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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Stunning photos capture the rare moment water cascades down the sides of Uluru as mega rain bomb strikes Australia
Stunning footage has captured the moment Uluru became a waterfall after rain produced cascades down Australia's sacred rock. The sides of the iconic rock were temporarily transformed into a stunning water feature as the typically harsh desert sun vanished behind a rain band, part of a cloud system stretching the entire length of Australia. The Outback has already seen massive flooding this year with temporary inland seas isolating townships from the rest of the country. Satellite images show the new cloud band stretching 3,600km from WA's Kimberley region, across central Australia and to the Queensland and NSW border. The weather system has already dumped record-breaking rainfall over some WA and NT regions with more than 100mm falling in areas that usually see less than 20mm throughout May. In the NT, records were also broken with Tindal receiving 179.8mm - the average May daily rainfall is 2mm - and Rabbit Flat 77.6mm. Alice Springs was also soaked with 40.4mm, which is the heaviest May rainfall daily total since 1993. Broome this week received 100.6mm of rain in 24 hours - the heaviest May daily rainfall in 20 years - while nearby Kalumburu was drenched with 111.6mm and Wyndham with 54.8mm, which were both new May records. NSW is still reeling from devastating floods that hit coastal communities last week, with the latest downpours fortunately focused on Queensland, the NT and WA. 'Cloudy, cool and wet describes the weather for a lot of areas along the east coast (on Friday),' the BOM's Angus Hines told News. Recent heavy rain has turned Uluru's rock formations into cascading waterfalls Mutitjulu waterhole at Uluru turned into a picturesque waterfall on Sunday after a drenching at Australia's typically arid red centre 'Most of the rain will be between Bundaberg and Townsville, we could actually see some moderate falls around the likes of Mackay and Rockhampton, and it will be pretty wet there through most of the day. He said the West Coast is also expected to see some wet weather, with storms south of Geraldton. 'When it comes to rain though, there is something a bit more significant to talk about here, and this is bands of showers and storms moving onto the west coast,' Mr Hines said. '(It) really could affect anyone from the Pilbara, right down through the central west, through Perth and down to the very far south west.' An image showing accumulated rainfall from Wednesday to Friday across Australia Sydney Friday: Min 11 Max 20 Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 20 per cent. Saturday: Min 12 Max 20 Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 20 per cent. Sunday: Min 10 Max 20 Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 10 per cent. Brisbane Friday: Min 15 Max 21 Shower or two. Possible rainfall: 0 to 6 mm. Chance of any rain: 70 per cent. Saturday: Min 15 Max 22 Rain. Possible rainfall: 1 to 15 mm. Chance of any rain: 80 per cent. Sunday: Min 15 Max 24 Possible shower. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 40 per cent. Locals in Port Macquarie are seen delivering food to isolated residents last week Australia's red centre has already seen flooding this year with more expected ( Thargomindah in outback Queensland is pictured in March) Melbourne Friday: Min 10 Max 16 Shower or two. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 50 per cent. Saturday: Min 9 Max 16 Cloudy. Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm. Chance of any rain: 30 per cent. Sunday: Min 6 Max 17 Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 10 per cent. Adelaide Friday: Min 9 Max 18 Cloud clearing. Chance of any rain: 10 per cent. Saturday: Min 6 Max 19 Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 10 per cent. Sunday: Min 8 Max 20 Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 10 per cent. Perth Friday: Min 13 Max 23 Showers. Storm. Possible rainfall: 6 to 20 mm. Chance of any rain: 95 per cent. Saturday: Min 14 Max 22 Showers. Possible rainfall: 2 to 9 mm. Chance of any rain: 90 per cent. Sunday: Min 12 Max 22 Shower or two. Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm. Chance of any rain: 50 per cent. A cloud band stretching the length of Australia (pictured) is dumping record-breaking rain in areas which usually only receive 2mm in a month NSW is still reeling from floods which smashed costal communities last week Canberra Friday: Min -1 Max 18 Morning frost. Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 10 per cent. Saturday: Min 2 Max 17 Cloud clearing. Chance of any rain: 10 per cent. Sunday: Min 0 Max 17 Morning frost. Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 10 per cent. Hobart Friday: Min 8 Max 15 Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 10 per cent. Saturday: Min 7 Max 15 Cloudy. Chance of any rain: 20 per cent. Sunday: Min 6 Max 16 Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 10 per cent. Darwin Friday: Min 22 Max 31 Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 5 per cent. Saturday: Min 22 Max 31 Mostly sunny. Chance of any rain: 5 per cent. Sunday: Min 22 Max 31 Sunny. Chance of any rain: 5 per cent.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Braith Anasta's ex fiancée Rachael Lee debuts her new engagement ring from her Bra Boys boyfriend - after NRL star once proposed with a massive four carat sparkler
Braith Anasta's ex-fiancée Rachael Lee has debuted her new engagement ring just days after her Bra Boys boyfriend Evan Faulks proposed during a romantic trip to Uluru. In Instagram footage, Rachael proudly moved her hand back and forth to showcase her new bling. The ring features a round cut diamond on a platinum or white gold band. 'Excitement levels high. Just picked up my gorgeous, perfect, most sentimental, beautiful engagement ring. Happiness overload,' Rachael captioned the clip. The mother-of-two announced her exciting engagement news in an Instagram post last week. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. She shared a video and pictures of Evan proposing during a trip to Uluru. In the clip, Evan was seen getting down on one knee in a romantic outback setting at sunset. With tears of joy streaming down her face, the couple embraced and kiss. 'I knew from the moment I seen you, it was going to be forever - The universe always has a plan.. I love you always x,' Rachael wrote in the caption. 'FuturesMrsFaulks yippiiieee xx.' Rachael's new engagement ring is much more demure than the massive bling Braith got down on one knee with back in October 2019. He proposed with a sparkler was designed by Shannakian Fine Jewellery, which featured a massive 4.28ct diamond set in an 18ct rose gold band. The pair called time on their relationship in November 2022, after months of rumours. Meanwhile, Rachael opened up about her relationship with Evan last month. She told The Sunday Telegraph her romance is 'so beautiful and deep' and Evan was an amazing presence in her children Addison, 13, and seven-year-old Gigi's lives. 'My relationship with Evan is something I've never had before,' she said. 'I feel so beyond lucky to have him in mine, Addi and Gigi's lives. Evan is such an honest, loyal and kind soul and a really great father and partner.' She also hinted they have 'really exciting future plans happening together'. Rachael added she and Braith have been navigating the role of co- parenting their daughter Gigi. 'Co-parenting comes with its ups and downs, and a lot of agreeing to disagree,' she added. Evan has been romantically involved with Rachael since the start of last year. They reportedly met at Crown Plaza in Coogee over Christmas the year before and were photographed together in public for the first time in May 2024 celebrating her 36th birthday.
The Guardian
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
Aboriginal people feel Labor isn't listening to them after voice defeat, Uluru statement co-author says
One of the architects of the Indigenous voice to parliament says Aboriginal Australians increasingly feel the government isn't listening to their views on laws and policy design, warning against closed-shop public consultations in the wake of the referendum defeat. Megan Davis, a constitutional scholar and signatory to the Uluru statement from the heart, said the re-elected Albanese government was facing growing displays of discontent and needed a new approach to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Davis said Indigenous policy frameworks were failing and engagement with government was subject to growing 'exclusivity'. 'They consult only those who have contracts with them, or are enlisted in the Closing the Gap 'partnership', so to speak,' she told Guardian Australia. 'Good public policy cannot be served by limiting your consultation to a hermetically sealed segment of a community. 'As a consequence, many Aboriginal people are now saying that the no vote has been interpreted as bureaucrats and government no longer needing to listen to community voices on laws and policies.' Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email The comments come at the start of National Reconciliation Week, and on the eighth anniversary of the release of Uluru statement, the 2017 request from Indigenous leaders built around the concepts of voice, treaty and truth. Running until 3 June, Reconciliation Week follows heated debate about Indigenous welcome to country ceremonies during the election campaign. After Labor's 2022 victory, Anthony Albanese committed to implementing the Uluru statement in full but promised a different approach after the October 2023 referendum was soundly defeated by voters. Last year the prime minister said Labor would deliver the first comprehensive economic policy for Indigenous Australians, part of efforts to close the disadvantage gap. He used a speech at the Garma festival to pledge improved avenues for private-sector investment and to lift home ownership in Indigenous communities, as well as helping companies and job creators to directly reach Indigenous people. Speaking from Harvard University, where she is a visiting professor, Davis said Albanese's vision of 'progressive patriotism' and Australian design models was at odds with the agenda of Indigenous reconciliation, which was first conceived overseas. She said Australia's brand of reconciliation was too limited to private actors and private action. 'That of course has its place and like many mob I have served my time on reconciliation action plans, but it doesn't ask anything of the state that is structural,' she said. 'It's the structural [change] – the public structures of the state – that incontrovertibly lead to change.' Sign up to Breaking News Australia Get the most important news as it breaks after newsletter promotion The federal government declined to respond to the comments on Sunday. Despite the voice defeat, Davis said Uluru advocates wanted to meet non-Indigenous Australians, 'and yarn about the things we have in common and the things that we don't and the things we can agree on and the things we disagree on'. 'After all, the word parliament comes from 'parle', the French word for speak,' she said. 'That's what the voice is about and that's what we are doing now is speaking, speaking to yes and no about the referendum and yarning about our shared future.' Albanese's post-election reshuffle included the Northern Territory senator Malarndirri McCarthy as minister for Indigenous Australians and Marion Scrymgour, the MP for Lingiari, as the government's special envoy for remote communities. This month Scrymgour said she would speak to Albanese about progressing the remaining elements of the Uluru statement, to help the country heal and move forward. The Cape York leader Noel Pearson told the Australian newspaper after the election that Albanese had run away from Indigenous policy, likening his moves to a Houdini-like disappearance. Davis said Indigenous people deserved to be consulted on the decisions which affected their lives, 'because we know our communities better than you and the laws and policies will be of a better quality'.
SBS Australia
6 days ago
- General
- SBS Australia
Ina'ilau a Tama'ita'i: Charlotte Allen.
For the second episode of our 'Ina'ilau a Tama'ita'i' series, we bring you the incredible story of Charlotte Allen, a Samoan woman living and working with the indigenous people of the Mutitjulu community in Uluru, Northern Territory. Ms Charlotte Allen works in the Mutitjulu community with her husband, (also Samoan), who is the caretaker/general tradesperson in the community. Another Samoan worker, Mr Andrew Sua, also works in the Mutitjulu community, and as we featured in a previous feature report, Mr Sua has been working with indigenous communities in Alice Springs and elsewhere in the Nothern Territory for more that two decades. Ms Charlotte Allen has been appointed the Assistant Chief Executive Officer for the Mutitjulu Aboriginal Community Corporation, a non-profit enterprise that aims to improve services, educational and employment opportunities for the people of the Mutitjulu community. You can also check out our first episode in the 'Ina'ilau a Tama'itai' series on the Ina'ilau a Rita Seumanutafa, Samoan musicologist and community leader in Victoria. We are celebrating 50 years of broadcasting in the languages of the world, including Samoan. Usufono Ioane Lafoa'i Samoan executive producer
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Braith Anasta's ex Rachael Lee and her Bra Boys fiancé Evan Faulks arrive back in Sydney following romantic Uluru engagement
Braith Anasta's ex-fiancée Rachael Lee touched down in Sydney on Thursday with her new fiancé Evan Faulks, just one day after announcing their engagement. The mother-of-two was seen walking arm-in-arm with the former Bra Boy at Sydney Airport on Thursday, fresh from their romantic outback getaway where Evan popped the question at sunset in Uluru. Looking smitten, the pair couldn't keep their hands off each other as they strolled through the terminal, with Evan affectionately wrapping his arms around Rachael. Rachael dressed casually in a black exercise top, matching leggings and brown boots, while Evan kept it low-key in grey track pants, a black T-shirt and baseball cap. The couple, who went public with their romance in early 2024, looked more in love than ever as they made their way through the busy terminal. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The loved-up pair looked to be in good spirits as they packed on the PDA while making their way through the terminal, with Evan wrapping his tattooed arms protectively around his bride-to-be. Rachael's long brunette locks were styled in loose, beachy waves and she opted for a glowing, natural makeup look that highlighted her radiant complexion. Gold hoop earrings and layered necklaces completed the chic but relaxed travel look - no engagement ring was visible on her finger. The brunette beauty clutched a brown paper bag as she smiled and chatted with her man, who appeared smitten as he stayed close to his fiancée, often leaning in for a hug or placing a hand on her back. At one point, he wrapped his arms tightly around her in a tender embrace as she gazed up at him adoringly. Earlier this week, Rachael announced their engagement on social media. In the clip, Evan was seen getting down on one knee in a romantic outback setting at sunset - With tears of joy streaming down her face, the couple embrace and kiss. 'I knew from the moment I seen you, it was going to be forever - The universe always has a plan.. I love you always,' Rachael wrote in the caption. It comes after she opened up about her relationship with Evan last month. She told The Sunday Telegraph her romance is 'so beautiful and deep' and Evan was an amazing presence in her children Addison, 13, and seven-year-old Gigi's lives. 'My relationship with Evan is something I've never had before. I feel beyond lucky to have him in mine, Addi and Gigi's lives,' she said. Rachael added she and Braith have been navigating the role of co- parenting their daughter Gigi. Evan has been romantically involved with Rachael since the start of last year. In 2023, he was extradited from Queensland following a sprawling 18-month investigation into alleged drug consignments intercepted by US authorities. Police allege he was a 'high-ranking member' of the Maroubra-based Bra Boys surf gang. Evan faced court on March 19, 2024, charged with knowingly directing the activities of a criminal group, knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime with intent to conceal and dealing with property worth more than $100,000, suspected to be the proceeds of a crime. The first two charges were withdrawn on that date, and Evan pleaded not guilty to the third. Evan has been subjected to strict bail conditions, including remaining on good behaviour and reporting to Maroubra police station between 8am and 8pm every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Rachael and Braith confirmed their split in November, 2022, following months of rumours.
