Miranda Kerr walks “barefoot on the grass” to help her “reconnect” after a long flight.
The 39-year-old Australian model – who has Flynn, 11, with ex-husband Orlando Bloom and Hart, four, and two-year-old Myles with spouse Evan Spiegel – has revealed the way she copes with jet lag is to take the time to “rebalance” herself.
Speaking to PORTER, Miranda said: “I like to go for a walk outside when I arrive and, if possible, go barefoot on the grass to reconnect, ground myself and have a bit of time to rebalance. Melatonin is also great to help get you in the time zone.”
Victoria Beckham swears by magnesium, herbal tea, and sticking to an exercise routine no matter how tired you are.
The 48-year-old fashion designer told the publication: “Jet lag is really difficult. I try not to use any sleep medication – instead, I’ll take magnesium and have a herbal tea and try to go to sleep, but it’s easier said than done. If you are a working mum, you have to get up and power through. And I always do my workout – I never skip it, even when I feel incredibly tired, because it gives you more energy and gets you back into your routine. I don’t have the luxury of napping in the day, so I land and get straight into the time zone.”
Meanwhile, Miranda recently revealed she travels light when she goes on holiday with her family and has learned to mix and match a limited number of pieces to create “endless” outfits.
She said: “Start with easy crochet cover-ups in black or white. They’re so easy to pack and never wrinkle. Then throw in denim shorts and mix and match any of your swimsuits to create endless outfits. Bring a simple white cotton shirt and a great pair of flats, and you’re set.”
When it comes to shoes, Miranda opts to pack comfy Nike sneakers and neutral sandals and heels.
She added: “I like to mix high and low..”
The Kora Organics founder urged people to slow down and cherish their vacation time for the sake of their mental health.
She said: “As a mother of three boys, life goes by so quickly. Embrace your time together while you can because life gets busy. I think it’s important for our children to see how important work ethic is — but it’s equally important for them to see how much we value quality time as a family.”
Australian singer Vanessa Amorosi has broken down while speaking to Natalie Barr and David Koch about the death of beloved entertainer Olivia Newton-John.
Amorosi was in Birmingham, having just performed for an international audience at the Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony when she learned of the devastating news.
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“I just literally had one of the highest endorphins that just happened out there, to being extremely sad by coming offstage and checking my phone,” Amorosi said on Sunrise.
Vanessa Amorosi performs at the Birmingham 2022 Closing Ceremony, just before learning of Olivia Newton-John’s death. Credit: DARREN ENGLAND/AAPAmorosi said she went from the high of performing to an international audience to the low of learning of Newton-John’s passing. Credit: Alastair Grant/AP
The singer was part of the Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony alongside Newton-John and Tina Arena.
Olivia Newton-John, Vanessa Amorosi and Tina Arena share a joke at a press conference to announce the performers at the opening ceremony for Sydney 2000 in Melbourne. Credit: Darrin Braybrook/Getty Images/Files
“Both of these women are women I’ve looked up to since (I) was a kid.”
“I’m actually very sad about Olivia, to be honest.”
Vanessa Amorosi speaks to Natalie Barr and David Koch on Sunrise. Credit: Sunrise
Seeing that Amorosi was unable to continue with the interview, hosts Barr and Koch ended the interview by saying they felt for the singer.
Watch: Olivia Newtown John’s final interview
Watch: Olivia Newtown John’s final interview
Sydney 2000
Amorosi was still new on the music scene when the then 19-year-old was selected to perform the song Heroes Live Forever at the Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony.
Vanessa Amorosi performs at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Credit: DAVE HUNT/AAP
Newton-John also performed at the event, singing Dare To Dream with her friend John Farnham before an estimated worldwide audience of 3.7 billion people.
John Williamson, Julie Anthony, John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John, Vanessa Amorosi and Tina Arena celebrate the launch of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. Credit: JULIAN SMITH/AAPIMAGE/FILE
Amorosi went on to perform at several fundraisers for Newton-John’s charities in the years since.
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Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher has declared he is “lucky to be alive” after he was diagnosed with a rare form of vasculitis almost two years ago.
The Two and a Half Men star revealed the auto-immue disorder left him without the ability to see, hear or walk, and took him almost a full year to recover.
“Like two years ago I had a weird, super-rare form of vasculitis that knocked out my vision, knocked out my hearing and knocked out all my equilibrium,” he revealed on a new episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge.
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“It took me like a year to build it all back up again. You don’t really appreciate it until it’s gone, until you go, ‘I don’t know if I’m ever going to be able to see again; I don’t know if I’m ever going to be able to hear again; I don’t know if I’m ever going to be able to walk again’.”
Kutcher added he is “lucky to be alive.”
“The minute you start seeing your obstacles as things that are made for you, to give you what you need, then life starts to get fun, right?” he said.
“You start surfing on top of your problems instead of living underneath them.”
The 44-year-old enjoyed some quality beach time with his wife Mila Kunis, 38, over the weekend – just days before the clip where he spoke publicly about his health battle was released.
Kutcher was pictured shirtless and wearing a white baseball cap while Kunis sported a black hat along with a white t-shirt and denim shorts.
Vasculitis is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of blood vessels, which means the immune system attacks the body’s own cells, tissues and organs.
The disease is “relatively rare” and can affect people of all ages, according to the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy.
It wasn’t only the new batch of contestants who have been charmed by Nigella Lawson’s appearance on the new-look My Kitchen Rules.
Viewers have flocked to social media to dub her the “viral ingredient” on the reality cooking show after her first appearance on Sunday night.
After the exit of long-term judge Pete Evans, whose reputation took a tumble thanks to his pedaling of anti-vaxer conspiracy theories on social media, Manu Feildel has been paired with the British domestic goddess.
Nigella Lawson. Credit: Seven/TheWest
Their first episode saw them head to Victoria to taste the dishes of the father-daughter duo Peter and Alice and Lawson was clearly the star of the show, with the contestants even joking about giving her used cutlery to their family as gifts!
But when things fell apart in the kitchen, viewers were warmed to Lawson who offered encouraging words.
“Nigella is the vital ingredient this show has been missing,” Twitter user Archie Banez wrote.
“Not only is she a bona fide food-lover & relatable to all us home cooks but it’s her personable nature, positive energy, insightfulness & unique way with words that makes her so endearing.”
MKR 2022 is back, with a whole new crop of contestants from around the country. Credit: Supplied./TheWest
Viewers also remarked on Lawson’s warm demeanour, while others said her presence encouraged them to tune in after not watching the show for years.
And she even won over the critics.
TV Writer Colin Vickery described Lawson as a “hoot” and “funnier and cheekier than on MasterChef”.
During the episode, Lawson showed her down-to-Earth side, ditching the cutlery to chomp at a lamb cutlet.
And while Peter and Alice’s home restaurant faced plenty of hurdles, and even a watery dessert fail, Lawson still tried to keep spirits high.
On Tuesday, she took to Twitter this morning to reply to some of the comments, saying that she was gutted for Peter and Alice, who had a tough night in the kitchen.
“I was heartbroken for them. And hated the idea they would feel ashamed in any way. We’ve all messed up in the kitchen – and beyond! – and none of us wants to be judged on our worst moments. And those lamb chops were divine!,” she wrote.
After a two-year hiatus, the return of MKR attracted 502,000 viewers around the country.
Channel Seven has been focusing on bringing the series back to its home cooking roots after it took a back seat to manufactured drama in previous seasons, previously saying this season would be about “real food and real people”, and audiences seem to be embracing the change.
Former Home and Away star Johnny Ruffo has given a health update to his fans, as the singer continues to battle cancer.
The 34-year-old X Factor finalist was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 and has frequently updated his supporters on his road to recovery.
Ruffo shared several snaps on his Instagram to mark five years since his heartbreaking diagnosis.
The musician shared a carousel of ten photos and videos over the course of his journey, including photos with his supportive partner Tahnee Sims as well as the moment he had staples taken out of his head.
“Exactly 5 years to the day since my diagnosis. Still fighting this son of ab**ch,” he captioned the post.
“Thanks for all the support”.
The former Perth boy was met with a wave of love and support from his famous friends, including AFL legend Brendan Fevola, comedian Dave Hughesy, and one-half of The Veronicas, Jessica Origliasso.
His former H&A costars also voiced their support, including Dan Ewing, Georgie Parker, Kyle Pryor, and Emily Symons.
His partner also shared her own post to mark the milestone.
“Five years on 💜 In awe of you every single day,” she wrote alongside photos of the pair.
“Still a huge battle ahead but a major milestone reached that was at times uncertain. Grateful for you always @johnny_ruffo.”
Ruffo’s health update comes just weeks ahead of the release of his upcoming memoir, No Finish Line.
Set to be released on August 30, the book will give his fans an insight into the negative impacts fame has had on his life.
The singer was originally diagnosed with a rare brain cancer in 2017, he revealed two years later that he was all-clear of the disease. Sadly in November 2020, I shared the devastating news that his cancer had returned.
Hugh Jackman has announced the death of his family dog Dali, who was 11 years old.
The Australian actor took to Instagram to share two sweet photos with the French bulldog, who was just shy of turning 12.
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“It’s a very sad day for our family. Dali, our beloved Frenchie, passed away last night,” Jackman, 53, wrote.
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“He would’ve been 12 next month… which I’m told is a long life for this breed.
“I always, always called him the ROCKSTAR. Because he was!
“He marched to the beat of his own drum, was beloved by the whole world, and boy did he have a good life,” the Greatest Showman actor continued.
“We will miss him but know he’s howling in heaven, ruling the roost and enjoying the all-you-can-eat buffet.
“RIP Dalí Rockstar Jackman. We love you!” the tribute ended.
Hugh Jackman with the dogs. Credit: Instagram
He has previously called Dali “the Chairman of my welcome home committee”.
The Jackman family adopted Dali in 2010, before adopting another dog, a poodle-terrier named Allegra.
Dali and Allegra were often seen on Instagram going fo.r walks on the beach or around New York
‘So proud of Deb’
Dali and Allegra were there when Jackman’s wife Deborra-Lee Furness, 66, was named an Officer of the Order of Australia.
The X-Men actor shared a tribute for his wife, which included a photo of Furness smiling as she held their two dogs.
“So proud of Deb! Today she was named an Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia, ”his post from her began.
Dali and Allegra were there when Jackman’s wife Deborra-Lee Furness, 66, was named an Officer of the Order of Australia. Credit: Instagram
“For almost 30 years, I’ve firsthand witnessed her endless generosity and commitment to service.
“Her intolerance for injustice, and her heart which is as large as our great country,” the proud husband continued.
“Today everyone else gets to understand and appreciate her incredible work. As for her service to the arts, the breadth and depth of her work is extraordinary.
Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness attend the 2019 American Australian Arts Awards. Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images
“Also she is the greatest actress I have worked with… And, I’m not just saying that!”
Furness has spent years campaigning to change adoption laws, an issue that is close to her heart, and that has earned her a place on the Australia Day Honors List.
Jackman and Furness married in April 1996 after meeting on the set of the Australian TV drama Corelli in 1995.
They welcomed two children by adoption, Oscar, 21, and Ava, 16.
The Jackman family visits Disneyland. Credit: Handout/Getty Images
When speaking on The Morning Show In 2020, Furness raised to viewers’ attention that there were 45,000 children living in the out-of-home care system (as of November 2020).
“When you think about 45,000 kids, that would fill a football stadium,” Furness said.
“They’ve measured that physically, emotionally, and mentally, these kids do not develop and they do not thrive – that’s why we are so insistent on saying that they need permanency in their lives because every moment counts for these kids,” the actress told hosts Kylie Gillies and Larry Emdur.
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Dad and daughter duo Peter and Alice, from Chewton in Victoria, were the first contestants on the new season of MKR to plate up to judges Manu Feildel and Nigella Lawson – and they were understandably excited.
Peter runs a café, Alice works there too, and together they’ve been cooking the dishes they were about to serve up for years and years.
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They were using Alice’s grandma’s tried and tested recipes, guaranteed to please – what could possibly go wrong?
Remove a lot, as it turned out.
As the affable duo welcomed the other contestants into their home, the setting seemed perfect: sweet vintage flourishes on the dining table, a room full of cute collectables and curios, and a homey retro vibe.
This year’s MKR theme is good home cooking, and Peter and Alice had devised a simple but delicious-sounding menu that fits the theme.
They were so warm, hospitable, funny and expressive that you couldn’t help but immediately like them and want them to do well.
Dad and daughter Peter and Alice are the first pair to plate up to Nigella and Manu on MKR. Credit: Seven
Although their entree was not a huge hit with the judges, they were redeemed with an excellent main meal, and then it all fell apart with a disastrous dessert.
“There is nothing on my face but sheer terror,” Alice said as a “poker-faced” Nigella and Manu tasted each of their offerings.
“They don’t give away anything!”
‘lots of pressure’
The entree, Sunday Roast croquettes with Grandma’s relish, failed to impress either judge.
“First to cook tonight,” Manu said. “It’s a big deal, isn’t it?”
“Lot of pressure,” Alice nodded. “Lot of pressure.”
Manu said he didn’t really get the “Sunday roast” feel from the croquette – questioning the dad and daughter’s choice to use braised beef cheeks.
“So, the meat was not roasted, then?” Manu asked.
“When I read roast, I got something different.
“I would have put more spice and seasoning in there as well.
“So I think the idea of it is magical, it’s fantastic, but I think you missed the point.”
Manu gives his verdict. Credit: Seven
Nigella agreed, saying the entree needed more seasoning, something that would make the diner think of Sunday roast stuffing.
The relish also didn’t hit the mark with either Manu or Nigella, with the sweet/sour balance not quite right.
The pair were crestfallen, agreeing that the idea was great, but the execution faltered.
Manu’s pep talk
It took a kitchen pep talk from Manu during the cooking of the main to drag Alice out of her deep funk after their first effort failed to impress the judges.
Manu’s interjection worked, and Alice and Peter then pulled out a stunning main course, parmesan crumbed lamb cutlets with minted peas, silverbeet and salsa verde.
This meal was a hit with both the judges and the other contestants, reinstating their confidence in the kitchen.
It was destined to be smooth sailing from there, right?
Dessert would be a breeze, rounding off the night with a bang after a shaky start.
Wrong!
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Peter and Alice decided on one of Grandma’s favorite desserts, a delicious lemon pudding, for the final dish of the night.
But Alice’s grandma used to bake the lemon delicious in a casserole dish; Peter decided to add a retro touch by individually baking each dessert in a vintage teacup.
“It has to be this soft, silky sponge and then this beautiful, rich lemon custard beneath,” Peter explained.
It was meant to be fluffy and spongey beneath the surface, a “step down from a soufflé.”
But when Manu and Nigella tapped into the teacup and through the top layer, there was just a soupy, watery, unappetizing mess below.
The disastrous lemon delicious dessert. Credit: Seven
Peter had underestimated how long each dessert needed to bake for, assuming that the crispy top meant it was cooked all the way through.
What they put on the table was runny, watery, and as one contestant claimed, “inedible.”
Manu told the devastated duo that if he’d been served that dessert in a restaurant, it would have immediately been sent back.
Everyone is gutted for the pair, who had been so welcoming, so nice, and so on-point with the previous plate.
But it was clear that the pressure of being the first team to plate up to Nigella and Manu got to them; their timing was all wrong and they hadn’t presented a cohesive menu.
Nigella Lawson describes the dessert fail as ‘really heartbreaking.’ Credit: Seven
Peter was particularly dejected, saying he’d cooked the lemon delicious hundreds of times, but on the one night where it was really important to get it right, it hadn’t come off.
“This is a pudding I’ve made every week for 30 years,” he said.
“I have to make it once, for 12 people, and it’s a disaster.”
‘Heartbreaking’
Nigella told the pair she was “sorry” the disaster happened on the wrong night, saying the dessert fail was “really heartbreaking.”
“It’s not your fault,” an utterly deflated Alice said.
“No, I know, but I wanted to see you with a smile back on your face,” Nigella replied.
“It was our last chance of redemption,” Alice said later.
“And unfortunately, we just didn’t get it right.”
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Kim Kardashian reportedly ended her nine-month relationship with Pete Davidson over his “immaturity.”
It’s said the reality TV personality and mum-of four, 41, was also “totally exhausted” by the romance amid “other things going on in her life” including divorce proceedings with rapper Kanye West.
Kardashian was also reported to be struggling with trying to maintain a long-distance romance with Davidson while he was away from the US filming his latest movie in Australia.
A source told Page Six: “Pete is 28 and Kim is 41 – they are just in very different places at the moment.
“Pete is totally spontaneous and impulsive and wants her to fly to New York, or wherever he is on a moment’s notice. But Kim has four kids and it isn’t that easy. She needs to focus on the kids.”
The couple broke up after first being linked in October last year weeks after Kardashian made her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live, where the pair shared a kiss during a sketch.
Romance bloomed for Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian during her appearance on SNL. Credit: Supplied/TheWest
Davidson has been away for months filming his upcoming movie Wizards! in Australia, where Kardashian visited him in July for a getaway in the Daintree Rainforest.
Their split comes after a separate source said the “long distance hasn’t been easy for Kim”.
Kardashian is still entangled in the legal details of her divorce from her third husband Kanye West, 45, with whom she shares children North, nine, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and three-year-old Psalm.
It was reported Kanye’s fifth divorce lawyer has withdrawn from the long-running case.
Davidson’s other celebrity girlfriends including Andie MacDowell’s daughter Margaret Qualley, 27, and supermodel Cindy Crawford’s daughter Kaia Gerber, 20, as well as Ariana Grande, 29, Kate Beckinsale, 49, and 27-year-old Phoebe Dynevor.
When Keith Potger remembers Judith Durham, he thinks of her generosity and strength.
Potger, one of the founding members of The Seekers, spent much of the 60s making music and touring with Durham as the frontwoman of the band.
The musicians shared many surreal moments, like knocking the Beatles off the number one spot in the UK charts and performing to screaming crowds.
But reflecting on Durham’s life after her death aged 79, Potger most remembers her advocacy work.
Judith Durham, Athol Guy, Bruce Woodley and Keith Potger reunited in Melbourne in March, 2019. (Australian Story: Darren James Photography)
After Durham’s husband, Ron Edgeworth, died from motor neurone disease in 1994, sheworked tirelessly to raise money and awareness to fight the degenerative disease.
“It made quite a difference to the awareness of that issue, and to see her unfailingly help to raise funds… that was quite remarkable in her generosity of spirit,” Potger told ABC Radio Melbourne.
Durham is being remembered by people across the globe for her kindness, distinctive voice and contribution to music.
‘We did always share the music’
Durham was born Judith Mavis Cock in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon in 1943.
She changed her name to her mother’s maiden name at the age of 19.
Durham’s sister Beverley Sheehan said they grew up surrounded by music.
“We used to sing together in the morning and it used to wake up our parents,” she said.
“We did always share the music, but she was the one who always applied herself and didn’t have to be told to practise.”
Sheehan recalled that when Durham was about nine years old, she expressed the desire to be a world-famous musician.
“proved to be true.”
Beverley Sheehan says her little sister always loved music.(abcnews)
Durham’s tryout sent crowd ‘up three levels’
The Seekers was formed in 1962 and originally comprised four men, but one member left the group when he got married.
The remaining three members, Potger, Athol Guy and Bruce Woodley decided to find a female lead singer who suited the style of their music.
Athol Guy had met Ms Sheehan through the local music scene, who suggested Durham may be a good fit for the band.
Guy eventually met Durham on the first day of her new job at an advertising firm, J Walter Thompson.
“I’m sitting in the office one day… and this little head poked itself around the corner and said ‘hello… I’m Judy Durham, you were going to come and hear me sing,'” he said.
Athol Guy can vividly recall the first night Durham performed with The Seekers.(abcnews)
After Durham pointed out his unfulfilled promise, Guy invited her to perform with the band as a try-out that night, at a coffee lounge called The Treble Clef in South Yarra.
“After we’d hit the last note our little crew in the coffee lounge went up three levels. We went ‘that felt good’, and obviously it sounded good,” he said.
“From then on everything just went the way fate decreed that it should, and I’ve always said you could never manufacture anything that happened to the band.”
In a 2016 interview with One Plus One, Durham described that first performance as “the birth of The Seekers as we now know”.
Durham joined The Seekers in 1963 and the band moved to the UK a year later, where their first three releases topped the British charts.
The Seekers would go on to achieve worldwide recognition, selling more than 50 million records.
The Seekers in 1965: Athol Guy (left), Judith Durham, Bruce Woodley and Keith Potger.(Supplied: Bruce Woodley)
A familial bond between bandmates
Potger said he regarded the other members of The Seekers as being like his siblings.
“It was really quite extraordinary how that bond developed so quickly and strongly,” he said.
He said their strong connections helped them deal with the pressures of fame, as the band became increasingly successful throughout the 1960s.
“We felt that we were sharing the whole ride together,” he said.
During the four years they recorded, their songs often reached number one on the UK charts and they managed to crack the US market with Georgy Girl.
They had the highest-selling record of 1965, which achieved more sales than releases from The Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
LR: Athol Guy, Keith Potger, Judith Durham and Bruce Woodley never imagined they would enjoy fame with The Seekers.(www.theseekers.com.au)
But in 1968, Durham, who had always wanted to return to a solo jazz career, decided to leave the group.
“I found artistically that I wasn’t quite on the same page as the boys… I just really need to do my own thing’,” she told Australian Story in 2019.
Durham returned to Australia and forged a solo career as a jazz singer, though she would return to performing with The Seekers in years to come.
‘It’s really sad for the entertainment industry’
Many notable figures from the music industry have expressed sadness over Durham’s death and paid tribute to her achievements.
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Normie Rowe, another Australian musician who achieved international success in the 1960s, said that despite Durham’s long battle with ill-health, she managed to perform in recent years the same way she always had.
“The Seekers were the definitive professional entertainment unit, it was wonderful to see them. They dressed impeccably, they performed impeccably,” he said.
“There was no one else who could sing those songs the way that Judith sang them. It’s really sad for the entertainment industry, it’s really sad for the people of Australia.”
Normie Rowe has fond memories from his youth of spending time with Durham and the other members of The Seekers.(Supplied)
‘Magical’ performances live on in people’s memories
In 1967, The Seekers set an Australian record when a crowd of more than 200,000 watched their performance at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
RockWiz host Julia Zemiro said the crowd made up about one-tenth of the city’s population at the time.
Zemiro described a show at the Bowl in 2009 celebrating the iconic venue’s 50th anniversary and the artists who had performed on its stage.
“The dream was, could we get Judith Durham to sing there again?” she said.
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“At the end of the show… Judith just came out on her own… With that voice that just cut through, right up to the back of that space, people were so moved and in tears. It brought back memories people we were taken back by.
“She was kind of magical… we were so lucky to have that opportunity.”
The Seekers reunite decades later
The Seekers came together again in 1992 for a reunion tour, 25 years after they broke up.
Producer Michael Cristiano said no one expected Durham to rejoin the group.
“When they all broke up, there was a bit of a hiatus and everyone went their own ways… They just thought ‘that was it’, maybe,” he said.
Producer Michael Cristiano with the members of The Seekers after their reunion.(Supplied)
The group played sell-out tours across Australia and overseas, including shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Their final concert was in Melbourne for the band’s 50th anniversary, where Durham told Australian Story in 2019 she knew it was time to bid farewell to performing.
“You could just feel it. Everybody was happy. They had got what they wanted. They had seen us for the last time. And for me it felt like a rounding out of everything,” she said.
Durham will receive a state funeral
Durham’s family have accepted the offer of a state funeral in Victoria, to honor her life and contribution to music.
Durham died in palliative care at Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital due to complications from chronic lung disease.
Sheehan said Durham was able to say goodbye to all the members of The Seekers and her close family members.
Details of the funeral will be released in coming days.
Shoppers on Perth’s King Street were left shocked and frightened after spotting a man roaming around with what appeared to be a dangerous assault rifle on Sunday afternoon.
But after police responded under emergency conditions, it appeared to be a case of mistaken identity — with it revealed the gunman was a male stripper on his way to work dressed as a sexy SWAT officer.
Police quickly confirmed the 31-year-old man was no real threat to the community and that his weapon was part of his adult entertainment work attire.
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And it turned out he was committed to giving an authentic performance, as the weapon he was carrying was believed to be a gel blaster.
Gel blaster firearms are prohibited in WA.
Shoppers in the CBD were scared when they saw a man walking the streets with this weapon. Credit: WA Police
A person caught in possession of a gel blaster can face maximum penalties of up to three years in prison or a $36,000 fine.
WA outlawed the weapons — which shoot water-filled gel pellets at 100m/second — in July last year following a rise of criminals smuggling the replica guns into the State and converting them into real ones.
Just after 2:40pm today, Sunday 7 August 2022, police received information regarding a man on King Street, Perth dressed in ‘SWAT’ clothing and who was in possession of an assault rifle and ballistic vest. Credit: 9NEWS/supplied
At the time, Police Minister Paul Papalia said police were unable to tell the difference between gel blasters and real guns out on the street.
“It is a far too dangerous situation to tolerate any longer,” he said.
“When a police officer is responding to a call out, they will be assuming someone is in possession of a firearm.”
The surge of gel blasters became an issue for police who reported being confronted by the weapons almost 150 times in 2020.
The adult entertainer was taken into custody clad in his SWAT uniform and ballistic vest and the gel blaster was seized.
Police said the man was “assisting with the investigation” as the firearm undergoes an inspection to determine whether it is functional.
Several police units were deployed to the scene under emergency conditions and upon arrival a couple of minutes later a 31-year-old man was arrested without incident. Credit: 9NEWS/supplied
“The investigation into the functionality of the seized firearm and the circumstances surrounding it being carried in public is ongoing,” a WA Police spokesman said.
It has since been established there was no real threat to the community and the uniform the man was wearing was part of his adult entertainment work attire. Credit: 9NEWS/supplied
Even though police determined there was not a legitimate threat to the community, the force’s spokesman said it was an important reminder that there are consequences for flaunting realistic weapons in public and for owning prohibited weapons.
“The members of the public who called for police assistance had genuine concerns for their safety and the safety of others,” the spokesman said.
“The firearm in question looks very real and it would be very difficult for any member of the public to be able to determine whether it was in fact real or not.”
