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Tim Michels refuses to back Trump bid in 2024 despite endorsement

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Post date August 2, 2022
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Republican candidates for governor, left to right: Tim Ramthun, Rebecca Kleefisch, Tim Michels

MADISON – Four days before former President Donald Trump is scheduled to host a rally in Wisconsin for Tim Michels, Trump’s endorsed candidate for governor would not commit to supporting Trump for president in 2024.

Michels and his top two opponents in the Republican primary for governor on Monday distanced themselves from Trump during a town hall candidate forum in Milwaukee in their final meeting before voters decide which candidate will compete against Democratic incumbent Gov. Tony Evers in November.

Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and state Rep. Tim Ramthun joined Michels in declining to say they would back Trump for president in two years when asked by a Republican voter whether to support another run for president in light of his actions by him during the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

More:Bice: Trump endorsed Tim Michels after ranting about 2019 tweets of Kleefisch and Brian Hagedorn’s teens

“It hasn’t changed a single thing that I’ve been doing since I’ve been in this race,” Michels said at the forum hosted by WISN (Channel 12) about his endorsement from Trump.

“Now, 2024 — I’m focused on this election right now. I have made no commitments to any candidates in 2024. What I’m focusing on is beating Tony Evers.”

Kleefisch said she is committing to supporting the Republican nominee for president, “and it looks like we have an assortment to choose from.”

Ramthun, who has been praised publicly by Trump for his unsuccessful effort to persuade his colleagues in the state Legislature to overturn his 2020 election loss, said he had Trump’s phone number but has never called it.

“People can throw their hat into the ring like we did and we are going to be vetted by the people, whether there’s three or 13 or 33 people run for president in 2024, he’s going to have to go through (it) — if he throws his hat into the ring,” Ramthun said.

“He’s going to have to go through that process again and to be honest with you, I’m not exactly sure where the nation is, right now with regard to whether or not they would vote for him again.”

The candidates’ comments represent a significant shift away from Trump since all three traveled to Trump’s Mara-a-Lago Florida resort earlier this year, in two cases to interview for an endorsement.

Since those meetings, congressional leaders have presented findings of their investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, an assault spawned in part from Trump’s false claims of election fraud in Wisconsin and other states.

More:Wisconsin’s ties to Jan. 6 may become clearer as select committee focuses on effort to stop certification

Some of the testimony has revealed Trump likely knew his efforts in Wisconsin to overturn the results of the presidential election were baseless but pressed on anyway.

Trump also has in recent weeks issued a series of angry statements directed at Assembly Speaker Robin Vos for his refusal to entertain proposals to decertify the 2020 election, which is an impossible request nearly two years after the results have been finalized.

The three candidates were again asked Monday, in their last debate of the primary, whether they would sign legislation to accomplish the goal that legal scholars and constitutional experts have called a fantasy.

Only Kleefisch said no.

Michels said “everything will be on the table” if he’s elected while Ramthun said he would sign the legislation, which he has proposed himself, in a “nanosecond.”

Trump said last week on his Truth Social website that Michels would have “no chance” at becoming governor if he did not remain “strong on the Rigged and Stolen Election.”

The former president plans to hold a rally at the Waukesha County fairgrounds at 7 pm Friday.

Contact Molly Beck at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter at @MollyBeck.

Business

Stephen King, author of Carrie, The Shining, to testify against publisher over company merger

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As the US Department of Justice (DOJ) works to convince a federal judge that a merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster would damage the careers of some of the world’s most popular authors, it is leaning in part on the testimony of a writer who has thrived like few others — Stephen King.

The author of Carrie, The Shining and many other favourites, King has willingly—even eagerly—placed himself in opposition to Simon & Schuster, his longtime publisher.

He was not chosen by the government just for his fame, but for his public criticism of the US$2.2 billion (more than $2.8 billion) deal, announced in late 2021, to join two of the world’s biggest publishers into what rival CEO Michael Pietsch of Hachette Book Group called a “gigantically prominent” entity.

“The more the publishers consolidate, the harder it is for indie publishers to survive,” King tweeted last year.

One of the few widely recognizable authors, King is expected to take the witness stand on Tuesday, the second day of a federal antitrust trial anticipated to last two to three weeks.

A book published by Simon & Schuster is displayed — Simon & Schuster is Stephen King’s longtime publisher.(AP: Jenny Kane)

He may not have the business knowledge of Mr Pietsch, the DOJ’s first witness, but he has been a published novelist for nearly 50 years and knows well how much the industry has changed: Some of his former publishers were acquired by larger companies.

Carrie, for instance, was published by Doubleday, which in 2009 merged with Knopf Publishing Group, and is now part of Penguin Random House.

Another former King publisher, Viking Press, was a Penguin imprint that joined Penguin Random House when Penguin and Random House merged in 2013.

King’s affinity for smaller publishers is personal. Even while continuing to publish with the Simon & Schuster imprint Scribner, he has written thrillers for the independent Hard Case Crime.

Years ago, the publisher asked him to contribute a blurb, but King instead offered to write a novel for them, The Colorado Kid, released in 2005.

“Inside I was turning cartwheels,” Hard Case co-founder Charles Ardai would remember thinking when King contacted him.

King would likely benefit from the Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster deal, but he has a history of favoring other priorities beyond his material wellbeing.

He has long been a critic of tax cuts for the rich, and has openly called for the government to raise his taxes.

“In America, we should all have to pay our fair share,” he wrote for The Daily Beast in 2012.

On Monday, attorneys for the two sides offered contrasting views of the book industry.

Government attorney John Read pointed to what he said was a dangerously narrow market, ruled tightly by the “Big Five” — Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins Publishing, Macmillan and Hachette — with little chance for smaller or start-up publishers to break through.

Attorney Daniel Petrocelli argued for the defense that the industry was actually diverse, profitable and open to newcomers.

Publishing means not just the Big Five, but also such medium-size companies as WW Norton & Co and Grove Atlantic.

The merger, he contended, would in no way up-end the ambitions so many hold for literary success.

“Every book starts out as an anticipated bestseller in the gleam of an author’s or an editor’s eye,” he said.

Tags department of justice, merger, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Stephen King

Entertainment

Netflix drops new trailer for Heartbreak High reboot as it announces premiere on September14

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Netflix has announced that the reboot of the beloved Aussie series Heartbreak High will drop on the streaming giant's platform on September 14

Netflix drops trailer for upcoming Heartbreak High reboot featuring non-binary roles and a bisexual character who ‘has slept with half the girls – and even a few boys – at school’

By A. James For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 01:19 EDT, August 2, 2022 | Updated: 02:28 EDT, August 2, 2022

Netflix has announced that the reboot of the beloved Aussie series Heartbreak High will drop on the streaming giant’s platform on September 14.

Set in the fictional Hartley High, the eight-episode series is an update of the ’90s high school drama which made Callan Mulvey, who played bad boy Bogdan Drazic, and Home and Away star Ada Nicodemou household names.

A flashy new trailer featuring a line-up of gay and non-binary characters gives fans a taste of the show’s 21st century makeover.

Netflix has announced that the reboot of the beloved Aussie series Heartbreak High will drop on the streaming giant’s platform on September 14

The show is the first major locally produced drama series from Netflix since the pandemic.

In the preview, characters are seen partying, doing drag and being chased by police.

They will navigate sex, romance and violence as they come of age.

One scene shows a character whose face has been badly beaten, while in another a female character vandalizes a car.

A flashy new trailer featuring a line-up of gay and non-binary characters gives fans a taste of the show’s 21st century makeover

A more comical moment shows a boy and girl’s chess game interrupted when they are ‘pranked’ by a giant pink paper mache sex toy.

Meanwhile, there are brief glimpses of teenagers engaging in same-sex lovemaking.

The trailer finishes with one character looking out into the schoolyard saying, ‘honey we’re home.’

In the preview, characters are seen partying, doing drag and being chased by police

Produced by Netflix and Freemantle, the cast features Actor James Majoos as Darren, who goes by they/them pronouns and is described as ‘snarky’ and ‘brash’.

Bryn Chapman-Parish meanwhile plays Spider, who is described as ‘a sprinkling of incel’ and ‘class clown’.

Gemma Chua-Tran plays Sasha, an ‘out lesbian at the school’ who goes by both she/her and they/them pronouns.

The creators of the Netflix re-boot say they want the new version to ‘have life of their own’

Josh Heuston will depict Dusty, a bisexual character who ‘has slept with half the girls – and even a few boys – at school’.

The creator of the new series, Hannah Carroll Chapman, says the reboot has a ‘life of its own’.

Speaking at the Screen Forever trade conference in March she talked about the importance of the show being relevant to today’s teens.

The Heartbreak High reboot will give be relevant to today’s teens say its creators

She said wanted to avoid the show being a nostalgia piece for grown-ups.

‘I’m hoping that there’s a nice balance there, that people who love the original show feel the essence of that show,’ Chapman said, according to Variety. ‘But that’s very much for a younger generation.

Itself a spin-off of the 1993 film The Heartbreak Kid, the original series was praised for its multicultural cast, as well as its willingness to tackle gritty issues, from drugs to romance to religion to shoplifting and homelessness.

Salvatore Coco and Ada Nicodemou in the original Heartbreak High

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Sports

NRL 2022, Cronulla Sharks v St George Illawarra Dragons round 21 preview, team lists, updates, injuries

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Post date August 2, 2022
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The Sharks’ friendly run home gives them every chance to grab a top-four spot and their surge to September starts on Saturday against old rivals the Dragons.

Sitting third on 28 competition points, the Sharks play the sides coming 11th, 15th, 10th, 12th and 14th in the final five games so a home final at PointsBet Stadium beckons.

The Dragons hit a major hurdle on Sunday when they were totally outplayed by the Cowboys and their misfiring attack must be a huge concern to coach Anthony Griffin.

Given that Cronulla boast the third best defensive record in the NRL the Dragons will need to find a whole lot more with ball in hand if they are to topple the Sharks for the first time since round five, 2020.

The Rundown

teamnews

Sharks: A blow for the Sharks with fullback Will Kennedy facing 5-6 weeks on the sideline after undergoing ankle surgery. His place of him is taken by Kade Dykes on debut. Royce Hunt is out with a shoulder injury so Braden Hamlin-Uele will start and Braydon Trindall joins the bench.

Dragons: Coach Anthony Griffin has stuck with the same 17 that went down to the Cowboys on Sunday. Fullback Cody Ramsey is expected back on deck in Round 22 from a knee injury.

key match-up

Siosifa Talakai v Zac Lomax: The wrecking ball Talakai squaring off with the fleet footed Lomax provides an intriguing contrast in styles. With 86 tackle breaks to his name so far this season Talakai has proven almost unstoppable at times, while his tally of 13 line break assists shows he can create opportunities for team-mates as well. Lomax has busted 56 tackles and been at the heart of plenty of Red V raids and he’s a man the Sharks will need to watch closely.

Stat Attack

Nicho Hynes, Siosifa Talakai and William Kennedy have 44 line break assists between them for the season to all sit inside the top 10 in that category. The Dragons’ best is Ben Hunt with 11, closely followed by Talatau Amone and Jack Bird with 10 each.

Australia

Wondering what the ACT budget means for you? Here are the five key takeaways

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Post date August 2, 2022
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The ACT government has today released its 2022-23 budget, setting out its spending for the coming year.

There are few surprises enclosed in the documents, with major announcements for health and housing already made in the past week.

But what the papers do reveal is an ACT economy that is thriving, despite outside forces continuing to threaten Canberrans’ hip pockets.

1. Things are better than we thought

First, the good news: the territory is faring better than expected.

In October last year, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr delivered an economic update. An outbreak of the Delta variant of COVID-19 had forced a lengthy lockdown, leading to a $951.5 million deficit.

But, according to the budget papers released today, that position has improved, with the deficit now sitting at $580.4 million.

“The ACT economy has outperformed expectations, demonstrating resilience and flexibility in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and other adverse global and national events,” the budget papers state.

Today, Mr Barr, who is also the ACT’s Treasurer, credited that improved economic position largely to a surging population.

“Revenue has driven that improved situation, which is largely a reflection of the territory’s increased population,” he said.

A main street lined with trees and greenery. — The ACT economy’s recovery from the effects of lockdowns has been stronger than expected.(ABC News: Ian Cutmore)

But it’s not all good news — that boom in people also has a downside.

“The fact that our population has grown by nearly 90,000 people demonstrates that people want to live in Canberra,” Mr Barr said.

“And that explains why we have seen such strong demand for housing, such strong enrollments in our schools and pressure on our health system.”

And it’s that growth and demand that has guided much of the budget spending announced today.

2. Costs are going up, but the government says we can afford it

Close-up of Australian currency on leather handbag with keys and face mask to the right — Some costs are expected to increase, including parking fees and gas bills.(ABC Everyday: Fiona Purcell)

Over the past two years, many costs have been mitigated or put on pause by the government to ease financial pressures brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

But those measures are gradually ending.

A pause on an increase to government paid parking is set to end, which means Canberrans will notice a jump in prices.

Home owners will also notice an increase in household rates of 3.75 per cent on average.

For homes, that means $111 more per year and, for units, an extra $67.

Other levies will also go up — the fire and emergency services levy by 3.25 per cent and the safer families levy by $5.

A trip to Access Canberra will also incur a greater cost, with car registration fees set to increase by $27.

One cost that won’t go up, however, is public transport fares.

Of course, the cost of living overall is being impacted by pressures further afield — the ongoing pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine having the greatest effect.

Weighing on many Canberrans’ minds is the announcement of yet another interest rate rise, but the ACT projects government Canberrans can weather the storm better than most other Australian jurisdictions.

“These effects are expected to be temporary, with the economy expected to continue to grow at 3 per cent over the coming years, supported by population, employment and wage growth,” the budget papers state.

While there are some relief measures outlined in the budget, such as a utilities concession increase of $50 for more than 31,000 low-income households, overwhelmingly, these are costs the government says most Canberrans are expected to manage well thanks to higher than average incomes.

3. The long shadow of COVID-19 remains

The ACT budget shows the risk COVID-19 still poses to the economy.(ABC News: Mark Leonardi)

Canberra is experiencing strong economic growth. And, as industry booms, there are a lot of jobs up for grabs.

But budget papers reveal China’s ongoing lockdowns to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 are having far-reaching effects, including on the ACT’s economy by limiting the arrival of workers.

And with Omicron sub-variants running rampant, this lack of workers is being felt especially harshly across the healthcare system.

The ACT government’s “upside scenario” in the latest budget papers assumes that these pressures will ease in the near future and the flow of migrants will increase steadily.

The government is also cautiously optimistic that the number of international students and tourists coming into the ACT will increase — two important revenue streams for the territory.

But the government’s optimistic budget forecasts have been wrong before and the potential risks posed to the ACT’s economy, from a myriad of external forces beyond the control of local government — including COVID-19, are also laid bare in the budget papers.

4. Another budget devoted to health

Health is a major part of the ACT budget, as the government aims to create more jobs and continue expanding the hospital campus.(ABC News: Penny McLintock)

Healthcare is, predictably, a major focus of this budget.

Record levels of COVID-19 patients, illness within the healthcare workforce, long emergency department wait times and a shortage of specialist doctors are not new problems for the government.

But how to solve them remains less of a sure thing.

The budget papers list a number of funding announcements—some already unveiled—aimed at addressing these issues.

$59 million has been set aside in the 2022-23 budget solely for the ACT’s COVID-19 response.

Further investments are also aimed at boosting the workforce, with plans to employ an additional 400 healthcare workers “ahead of schedule”, the budget papers reveal.

And with eight per cent of Canberrans surveyed reporting experiencing high levels of psychological distress in late 2021, the budget named mental health as an area of community concern.

As a result, $70 million will go towards mental health over four years.

There are few surprises in the budget spending, as the same projects that have been underway for some months continue to be funded.

This includes the Canberra Hospital master plan, which was launched late last year, and will see the existing facility expanded over 20 years.

5. A necessary debt, but cautious optimism

Chief Minister Andrew Barr said the ACT was accruing necessary debt in order to grow.

Throughout the pandemic, the government drove economic growth through infrastructure, and the zest for building shows no signs of slowing down.

Mr Barr said the government was prioritizing a few key areas as part of a $7 billion five-year infrastructure program — $1.4 billion in 2022-23 — including health, education, and emergency services.

“These are assets that will be enjoyed by generations of Canberrans,” Mr Barr said.

But they’re assets that come with a large price tag, with the ACT debt expected to grow from an estimated $4.9 billion to $9.8 billion over the next four years.

“They’re assets that we need to build now, and so it is appropriate to borrow in order to build those assets, and that the users of those assets over the decades and sometimes centuries ahead will make a contribution to that cost over time, Mr Barr said.

He said that debt was “sustainable” and would be financed largely through land releases.

The budget details plans for 30,000 extra dwellings in Canberra over the next five years.

But there’s no quick fix — at least, not in this budget — for the ongoing crisis in housing affordability and rental availability.

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Trump sparks confusion after endorsing ‘ERIC’ in Missouri GOP race

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Post date August 2, 2022
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Two Erics are top contenders in Tuesday’s GOP primary for an open US Senate seat in Missouri.

But it wasn’t clear who former President Donald Trump backed even after he issued an endorsement in the race where Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and former Governor Eric Greitens are both running.

On the eve of the election, Trump said in a statement he was “proud to announce that ERIC has my Complete and Total Endorsement!”

“There is a BIG Election in the Great State of Missouri, and we must send a MAGA Champion and True Warrior to the US Senate, someone who will fight for Border Security, Election Integrity, our Military and Great Veterans, together with having powerful toughness on Crime and the Border,” Trump stated.

“We need a person who will not go back down to the Radical Left Lunatics who are destroying our Country.

“I trust the Great People of Missouri, on this one, to make up their own minds, much as they did when gave me landside victories in the 2016 and 2020 Elections, and I am therefore proud to announce that ERIC has my Complete and Total Endorsement!”

Both candidates were quick to claim and tout Trump’s support.

Schmitt, in a tweet, wrote, “I’m grateful for President Trump’s endorsement. As the only America First candidate who has actually fought for election integrity, border security & against the Left’s indoctrination of our kids – I’ll take that fight to the Senate to SAVE AMERICA!”

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2020 file photo, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt speaks during a news conference in St. Louis. Schmitt announced Wednesday, March 24, 2021, that he's making a bid for retiring US Sen. Roy Blunt's seat — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt was quick to claim Trump’s support after the former president’s confusing statement was released.

Greitens also wrote he was “honored to receive President Trump’s endorsement.”

“From the beginning, I’ve been the true MAGA Champion fighting against the RINO establishment backing Schmitt,” I have tweeted.

He also bragged about being backed by Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend, media personality Kimberly Guilfoyle, in a separate tweet.

Greitens also claimed he “just had a GREAT phone call with President Trump” and thanked him for the support.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens during the first general election debate in the race for Missouri governor at the Missouri Press Association convention Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, in Branson, Mo. — Former Governor Eric Greitens also interpreted Trump’s statement as a sure endorsement of him.

Schmitt hit back by reposting a tweet from conservative media personality Dan Bongino commenting on Greitens’ claim.

“Bulls—t. Read the endorsement. This dude is a FRAUD,” Bongino said in reference to Greitens.

Schmitt and Greitens are both vying to replace outgoing Sen. Roy Blunt. Schmitt is the favorite with an Emerson College poll last week showing him with about 33% of the predicted vote. After that, Rep. Vicky Hartzler had 21% and Greitens was in third with 16%.

Many national Republicans want Greitens to lose because of past scandals he was involved in, including charges of domestic abuse by his ex-wife.

While there’s a third candidate named Eric — Eric McElroy — also running, he is a long shot contender.

Still, Hartzler threw congratulations his way Monday.

“Congratulations to Eric McElroy. He’s having a big night,” she said in statement, according to CBS News.

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Business

Perth Airport power outage causes chaos for thousands of travellers: Qantas Jetstar, Virgin

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Departing passengers faced lengthy delays in checking in luggage due to a power chaos (pictured, affected travelers at Perth Airport on Tuesday)

Wild weather has sparked a power outage at Perth Airport, throwing travellers’ plans into disarray for the third time in 48 hours.

The airport confirmed the outrage on Tuesday afternoon due to damage to power lines caused by severe weather in the Western Australian capital in the last 24 hours.

Western Power crews are scrambling to fix the outage but currently can’t give an estimated restoration time.

The outage has impacted on lighting in the terminal and baggage carousels unable to operate, leaving frustrated passengers left literally in the dark.

Flight information boards are blank while dozens of flights are grounded on the tarmac, delayed and cancelled.

‘Perth Airport will be delaying all outbound services scheduled to depart before 7.30pm,’ the airport tweeted on Tuesday night.

‘All inbound flights currently in the air will be able to arrive safely. All scheduled flights into Perth which have not yet departed will be delayed until further notice.

‘Passengers should expect delays/cancellations. The safety of everyone who works in or is traveling through our airport remains our highest priority. We apologize to passengers and customers for any inconvenience.’

Footage posted online shows the terminal plunged into darkness with arriving passengers relying on phone lights to track their luggage being manually brought into the terminal due to the bag carousels not working.

Departing passengers faced lengthy delays in checking in luggage due to a power chaos (pictured, affected travelers at Perth Airport on Tuesday)

By late Tuesday afternoon, Perth Airport was plunged into darkness with no word on when the outage will be fixed

‘Sitting in the dark cold boarding gate at Perth Airport while starving. An international airport without sufficient back up power,’ one woman tweeted.

Other photos show the arrival and departure flight board blank with no information available.

‘Massive crowd in airport. Departure gate closed and no communication. Been here for three hours,’ one traveler told Daily Mail Australia.

A concerned relative tweeted: ‘My 80 year old mother is on QF943 from Brisbane. It’s in the air but no idea if it can land.’

6PR listeners have told the radio station the outage has impacted on passengers trying to get through security checkpoints and those leaving the car park.

Arriving passengers are stranded on the tarmac as air bridges cannot be deployed for them to exit.

‘They can get stairs to us but no one knows how to open the doors. Looks like there are also other plans that are stuck,’ one woman arriving from Broome told WA Today.

Those departing are also affected as their luggage can’t be loaded onto planes while pilots trying to take off have no communication line with the airport.

The arrival and departure flight boards at Perth Airport were blank as frustrated passengers demanded answers

Western Power is unable to give a time of when power will be restored (pictured, Perth Airport plunged into darkness on Tuesday)

Dozens of other passengers are queued up outside, unable to get inside the airport.

It’s currently unknown how long the airport power outage will last but there are unconfirmed reports it may take 6-8 hours to repair.

Western Power says it’s waiting an estimated restoration time from repair crews and will provide an update on its website when available.

It comes as wild weather continues to batter the city with the chance of a thunderstorm and damaging winds possible with winds westerly 50 to 70 km/h.

‘Strong westerly winds are whipping up heavy surf conditions with swells reaching 8m off Rottnest Island this morning,’ the Bureau of Meteorology said.

‘These winds will continue through until late Wednesday, with sea conditions not set to ease until Thursday.’

It’s the third time in 48 hours travelers across the nation have been affected by outages and delays.

A nationwide computer glitch left thousands of Qantas passengers stranded on tarmacs and in airport lounges

Hours later, hundreds of travelers at Sydney and Melbourne Airports faced long queues, delays and cancellations on Monday morning due to operational reasons.

Perth Airport has confirmed it has been impacted by a power outage which will affect flights

Travelers’ plans were thrown into chaos at Perth Airport on Tuesday afternoon (pictured, passengers at the airport earlier this year)

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Entertainment

Australian cricketer Michael Clarke confirms new romance with Jasmine Stefanovic’s sister Jade Yarborough

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Michael Clarke has gone Instagram official with his new romance with a loved-up display with Jasmine Stefanovic’s sister.

Just a week after rumors surfaced of the former Aussie cricketer’s relationship with Jade Yarborough, the couple have confirmed they’re an item.

And what better way to announce a new partner than on a romantic getaway in Italy?

Yarborough was reportedly introduced to Clarke through her brother-in-law, TV personality Karl Stefanovic, and jetted away to Europe together last week.

Michael Clarke draped his arm around Jade Yarborough in a pic shared to Instagram. Credit: Jade Yarborough

Overnight, Yarborough showed off pictures of the pair roaming the cobbled streets of Italy together, confirming the rumors by posing with Clarke’s arm draped around her.

Michael Clarke appeared in two Instagram stories on his new partner's page. — Michael Clarke appeared in two Instagram stories on his new partner’s page. Credit: Jade Yarborough

The pair appear to be having a luxurious break, with Yarborough sharing footage of them taking in the scenery on a boat, taking in the sunset and showing off a stay in a flashy hotel in the capital.

“Romaaa Issa my viiibe,” she wrote to her 10,000 Instagram followers.

While Clarke has yet to post about his new love on his own page, he appeared smitten in the pics shared by Yarborough, smiling for the camera.

Yarborough appears to have her fashion designer sister’s creative streak, working as an interior designer and founding homewares business Merci Maison.

Her Instagram page displays her love for holidays in the sunshine and get togethers with her girlfriends.

Their new relationship comes eight months after Clarke’s on-off romance with PE Nation designer Pip Edwards ended.

Clarke and Edwards started dating after his high-profile divorce from Kyly Clarke in 2020 and the pair are said to have remained good friends despite their split.

The pair posted quite a few pictures together on Instagram. Michael Clarke and Pip Edwards. Credit: METHOD

Clarke and Kyly also set tongues wagging they had briefly rekindled their romance last year, taking a holiday together with their daughter Kelsey-Lee just after splitting from their partners.

Michael Clarke and Kyly Clarke divorce. Pic posted by Kyly Clarke to her Instagram. Source: @kylyclarke/Instagram Credit: @kylyclarke/Instagram/@kylyclarke/Instagram

But it wasn’t to be.

Speaking on KIIS FM, Michael said he was “unfortunately not” in a sexual relationship with his ex.

“We went to palm beach last weekend with my sister, her husband and two kids and all of a sudden because we are having a family holiday with our daughter we are back together,” he said.

“Kyly and I have said it from day one, we have such a great friendship, and the fact we can do that for our daughter, I don’t think there’d be an ex-husband and wife that are not together that wouldn’t ‘t want that for their child.”

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Sports

Sydney grand final under threat as stadium war threatens to spill into courtroom

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“When you consider the billions of dollars they spent in the recent budget, the amount they need to honor our agreement is insignificant,” V’Landy’s said. “We will press that they honor the original agreement, which will cost the NSW taxpayer more due to the way they have handled this.”

The NRL spent Tuesday exploring its legal options and has one of the country’s most respected barristers, Alan Sullivan QC, at its disposal on the ARL Commission.

In a statement, Perrottet said the government remained committed to upgrading suburban stadiums but natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic meant investment should be staged.

An artist impression of what Stadium Australia was meant to look like with an $800 million refurbishment.

“The government has just received the Floods Inquiry Report, which will likely require a significant cost to the taxpayer, and I note right now there are still 1,366 people without a home in NSW due to flooding,” he said.

“It should come as no surprise that my top priority is therefore supporting those devastated by the major floods across NSW.”

The NRL’s showpiece event, the grand finale, is now in danger of being moved from Sydney to Brisbane as the Queensland government prepares to swoop in and steal the decider.

Asked about the future of the event, V’Landys relied: “Everything is now back on the table. It will be a board decision, not mine.”

Sports Minister Stuart Ayres, who is fighting to remain in cabinet over his involvement in the John Barilaro New York trade job scandal, said it would be “an extraordinary move” for the NRL to take the grand finale to Queensland.

“We’ve got to make sure that we make investments that are in the best interests of the people of NSW,” he said. “It just might mean that we have to wait a little bit longer before we can spend additional money on those venues.”

While plans to rebuild suburban stadiums such as Leichhardt and Newcastle have now been put on ice, a $300 million redevelopment of a stadium in Ayres’ seat of Penrith will go ahead.

Wests Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis blasted the apparent change of policy.

“The government’s management of its stadia policy from the outset has been amateurish and embarrassing,” Hagipantelis told the herald.

“I assume if the state government is to backflip on its commitment to fund suburban stadiums, then the $300 million committed to the Penrith stadium can now be better utilized for schools and hospitals?

“It would be outrageous for Penrith to retain its stadium for the obvious political benefit of its local member.”

The June state budget pledged $113 million over the next four years to deliver three new training facilities for male and female rugby league players for the Bulldogs (Belmore), Dragons (University of Wollongong) and Eels (Kellyville Park).

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More rain on the way, NSW readies for more flooding

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Post date August 2, 2022
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As the north-west cloud bands drift across the continent, most of the rain will fall on the western side of the Great Dividing Range, a different weather pattern that has caused flooding in Sydney and other regions over the past eight months.

It may also reach some areas of southern NSW and northern Victoria that have had below-average rainfall this year.

There are not enough long-term trustworthy records to be able to say if climate change is a factor in this back-to-back negative IOD, says University of Melbourne climate scientist Andrew King.

There is some evidence we may be seeing more extreme IOD conditions as the planet warms, he said.
Earth’s background climate is warming because of greenhouse gas emissions, but there is also climatic variability that is influenced by the Indian and Pacific oceans, he said.

“When we look back in time, we see we sometimes have these conditions – warmer sea temperatures in the east Indian Ocean … and wetter conditions over south-east Australia,” King said.

It comes as the BOM has issued a severe weather warning and minor to major flood warning over much of NSW. The flood warning, driven by a series of throughs and a cold front, covers the central west and south-west of the state from Wednesday to Friday.

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NSW SES spokesman Greg Nash said the worst of the wet weather was likely to hit on Wednesday and into Thursday, with some areas to receive between 20 and 50 millimeters of rain.

“The forecast that has been provided to us is that there is going to be substantial rains coming up around the western slopes and around the ACT,” he said. “The SES is preparing by moving additional resources into those areas.”

The BOM previously warned that saturated soil from recent rainfall events, as well as full water systems – including most dams around NSW above 70 per cent capacity – would exacerbate flooding risks. It will be several more months until the agency can declare a third successive La Niña event, but there is a 50 per cent chance one could occur.

Sydney recorded its wettest July on record after 404 millimeters of rain fell in the CBD. The previous wettest July was 1950 with 336 millimeters. The usual average rainfall in July for Sydney is 96 millimetres. During August, the city records an average of 80 millimetres.

Meanwhile, a severe weather warning is in place in Victoria with large parts of the state to see damaging winds of up to 100km/h occurring overnight and during Wednesday.

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