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AFL superstar Buddy Franklin has shared a rare eyeopening insight into the Sydney Swans' five star quarantine hub in Far North Queensland. The club has spent much of the coronavirus-disrupted season on the road and have been based at the beachside five-star Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort in Port Douglas for the last three weeks. Despite being sidelined with an ongoing hamstring injury, Franklin has joined his teammates for the road trip and is making the most of luxury resort facilities while being away from home. He's been apart from wife Jesinta and baby daughter Tullulah since July, who remain back in in Sydney. On Thursday, the 300-game AFL star posted a photo soaking up the sunshine as he chilled out in one of the resort's massive lagoon saltwater pools with fellow Swans stars Tom Papley, Ryan Clarke and Justin McInerney. Buddy Franklin (second left with Swans teammates) is lapping up the amenities at the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort The 300-game superstar also took time

A tweet from a woman in Humble, Texas helped business pick up for her father's food truck recently after she revealed he had only earned $6 in one day. Elias Aviles' Taquiera Al Torito in Atascocita suffered due to the pandemic, but this week customers were lining up once more after his 21-year-old daughter's plea on social media. 'Hey Twitter!! I wouldn't normally do this, but my dad's taco truck business is struggling, he only sold $6 today,' Giselle Aviles wrote Saturday. 'If you could retweet, I would appreciate you so much!!' In the past there had been days where he made $20 or $60 dollars but Giselle told CNN she thought, 'Are you kidding me?' when she heard about the new low. Scroll down for video  Giselle Aviles wrote Saturday after her dad only made $6 in a day. 'If you could retweet, I would appreciate you so much!!' In the past there had been days where Elias Aviles made $20 or $60 but Giselle told CNN she thought, 'A

A man has been charged with murder after a 54-year-old died in suspicious circumstances in Queensland. Police were called to Hope Street in Warwick, southwest of Brisbane after a disturbance at about 6pm on Wednesday. Officers found Mark Ireland with significant head injuries and he was dead at the scene.    Homicide investigators set up a crime scene and commenced their inquiries, leading to the arrest of Dwayne Watts at the scene.  Dwayne Watts has been charged with murder after Mark Ireland died following an altercation on Hope Street in Warwick, southwest of Brisbane on Wednesday A 29-year-old Warwick man was charged with Mr Ireland's murder on Thursday morning.   He will appear in Warwick Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon. Acting Detective Superintendent David Briese told ABC the two men were known to each other. 'They had spent part of the day together at the home, what their actual relationship is I don't know,' he said. Det Supt Briese said an argument br

An unrepentant prankster who dived into a zoo aquarium is also accused of breaking into an emu enclosure and fighting with them. Mohammed Ali Khawaja, 30, was filmed by laughing friends swimming with fish in his boxer shorts at Sydney Zoo on July 27. The video shot by Richie Chaalan enraged the owners of the zoo in Eastern Creek, western Sydney, they vowed to press charges. Khawaja pleaded not guilty to three charges in Blacktown Local Court on Thursday, which revealed his alleged mischief wasn't just aquatic. Unrepentant prankster Mohammed Ali Khawaja, 30, who dived into a zoo aquarium, is also accused of breaking into an emu enclosure and fighting with them He is also accused of 'causing two emus distress by chasing and pretending to fight them'. 'Mak', as his friends call him, is charged with behaving in an offensive manner in public, entering an animal enclosure, and entering enclosed land to interfere with a business. Mr Chaalan made no apologies for the aqua

A new Netflix documentary trailer has shown killer Chris Watt's smiling wife talking about their happy family life in home video footage before he murdered her and their two daughters, 4 and 3, and stuffed the little girls' bodies in an oil tank.  'I went through one of the darkest times in my life and then I met Chris and he's the best thing that has ever happened to me,' Shanann Watts tells the camera in the chilling never-before-seen footage.  Chris Watts strangled his pregnant wife, 34, killing her and their unborn son Nico in their bed at their home in Frederick, Colorado, in August 2018 when she confronted him about his affair with a co-worker.   He then drove their daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3 - with their mom's corpse in the car - to a remote oil field where he worked and smothered them with a New York Yankees blanket before squeezing their bodies into an oil tank. A new Netflix documentary 'American Murder: The Family Next Door' airing fr

A man has been charged after allegedly sending death threats to Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young. Police raided the 43-year-old's home in Narang on the Gold Coast on Wednesday night and arrested him. He was charged with one count of using a carriage service to make threats to kill and will appear before court on 7 October.  'Detectives executed a search warrant at a Nerang property last night as a result of investigations into alleged threats made against the Queensland Premier and the Chief Health Officer,' a police spokesman said.  The Queensland premier and chief health officer have copped heavy criticism for their harsh border closures which have prevented families from visiting dying loved ones.  A man has been charged after allegedly sending death threats to Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young Dr Young has been given a permanent police escort after suffering 'extreme t

A military whistleblower says federal officials sought some unusual crowd control devices - including one that´s been called a 'heat ray' - to deal with protesters outside the White House on the June day that law enforcement forcibly cleared Lafayette Square. In written responses to questions from a House committee, National Guard Maj. Adam DeMarco said the Defense Department´s lead military police officer for the National Capital Region sent an email asking if the D.C. National Guard possessed a long-range acoustic device - used to transmit loud noises - or an 'Active Denial System,' the so-called heat ray. DeMarco said he responded that the Guard was not in possession of either device. National Public Radio and The Washington Post first reported DeMarco's testimony. Use of either the acoustic device or the Active Denial System would have been a significant escalation of crowd control for the Guard members, particularly since the Defense officials ordered that the

Qantas have planned a scenic joyride flight over several popular Australian tourists sites in a unique way to avoid lockdown border controls. The Australian airline launched The Great Southern Land flight which is scheduled to leave from and return to Sydney Domestic Airport on October 10. The boomerang flight will include low-level flybys over tourist destinations including the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Byron Bay and Sydney Harbour. Up to 150 travellers can fit on the flight, with an economy seat costing $787.  Customers wishing to fly premium economy will pay $1,787 a ticket, while those flying business class will be charged $3,787.  Qantas have launched their Great Southern Land scenic flight that will fly over popular Australian tourist sites The flight will go over Great Barrier Reef, Uluru , Byron Bay and Sydney Harbour The airline said the trip is in response to strong demand from frequent flyers who miss the flying experience and to promote key Australian tourist a

Trump health appointee Michael Caputo announced Wednesday he is taking a 60-day medical leave of absence from the department after discovering a 'lymphatic issue' last week.  Caputo, who was serving as the department's top spokesman, called on the public to go to doctor if they notice problems after he says he dismissed his weight loss for months.  He said that the weight change, as well as the 'violent threats leveled at me' over allegations of political interference in the federal coronavirus response, had contributed enormously to his stress levels.   Caputo, who is fiercely loyal to the president, added his thanks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, who he says talked to his personal physician about the medical issues.  Just a day before, Caputo had hastily apologized after a Facebook video in which he likened government scientists to a 'resistance' against President Donald Trump.  Trump health appointee Michael Capu