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Courier-Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Courier-Mail
Australian radio star Jade Robran forced to leave mid-show after receiving tragic news
Don't miss out on the headlines from Entertainment. Followed categories will be added to My News. Australian radio host Jade Robran was forced to leave her breakfast show mid-air after receiving tragic family news. The Adelaide-based presenter, who co-hosts FIVEAA's Winter Breakfast show with Tom Rehn, started work Wednesday morning before abruptly disappearing from airwaves around 7am. It later emerged Jade's uncle, SA football legend Barrie Robran, had died aged 77, The Advertiser reports. Barrie, who played 201 games for North Adelaide from 1967 until 1980, is considered one of South Australia's greatest ever footballers, having played in the South Australian National Football League. Shortly after the morning news update, Tom revealed Jade had to leave due to a private matter. FIVEAA radio host Jade Robran was forced to leave the studio live on air after receiving tragic news. Her co-host Tom Rehn announced the news to listeners. North Adelaide Football Club legend Barrie Robran has died aged 77. Picture: The Advertiser/ Morgan Sette 'Jade unfortunately has had to go home, there has been some unexpected and very tragic news, there's been a death in her family,' Tom said. 'Hope you're OK, Jade, if you're driving home listening right now. 'Jade, we love you, we hope you're OK with the rest of the family. 'Hopefully she'll be back tomorrow. That's very, very sad news.' He continued to host the show solo. It's not yet known how Barrie died, with his family yet to release a statement. Barrie, who won the Magarey Medal three times during his career, has a statue at Adelaide Oval in his honour. Robran co-hosts FIVEAA's Winter Breakfast show with Rehn. Jade is yet to comment. The radio host and journalist, who also occasionally presents segments on Channel 7's Sunrise, has been a roving reporter for FIVEAA since February last year. She has worked on TV for more than a decade, having presented the AFL Grand Final, Melbourne Cup Carnival and Australian Open over the years. She is married to 2001 Big Brother winner turned AFL sports agent Ben Williams, with whom she shares two sons. The pair, who wed in 2008, suffered a terrifying scare this time last year when Ben was involved in a near-fatal motorcycle accident. Jade and Ben were married in 2008. The pair suffered a terrifying scare in June 2024, when Williams was involved in a motorbike crash. Picture: Julie Kiriacoudis Taking to Instagram in June on the one-year anniversary of the incident, Jade said her husband 'shouldn't have survived' the crash in South Australia's Flinders Range. 'It's been 365 days since me and the boys got a call to say Ben had been in a motorcycle accident (that he shouldn't have survived but did),' Jade wrote. 'The following six months was a bit … 'But, we all got through it (you're a strong, determined bugger big guy) and in a crazy way, we are all better for it and stronger as a unit.' Originally published as Australian radio star forced to leave mid-show after receiving tragic news
AU Financial Review
04-07-2025
- Business
- AU Financial Review
Takeover target Santos deepens Middle East ties with Qatar deal
Santos, the subject of a $36.4 billion takeover offer led by Abu Dhabi's national oil company, has inked an LNG sales contract with QatarEnergy, strengthening its ties with the Middle East. The short-term deal with the trading arm of the world's biggest LNG exporter provides further evidence of how the Adelaide-based oil and gas producer's portfolio of LNG interests in the key Asia-Pacific region has come onto the radar of energy heavyweights in the Middle East.
9 News
03-07-2025
- Business
- 9 News
Family business 'owed thousands' by power couple's fast food franchise
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here A company owned by a former Adelaide 36ers player and a Miss Universe finalist is accused of owing tens of thousands of dollars to a small family business. Adelaide-based fast food franchise Mr Potato is accused of failing to settle outstanding invoices with Luxury Projects, a business that fitted out one of their stores in 2023. Mr Potato was co-founded by former Adelaide 36ers player Tyson Hoffman and 2024 Miss Universe finalist Jess Davis, who have recently been on luxury holidays and even began a tour of Australia spruiking the franchise. Mr Potato was co-founded by former Adelaide 36ers player Tyson Hoffman and 2024 Miss Universe finalist Jess Davis (9News) However, Luxury Projects owner Allie Burns claims she's owed about $55,000 by the couple's company. "Pay your bills, that's all I'm asking, just pay your bills," Burns said. "I literally broke for my family because I thought this is it for us." Hoffman and Davis' holiday now appears to be on hold as the Australian Tax Office tomorrow takes Mr Potato to the Federal Court over unpaid debts, believed to total more than $150,000. Mr Potato franchises in Glenelg and Parafield have closed down. Luxury Projects owner Allie Burns claims she's owed about $55,000 by the couple's company (9News) The couple sold the franchise in Parafield for what 9News has been told was a significant amount of money, but still the debt to Luxury Projects wasn't paid. "We shouldn't have to be fighting two years for our money, it's a joke," Burns said. Hoffman says tomorrow's looming liquidation threat won't affect the debt owed to Luxury Projects. "We are trying our hardest to resolve it and do everything we can, but as you know business is tough right now," he told 9News. When questioned how Luxury Projects would be repaid, he said, "We have other stores trading still, so we will pay that through there". This article was produced with the assistance of 9ExPress . national Australia South Australia Adelaide business Tax courts 9ExPress CONTACT US Property News: The suburbs where workers on $300,000 can't afford a house.
Sky News AU
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
'Keith doesn't hate us': Adelaide radio hosts reveal what really happened after X-rated Nicole Kidman question cut their interview with Keith Urban short
Adelaide-based radio hosts Hayley Pearson and Max Burford have lifted the lid on their excruitiating Keith Urban interview. The moment unfolded on Tuesday when the 57-year-old Aussie music star appeared on Mix 102.3's Hayley & Max breakfast show via Zoom to promote his upcoming High and Alive world tour, which kicks off July 17 in Denver and includes a stop in Adelaide on August 28. Urban appeared relaxed and cheerful during the chat, even expressing his excitement about returning to perform for his Aussie fans. But the conversation derailed when the duo asked him to participate in the program's recurring segment, Wall of Truth. "When I was coming up with something to ask you, Keith Urban, if you're happy to play this game, the first thing I thought of is your beautiful wife, Nicole Kidman, being in so many great movies and TV shows all the time," Max said. "I watched a movie with her and Zac Efron recently, A Family Affair, and I thought, 'What does Keith Urban think when he sees his beautiful wife with beautiful younger men like Zac Efron, having these beautiful love scenes on TV?'" Following an awkward silence, Max asked: "Oh no, why has this happened? What's just happened here?" "I think he just hung up on us," Hayley responded. Their producer quickly chimed in: "He's disconnected. I think his team hung up on us because they didn't want us to ask that question." However, on Wednesday morning Hayley and Max finally cleared the air with their listeners, revealing that Keith Urban didn't cut the call short after all. To get to the bottom of what really happened, the duo brought in Mix 102.3 FM's content director Stephen Werner, who set the record straight. After praising them for what he called a "great interview" Stephen explained that the call ended simply because they ran out of time with the 'Somebody Like You' singer. "The producers were getting texts, and you guys were having such a great time that you ran out of time," he said. "I don't even know if he (Keith) heard the question." Hayley jumped in: "So are you saying he didn't hang up on us?" "He didn't hang up on you," Stephen confirmed. "He went to another interview." Hayley continued to probe. "Hang on, so are you telling us this has made international news, and it's not even a story because he didn't hang up on us? "Are you saying that Keith doesn't hate us?" "Well, I haven't spoken to him, but I don't think Keith hates anybody, really. He seems like a pretty nice guy," Stephen replied. "So it's just the entire internet that hates us, not Keith," Max said. Urban and Kidman first met at the G'Day USA Gala in January 2005 and tied the knot in June 2006. Now parents to two daughters, Sunday Rose, 16, and Faith Margaret, 14, the couple recently celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary, which Kidman marked with a heartfelt tribute on Instagram. "Happy Anniversary Baby," the Babygirl star wrote alongside a tender black-and-white photo of the pair cuddled up over Urban's guitar.
Sky News AU
23-06-2025
- Health
- Sky News AU
AFL WAG Kellie Finlayson reveals devastating moment she begged nurses to 'turn off the machines' keeping her alive during battle with stage four cancer
AFL WAG Kellie Finlayson has revealed the heartbreaking mental toll of her terminal cancer diagnosis, bravely sharing that she once "asked nurses to turn off the machines" keeping her alive. The 29-year-old former maths teacher and wife of Port Adelaide player Jeremy Finlayson was first diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer in 2021, just three months after welcoming their daughter Sophia. In late 2022, Kellie's diagnosis became terminal when the cancer spread to her lungs. She reflects on her journey in her new memoir, There Must Be More: Finding Purpose in the Face of the Unimaginable. Speaking to Woman's Day on Monday, Kellie discussed the darkest moment detailed in the book, a time she admits she "didn't want to wake up". "I talk about the days I didn't want to wake up and a time I asked nurses to turn off the machines," she said. "There are emotions there Jeremy didn't even know I had." Finlayson said publishing the book, released on April 29, was daunting but ultimately rewarding. "It was a very naked feeling when it was released but it's also the best thing I've ever done. People can understand where I've been." The Adelaide-based mum has also taken to social media to discuss her work with Speak & Share, a mental health organisation promoting open conversations and emotional wellbeing. "I very quickly realised it's not just your body you have to fight for, but your mind too," she said in a video for the charity, shared on Friday. 'In the first few months (after diagnosis), I learnt to check in. Not just on my health, but most importantly on myself." Since her diagnosis, Kellie has become a passionate advocate for bowel cancer awareness, the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia and a growing concern for young people. According to Cancer Council Australia, over 15,500 new cases of bowel cancer were diagnosed last year, with nearly ten new cases daily now occurring in Australians aged 50 and under. "Bowel cancer can be an uncomfortable and morbid topic of conversation, but they're conversations we need to be having," Kellie, who co-hosts the Sh!t Talkers podcast and serves as an ambassador for the Jodi Lee Foundation, told Body+Soul in April. "I didn't know that 15,500 people are diagnosed every year in Australia, until I became one of those people. "Cancer doesn't discriminate- it doesn't matter if you're young, old, rich, poor, fit or not," she said. Just weeks before her book launch, she underwent Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) to remove metastatic tissue from her right lung. "Just over a week ago I was having a VATS wedge resection on my right lung to remove Mets and send off tissue to pathology in hope for more answers/better treatment plans," she wrote on Instagram. "I've had soooo many people checking in to see how I'm doing, thankyou!!! and honestly, I'm so fine. "Which I know is incredible given the major surgery I've just undergone, and I know not everyone is as lucky." She added: "But hey, I'll take the wins when I can get them in this never ending experience."
