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West Australian
19-05-2025
- Health
- West Australian
Kyle Sandilands takes plight of WA magpies dying from deadly disease to airwaves of Kyle and Jackie O Show
Kyle Sandilands has joined the chorus of voices demanding more be done to save WA magpies, which are at risk of disappearing from suburban areas because of a deadly paralysis syndrome. 'It's a national tragedy,' the country's top radio host and Australian Idol judge said of the issue. Sandilands took the plight of local magpies to the airwaves on Monday after learning about it through an article published in The Sunday Times and PerthNow. 'I love animals, so this stuck in my mind,' he told The Kyle and Jackie O Show's global 1.2 million listeners. 'Hundreds of thousands of magpies are . . . dropping dead.' He added on Sydney's top-rated breakfast show: 'This isn't some bird flu thing, this is a mysterious syndrome that they are calling magpie paralysis syndrome. 'The West Australian population are worried that their magpie population will be wiped out completely.' West Australians have also been vocal in their support of the State's magpies, with thousands engaging with the story on PerthNow and an influx of donations, some as high as $10,000, to WA wildlife centres. WA Wildlife chief executive Dean Huxley estimated that the mystery paralysis syndrome had led to the death of hundreds of thousands of birds across WA since it first emerged seven years ago. While cases have been steadily rising each year, there has been a fivefold increase in recent months. 'It feels almost apocalyptic,' Mr Huxley said of the mass deaths. 'Recently I've heard so many stories of people saying they have had a particular tribe of magpies in their street for years or decades and now they are gone. 'And that's not in one area, that's in the wider Perth area.' Wildlife centres across the State have been overrun with sick birds which have been brought in by members of the public. At WA Wildlife's hospital in Bibra Lake, more than 900 magpies have been admitted since August 2024, most suffering from paralysis syndrome. WA Wildlife has now teamed up with Kanyana Wildlife, Native Animal Rescue and Darling Range Wildlife Shelter to form the Wildlife Rehabilitation Advisory Group of WA in order to take action on the issue. 'We had to take matters into our own hands because we are getting no support from the WA Government,' Mr Huxley said. The deadly syndrome starts with paralysis of the feet, which then spreads up through the body. 'It's absolutely horrible, the birds suffer and if they don't receive treatment, they will die,' Mr Huxley said. 'We haven't seen a single case where it resolves on its own.' However, when caught early enough, the prognosis is good for magpies brought in for treatment. 'We have about a 60 per cent survival rate,' Mr Huxley said, adding that treatment can take between 10 days and two weeks. At Murdoch University's veterinary school, Bethany Jackson and a team of researchers are scrambling to find the cause of the paralysis. While it was initially thought to be a form of botulism, further research has suggested it is unlikely. 'There is a lot about this even that doesn't fit with a botulism event,' Dr Jackson said. 'So now we've gone back to square one to rule out everything.' Dr Jackson said researchers were 'throwing everything at' trying to find a cause that could lead to prevention and better treatment. Mr Huxley and Dr Jackson called on the State Government to invest more money into research on the syndrome, as well as funding wildlife centres that rely on donations and volunteers to care and treat afflicted birds. 'Our running costs are in the tens of thousands every month and, like all wildlife organisations that work tirelessly to look after wildlife, don't receive any government funding,' Mr Huxley said. 'State and Federal governments fund other animal charities, companion animals for example, and yet we don't fund our endemic wildlife, which they leverage for tourism. 'I think that dynamic needs to change. And that change will come from pressure from the public that says, 'We value our wildlife, we value our magpies and our bird song, and we expect some funding for the organisations that are trying to save them'.' A Government spokesperson said that while magpies were a protected native species, they were not considered 'endangered'.
Perth Now
19-05-2025
- Health
- Perth Now
Kyle Sandilands calls WA magpie deaths ‘a national tragedy'
Kyle Sandilands has joined the chorus of voices demanding more be done to save WA magpies, which are at risk of disappearing from suburban areas because of a deadly paralysis syndrome. 'It's a national tragedy,' the country's top radio host and Australian Idol judge said of the issue. Sandilands took the plight of local magpies to the airwaves on Monday after learning about it through an article published in The Sunday Times and PerthNow. 'I love animals, so this stuck in my mind,' he told The Kyle and Jackie O Show's global 1.2 million listeners. 'Hundreds of thousands of magpies are . . . dropping dead.' He added on Sydney's top-rated breakfast show: 'This isn't some bird flu thing, this is a mysterious syndrome that they are calling magpie paralysis syndrome. Radio host Kyle Sandilands has taken the plight of WA magpies to the airwaves. Credit: Unknown / Instagram 'The West Australian population are worried that their magpie population will be wiped out completely.' West Australians have also been vocal in their support of the State's magpies, with thousands engaging with the story on PerthNow and an influx of donations, some as high as $10,000, to WA wildlife centres. WA Wildlife chief executive Dean Huxley estimated that the mystery paralysis syndrome had led to the death of hundreds of thousands of birds across WA since it first emerged seven years ago. While cases have been steadily rising each year, there has been a fivefold increase in recent months. 'It feels almost apocalyptic,' Mr Huxley said of the mass deaths. 'Recently I've heard so many stories of people saying they have had a particular tribe of magpies in their street for years or decades and now they are gone. 'And that's not in one area, that's in the wider Perth area.' WA Wildlife chief executive Dean Huxley with an injured magpie at the vet hospital in Bibra Lake. Credit: Justin Benson-Cooper / The West Australian Wildlife centres across the State have been overrun with sick birds which have been brought in by members of the public. At WA Wildlife's hospital in Bibra Lake, more than 900 magpies have been admitted since August 2024, most suffering from paralysis syndrome. WA Wildlife has now teamed up with Kanyana Wildlife, Native Animal Rescue and Darling Range Wildlife Shelter to form the Wildlife Rehabilitation Advisory Group of WA in order to take action on the issue. 'We had to take matters into our own hands because we are getting no support from the WA Government,' Mr Huxley said. Magpies are disappearing from suburban areas because of a deadly paralysis syndrome. Credit: Justin Benson-Cooper / The West Australian The deadly syndrome starts with paralysis of the feet, which then spreads up through the body. 'It's absolutely horrible, the birds suffer and if they don't receive treatment, they will die,' Mr Huxley said. 'We haven't seen a single case where it resolves on its own.' However, when caught early enough, the prognosis is good for magpies brought in for treatment. 'We have about a 60 per cent survival rate,' Mr Huxley said, adding that treatment can take between 10 days and two weeks. At Murdoch University's veterinary school, Bethany Jackson and a team of researchers are scrambling to find the cause of the paralysis. While it was initially thought to be a form of botulism, further research has suggested it is unlikely. Bethany Jackson, from Murdoch University's veterinary school. Credit: Justin Benson-Cooper / The West Australian 'There is a lot about this even that doesn't fit with a botulism event,' Dr Jackson said. 'So now we've gone back to square one to rule out everything.' Dr Jackson said researchers were 'throwing everything at' trying to find a cause that could lead to prevention and better treatment. Mr Huxley and Dr Jackson called on the State Government to invest more money into research on the syndrome, as well as funding wildlife centres that rely on donations and volunteers to care and treat afflicted birds. 'Our running costs are in the tens of thousands every month and, like all wildlife organisations that work tirelessly to look after wildlife, don't receive any government funding,' Mr Huxley said. 'State and Federal governments fund other animal charities, companion animals for example, and yet we don't fund our endemic wildlife, which they leverage for tourism. 'I think that dynamic needs to change. And that change will come from pressure from the public that says, 'We value our wildlife, we value our magpies and our bird song, and we expect some funding for the organisations that are trying to save them'.' A Government spokesperson said that while magpies were a protected native species, they were not considered 'endangered'.
News.com.au
01-05-2025
- Automotive
- News.com.au
Shocking photo of Kyle and Jackie O star's ‘scary' car crash
A member of Kyle and Jackie O 's on-air team was involved in a 'major' car accident yesterday that caused his vehicle to lift into the air and flip. Sports presenter Cooper Johns, 25, was driving home on Wednesday afternoon when a taxi swerved into his lane, causing his car to flip. Stream Fletch & Hindy's Alternate Kayo Call for Magic Round's Super Saturday: Warriors vs Cowboys & Tigers vs Dragons. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Recounting the dramatic incident on-air this morning, Johns explained that he had limited memory of the crash itself, which he presumed was due to suffering a concussion. He said police had told him they'd 'never seen anything like this' – because while Johns' car was totalled, the taxi driver's vehicle was totally undamaged. He explained what had happened to make him come off second best in the collision. 'I've clipped his wheel … they say that when the two tires are going forward, his wheel essentially serves as a skate ramp. I've hit it [while] accelerating and then I've just flipped,' he said on The Kyle and Jackie O Show this morning. 'It happened that quick – it was like I was in space. I felt like Katy Perry!' Johns said that as the car turned upside down, 'everything like was floating in front of me. All the s**t in my glove box, everything. My spare tire that was in the boot flew into the back seat.' He said the car skidded on its roof before eventually coming to a stop, with him stranded inside. Johns revealed that once he realised he was relatively uninjured, his first instinct was to turn off the song that was playing through the car stereo – ABBA's disco classic Voulez-Vous. 'I'm upside down and I reach across to my radio to turn it down, because I thought, if the coppers come and drag me out of this thing, I do not want that playing. I was that embarrassed. Being dragged out by emergency services with Voulez-Vous playing!' Johns managed to free himself, but it was not the most graceful exit – as he unclipped his seatbelt he fell down onto the windshield below. He said that by this time the taxi driver had come to his aid, helping him out of the vehicle, where emergency services were soon on the scene – thanks to Johns' iPhone, which had immediately registered he'd been in a crash and had auto-dialled 000 for him. Johns said he was checked out by emergency services and did not attend hospital, instead waiting 90 minutes for his father, retired NRL player Matthew Johns, to come and collect him. Sharing a photo of the aftermath of the crash to his Instagram today, Johns conceded that the collision had been 'scary stuff' and that he was 'glad to get out of it unscathed.'
Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Radio stars share never before seen pictures of Kylie Jenner before she went under the knife: 'Ugly little thing'
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson have shared never-before-seen photographs of Kylie Jenner at the Kardashian home in 2008. The KIIS FM radio hosts infamously labelled the Kylie Cosmetics mogul an 'ugly little thing' when they first met an 11-year-old Kylie to broadcast a live show from Kris Jenner 's kitchen in Calabasas. On Wednesday, The Kyle and Jackie O Show Instagram account shared a throwback snap of Kris Jenner, Jackie, Kyle, Bruce Jenner, and Kylie Jenner all crammed in around a makeshift recording studio on the Kardashian's dining table. Kylie, age 11, sat perched on the back of her dad's armchair with her make-up free visage visible in profile. Since shooting to fame at the tender age of nine on Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kylie, 27, has faced scrutiny over her changing looks - with heavy emphasis on her plumped up lips. The star has been slammed for lying about having fillers, before confessing the truth and making millions from her Kylie Lip Kits. When Kyle and Jackie were invited to record a show from the family's then-home, Kendall and Kylie were not on pop culture radar like their older sisters. Back in 2023, the radio stars said when they first saw Kylie they thought to themselves that she will 'never make it'. 'We were invited to their house to broadcast the whole show from their kitchen. It was first thing in the morning, we were setting up in their kitchen while they were all asleep,' Jackie said. 'I remember looking at them (Kendall and Kylie) outside playing in the rain and saying to you "they'll never make it".' 'And I was like "what about that ugly little one" but that's the biggest one now. How were we to know a little reconstructive surgery and the right lip kit would skyrocket that kid?' Kyle said. Although mother-of-two Kylie has publicly acknowledged having lip fillers and breast augmentation, she previously denied going under the knife (or needle) entirely. In 2015, Kylie famously came clean about having her lips enhanced with fillers - after years of staunchly denying allegations of work due to her teenage age. 'You guys have watched me grow up since I was 9. My face is going to get different,' she insisted in a 2015 interview with Cosmopolitan magazine. 'Now, I know how to do my makeup, contour, and everything. I'm not against surgery. I'd never say no, but I don't desire it right now.' But in a 2015 episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, she eventually confessed, 'I have temporary lip fillers. It's just an insecurity of mine, and it's what I wanted to do.' In 2023, she finally admitted to having a secret boob job in the Season 3 finale of The Kardashians. While speaking with her BFF Anastasia 'Stassie' Karanikolaou she confessed to getting her breasts done at the tender age of 19 before giving birth to her daughter Stormi - although she admitted that she does regret undergoing the procedure. 'Also, you know I got my breasts done before Stormi. Within six months of like having Stormi, not thinking I would like have a child when I was 20, like they were still healing,' Kylie admitted. She added, 'I had beautiful breasts, like natural t*ts, just gorgeous, like perfect size, perfect everything, and I just wished, obviously, I never got them done to begin with.' 'I would recommend anyone who was thinking about it to wait until after you have children,' she added, before revealing how her views on plastic surgery have changed now that she's a mother. 'But yeah obviously I have a daughter too. I would be heartbroken if she wanted to get her body done at 19,' Kylie admitted. 'I mean, she's the most beautiful thing ever. I want to be like the best mom and the best example for her and I just I wish I could like be her and do it all differently, because I wouldn't touch anything.' Kylie has also been rumoured to have other cosmetic procedures, including a nose job, cheek fillers, and potentially a Brazilian Butt Lift, though she has not addressed these.
Daily Mail
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
OnlyFans star Annie Knight hospitalised for mystery illness - after announcing engagement to fiancé Henry Brayshaw
Annie Knight is in hospital with a mystery ailment. The 27-year-old OnlyFans star, dubbed 'Australia's most sexually active woman', looked unwell as she lay in a bed in a photo shared by her fiancé Henry Brayshaw. In the Instagram Stories post, Annie wore a blue hospital gown and slept while surrounded by monitors. 'Wonder where the life support switch is?' Henry joked in the caption alongside the image. It was not explained by either Annie or Henry why the performer required the visit to hospital. The couple only recently announced that they are set to marry, after only one week of dating. A few weeks ago, Annie revealed the 'truth' behind her shock engagement to her fiancé Henry. The famous sex worker and her beau are set to walk down the aisle after Henry popped the question during a romantic dinner at the end of March. Appearing on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, Annie admitted the pair's romance had only just got serious when Henry asked for her hand in marriage. 'The crazy bit about it is we've only been officially dating for a week,' she told a shocked Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson. 'However, we've been best friends for ten years and we have dated in the past. 'And we've been sort of seeing each other recently. It's not a shotgun engagement or anything like that. It's been ten years in the making.' Annie recently made a startling confession about her bedroom antics with her fiancé. She revealed in her latest Unhinged podcast episode that she and her hubby-to-be do not sleep in the same bed. The famous sex worker and her beau are set to walk down the aisle after Henry popped the question during a romantic dinner at the end of March 'Henry and I love sleeping in our own beds,' the controversial star revealed in an Instagram Reel on Monday. 'We have separate rooms,' she added, as her fiancé chimed in: 'Yep. Off the cuff.' Annie, who famously bedded over 600 people in 2024, clarified that the couple do share a bed from time to time. 'Don't get me wrong, every once in a while we'll sleep in the same bed and it's fine. It's great. We love it.' However, Henry's widened eyes told a different story, hinting that they both prefer to keep their nighttime rituals separate. Annie's fiancé of two weeks went on to reveal that when the couple do sleep together, it's a 'pretty wild' experience. 'There's a dog and Annie's got her f***ing earmuffs in and the ocean is like in the room, so loud.' Annie added: 'I love my white noise.' Henry, who is the son of cricket and AFL commentator James Brayshaw, went on: 'And then I've got my rain noises so we've got half the rain, half the ocean, a dog. 'The whole thing's pretty wild, to be honest,' he told listeners. Annie captioned the Instagram clip: 'When a 5am early bird gets engaged to FIFO sleepy boy. 'We honestly love having separate beds and [it] should be a little more normalised if it works for a couple,' she added.
