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West Australian
a day ago
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hints on possible wedding date with fiancee Jodie Hayden
Anthony Albanese has revealed his upcoming wedding to fiancee Jodie Haydon may be as soon as this year. While the Prime Minister confirmed a specific date has not yet been locked in, he said wedding plans had come to the forefront now the election was over. It will be the first marriage by a prime minister while in office. 'We have now had an opportunity to discuss, and we have a few options between now and the end of the year,' Mr Albanese said on Tuesday. 'But we're waiting as well to look at the calendar. 'I deliberately did not get ahead of myself, so from May 3 and beyond, there was a blank diary.' Mr Albanese said if Labor had lost the May 3 election, the pair would have taken a two-month honeymoon. Following the epic victory, they would now settle for a shorter trip instead. 'We're trying to find a couple of weeks,' he told ABC Radio. 'I reckon the Australian people will go 'fair enough'.' Mr Albanese met Ms Haydon in 2020, a year after splitting from former Labor MP and NSW deputy premier Carmel Tebbutt. Left 'emotionally bruised' by the ending of his almost 20-year marriage, he took some time off to recover and travelled to London and Lisbon to see friends and determine what his future looked like. A year later, at an event in Melbourne, he asked if there were any South Sydney NRL fans in the audience – to which Ms Haydon yelled out, 'Up the Rabbitohs'. The couple went on their first date at the Young Henry's brewery in Newtown and four years later are ready to lock things down. Mr Albanese popped the question at The Lodge after a romantic Valentine's Day dinner in 2024. He told media at the time that the couple 'couldn't be more happy'. 'It's such a joy to be able to share this news with people, and it's wonderful that I've found a partner who I want to spend the rest of my life with,' he said.
ABC News
5 days ago
- General
- ABC News
Jamie Burnett
Jamie started his journalism career as a newspaper finance reporter, but an interest in broadcasting led him to study at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. It wasn't long before Jamie landed a job with ABC rural, filing reports for The Country Hour and presenting The South West Rural Report. In 2009, he left WA for Sydney where he worked as a commercial radio reporter covering state politics, daily news and sport. He soon returned to the ABC, presenting national Mornings on News Radio. In 2013, Jamie returned home to Perth to take up a position as a reporter for WA Mornings on ABC Radio Perth. Since then, Jamie has produced and presented every programme on the station. The WA Media Award winner loves life in Perth where he indulges his passion for sport, live music, good food and friends. But his favourite time is at the beach, with his wife Nat and their bulldog Hank. You can get in touch with Jamie at or follow him on Twitter and Instagram @burnettjamie
The Advertiser
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Advertiser
'Not personal': why Dillon reshuffled AFL executive
AFL chief Andrew Dillon insists there's nothing personal in the demotion of Laura Kane while brushing off fierce criticism of the umpiring standard. Dillon has gone on the Friday hustings after his reshuffle of the AFL executive cost Indigenous identity Tanya Hosch her role and pushed Kane down the pecking order. Kane's job has been split, with the 34-year-old no longer overseeing key football areas. "It was a big, big role," Dillon told SEN radio on Friday. "Decisions affect people but they're not personal. "It's actually about what's the right thing for the AFL, not just for now, because the AFL's in an incredible position at the moment. In a separate interview on ABC Radio, Dillon rejected the notion that unconscious gender bias was a factor in Kane's dealings with clubs and subsequent demotion. "It's not a gender thing," he said. "Laura has broken down a lot of barriers. She is an incredibly talented administrator." Hosch's position of inclusion and social policy manager will no longer exist as a separate role once the first Indigenous member of the AFL executive leaves on June 6. Instead, the existing corporate affairs portfolio will include First Nations engagement and inclusion. Asked about Hosch's departure, Dillon said on SEN: "What we will have now is more voices and more leaders all across the industry in all of the work that Tanya was doing." The AFL boss also launched in defence of the standard of umpiring this season which has attracted great scrutiny. Dillon described the umpiring fraternity as "incredibly talented ... great decision-makers". "You strive for perfection but you know you're now going to get that in umpiring," he said. "We don't get it with the players either. "But you have to do to is get as close as you can and that is a continued work in progress. "You can pick out isolated incidents of any game and say that it's battling. "What you have to do is actually look at all nine games over the weekend ... picking isolated incidents isn't the way that you judge the umpires." Dillon said the system of four field umpires, which some pundits believe has created inconsistency, would prove its worth. "We're a couple of seasons into the four umpires, it's a work in progress," he said. "What it does have, it allows ... umpires to be in better positions to make the calls. It's less physically taxing on them. "When we brought the four umpires in, we expanded the list so we have a number of umpires who are in the early parts of their career. "So I think over the medium and longer term it's going to be successful." AFL chief Andrew Dillon insists there's nothing personal in the demotion of Laura Kane while brushing off fierce criticism of the umpiring standard. Dillon has gone on the Friday hustings after his reshuffle of the AFL executive cost Indigenous identity Tanya Hosch her role and pushed Kane down the pecking order. Kane's job has been split, with the 34-year-old no longer overseeing key football areas. "It was a big, big role," Dillon told SEN radio on Friday. "Decisions affect people but they're not personal. "It's actually about what's the right thing for the AFL, not just for now, because the AFL's in an incredible position at the moment. In a separate interview on ABC Radio, Dillon rejected the notion that unconscious gender bias was a factor in Kane's dealings with clubs and subsequent demotion. "It's not a gender thing," he said. "Laura has broken down a lot of barriers. She is an incredibly talented administrator." Hosch's position of inclusion and social policy manager will no longer exist as a separate role once the first Indigenous member of the AFL executive leaves on June 6. Instead, the existing corporate affairs portfolio will include First Nations engagement and inclusion. Asked about Hosch's departure, Dillon said on SEN: "What we will have now is more voices and more leaders all across the industry in all of the work that Tanya was doing." The AFL boss also launched in defence of the standard of umpiring this season which has attracted great scrutiny. Dillon described the umpiring fraternity as "incredibly talented ... great decision-makers". "You strive for perfection but you know you're now going to get that in umpiring," he said. "We don't get it with the players either. "But you have to do to is get as close as you can and that is a continued work in progress. "You can pick out isolated incidents of any game and say that it's battling. "What you have to do is actually look at all nine games over the weekend ... picking isolated incidents isn't the way that you judge the umpires." Dillon said the system of four field umpires, which some pundits believe has created inconsistency, would prove its worth. "We're a couple of seasons into the four umpires, it's a work in progress," he said. "What it does have, it allows ... umpires to be in better positions to make the calls. It's less physically taxing on them. "When we brought the four umpires in, we expanded the list so we have a number of umpires who are in the early parts of their career. "So I think over the medium and longer term it's going to be successful." AFL chief Andrew Dillon insists there's nothing personal in the demotion of Laura Kane while brushing off fierce criticism of the umpiring standard. Dillon has gone on the Friday hustings after his reshuffle of the AFL executive cost Indigenous identity Tanya Hosch her role and pushed Kane down the pecking order. Kane's job has been split, with the 34-year-old no longer overseeing key football areas. "It was a big, big role," Dillon told SEN radio on Friday. "Decisions affect people but they're not personal. "It's actually about what's the right thing for the AFL, not just for now, because the AFL's in an incredible position at the moment. In a separate interview on ABC Radio, Dillon rejected the notion that unconscious gender bias was a factor in Kane's dealings with clubs and subsequent demotion. "It's not a gender thing," he said. "Laura has broken down a lot of barriers. She is an incredibly talented administrator." Hosch's position of inclusion and social policy manager will no longer exist as a separate role once the first Indigenous member of the AFL executive leaves on June 6. Instead, the existing corporate affairs portfolio will include First Nations engagement and inclusion. Asked about Hosch's departure, Dillon said on SEN: "What we will have now is more voices and more leaders all across the industry in all of the work that Tanya was doing." The AFL boss also launched in defence of the standard of umpiring this season which has attracted great scrutiny. Dillon described the umpiring fraternity as "incredibly talented ... great decision-makers". "You strive for perfection but you know you're now going to get that in umpiring," he said. "We don't get it with the players either. "But you have to do to is get as close as you can and that is a continued work in progress. "You can pick out isolated incidents of any game and say that it's battling. "What you have to do is actually look at all nine games over the weekend ... picking isolated incidents isn't the way that you judge the umpires." Dillon said the system of four field umpires, which some pundits believe has created inconsistency, would prove its worth. "We're a couple of seasons into the four umpires, it's a work in progress," he said. "What it does have, it allows ... umpires to be in better positions to make the calls. It's less physically taxing on them. "When we brought the four umpires in, we expanded the list so we have a number of umpires who are in the early parts of their career. "So I think over the medium and longer term it's going to be successful."
7NEWS
5 days ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
AFL chief Andrew Dillon explains decision to split Laura Kane's football role
AFL chief Andrew Dillon insists there's nothing personal in the demotion of Laura Kane while brushing off fierce criticism of the umpiring standard. Dillon has gone on the Friday hustings after his reshuffle of the AFL executive cost Indigenous identity Tanya Hosch her role and pushed Kane down the pecking order. Kane's job has been split, with the 34-year-old no longer overseeing key football areas. 'It was a big, big role,' Dillon told SEN radio on Friday. 'Decisions affect people but they're not personal. 'It's actually about what's the right thing for the AFL, not just for now, because the AFL's in an incredible position at the moment. ' ... We have now got a structure that actually allows us to continue to be successful for the next three to five years and that was the thinking.' In a separate interview on ABC Radio, Dillon rejected the notion that unconscious gender bias was a factor in Kane's dealings with clubs and subsequent demotion. 'It's not a gender thing,' he said. 'Laura has broken down a lot of barriers. She is an incredibly talented administrator.' Hosch's position of inclusion and social policy manager will no longer exist as a separate role once the first Indigenous member of the AFL executive leaves on June 6. Instead, the existing corporate affairs portfolio will include First Nations engagement and inclusion. Asked about Hosch's departure, Dillon said on SEN: 'What we will have now is more voices and more leaders all across the industry in all of the work that Tanya was doing.' The AFL boss also launched a strong defence of the standard of umpiring this season which has attracted great scrutiny. Dillon described the umpiring fraternity as 'incredibly talented ... great decision-makers'. 'You strive for perfection but you know you're not going to get that in umpiring,' he said. 'We don't get it with the players either. 'But what you have to do to is get as close as you can and that is a continued work in progress. 'You can pick out isolated incidents of any game and say that it's battling. 'What you have to do is actually look at all nine games over the weekend ... picking isolated incidents isn't the way that you judge the umpires.' Dillon said the system of four field umpires, which some pundits believe has created inconsistency, would prove its worth. 'We're a couple of seasons into the four umpires, it's a work in progress,' he said. 'What it does have, it allows ... umpires to be in better positions to make the calls. It's less physically taxing on them. 'When we brought the four umpires in, we expanded the list so we have a number of umpires who are in the early parts of their career. 'So I think over the medium and longer term it's going to be successful.'
West Australian
5 days ago
- Sport
- West Australian
'Not personal': why Dillon reshuffled AFL executive
AFL chief Andrew Dillon insists there's nothing personal in the demotion of Laura Kane while brushing off fierce criticism of the umpiring standard. Dillon has gone on the Friday hustings after his reshuffle of the AFL executive cost Indigenous identity Tanya Hosch her role and pushed Kane down the pecking order. Kane's job has been split, with the 34-year-old no longer overseeing key football areas. "It was a big, big role," Dillon told SEN radio on Friday. "Decisions affect people but they're not personal. "It's actually about what's the right thing for the AFL, not just for now, because the AFL's in an incredible position at the moment. " ... We have now got a structure that actually allows us to continue to be successful for the next three to five years and that was the thinking." In a separate interview on ABC Radio, Dillon rejected the notion that unconscious gender bias was a factor in Kane's dealings with clubs and subsequent demotion. "It's not a gender thing," he said. "Laura has broken down a lot of barriers. She is an incredibly talented administrator." Hosch's position of inclusion and social policy manager will no longer exist as a separate role once the first Indigenous member of the AFL executive leaves on June 6. Instead, the existing corporate affairs portfolio will include First Nations engagement and inclusion. Asked about Hosch's departure, Dillon said on SEN: "What we will have now is more voices and more leaders all across the industry in all of the work that Tanya was doing." The AFL boss also launched in defence of the standard of umpiring this season which has attracted great scrutiny. Dillon described the umpiring fraternity as "incredibly talented ... great decision-makers". "You strive for perfection but you know you're now going to get that in umpiring," he said. "We don't get it with the players either. "But you have to do to is get as close as you can and that is a continued work in progress. "You can pick out isolated incidents of any game and say that it's battling. "What you have to do is actually look at all nine games over the weekend ... picking isolated incidents isn't the way that you judge the umpires." Dillon said the system of four field umpires, which some pundits believe has created inconsistency, would prove its worth. "We're a couple of seasons into the four umpires, it's a work in progress," he said. "What it does have, it allows ... umpires to be in better positions to make the calls. It's less physically taxing on them. "When we brought the four umpires in, we expanded the list so we have a number of umpires who are in the early parts of their career. "So I think over the medium and longer term it's going to be successful."
