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AU Financial Review
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- AU Financial Review
How drone shows are becoming the ‘new fireworks'
When drone pilot Sam Nuttall has 600 of his robotic performers dancing above the Adelaide Oval in a few weeks' time, he is likely to be calmer than you might expect. 'A lot of the work has been done prior to us turning up on the night,' says Nuttall, the chief pilot for Sydney-based AGB Creative, whose three-dimensional drone formations will 'tell' the story of the oval for July's Illuminate Adelaide Festival. Expect a big Sherrin in the sky.
Perth Now
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
The sitcom absurdity of the federal election battle
Bold political moves define campaigns but its the absurdities and pageantry that make them stick in Australians' minds. Every three years, for better or worse, the election contest forces Australia's top politicians to dip their toes into everyday life - whether going to church, eating yum cha or visiting family homes - accompanied by a 30-strong media swarm. This often creates the perfect set-up for sitcom-like shenanigans, and this season, it was Prime Minister Anthony Albanese who set the pace. Within hours of calling the election, he opted to throw down the gauntlet: cuddling a infant on Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's home turf in Brisbane. In the early stages of the campaign, he was on a tear, averaging one baby interaction a day but an oddly arranged stage stalled his momentum. When he tried to pose for a photo during a mining union event, Mr Albanese put his foot in the wrong place and tumbled offstage, drawing a gasp from the crowd as he reached for a nearby arm on the way down. Though he quickly found his feet and returned to the upright position, all smiles, 'the fall' would cast a shadow over the rest of the campaign. Mr Dutton also kicked off a panic early on while trying to fool around with a footy. Sensing a potential photo opportunity, he launched the Sherrin towards the media crew, accidentally clocking Network Ten cameraman Ghaith Nadir in the head. "Oh, got him," Mr Dutton said, before realising his victim needed medical attention. Phones across Australia soon lit up with news alerts about how the opposition leader had drawn blood. He later shouted Mr Nadir a beer. Several major world events threatened to wrench the spotlight from domestic politics, with US President Donald Trump announcing his 'Liberation Day' tariffs on islands inhabited by penguins and seals during week one, and Pope Francis dying on Easter Monday. But in some cases, they just opened the door to more political tomfoolery. After discussion reignited over whether the prime minister could get Mr Trump on the phone, he went down a rabbit hole that ended with the bizarre conclusion the leader of the free world may not own a mobile. Shown a picture of billionaire Elon Musk - a confidante of the US president - Mr Dutton called him an "evil genius" before severely underestimating the price of eggs in rapid-fire questions. In a contest where the main game is to show how relatable politicians are, guessing a dozen eggs costs $4.20 when they retail for $8.50 may not win voters over. Though there are other ways to perform as the 'everyman'. After much was made of his dramatic weight-loss prior to the 2022 election, Mr Albanese has chosen to stay "off the grog" this campaign and instead indulged two low-sugar Bundaberg beverages, a ginger beer and a Farmers Union Iced Coffee in the proud state of South Australia. But Mr Dutton is on no such diet, having shown off his biggest smile of the campaign while delicately plucking chocolate ducks for an assorted box before the Easter break and pouring beers for two-up players on Anzac Day. The campaign show is a careful balancing act that requires characters to display strength while being willing to lower their defences and speak from the heart. Mr Dutton has maintained a monopoly on traditionally masculine displays of strength, having ridden in a mine cruiser, several semis and a dump truck, and pumped petrol for 16 different vehicles across every state. The opposition leader has tried to cast off his "hard man" image, rolling out his son Harry to tell the press about difficulties young people face in the housing market. Questions soon arose over whether he would let his son tap into the bank of mum and dad given he had amassed a sizeable property portfolio over the decades, and he eventually admitted he would help his kids. Mr Albanese preferred not to bring his family into discussions and showed his softer side by cooing at toddlers, high-fiving excited children or picking up dogs. But no matter how many photo opportunities they did, neither leader could stop journalists needling them. At one point Mr Dutton was forced to address campaign missteps almost once a week. He back-pedalled on threats to end public servants' work-from-home arrangements, admitted his mistake after a misunderstanding about Russian warplanes in Indonesia, clarified a decision to end electric vehicle tax breaks after mis-hearing a question and walked back threats to change the curriculum in response to the "indoctrination" of children. The prime minister, meanwhile, denied he had fallen down and weeks later continued to insist "just one leg went down". Hecklers across the political spectrum have also hounded the leaders. The prime minister was interrupted at least eight times during the campaign, while environment group Rising Tide heckled Mr Dutton twice in one day and NSW south coast unionists dressed up in hazmat suits to protest his nuclear energy policy. Even the smallest slight blew up on the national stage. The air-kiss of death took the spotlight when the prime minister and Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek came together for an embrace at Labor's campaign launch before clasping each other's hands and performing a long-distance peck. Mr Dutton's media bus became the subject of ridicule after it beached on a bike lane divider, requiring a team of photographers and cameramen to free the vehicle. Towards the end of the campaign, an awkward shot of Liberal Kooyong candidate Amelia Hamer, wide-eyed and staring into the void alongside a grimacing Mr Dutton, drew comparisons to Old Testament depictions painted by Baroque artists. And as the time ticked down to Saturday's election, the prime minister again looked to the dogs for advice. Suki, Snapper and Marlin, who belonged to the crew of the Robin and Kip with Corey Oates radio show, were asked to choose between two plates of treats: red for Labor, blue for the Liberals. All three chose Labor, echoing the predictions of human pollsters.
Daily Mail
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Nick Daicos jokes Jeremy Cameron was 'trying to injure' him by bizarrely handing the Magpies star a live rabbit during a TV show - as Geelong and Collingwood gear up for huge clash
Geelong star Jeremy Cameron has pulled the rabbit out of the hat for Geelong on many occasions. But on Monday, during a broadcast of Channel 9's new show 'Players', the Cats goal kicker surprised both Nick Daicos and Nick Watson by bringing a real bunny onto the set of the programme. The three footy stars sat down with broadcaster Felix von Hofe, who quizzed the group on everything from playing fortnight, to Daicos' awkward coin toss moment on ANZAC Day. During the show, the trio were asked to bring in two items of meaning for them, one of which they would take back home with them and another that they would leave in the Channel 9 studio, which would be auctioned off to raise funds for a children's charity. Cameron hilariously began stating that his sentimental item was more meaningful to his daughter. 'Everyone knows that I'm a "hobby farmer", as they like to call it,' the 32-year-old said, who owns a 50-acre farm just south-west of Geelong. Jeremy Cameron (left) surprised Nick Daicos (right) by presenting the Collingwood star with a live rabbit on Channel 9's new show 'Players' 'So I thought: "I can't bring in a cow. I can't bring in a sheep. A chook would have just been all over the place..." 'I don't know if you've ever had one of these but my daughter was just playing with it in the car mate... Nick [Daicos] I'll pass it onto you mate...' Daicos looked shocked and reeled back laughing after being presented with the fluffy bunny. 'Is he trying to injure me for this week?' Daicos joked, noting that Collingwood and Geelong will go head-to-head at the MCG later this Saturday. Cameron, who has booted 665 AFL goals in his distinguished career, jokingly quipped back: 'I'm trying to injure him because we're playing them this week. 'He's very friendly mate, his name's Hoppy, Hoppy is a boy. I don't think we can leave this one on the shelf.' The group then passed the rabbit onto Watson, sat on the other side of the room, and he looked a little tentative when collecting the bunny. 'I'm pretty scared,' he joked. Cameron then revealed that he would generously be donating the Sherrin that he booted his landmark 650th goal with. The Geelong star then opened up on why he likes to compress both ends of the footy before he plays. The 32-year-old, who has booted 665 goals for both GWS and Geelong, is regularly seen trying to squeeze down both ends of the footy during and before matches. 'The balls are so pointy at the start of games,' he said. 'And I just started doing it early on in games and sort of got into my routine and now I do it on every single set shot. 'I try to round off the ends and I think it's easier to kick.' 'They are pointy at the start of games,' Daicos replied before revealing his sentimental item was his school footy jersey before donating a pair of boots to the charity. Watson, meanwhile, was petting the rabbit but hilariously revealed that he was nervous about resting the bunny on his lap. 'You're making good friends with Hoppy Wiz?' Von Hofe asked him. 'Yeah...' Watson replied tentatively. He added: 'Does it s*** and p***?' 'I haven't really done much of this,' he added before revealing his sentimental item was a Mickey Mouse toy, dressed as a wizard, that was given to him by grandma - fitting of his nickname the Wizard.
The Age
25-04-2025
- Politics
- The Age
How a sense of betrayal brought a major complication to a battleground seat
It is a balmy mid-morning on the NSW south coast and, in the seat of Gilmore, Liberal candidate Andrew Constance is on very dangerous ground: a footy field under the gaze of TV cameras. This was early in the campaign, days before Liberal leader Peter Dutton brained a cameraman with a Sherrin in Darwin ('Got him,' he said unhelpfully as the ball connected) and a full parliamentary term after then-prime minister Scott Morrison laid out a kid called Luca with a rugby tackle in the midst of a game of soccer. Constance announces a bundle of money for improvements at the ground should the Coalition win government, and then engages in a kickaround with Liberal senator Andrew Bragg and members of the Batemans Bay Seahawks, who have been bounced from school for the event. The candidate, the kids and the media survive unscathed. Watching from the sideline, as she works a mobile phone, is Marise Payne, former foreign affairs minister, who is managing Constance's campaign. 'We've been close for 20 years,' he will later tell me. Gilmore has become a key battleground. In the last election, Constance, a high-profile former state member for Bega, overcame Coalition infighting during preselection to secure a 2.5 per cent swing towards him, even as the Coalition suffered a 5.3 per cent drift the other way. He came within a hair's breadth of winning. In the end, Labor's Fiona Phillips won by just 373 votes in a seat declared days after election day, securing the party's 77th seat and delighting Anthony Albanese, who was able to form a majority government as a result. This time around there is another complication. Kate Dezarnaulds, a businesswoman from Berry who has won the support of Climate 200, has thrown her hat in the ring, making Gilmore one of the few seats in the nation where a teal independent is running against an incumbent Labor MP. Should Dezarnaulds – her campaign website explains it is pronounced 'de-zar-know' – win, she would not only be knocking off a government member, she'd be depriving the Coalition of a crucial seat. Her intrusion serves to highlight another intriguing factor, the evanescent role of climate change and the environment in this election. Both parties have been accused of being AWOL on both issues.
Sydney Morning Herald
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
How a sense of betrayal brought a major complication to a battleground seat
It is a balmy mid-morning on the NSW south coast and, in the seat of Gilmore, Liberal candidate Andrew Constance is on very dangerous ground: a footy field under the gaze of TV cameras. This was early in the campaign, days before Liberal leader Peter Dutton brained a cameraman with a Sherrin in Darwin ('Got him,' he said unhelpfully as the ball connected) and a full parliamentary term after then-prime minister Scott Morrison laid out a kid called Luca with a rugby tackle in the midst of a game of soccer. Constance announces a bundle of money for improvements at the ground should the Coalition win government, and then engages in a kickaround with Liberal senator Andrew Bragg and members of the Batemans Bay Seahawks, who have been bounced from school for the event. The candidate, the kids and the media survive unscathed. Watching from the sideline, as she works a mobile phone, is Marise Payne, former foreign affairs minister, who is managing Constance's campaign. 'We've been close for 20 years,' he will later tell me. Gilmore has become a key battleground. In the last election, Constance, a high-profile former state member for Bega, overcame Coalition infighting during preselection to secure a 2.5 per cent swing towards him, even as the Coalition suffered a 5.3 per cent drift the other way. He came within a hair's breadth of winning. In the end, Labor's Fiona Phillips won by just 373 votes in a seat declared days after election day, securing the party's 77th seat and delighting Anthony Albanese, who was able to form a majority government as a result. This time around there is another complication. Kate Dezarnaulds, a businesswoman from Berry who has won the support of Climate 200, has thrown her hat in the ring, making Gilmore one of the few seats in the nation where a teal independent is running against an incumbent Labor MP. Should Dezarnaulds – her campaign website explains it is pronounced 'de-zar-know' – win, she would not only be knocking off a government member, she'd be depriving the Coalition of a crucial seat. Her intrusion serves to highlight another intriguing factor, the evanescent role of climate change and the environment in this election. Both parties have been accused of being AWOL on both issues.
