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The Guardian
15 hours ago
- Business
- The Guardian
News live: NSW to make legal move on privatised hospital; Israel boasts ‘close collaboration' with Australia
Update: Date: 2025-06-19T20:27:55.000Z Title: NSW government moves to end partnership deal over Northern Beaches hospital Content: The Minns Labor government is arming itself with new powers to terminate the public-private partnership (PPP) with bankrupt Northern Beaches hospital operator Healthscope in the event that it cannot reach an agreement. The government announced today it would introduce amendments to a private member's bill brought forward by the member for Wakehurst, Michael Regan, next week so it could – if required – terminate the Northern Beaches PPP contract. This follows the appointment of receivers to the parent entities of Healthscope, which the NSW government considers a default under the contract. Healthscope has argued that the termination would be ' voluntary' and would attract compensation as set out on the contract. The government said this would run to hundreds of millions of dollars. 'This is not a decision we take lightly,' the NSW treasurer, Daniel Mookhey, said. But we are now in a position where the Liberals' privatisation mess means Healthscope's receivers are negotiating the future of the Northern Beaches hospital. While an agreed exit from this failed PPP contract remains my preference, I must ensure the government has the right to step in and protect the Northern Beaches community from this dragging on. Update: Date: 2025-06-19T20:27:02.000Z Title: Welcome Content: Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I'm Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then Nick Visser will be in the hot seat. Israel's deputy foreign minister told the ABC's 7.30 last night that her country had 'a very close collaboration' with Australian security agencies. However, when pressed on the question she did not elaborate on whether that included sharing intelligence about Iran's nuclear program. More coming up. The Minns Labor government is arming itself with new powers to terminate the public-private partnership (PPP) with bankrupt Northern Beaches hospital operator Healthscope in the event that it cannot reach an agreement. More coming up on that too.
News.com.au
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Jamie Durie reveals major $30 million offer
Jamie Durie has revealed he's been presented a staggering $30 million offer for his luxurious waterfront home. The Australian landscaper turned TV personality finally moved into his sustainable Avalon compound on Sydney's Northern Beaches in November after a decade of planning and construction. Development on the ambitious property was filmed for Durie's Seven series Growing Home With Jamie Durie, which showed how he transformed a 1960s cottage into a six-bedroom, multi-level retreat fit with a pool, gym, media room and sweeping water views. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Durie, 55, confessed he'd received an offer of more than $30 million, despite the fact he's not advertising the pad for sale. Durie, who lives at the property with his partner Ameka Jane and their two young children, bought the 1010 sqm block for $2.275 million in 2015. 'We've spent 10 years planning and building our family home and we love it,' Durie told the publication. 'We received an unexpected offer in the mid $30 million and are now warming to the idea of spending some time on our hobby farm with the kids while they are young. 'We have not listed or advertised the home but have asked McGrath to manage any off-market offers moving forward and we remain open minded either way, as we love living here.' The Seven presenter took to Instagram with an album of pictures showcasing the jaw-dropping property for the first time in March. 'Grateful. 10 years of planning, 2 years of construction and we're finally back home,' Durie captioned the post. He previously said it had been a 'lifelong dream' to build an off-the-grid house. 'Ten years ago I sketched the house. We lodged the plans five years ago and then the last two years has been construction,' he told Woman's Day in November. 'I don't think poor Ameka had any idea what she was signing up for when we met. But she came up with a number of ideas that added a lot of value to it.' Durie's celebrity friends flooded the comments section on his post with praise for the stunning finished product. 'Mate!!! Just wow,' gushed The Morning Show host Larry Emdur. TV personality Sally Obermeder wrote 'WOW' and I'm A Celeb host Julia Morris added: 'Spectacular.' Comedian Dave 'Hughesy' Hughes told him: 'That's proper wow. My god', while Getaway host Catriona Rowntree said it was 'bloomin' gorgeous'.
News.com.au
5 days ago
- Health
- News.com.au
Brutal truth behind family Mother's Day photo
As a busy first-time mother, Emma said everything 'happened so quickly'. One minute she was breastfeeding her baby girl, the next, she was being wheeled in for a mastectomy. At just 35 years old, and an otherwise healthy young woman, the Northern Beaches local said there were no warning signs to alert her to the silent killer growing inside her – until that fateful day earlier this year when she found a lump in her right breast. Emma, a music teacher, was quietly nursing her little girl, Chelsea, when she felt a small lump and assumed it was mastitis, an inflammation of the breast tissue, which can be caused by blocked milk ducts. 'I felt a lump and assumed that is was going to be mastitis because I'd had it quite a few times,' she told 'But then it kind of lingered around, didn't turn into anything and I seriously just thought I was about to get the world's worst case of mastitis. 'I didn't think it was anything sinister, I had no other signs and it's not really on your radar, thinking that it's breast cancer.' The Sydney mother said she booked an appointment with her GP out of 'an abundance of caution', but never expected anything to come from it. 'I had a scan and knew something was wrong straight away,' she recalled. 'The technician kept popping out and I thought, 'this is not good'.' Emma said everything happened within an eight-hour window. A mammogram was ordered and then her GP called her into her office at the close of business day, confirming it was breast cancer. She then had different biopsies to determine what type of cancer she was facing, as well as an MRI at the surgeon's request. These biopsies of different areas of the breast tissue both came back cancerous, so Emma explained what was initially due to be a lumpectomy – a surgical procedure to remove a tumour or lump from the breast, while preserving the rest of the breast tissue – wasn't an option. It would need to be a mastectomy, or removal, of the right breast. 'When they came back with the tissue pathology, it actually came back with 20 individual cancers, so they were very shocked and also very grateful that we did the mastectomy and not just the lumpectomy because it would have just been a ticking time bomb really,' Emma explained. 'And then the rest of the tissue was all precancerous too, so it (her breast) had to go.' Emma's doctor made sure to explain that the breast cancer wasn't caused by her pregnancy or breastfeeding, however it was likely that the cancer grew very quickly because she was breastfeeding, as the hormones were probably 'feeding the cancer'. 'Because I was still breastfeeding, we had to wean (Chelsea) cold turkey because they can't operate while you're still breastfeeding,' she explained. Emma said a friend suggested she and her husband, Phillippe, mark the occasion of her final time breastfeeding her daughter. So the young family packed the champagne, headed down to the beach, and sat on the sand while Emma breastfed Chelsea for the last time. After her mastectomy last month, Emma was in hospital for Mother's Day and was visited by her own mum, sister Hannah and daughter Chelsea. Trying to make light of the situation, she said she joked with her husband that she'd like a 'boob job' for Mother's Day. 'You've got to laugh sometimes. If you don't, you'll cry.' Despite the huge ordeal, Emma said she considers herself very lucky, as they caught the cancer early, before it spread to the nodes. 'Fortunately it's Stage 1 and Grade 2 in aggressiveness, which again is really lucky, because for a lot of young women they often get more aggressive types of breast cancer so I'm fortunate that it's not.' The Sydney mother admits the health scare has thrown their plans to extend their family into complete chaos. She underwent an emergency egg retrieval last month, while awaiting one test to come back from the US which will determine her need for chemotherapy. 'If I have to have chemo, that's it for fertility, but if not then I'll start hormone therapy immediately which puts you into medically induced menopause,' she said. After only managing to get one embryo during last month's egg retrieval, the couple has now started the process immediately again, with 'just enough time' to try one more time before Emma's treatment continues. 'The idea that we might not have another child is really sad, especially when my egg retrieval didn't go well, I felt pretty sad on that day. I've been pretty upbeat otherwise,' the brave Sydneysider said. 'The first time we were struggling to fall pregnant, it was about our identity – will we ever be parents? Will we have a family? Now it's not so much about that because we are parents and we are so lucky. But we want to give her a sibling, and I think when you go through a serious health thing, you don't know what's ahead and so to have a little buddy for our daughter to have by her side, is more what we want, it's not so much for us,' Emma said. Breast cancer cases increasing at a 'concerning' rate Emma's story is similar to that of thousands of Australian women every year. Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting Australian women and the second-most-common diagnosed cancer in Australia. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, 58 people are diagnosed with breast cancer in Australia every day. That equates to over 21,000 people each year. Around 1,000 young Aussie women aged under 40 are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, equivalent to about 3 young women each day. Approximately one Aussie woman under the age of 40 is expected to die each week from breast cancer. The Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) has called the increase in cases among young women 'concerning' and 'indicative of a national trend'. Worldwide, there are now an estimated 528,018 young adults living with breast cancer, and with more young women being diagnosed with the deadly disease than ever before, women have been urged to speak up wit their doctor if they have any concerns. Emma's sister, Hannah, is completing her first half marathon in September, taking part in Sydney's first-ever Carman's Fun Run to raise vital funds for BCNA.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Listings from 1972 show unbelievable house prices in nation's most expensive city
A page of real estate listings from 1972 has left Aussies shocked at just how much house prices have increased in the last 50 years. In the nation's most expensive city — where the median home value is now more than $1.2m — property prices have increased by an eye-watering 5000 per cent since the listings were published. The 1972 edition of The Realtor shows a page of homes located across Frenchs Forest, Belrose, Beacon Hill and Allambie Heights on Sydney's Northern Beaches. One three-bedroom home was for sale for just $23,950, while the most expensive property on the page is a four-bedder with 'room for a pool' listed at $44,950. One of the homes in Beacon Hill, valued at the time for $27,500, sold in 2021 for $2.55m — a staggering increase of more than 9000 per cent, outpacing the growth in average wages which has been under 2500 per cent over the same 53-year-period. Northern beaches realtor Mark Novak from Novak Properties told Yahoo News that even the smaller homes on the old listing page would be worth upwards of $2m now. "You can see in that photo, there's the little fellas that are just one level three-bedders, they're about that $2.2m mark. And then you can see the two storey examples, they're probably in the higher end of that $2.7m - $2.9m mark," he said. "It's wild." While these days you'd be lucky to get a new car for those 1970s prices, back then it was still out of reach for some. The average weekly wage in Australia in 1972 was $85.50, according to data from the Reserve Bank of Australia. This would put the average Australian's annual salary at just under $4500 a year. To purchase the cheaper three-bedroom home, a resident would be spending about five times their salary, though the interest rate was around 7 per cent. In 2025, the typical Australian full-time worker earns just under $100,000. With the median house value in Frenchs Forest currently sitting at $2.2m, buyers would be forking out more that 22 times their salary to buy a home in the area. While the increases feel ridiculously steep, Mark insists it's all part of the steady property trend that sees homes double in value every 10 years or so. He described the area around Frenchs Forest as a "lovely, honest, Australian" neighbourhood, where the families work hard and care about their community. He said it's likely the people who bought their homes 50 years ago may not have been particularly wealthy, but are now sitting on a pot of gold. But despite that, he made the interesting point that many of the homes on the listing remain relatively unchanged. "The houses look the same. I think you'd find the kitchens and bathrooms have been changed, but structurally they're pretty similar from the outside. "These are those guys where the furniture is the same. The cars are similar. They've kept everything. They bought once when they were real young and they never got in and out, or changed it. Whereas our generation and the newer generation, you're constantly evolving and changing, which costs money." For those first home buyers overwhelmed by today's prices who think they'll never be able to afford a home, Mark says it is absolutely possible and offered a tip. "Use your super. First home buyers can use their super, but not many people know that. They can voluntarily contribute to their super above their normal repayments and then pull it out to buy a property so they can save faster," he said. Do you have a story tip? Email: newsroomau@ You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube.
News.com.au
7 days ago
- News.com.au
Man hospitalised for nine days after he was hit by former professional boxer during a rock gig
A night of dancing at a rock gig ended in disaster when a man was left on the ground for nine minutes after a former professional boxer hit him in the head. The victim spent nine days in hospital with amnesia and skull fractures following the incident at the Label nightclub in Sydney's Northern Beaches on March 9 last year. A 55-year-old man had gone with a group to watch an old friend play in one of the three rock bands, while former professional boxer Kerry Foley, 37, also headed to the venue with his friends. While the older man recognised Mr Foley from his boxing career, having watched him at Hordern Pavilion 15 years prior, the pair hadn't met before. But by the end of the night, Mr Foley landed a hit to the 55-year-old's head, sending him to the ground where he remained for nine minutes. The former boxer buried his head in his hands and was spotted asking himself 'F*** f*** f***, what have I done?' in the aftermath. Mr Foley has pleaded guilty to one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Court documents seen by NewsWire say the 55-year-old victim and Mr Foley both appeared intoxicated at the venue, appearing to embrace and talk with one another multiple times over the course of the night. The victim can be seen interacting with Mr Foley and his two friends on CCTV from 8.44pm, the pair seen 'regularly embracing and talking' together between 9.05pm and 9.09pm. The victim appeared to knee Mr Foley from behind at this point, prompting him to turn around and shadow-box him before the 55-year-old walked away. He only returned when he saw Mr Foley begin to shadow-box one of his friends. The victim's friend hugs Mr Foley, telling him 'It's okay bro, it's just dancing. I don't want to fight', and the former boxer agreed they were just dancing. But after the 55-year-old walked away, Mr Foley 'looks around' and assumes a boxing stance, once again facing the victim's friend, who was dancing by himself. The victim went back and talked to the former boxer, hugging him before he then flicked the younger man from behind with a T-shirt he was holding while Mr Foley was hugging the victim's friend. Mr Foley again went into a boxing stance, following the victim through the venue before they shook hands and hugged. Minutes later, at 9.15pm, they were both on the dance floor, with the agreed statement of facts stating they began 'jostling and dancing with each other' before Mr Foley extended his left arm towards the 55-year-old's upper chest and face, pushing him backwards before jabbing at him with his left fist. While the older man was bent down to pick up his cap from the ground, Mr Foley swung his right arm down on the man, who then pushed the former boxer away. The older man feigned a lunge at Mr Foley, who then began 'windmilling' his arms and advancing towards him. The pair grappled together for a few seconds before they stood face-to-face. Mr Foley then suddenly swung his left arm at the man, hitting him on the head. The older man fell backwards, making no attempt to break his fall on his way down. He remained on the ground for nine minutes, with Mr Foley's friend rushing in to help as the former boxer immediately put his hands to his head and moved away. The 37-year-old was heard saying 'What have I done?' and 'I didn't even hit him', with the victim's friend telling Mr Foley 'You need to f*** off'. He was described as 'screaming at himself' in the aftermath, with someone hearing him say 'F*** f*** f*** what have I done?' A registered nurse and trained first responder assisted the 55-year-old until paramedics arrived about half an hour later at 9.44pm. 'Barely conscious' and unable to walk by himself, the victim was helped down the stairs to the ambulance before he was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital. Mr Foley had left the venue just minutes after the assault – head buried in his hands – after one of the victim's friends told him he should go home. The victim suffered amnesia after he passed out, only recalling getting to the nightclub and then arriving at the hospital, according to hospital records. He spent nine days in hospital, having suffered fractures to both of his petrous temporal bones, an acute extra-axial subarachnoid haemorrhage over both frontal lobes, and a large occipital scalp haematoma. Ongoing headache pain, vertigo and dizziness, and hearing loss in his left ear were among his other injuries, and he continues to see a physiotherapist to assist with his imbalance. He gave a statement to police a week after he was discharged from hospital, and Mr Foley was arrested on April 10 after he presented to the police station. Mr Foley's lawyer on Friday told Sydney's District Court that his client had been dancing with the victim on the night, and that there was no malice intended. 'This is a situation which my client and the victim were at a rock concert – they were dancing with each other, sparring with each other at one stage,' the barrister told the court. 'One single punch connects with the victim … (there) wasn't malice intended, they were dancing with each other.' Mr Foley's lawyer said medical issues would need to be put before the court, given his history as a professional boxer.
