Cairns cafe supervisor admits ‘little joke’ over Kim Kardashian has become an ‘unbelievable mess’
That’s it, put down your glasses: the weekend’s wackiest story is right here.
A restaurant proprietor in Queensland joked to the native ABC that Kim Kardashian and her bae had eaten there, and so they believed him and wrote up a narrative.
“Truthfully this little native joke has become an unbelievable mess,” the cafe proprietor stated.
The total story is right here:
Virus combat continues as funding prolonged
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has agreed to $760m of extra funding because the Covid pandemic continues to affect the well being system, AAP studies:
Anthony Albanese has signed off on an additional $760m to assist the states and territories take care of Covid-19.
Federal pandemic-related funding preparations have been set to run out in September however will probably be prolonged by three months, the prime minister says.
“(The pandemic) clearly isn’t over but and it might be very courageous to recommend you may make that projection,” he informed reporters after chairing Friday’s nationwide cupboard assembly with state and territory leaders.
Albanese stated there have been about 3,000 Australians in hospital on account of the virus, which was why the federal authorities dedicated to extending assist till 31 December.
Greater than 60 extra Covid-related deaths have been reported on Saturday.
In the meantime, a brand new examine factors to ongoing mind fog and reminiscence loss in lengthy Covid sufferers.
The Adapt examine, which follows sufferers identified with Sars-CoV-2 an infection and is carried out by Sydney’s St Vincent’s hospital, discovered about 20% of individuals with lengthy Covid suffered cerebral impairment for a minimum of 12 months with out enchancment.
Lengthy Covid is categorised as folks affected by signs like mind fog, fatigue and shortness of breath a month or extra after contracting the virus.
Elsewhere, the Victorian well being minister, Martin Foley, says adjustments to the state’s Covid guidelines will come into impact subsequent weekend.
Optimistic circumstances will probably be allowed to drive members of their family to work or courses and masks will probably be scrapped at airports.
Three-dose vaccination mandates for employees will keep in susceptible settings equivalent to aged care however be lifted in different sectors like schooling, meals distribution and quarantine lodging.
Guidelines requiring others to do business from home if not double-dosed may also be scrapped, though workplaces can nonetheless set their very own vaccination insurance policies.
Customer caps at care amenities will probably be eliminated, with residents in a position to see as many individuals as they need so long as they return a unfavorable speedy antigen check that day.
Adam Bandt criticises PM Albanese for a “hairy-chested strategy to local weather”, saying the Greens are open to backing Labor’s emissions plan however need greater than 43% cuts
“We don’t need to be obstructive however we’ve obtained a mandate to push the federal government” #auspolhttps://t.co/O1fF2eFmny
— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) June 18, 2022
VIC hospitalisations down 19 right this moment to 419.
◾️25 are in ICU (+1)
◾️️8 are on a ventilator (+️1)️29 deaths right this moment, complete at ️3708.
Prior to now week:
Deaths⬆️121
Hospital⬇️35
ICU⬇️2
Vent⬆️4 pic.twitter.com/qoOU4TFd8L— CovidBaseAU 🦠📊🇦🇺 (@covidbaseau) June 18, 2022
Thanks Ben. Jogs my memory of the time I dressed up as a member of a Ringo Starr cowl band. Anyway. Onwards, to the information!
With that joyous refrain, I’m going handy over to my inestimable colleague Nino Bucci. Right now on the weblog, it’s simply the Two of Us…
Odd punctuation. However the very happiest of birthdays Sir Paul…
And nonetheless rocking… Thursday night time in New York.
“Naaaahhh, nah, nah, nah-nah-nah-naaahhh!”
Ever sang “Hey Jude” with 60,000 of your closest buddies?
Me neither…till tonight.
What a blessing to see the legend himself, Paul McCartney, tonight at MetLife.
Sir Paul will probably be 80 years previous on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/W1rxKuQyGc
— Ryan Discipline (@RyanFieldABC) June 17, 2022
Nino Bucci
Western Australia information one Covid demise
Right here’s the Western Australia Covid replace from WA Well being:
WA Well being is reporting a complete of 4,052 new circumstances to 8pm final night time. There are at present 32,666 lively circumstances in Western Australia.
Please notice this report from right here on will probably be for reporting interval to 6pm, aligning to different jurisdictions.
To 6pm final night time, there have been 277 folks with Covid-19 in hospital, 13 in ICU.
Sadly, right this moment’s report contains one demise – a lady in her 40s – relationship again to six June which was reported to WA Well being yesterday.
I’m betting they gained’t make it to Wednesday…
$35 to start out a herb backyard and I will by no means purchase herbs like a chump once more. Wowee.
These unhealthy boys are gonna be useless in every week aren’t they pic.twitter.com/v2fanL2jgg
— Paul Karp (@Paul_Karp) June 18, 2022
Steph. Gilmore. Shredding.
