Magda Szubanski goes on a rant amid backlash over Jenny Morrison tweet

A defiant Magda Szubanski fired of a series of angry tweets on Wednesday morning amid growing backlash over her offensive Twitter post about Prime Minister Scott Morrison‘s wife, Jenny. She defended her post – which compared a conservatively dressed Mrs Morrison to a character from dystopian TV series The Handmaid’s Tale – by arguing the PM’s wife was fair game for … Read more

Magda Szubanski appears downcast during a solo walk on her 60th birthday

A glum-looking Magda Szubanski celebrated her 60th birthday on Monday by taking a solo stroll in Melbourne, after being criticised by female politicians for comparing Prime Minister Scott Morrison‘s wife, Jenny, to a character from The Handmaid’s Tale. The left-leaning comedian had retweeted a photo of Mrs Morrison in a high-neck black dress as she … Read more

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison praises Prince Philip in moving speech in Sydney

Scott Morrison has paid tribute to Prince Philip on the morning after his death with a moving speech praising his life of service. The Queen’s husband died at Windsor Castle on Friday aged 99 after a long illness, with his death confirmed at 9pm AEST. Flags across Australia are flying at half staff and there will … Read more

Prince Philip dead: World leaders pay tribute to Duke of Edinburgh after his death aged 99

Joe Biden praised Prince Philip’s ‘decades of devoted public service’ as he led world leaders in paying tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh who died today aged 99. The US president said Philip ‘gladly dedicated himself to the people of the UK’ while championing charitable causes and environmental issues.  ‘We send our deepest condolences to … Read more

Prince Philip dead: World leaders pay tribute to Duke of Edinburgh after his dead aged 99

‘He represented Britain with dignity’: George W Bush joins the Kings of Sweden, Norway and Belgium in paying tribute to Prince Philip as world leaders react to his death By Chris Pleasance for MailOnline Published: 13:01 BST, 9 April 2021 | Updated: 13:36 BST, 9 April 2021 George W Bush, former US president, has led … Read more

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine: You’re more likely to get blood clots from everyday things

From the contraceptive pill to pregnancy and flying long distance: The everyday things that are more likely to give you blood clots than the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine Australians more likely to get blood clots from everyday activities than the jab 79 out of 18million AstraZeneca recipients in Britain have reported blood clots By those figures … Read more

David Campbell says Australia should stop voting for leaders who require empathy training 

Today Extra host David Campbell has criticised Prime Minister Scott Morrison‘s response to sexual assaults in Australian politics. Speaking exclusively to Daily Mail Australia at Saturday’s Hamilton premiere, the singer and TV presenter, 47, was unimpressed by the besieged politician’s speech about sexual misconduct last week. ‘I think if you have to get empathy training, … Read more

Hollywood Down Under: Hollywood films have injected $3BILLION into the Australian economy

George Clooney and Julia Roberts Just last week, it was revealed that Clooney and Roberts would film rom-com Ticket to Paradise.  The production has received $6.4million from the Australian government as part of a location incentive program. In return, the film is expected to bring $47million to the local economy and create more than 270 … Read more

Penny Wong reveals how she ran into a woman who claims she was raped by a now cabinet minister

Labor’s leader in the senate Penny Wong has revealed she personally knew the woman who alleged she was raped by a senior government minister, and referred her to support services. Senator Wong, along with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, received a letter about the alleged 1988 rape this week. The woman … Read more

Britain must find a way to deal with Facebook in wake of Australia’s news blackout, government warns

Britain needs to find a way of dealing with technology giants such as Facebook after the social media company blocked all news content in Australia, the government warned today.    The warning comes as Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the country’s fight to make Facebook pay for news content could go global as he has … Read more