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Daily Mail
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sunrise host Natalie Barr sizzles in a swimsuit as she plunges into freezing ice bath live on air
Sunrise host Natalie Barr showed off her incredible figure as she plunged into an ice bath live during Tuesday's breakfast program. The presenter, 57, and her co-host Matt Shirvington were chatting to Australian boxer Harry Garside about using the bath for muscle recovery. Natalie then stripped into a black swimsuit as she agreed to jump into an ice bath with the sports star. Before getting into the water, Harry explained: 'Ice baths are obviously exceptional for athletes. But I also think breath work in general is good to calm yourself in chaos. 'Boxing is so chaotic. It's so full on. You get into an ice bath and something similar and you can control yourself with a breath.' Matt then said: 'Well jump in guys when you're ready. Good luck.' After getting into the ice bath, Natalie joked the feeling was so uncomfortable that she felt like she was going into childbirth. She continued to breath loudly, before admitting: 'I hate this.' After getting out of the bath, Natalie explained 'it was really cold on the legs and really hurts the legs' before asking Harry how he felt. 'I feel it in my feet and calves the most. I think because it's the furthest thing from the heart so the blood circulation isn't getting there,' he said. 'But honestly I feel amazing right now. I feel like I've had a double shot of coffee.' It comes after Natalie slammed those who booed Welcome to Country at Melbourne 's Anzac Day Dawn Service last week. Thousands of people had turned out in the city's quiet, pre-dawn darkness on Friday to commemorate those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. But it was a group of between six and ten people whose heckles and boos during Bunurong elder Mark Brown's Welcome to Country who cast a shadow over what was supposed to be a touching commemoration. Natalie strongly condemned the behaviour, calling it 'disgusting' and saying she didn't care if people were tired of 'Welcome to Country' ceremonies. 'Save your protests. 'We do not care what you are sick of. Today is not the day to share it.' The small group's voices were picked up by microphones and loudspeakers during the Welcome to Country, clearly audible to the hushed crowd and broadcast media. 'It's our country!' one yelled. 'We don't have to be welcomed,' screamed another. The boos and shouts lasted the entire three minutes of the address, with Mr Brown never seeming to waver. Victorian Governor Margaret Gardner delivered the official Anzac Day address after, which acknowledged Aboriginal Australians - prompting further boos. 'How many more? This is s***,' one man reportedly shouted. A woman then shouted 'always was, always will be' - before the crowd erupted with applause and helped drown out the disquiet.
Perth Now
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
Welcome to Country tension erupts on Q&A
Debate over the appropriate place of Welcome to Country ceremonies threw the ABC's flagship Q and A program into acrimony on Monday night, with accusations of 'gutter politics' and 'straw man' arguments quickly emerging in the heated exchanges between panellists. Audience member Peter asked how the debate around the ceremonies could be resolved 'amicably' and 'in the interest of all parties concerned' following days of campaign trail division between Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton on the matter. Liberal MP Paul Fletcher said the country needed to recognise the 'distinctive place' of Indigenous Australians but suggested many across society felt there were now too many ceremonies. The issue has escalated in the federal election after neo Nazis booed a Welcome to Country from Bunurong man Uncle Mark Brown at Melbourne's Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance. Both sides of politics reacted with anger to the scenes and condemned the disruptive behaviour. Tanya Plibersek and Paul Fletcher battled on the ABC's flagship Q and A program on Monday night. ABC Credit: Supplied But Mr Dutton has since said the ceremonies were losing their significance because of overuse and has suggested they might not be appropriate for Anzac Day services. On Monday night, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek backed the ceremonies on Anzac Day and said acknowledging the service of Indigenous Australians in the military was 'perfectly appropriate'. Mr Fletcher said veterans should determine the matter. When Ms Plibersek shot back and said he was speaking as though 'we don't have Indigenous veterans', Mr Fletcher accused her of deploying 'straw man rhetoric', or suggesting she was not engaging directly with his position. 'I can tell you the role of Indigenous people in defending Australia over many conflicts has been very significant,' he said. 'Nobody is contesting that for a second.' Neo Nazis disrupted the Anzac Day Dawn Service in Melbourne. NewsWire/ Nadir Kinani Credit: News Corp Australia Greens leader Adam Bandt accused Mr Dutton of 'gutter politics' on the issue 'It's gutter politics from an Opposition leader whose campaign is in free fall and he's starting to punch down,' he said. 'Peter Dutton was the master of misinformation during the (Voice) referendum which is what was referred to there, spreading all sorts of lies about what was going to happen. 'He's playing from the Trump play book as his campaign is in free fall. Punching down. Playing from the Trump play book and we'll call it out.' Sydney Morning Herald political editor Peter Hartcher said the outlines of a resolution were already in place because both leaders accepted host institutions should determine whether or not to hold a ceremony. Abbot's Desperate Phone Call Greens leader Adam Bandt revealed an unexpected personal phone call from Tony Abbott after the 2010 election on Monday's Q and A. ABC Credit: Supplied In a discussion around how the major parties might respond to a hung parliament, Mr Bandt revealed former Liberal prime minister and climate change sceptic Tony Abbott had called him after the 2010 election to try and gain his support. 'He (Abbott) rang me,' Mr Bandt told the panel. 'He said, 'Hi, Adam, it's Tony Abbott here. I've always considered myself a bit of an environmentalist. I think we should talk'.' The Q and An audience erupted with laughter. 'It was a very short conversation and Peter Dutton would get the same response this time,' Mr Bandt said. 'Everyone says they're not going to talk but I would be astounded if they refused to respect the parliament that the Australian people select.'
News.com.au
28-04-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
‘It's my country too': Aussies have their say on Welcome to Country
Peter Dutton has proposed Welcome to Country ceremonies be relegated to 'major events' only, claiming that acknowledgments of the traditional owners of the land have gone too far. With just five days to convince Australians to vote for them in Saturday's election, the Liberal leader and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese squared off in their final debate of the campaign on Sunday night. The showdown, moderated by Seven's political editor Mark Riley, took place amid a culture war over the necessity of the ceremonies, reignited after a group of hecklers – including known neo-Nazis – booed the Welcome to Country at the traditional Anzac Day Dawn Service in Melbourne last week. Both Mr Dutton and Mr Albanese have strongly condemned the incident. But, questioned by Riley whether he will 'acknowledge the traditional owners at your official events', the Opposition Leader said there was a sense in the community that they're 'overdone' and 'divide the country' just as the failed Voice referendum did in 2023. In the days since the Dawn Service incident, a growing number of politicians and Australians have waded into the debate. On Friday, Empact News took to the streets of Melbourne's CBD to ask whether people supported a Welcome to Country. Though all respondents lambasted those who had protested it that morning, some, much like Mr Dutton, declared the ceremonies were not necessary 'all the time'. 'It gets a bit monotonous,' one man told the outlet. 'I've got some great Aboriginal friends, you know, and they feel the same.' 'Yeah, I do (support a Welcome to Country) – but it's my country, too,' another said. 'I do, yes, when it's appropriate,' a third man said, without specifying what might constitute an 'appropriate' occasion. Just as many people, however, stood in support of the ceremonies all the time. 'Oh yes, of course I do,' one woman told the outlet. 'What we need to do as Australians is actually honour and respect everything to do with the First Nations people.' 'I think it's necessary,' another man agreed. 'We've got be a lot more discerning' During Sunday's debate, Mr Dutton gave two examples where he felt the ritual was no longer needed. 'For the opening of parliament, fair enough, it is respectful to do, but for the start of every meeting at work, or the start of a football game, I think other Australians think it is overdone and cheapens the significance of what it was meant to do,' he said. Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce then echoed Mr Dutton's comments, clashing with Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek on Sunrise on Monday morning. Though Mr Joyce agreed with Ms Plibersek labelling the Dawn Service protesters 'scumbags', he claimed the 'overdone' ceremonies were leading to 'aggravation' among Australians. 'People are starting to feel awkward at them and awkward goes to anger at times. That is something we don't want,' he said. 'I certainly don't want to be welcomed back to my own hometown. I think veterans have a genuine concern, if they've signed on the dotted line to (serve) for this nation, they don't believe they need to be welcomed to it. 'We've got to be a lot more discerning about how we do this because there is an aggravation that's building up in the community. 'The best thing to do to avoid that is to be a lot more discerning about when you do Welcome to Countries.' Welcome to Country a 'matter of respect' Asked for his response to his Mr Dutton's claims during the debate on Sunday, Mr Albanese said the ceremonies are a 'matter of respect', and that it should be at an event's host's discretion as to whether they hold one or not. 'It's up to them, and people will have different views, and people are entitled to their views, but we have a great privilege, from my perspective, of sharing this continent with the oldest continuous culture on earth,' the Prime Minister said. 'When I welcome international visitors to Parliament House, you know what they want to see? That culture.' Though post-debate data compiled by Roy Morgan found Mr Albanese was the winner under the network's panel of voters, it was Mr Dutton they sided with on the matter of Indigenous affairs. Seven's new 'The Pulse' measurement – which is similar to the old 'Worm' – spiked way into the positive when he was speaking about Welcome to Country ceremonies A poll of more than 100,000 readers on Saturday also overwhelmingly found Australians think 'they should stop completely'. 'It's not welcoming': Liberals double down Liberal frontbencher Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott and National Party leader David Littleproud have all also indicated support for a winding back of the tradition. Speaking at a Voice to parliament 'No' campaign event in 2023, Mr Abbott said he is 'getting a little bit sick of Welcomes to Country because (Australia) belongs to all of us, not just to some of us'. 'And I'm getting a little bit tired of seeing the flag of some of us flown equally with the flag of all of us,' he said. 'And I just think that the longer this goes on, the more divisive and the more difficult and the more dangerous that it's getting now.' If elected on May 3, Mr Dutton has stated his commitment not to stand in front of the Indigenous or Torres Strait Islander flags at official press conferences. 'I want our country to be united under one flag, and I want our country to be as good as it can be, and we can't be as good as we can be if we're separating people into different groupings,' he told reporters on Saturday. 'We are all equal Australians, and we can respect the Indigenous flag and the Torres Strait Island flag, but we unite under one flag, as every other … comparable country does and that's how we can help close the gap.' Senator Price has also repeatedly voiced her opposition to Welcome to Country ceremonies. 'There is no problem with acknowledging our history, but rolling out these performances before every sporting event or public gathering is definitely divisive,' Sen Price, who is the Coalition's Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians, said. 'It's not welcoming, it's telling non-Indigenous Australians 'this isn't your country' and that's wrong. We are all Australians and we share this great land.' 'Around the country', Sen Price said, there were some people whose 'only role, their only source of income, is delivering Welcome to Country'. 'Everyone's getting sick of it.'
News.com.au
27-04-2025
- News.com.au
Woman charged with attempted murder after female jogger allegedly assaulted in Fitzroy North, Melbourne
A woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking another woman while she was jogging along a quiet creek trail in Melbourne's inner-north. The 24-year-old jogger was allegedly assaulted as she was running on Merri Creek Trail near High St in Fitzroy North at about 10.45am on Friday. Police say the woman suffered serious head injuries in the alleged 'unprovoked attack'. Passers-by came to her aid before she was taken to hospital, where she remained in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries on Saturday. Police allege the woman's attacker - a 29-year-old woman - fled the scene but was arrested in the area a short time later. She has since been charged with attempted murder and intentionally cause injury. She was due to appear in Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Saturday. It comes as police investigations continue into another alleged attack on a jogger in Melbourne on Friday. A 24-year-old man was left in a critical condition after being stabbed several times on Spring St in Reservoir, after attending an Anzac Day Dawn Service earlier that morning. Police say the 24-year-old man was transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. 'The exact circumstances are yet to be determined, and the investigations remain ongoing,' Victoria Police said. CCTV footage captured the moment the injured man stumbled his way to the nearby Metro Petroleum service station to get help. The footage shows the young man slumped to the ground while holding his T-shirt to his stomach wound as bystanders call emergency services. The man was able to stand and speak with police before being taken to hospital for surgery. Police have confirmed to NewsWire that the investigation remains ongoing.
Perth Now
27-04-2025
- Perth Now
Woman's ‘unprovoked attack' on jogger: cops
A woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking another woman while she was jogging along a quiet creek trail in Melbourne's inner-north. The 24-year-old jogger was allegedly assaulted as she was running on Merri Creek Trail near High St in Fitzroy North at about 10.45am on Friday. Police say the woman suffered serious head injuries in the alleged 'unprovoked attack'. Passers-by came to her aid before she was taken to hospital, where she remained in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries on Saturday. A woman sustained serious head injuries after she was allegedly attacked while on her morning jog on Friday. Google Maps Credit: Supplied Police allege the woman's attacker - a 29-year-old woman - fled the scene but was arrested in the area a short time later. She has since been charged with attempted murder and intentionally cause injury. She was due to appear in Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Saturday. It comes as police investigations continue into another alleged attack on a jogger in Melbourne on Friday. A 24-year-old man was left in a critical condition after being stabbed several times on Spring St in Reservoir, after attending an Anzac Day Dawn Service earlier that morning. This comes after another 24-year-old jogger was stabbed in his throat, chin and stomach on Friday. Credit: Supplied Police say the 24-year-old man was transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. 'The exact circumstances are yet to be determined, and the investigations remain ongoing,' Victoria Police said. CCTV footage captured the moment the injured man stumbled his way to the nearby Metro Petroleum service station to get help. The man was in critical condition, and police investigations remain ongoing. Credit: Supplied The footage shows the young man slumped to the ground while holding his T-shirt to his stomach wound as bystanders call emergency services. The man was able to stand and speak with police before being taken to hospital for surgery. Police have confirmed to NewsWire that the investigation remains ongoing.
