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Daily Mail
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Margot Robbie looks effortlessly stylish alongside her husband Tom Ackerley as they are spotted in Brisbane with their six month old baby
Margot Robbie looked effortlessly stylish on Friday as she arrived at Brisbane Airport with her husband Tom Ackerley and their newborn son. The Barbie star, who welcomed her first child in Los Angeles in October, stepped off her flight in a laid-back yet chic outfit. The Queensland-born actress slipped into her favourite striped Celine jumper, opting for a loose-fit style that highlighted her casual approach to post-baby fashion. She paired the jumper with baggy jeans, creating an on-trend, relaxed look that suited her easygoing vibe. The new mother went completely makeup-free for her arrival, embracing a natural glow as she shielded her face with a simple black cap. Her blonde locks were left down, flowing effortlessly as she wheeled her suitcase through the bustling lounge, with her husband by her side. The Queensland-born actress slipped into her favourite striped Celine jumper, opting for a loose-fit style that highlighted her casual approach to post-baby fashion Tom, looking every inch the doting father, tenderly carried their baby son through the airport in his arms. The little one was wrapped snugly in soft sheets, adding to the heartwarming family moment as the couple made their way through the terminal. Together, the pair seemed at ease and completely in tune with their new role as parents, making their public return to Australia a sweet and stylish occasion. The two new parents are reportedly over the moon with their son. 'They waited a long time to get pregnant, so it was almost unbelievable when the baby actually arrived,' an insider recently told People. 'They've both been settling into being parents. They're homebodies so it's been lovely to spend the time just them, at home with him,' the insider added. 'They're so happy.' Margot's pregnancy was made public in July and the couple enjoyed a romantic 'babymoon' to Sardinia, Italy, at the end of August. The couple welcomed their son in October, and are yet to reveal their child's name. Tom and Margot first met in 2013 while working on Suite Française, where he was an assistant director, and she was in front of the camera. They cemented their relationship after moving in together with other friends in a four bed house in Clapham, South London, which according to Margot was the 'best days of my life'. The couple got married in 2016 and are co-producers on a number of projects, including Hulu's Dollface, through their production company LuckyChap Entertainment. 'I was the ultimate single gal. The idea of relationships made me want to vomit,' Margot told Vogue in 2016. 'And then this crept up on me. We were friends for so long. I was always in love with him, but I thought, Oh, he would never love me back. Don't make it weird, Margot. 'Don't be stupid and tell him that you like him. And then it happened, and I was like, of course we're together. This makes so much sense, the way nothing has ever made sense before.'
Express Tribune
12-03-2025
- Health
- Express Tribune
Australian man survives 100 days with artificial heart before transplant
Listen to article An Australian man with severe heart failure has become the first person to survive more than 100 days with a total artificial heart implant before receiving a donor transplant, doctors announced on Wednesday. The BiVACOR total artificial heart, designed by Queensland-born Dr Daniel Timms, is the world's first rotary blood pump that fully replaces the human heart. The implant, still in early clinical trials, uses magnetic levitation to replicate natural blood flow and is intended as a bridge for patients awaiting transplants. The patient, a man in his 40s from New South Wales, received the device at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney in a six-hour surgery on 22 November. He was discharged with the implant in February and later received a donor heart in early March. Surgeon Paul Jansz, who led the procedure, called it a historic moment for Australian medicine. "We've worked towards this for years, and we're enormously proud to be the first team in Australia to carry out this procedure," he said. Previous BiVACOR implants have been performed in the United States, but none of those patients lived beyond 27 days before receiving a donor heart. Professor Chris Hayward, a cardiologist at St Vincent's, said the success of the Australian case could reshape global heart failure treatment. "Within the next decade, artificial hearts could become the alternative for those who cannot wait for a donor heart," he said. While experts hailed the achievement, cardiologist Professor David Colquhoun cautioned that artificial hearts still have a long way to go before replacing transplants, as donor hearts can last more than a decade. The procedure is part of Australia's Artificial Heart Frontiers Program, led by Monash University, which aims to develop new devices for advanced heart failure treatment.
The Guardian
11-03-2025
- Health
- The Guardian
Australian man survives 100 days with artificial heart in world-first success
An Australian man with heart failure has become the first person in the world to walk out of a hospital discharged with a total artificial heart implant. The Australian researchers and doctors behind the operation announced on Wednesday that the implant was an 'unmitigated clinical success' after the man lived with the device for more than 100 days before receiving a donor heart transplant in early March. The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart, invented by Queensland-born Dr Daniel Timms, is the world's first implantable rotary blood pump that can act as a complete replacement for a human heart, using magnetic levitation technology to replicate the natural blood flow of a healthy heart. The implant, still in the early stages of clinical study, has been designed for patients with end-stage biventricular heart failure, which generally develops after other conditions – most commonly heart attack and coronary heart disease, but also other diseases such as diabetes – have damaged or weakened the heart so that it cannot effectively pump blood through the body effectively. Every year, over 23 million people around the world suffer from heart failure, but only 6,000 will receive a donor heart, according to the Australian government who provided $50m to develop and commercialise the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart as part of the Artificial Heart Frontiers Program. The implant is designed as a bridge to keep patients alive until a donor heart transplant becomes available, but BiVACOR's long-term ambition is for implant recipients to be able to live with their device without needing a heart transplant. The patient, a man in his forties from New South Wales who was experiencing severe heart failure, volunteered to become the first recipient of the total artificial heart in Australia, and the sixth in the world. The first five implants took place earlier in 2024 in the United States, and all received donor hearts before being discharged from hospital, with the longest time in between implant and transplant 27 days. The Australian patient's implant took place on 22 November 2024 at St Vincent's Hospital Sydney in a six-hour procedure led by the cardiothoracic and transplant surgeon Dr Paul Jansz. The Australian patient, who declined to be identified, was discharged from the hospital with the implant in February. A donor heart became available to be transplanted in March. Jansz said it was a privilege to be part of such an historic and pioneering Australian medical event. 'We've worked towards this moment for years and we're enormously proud to have been the first team in Australia to carry out this procedure,' Jansz said. Prof Chris Hayward, a cardiologist at St Vincent's, who led the observation of the man in after a few weeks in the intensive care unit, said the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart would transform heart failure treatment internationally. Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion 'The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart ushers in a whole new ball game for heart transplants, both in Australia and internationally,' he said. 'Within the next decade we will see the artificial heart becoming the alternative for patients who are unable to wait for a donor heart or when a donor heart is simply not available.' Prof David Colquhoun from the University of Queensland and board member of the Heart Foundation, who was not involved in the trial, said the success so far was a 'great technological step forward for artificial hearts - bridging hearts – before transplant'. However, Colquhoun cautioned that the functioning timespan of the artificial heart – more than 100 days – was still significantly less than that of a donor heart, which is over 10 years (or 3000 days). Colquhoun said for that reason it was still 'a long way to go' before the artificial heart could be considered a replacement for a heart transplant. He emphasised however the numbers per population experiencing heart failure are far less because of the heart medications now available – the peak of death rate from heart disease was around 1967-68 with 47,000 Australians dying from heart disease out of a then population of 11 million, compared with 45,000 of 22 million Australians in 2022. The implant is the first in a series of procedures planned in Australia as part of the Monash University-led Artificial Heart Frontiers Program, which is developing three key devices to treat the most common forms of heart failure.
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Losers no longer, South Australia target rare double
South Australia's triumphant cricketers are setting their sights on an historic double. After soaking up their success in winning the one-day title, Nathan McSweeney's team now want a long-elusive Sheffield Shield. McSweeney led SA to its first one-day title in 13 years with a comprehensive 64-run defeat of Victoria at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night. The wait is over!!South Australia win the 2024-25 #OneDayCup for the first time in 13 years! — (@cricketcomau) March 1, 2025 The double of a winning a one-day crown and the Shield in the same season has been achieved 11 times - but never by SA. Western Australia (five times), NSW (four times) and Victoria (twice) have completed the double. But McSweeney knows his adopted state, for so long the proverbial whipping boys of the domestic scene, may never have a better chance than now. "It's a little bit of a monkey off the back," McSweeney said after collecting the inaugural Dean Jones Trophy. "We'll enjoy it but there's a bigger picture - there's a Shield final to play. "Everyone loves winning. And for us to get a taste of it, hopefully it kick-starts us - I don't think we'll get sick of it." SA haven't won a shield since 1995/96 but currently lead the four-day competition and are in prime position to host the final. With two games remaining, offering six points for each win, McSweeney's team hold an 11-point break from next-best NSW. And the Queensland-born McSweeney believes SA's 50-over success will feed into the four-day format. "It has obviously been a long time between titles," he said. "The players we've got in our stable now have shown over the last couple years that we can do it. "It's just, unfortunately, we had a bad hour in a Shield game or we had a bad hour in a one-day game and it has taken us out of the competition. "We're getting a little bit more consistent, as seen in the Shield table as well. "So hopefully it's the start of some strong years and it's not just a one-off." McSweeney said Ryan Harris, who replaced Jason Gillespie as SA's head coach for this season, deserved much credit. "Something Ryan Harris has brought in to us is the belief," he said. "We have defended 160 twice this year in the one-day comp. We got bowled out for 90 in the last Shield game and won. "From positions that we shouldn't be winning, we are. "It's a massive hats off to Ryano and the coaching staff." STATES TO COMPLETE THE SHIELD/50-OVER DOUBLE * Western Australia: 5 (1976/77; 1977/78; 2021/22; 2022/23; 2023/24) * New South Wales: 4 (1984/85; 1992/92; 1993/94; 2002/03) * Victoria 2: (1979/80; 2018/19) (Footnote: Domestic one-day tournament started in 1969/70)
The Guardian
27-02-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Matt Kuhnemann ‘never doubted' his bowling action before being cleared by ICC
Matt Kuhnemann has declared he never doubted the legality of his own action, after Australia's new spin sensation was cleared to continue bowling by the ICC. Kuhnemann's two-and-a-half-week ordeal was finally put to bed on Wednesday night, when the ICC informed him he had passed tests on his action. The news came after Kuhnemann had been reported for having a suspect action during Australia's triumph in Sri Lanka, where he was the leading wicket-taker. In a statement, the 28-year-old admitted on Thursday he had been left disappointed by being reported after the high point of his cricket career. But he insists he never believed there was a problem with his action, after having played 135 professional games since his debut for a Cricket Australia XI in 2017. 'It was a disappointing way to finish what was such a successful Test series for Australia,' Kuhnemann said in the statement. 'I've never doubted my bowling action throughout my career and I'm always looking to improve the art of spin bowling in different conditions. 'I thought the process itself was quite fair and I appreciated the professional manner in which testing was explained to me and then conducted.' Kuhnemann also thanked Cricket Australia officials, who had publicly pointed to the fact his action had never previously been reported. Stand-in captain Steve Smith was among those to have expressed surprise at Kuhnemann being referred to the ICC, after leaning on him heavily in Sri Lanka. 'I am very grateful for all the support I have received from my family, friends and teammates, and to Cricket Australia who stood by me throughout the process,' Kuhnemann said. 'I'm looking forward to finishing the (Sheffield Shield) season with Tasmania once my thumb has fully healed and then getting into my off-field preparations.' Kuhnemann could return to cricket as soon as next Thursday for Tasmania against his former state Queensland, if his non-bowling thumb has healed well. The left-arm finger-spinner fractured his right thumb playing in the Big Bash League last month, but played through the pain to take 16 wickets at an average of 17.18 in the two Tests in Galle. Beyond this Shield season, Kuhnemann is likely to form part of Australia's squad for a three-Test series in the Caribbean, where wickets are often conducive to playing multiple spinners. The Queensland-born talent is also likely to form a key part of Australia's bid to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India in 2027, bowling in tandem with Nathan Lyon. Sign up to The Spin Subscribe to our cricket newsletter for our writers' thoughts on the biggest stories and a review of the week's action after newsletter promotion Australia's coaches like the fact Kuhnemann offers a point of difference to Lyon, spinning the ball the other way as a left-armer. He also took career-best figures of five for 16 on Australia's last tour of India, helping spin the side to a victory in Indore in just his second Test. Had ICC tests in Brisbane on 15 February deemed that Kuhnemann extended his elbow by more than 15 degrees, he would have been banned from bowling until he could prove he had remedied the situation. That would have presented a significant challenge to Kuhnemann after spending his whole career bowling with his current action, and posed a challenge to remain as effective.
