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A father who fears his son will be emasculated by becoming a stay-at-home parent has been urged to reconsider his assumptions and trust his adult son’s judgement. The man wrote to agony aunt Caroline West-Meads saying his son was discussing taking time away from his career to care for future children because his wife earns twice as much as he does. He said he found his daughter-in-law, an accomplished corporate lawyer in her early 30s, “unbearable” and believed she was bossy, opinionated and dominated his son, despite his having a successful career of his own. The couple are considering having…

South Fremantle have booked a place in this year’s colts grand final, setting up a Fremantle derby against East Fremantle next Sunday. The decider follows South Fremantle’s victory in the preliminary final, with the two clubs now preparing to meet for the colts premiership. East Fremantle and South Fremantle will face off in a highly anticipated clash between the rival Fremantle clubs.

Videos appearing to show students reenacting Charlie Kirk’s assassination in school corridors and classrooms have provoked outrage after spreading on social media around the first anniversary of his death. The clips show young people mimicking gunfire with finger gestures before snapping their heads to one side and breaking into choreographed dance routines. One video was captioned: “Happy Kirkaversary to those who celebrate.” The trend appears to reference Kirk’s involuntary movement immediately after he was fatally shot in the throat during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Utah on September 10, 2025. Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA,…

South Australia has confirmed its first case of H5 bird flu in an Australian sea lion, after the endangered animal was found at Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island, south-west of Adelaide. Environment Minister Emily Bourke said the sea lion had been attacked by a shark and wounded, but later died from bird flu while recovering from its injuries. “What we are noticing is the bird flu case that killed this particular sea lion as it was recovering from a shark attack,” Ms Bourke said. The Australian sea lion is the rarest seal found in Australian waters, with an estimated population…

Tammy Hembrow has reignited engagement rumours after her boyfriend, Grayson Te Moana, shared a video appearing to show the fitness influencer wearing a large diamond ring. The 32-year-old was seen with the jewellery on her left hand in a TikTok posted by the 23-year-old Sydney-based model, who began dating Hembrow in February. Te Moana added to the speculation by accompanying the clip with a ring emoji and a dancing man. Followers quickly began discussing whether the couple could be preparing to marry. “This is getting out of hand,” one person commented, while another wrote: “Here we go again.” However, fans…

Hawthorn’s AFLW win over the Western Bulldogs was overshadowed by a suspected serious knee injury to captain Emily Bates, who was carried from the field during the Hawks’ 11-point victory at the Kennedy Community Centre. Bates’s right leg twisted beneath her in a tackle, bringing play to a halt for several minutes before she was taken away on a stretcher. She will undergo scans in the coming days. The three-time All-Australian had reached her 100-game milestone the previous week and now faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Hawthorn also lost Laura Stone to concussion following an early head clash.…

The vulnerability of European stocks to natural gas price shocks is under scrutiny, with the potential impact of sharp movements in energy costs forming the central focus of the market analysis.

Comedian and YouTuber Charleston White has been arrested in Florida on suspicion of battery, days before he is due to perform at a comedy show in Naples. The 49-year-old was taken into custody by the Hollywood Police Department on Saturday and later booked into Broward County Jail. Arrest records list one count of touch or strike/battery, a misdemeanour. The case is marked as pending trial, with a bond of $0 while it awaits review by a judge. Details of the alleged incident have not been made public. White is scheduled to appear next Wednesday at the Off the Hook Comedy…

Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has called for the artificial intelligence industry to slow the development of increasingly capable models, warning that safety measures are struggling to keep pace. His appeal has received swift backing from OpenAI chief Sam Altman and technology billionaire Elon Musk. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/d59552edcb27892d8ee4d98a48397706)) In an essay published on Saturday, Mr Amodei said companies should “slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models”, arguing that even a short period of restraint could give researchers more time to improve safeguards and understand the systems being built. He warned that, without a slowdown, swarms of AI…

Jet-powered Russian drones are intensifying the threat to Kyiv, flying at speeds that can exceed some of the interceptors used by Ukraine’s air defences and forcing residents to live with air-raid warnings throughout the day. Colonel Artem Skurativskyi, chief of the air defence directorate of Ukraine’s 7th Rapid Response Corps, said the new weapons were being used against the capital day and night. “Kyiv is being terrorised day and night with the jet-powered drones from Russia,” he told the Yalta European Strategy conference in Kyiv. The drones can reach about 600km/h, compared with roughly 180km/h for earlier Shahed-type aircraft fitted…