ministry said.

  • China’s military said earlier it had conducted “long-range armed live fire precision missile strikes” in the eastern region of the Taiwan Strait, as its state media described the exercises as a “joint blockade, sea target assault, strike on ground targets, and airspace control.”

Meanwhile, Taiwan’s Maritime Port Bureau reported that the Chinese military had added a seventh zone for its exercise encircling the self-governing island.

Why it matters: The zones the Chinese military outlined for the drills encircle Taiwan and some areas cross into territorial waters claimed by the island, the New York Times notes, raising alarm about the potential for dangerous accidents or miscalculation.

  • The Chinese military warned boats and plans to avoid the areas from Thursday through Sunday for the drills, which the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense said violate Taipei’s sovereignty and greater amount “to a blockade of Taiwan’s air and sea space.”
  • The planned exercises “unilaterally undermine regional peace and stability,” the ministry said in a statement Wednesday. “This move will not help China’s international image and will hurt people on both sides of the strait.”
  • The current tensions echo the 1996 cross-strait crisis.

What they’re saying: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters from the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Cambodia on Wednesday that Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was a “complete farce.”

  • He said the “irreversible historical trend of Taiwan’s return to the motherland cannot be changed” and those “who offend China will surely be punished.”

Catch-up quick: The Chinese government announced the exercises as Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday for an overnight visit that angered Beijing, which had warned of “serious consequences” in the days leading up to the trip.

  • Pelosi, the most senior US lawmaker to visit the island since 1997, made the trip despite President Biden saying publicly that the US military felt it was “not a good idea right now.”
  • “Now more than ever America’s solidarity with Taiwan is crucial,” Pelosi said early Wednesday local time as she met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen.
  • Despite the heightened tensions, many in Taipei expressed appreciation for Pelosi’s support, Axios’ Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian reports from Taiwan. Tsai said Wednesday that Taiwan will never back down amid heightened security threats.

Flash back: China, angered over a visit to the US by then-Tawainese President Lee Teng-hui, conducted missile tests in 1996, with missiles landing in waters off Taiwan and one flying almost directly over the capital, Taipei, Allen-Ebrahimian writes.

  • The US, meanwhile, sent two aircraft carrier groups through the Taiwan Strait.

Go deeper… In photos: China’s military drills encircle Taiwan

Editor’s note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.

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Andrew Johns, Brad Fittler and Nine experts pick their winners

Phil Gould has tipped Manly to put the split in the dressing room aside and roll the Eels to get back into final contention and end a horror fortnight for the club.

Speaking on Wide World of Sports’ Six Tackles with Gus podcast, Gould said both sides had plenty to prove, with the Eels putting in a dismal second half performance against 12 men in their win over the Panthers, while an undermanned Sea Eagles line-up were no match for the Roosters after plumbing the depths of their roster due to the pride jersey boycott by the ‘Manly Seven’.

The Friday night match-up between the traditional rivals comes at a pivotal time for both clubs, with the Eels pulling within reach of a top four berth and Manly needing to win at least four of their last five games to make the finals.

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To make things more interesting, the Eels are without their most dominant player, injured halfback Mitchell Moses, with coach Brad Arthur’s son Jake getting another crack at a starting berth just weeks after he was booed by his home fans.

While many have already written off the Sea Eagles due to the disharmony within their ranks, Gould said there was no coach better than Des Hasler to calm the storm and get the Sea Eagles back on track.

“It’ll be a big test for both these teams,” Gould said. “Firstly for Manly, bringing these players back in that stood down last week, and whatever disharmony that has caused or dissension, but we don’t know, we’re not on the inside.

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“That’s a man management job for Des Hasler and there’s no one better to handle that.”

Gould added that the Sea Eagles’ performance against the Roosters “was very meritorious” considering the circumstances.

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“The spirit with which they played was tremendous,” Gould said.

“I’m going back Des Hasler. I’m going Manly.”

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Uniform controversies that have rocked sport around the world

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Australia

‘Disgusting’: Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi slams former prime minister Paul Keating’s attack on Adam Bandt

'Disgusting': Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi slams former prime minister Paul Keating's attack on Adam Bandt

Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi has labeled comments made by former prime minister Paul Keating about Adam Bandt as “disgusting” and “disappointing”.

Mr Keating dubbed Mr Bandt a “bounder” and a “distorter of political truth” after the Greens leader said Labor is a “Neoliberal” party during a National Press Club address on Wednesday.

Senator Faruqi came to the defense of her leader and supported his comments about the characterization that Labor has become more “neoliberal” over time.

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“I think the attacks on Adam’s character like this are frankly pretty disgusting and disappointing,” she told the ABC on Thursday.

“There is no doubt that over the last three or four decades Labor have adopted neoliberalism.”

Mr Keating ridiculed Mr Bandt’s assertions, pointing to a range of “mammoth changes”, including Medicare and compulsory superannuation, enacted under Labor.

“How could any reasonable person describe the universality of Medicare as an exercise in conservative neoliberalism,” Mr Keating told Nine newspapers.

“Or providing the whole Australian community, every working person, with mandated capital savings leading to substantial superannuation assets and retirement incomes.

“How could any reasonable person describe these mammoth changes as ‘neoliberalism’, a word associated with the likes of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.

“And more than that, the world’s leading system of minimum award rates of pay, a safety net superintended by the Fair Work Commission – a Keating government creation. Again, hardly an exercise in neoliberalism.

“But Bandt is a bounder and a distorter of political truth.”

Mr Bandt confirmed his party’s support of the Climate Change Bill – which enshrines its emissions reduction target of 43 per cent by 2030 and net zero by 2050 into law – during the National Press Club address.

However, he said the Greens would still challenge the government to end fossil fuel production.

“To be crystal clear, the Greens have improved a weak climate bill,” Mr Bandt said during on Wednesday afternoon.

The Greens had initially threatened to block the bill over the “weak” 43 per cent 2030 emissions reduction target and concerns that it could be ratcheted back by future governments.

Labor then amended the bill to clearly enshrine the 43 per cent target as a floor – or a minimum requirement -rather than a ceiling to higher goals, but the Greens continued to steadfastly refuse to support the legislation if it failed to act on coal and gas .

Ms Faruqi flagged their support for the legislation showed it can still work with the government despite having differing opinions.

“We clearly have disagreements with Labor and a whole range of policies but we have shown that we want to work in good faith the way we can and our negotiations on this bill are a prime example of that,” she continued.

“It has now improved with the genuine floor, which means that the target cannot go backwards.”

The bill will be sent to the Senate where it is now expected to pass when Parliament returns in September.

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Kidnapped girl escapes, leads authorities to bodies, officials say

Kidnapped girl escapes, leads authorities to bodies, officials say

A kidnapped girl’s escape in Alabama has led to the discovery of two decomposing bodies and the arrest of a man now facing murder and kidnapping charges, authorities said.Police got a call Monday morning from a driver about a 12-year-old girl walking alone along County Road 34 in Dadeville, Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said Tuesday at a news conference. The girl had been restrained to bed posts for about a week, according to a criminal complaint. She had chewed off her restraints — breaking her braces — and her wrists show marks consistent with restraint, it states. The 12-year-old had been given alcohol to stay “in a drugged state” and was assaulted in the “head area, “the complaint states. She had not been reported missing, the sheriff said. Jose Paulino Pascual-Reyes, 37, was arrested Monday about 25 miles away in Auburn on suspicion of first-degree kidnapping by US Marshals and police, the sheriff said, adding other agencies are also on the case. While searching Pascual-Reyes’ home, detectives found two decomposed bodies, the sheriff said. A forensics team is working to identify the corpses, he said, and how and when they died wasn’t immediately known. The sheriff further stated that “other people” were living in the residence. The sheriff did not say whether these people were being charged or held in connection with the alleged crimes at the residence.Pascual-Reyes also faces three counts of capital murder and two counts of abuse of corpse, Abbett said in a news release.”We ‘re looking at multiple counts of capital murder, along with kidnapping in the first degree,” Tallapoosa County District Attorney Jeremy Duerr said during the news conference. “And of course, once we continue and finish our investigation, I feel certain that several more charges will follow.”Pascual-Reyes awaits a bond hearing at the Tallapoosa County Jail, Abbett said. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had a lawyer.”This is horrendous to have a crime scene of this nature and also a 12-year-old juvenile to deal with this horrendous situation,” Abbett said, calling the girl “a hero .”While the Sheriff did not give any details about when the girl might have been kidnapped or any possible relationship with Pascual-Reyes, he did say she had received medical care and was doing well.”She’s safe now and … we want to keep her that way,” Abbett said.

A kidnapped girl’s escape in Alabama has led to the discovery of two decomposing bodies and the arrest of a man now facing murder and kidnapping charges, authorities said.

Police got a call Monday morning from a driver about a 12-year-old girl walking alone along County Road 34 in Dadeville, Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said Tuesday at a news conference.

The girl had been restrained to bed posts for about a week, according to a criminal complaint. She had chewed off her restraints — breaking her braces — and her wrists show marks consistent with restraint, it states.

The 12-year-old had been given alcohol to stay “in a drugged state” and was assaulted in the “head area,” the complaint states. She had not been reported missing, the sheriff said.

Jose Paulino Pascual-Reyes, 37, was arrested Monday about 25 miles away in Auburn on suspicion of first-degree kidnapping by US Marshals and police, the sheriff said, adding other agencies are also on the case.

While searching Pascual-Reyes’ home, detectives found two decomposed bodies, the sheriff said. A forensics team is working to identify the corpses, he said, and how and when they died wasn’t immediately known. The sheriff further stated that “other people” were living in the residence. The sheriff did not say whether these people were being charged or held in connection with the alleged crimes at the residence.

Pascual-Reyes also faces three counts of capital murder and two counts of abuse of corpse, Abbett said in a news release.

“We’re looking at multiple counts of capital murder, along with kidnapping in the first degree,” Tallapoosa County District Attorney Jeremy Duerr said during the news conference. “And of course, once we continue and finish our investigation, I feel certain that several more charges will follow.”

Pascual-Reyes awaits a bond hearing at the Tallapoosa County Jail, Abbett said. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had a lawyer.

“This is horrendous to have a crime scene of this nature and also a 12-year-old juvenile to deal with this horrendous situation,” Abbett said, calling the girl “a hero.”

While the Sheriff did not give any details about when the girl might have been kidnapped or any possible relationship with Pascual-Reyes, he did say she had received medical care and was doing well.

“She’s safe now and… we want to keep her that way,” Abbett said.

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