‘A good aphrodisiac’: PM in crude podcast interviewBy Brittany BuschAnthony Albanese has invited a podcaster who pitches herself as a “wildly inappropriate viral sensation” into his home for a lengthy podcast interview in which the pair discuss the prime minister’s sex life and play bogan-slang Scrabble.Comedian Nikki Osborne’s brash alter-ego “Bushie” is the host of Nova Entertainment’s Bush Deep, and was granted exclusive access to The Lodge for a rare 20-minute sit-down with the nation’s leader.In the interview released today, the pair touch on Albanese’s marriage to Jodie Haydon late last year. Here’s one exchange:Osborne: “Still bonking like rabbits?”Albanese: “Well, you know, when we have time.”Osborne: “That’s fair. That’s what happens when you get married, you’ve gotta schedule it don’t you?”Albanese: “After the footy … always a good aphrodisiac, a Souths win.”Asked about gifts he had received as PM, Albanese referred to the “couple of melons” Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi brought when she visited in May, to which Osborne replied: “She just came in looking like Pamela Anderson.”And when he was pushed after trying to dodge a question about which famous Australian women he would “shag, marry or date”, the prime minister said Kylie Minogue to all of the above.Latest Posts5.53pm on Jul 3, 2026Thanks for readingBy 5.27pm on Jul 3, 2026Firebrand conservative Teena McQueen farewelled by Pauline Hanson, Alan JonesBy Eryk BagshawIn public, Teena McQueen was the firebrand conservative who toured a beauty pageant with Donald Trump, joked about sexual harassment, and rejoiced in the defeat of her more progressive colleagues in the Liberal Party.In private, she was a grandmother who went out of her way to take care of friends, from organising hotels and tickets to the Elvis musical, to supporting families through cancer.Pauline Hanson, Teena McQueen and Alan Jones.Louise Kennerley“She was unbelievable,” said her brother Brad Walton, one of 200 mourners who gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney on Friday to farewell her. After their father died 30 years ago, she supported the whole family, Walton said. “She gave me some of the best times of my life.”Walton is still grappling with McQueen’s sudden death, aged 66, after an illness which progressed rapidly over a week to leave his family without the sister, mother and grandmother who took them from the suburbs of the Central Coast to an apartment overlooking Sydney Harbour.Read the full article here.4.54pm on Jul 3, 2026Uber goes back to the future with plans to start accepting cash in AustraliaBy Nick BonyhadyUber is about to start accepting cash payments, eliminating one of the few remaining advantages enjoyed by local taxi companies over the multinational ride-sharing giant.The change, which Uber confirmed would be rolled out from July 16, will allow passengers riding with Australia’s dominant transport service to start paying in cash if their driver opts in, rather than electronically via the app.Uber is about to start accepting cash payments across the country, robbing taxis of one of their few points of difference.Matt WillisIt could help Uber win the business of older passengers, who are more likely to use cash, but also risks opening the door to payment disputes and driver safety issues that have faced the conventional taxi industry.This week, Uber informed drivers that it was changing its contracts to let them accept cash. “These terms only apply when you choose to accept cash-enabled trips,” it told drivers in a message seen by this masthead.Read the full story here.4.22pm on Jul 3, 202611-year-old driver crashes truck into Buddhist monks in Thailand, killing 10By Bangkok: An 11-year-old driver crashed a truck into Buddhist monks on a pilgrimage walk in north-eastern Thailand, killing 10 of them and injuring others, officials said.A total of 35 monks from Mukdahan province, about 600 kilometres north-east of Bangkok, were on the pilgrimage. Five monks died at the scene, while five others died at a hospital. More than 10 were hospitalised, and one remained in critical condition, according to the provincial administration.The group started the 260-kilometre walk to Ubon Ratchathani province about 30 minutes before the crash.Security camera footage shared by a local rescue group, Ruam Jai Mukdahan Rescue Association, shows the monks walking in a single line on the side of a road before the truck crashes into them.The boy was in custody and police have said his parents may be charged with negligence. The cause of the accident is under investigation.APPinned post from 3.50pm on Jul 3, 2026‘A good aphrodisiac’: PM in crude podcast interviewBy Brittany BuschAnthony Albanese has invited a podcaster who pitches herself as a “wildly inappropriate viral sensation” into his home for a lengthy podcast interview in which the pair discuss the prime minister’s sex life and play bogan-slang Scrabble.Comedian Nikki Osborne’s brash alter-ego “Bushie” is the host of Nova Entertainment’s Bush Deep, and was granted exclusive access to The Lodge for a rare 20-minute sit-down with the nation’s leader.In the interview released today, the pair touch on Albanese’s marriage to Jodie Haydon late last year. Here’s one exchange:Osborne: “Still bonking like rabbits?”3.17pm on Jul 3, 2026Powerful Iranian general emerges from hiding as Tehran prepares for Khamenei’s funeralBy Dubai: A powerful general who leads Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard emerged from hiding as Tehran prepared on Friday for the days-long funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps generals and commanders pictured at a funeral in July last year. Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi is second from right.GettyPhotos published online by Iranian state media showed General Ahmad Vahidi attending a meeting about the funeral of Khamenei, 86, then sitting alongside his casket as Iran’s theocracy held a smaller service for him on Thursday night near the supreme leader’s former home in downtown Tehran.Vahidi has become a major player in formulating Iran’s tough stance in negotiating a possible permanent end to the war with the United States, experts say.2.41pm on Jul 3, 2026Man with a Tibetan flag dies after setting himself on fire in front of UN headquartersBy Warning: Distressing contentNew York: A man with a Tibetan flag in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York has set himself on fire and died, according to officials.Law enforcement responded to a 911 call at about 6.30pm on Thursday (New York time) and found a 52-year-old man with severe burns throughout his body, the New York Police Department said. He was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead, according to police.Authorities were investigating. Officials were not able to comment on what prompted the man to set himself on fire.China says Tibet has been part of its territory for more than seven centuries, and its Communist Party has governed the Himalayan region since 1951. But many Tibetans say they were essentially independent for most of their history and have protested what they regard as Beijing’s heavy-handed rule.2.08pm on Jul 3, 2026Teen charged with murder over stabbing was freed on bail four days earlierBy Alexander Darling and Erin PearsonA 16-year-old was bailed by police four days before he allegedly stabbed a teenage boy to death metres from a hospital in Melbourne’s north.Mickleham teenager Darweish Mohamed was found with critical injuries outside Craigieburn Community Hospital about 7.50pm on Wednesday.Darweish Mohamed, 15, died from stab wounds in Craigieburn on Wednesday night.GoFundMeA hospital staff member performed CPR on the teen, but Darweish died in a car park just off Lygon Drive.On Friday, the accused 16-year-old was meant to face a children’s court charged with offences including murder, but he failed to get on the prison bus.Read the full story here.1.43pm on Jul 3, 2026AFL great Nicky Winmar found guilty of smashing woman’s head into a doorBy Tara CosoletoAFL great Nicky Winmar has been found guilty of dragging a woman by the hair and smashing her head against a door.The St Kilda star, 60, argued the woman lied about the attack, but Bendigo magistrate Trieu Huynh on Friday found she was being truthful and convicted Winmar on three charges.Former AFL player Nicky Winmar outside court.AAPThe woman, who cannot be identified, alleged Winmar attacked her at Cohuna in northern Victoria on May 14, 2025.She claimed Winmar became unexpectedly angry before he grabbed her arm, twisted it and then dragged her by the hair.Winmar admitted he slapped the woman’s arm above the elbow but denied throwing any punches or making her tumble. He claimed she was the one who punched him five or six times around the face.Read the full story here.1.24pm on Jul 3, 2026Body of American pilot killed in Indonesian separatist conflict recoveredBy Niniek KarminiJakarta: Indonesian security forces on Friday recovered the body of an American pilot who was killed after armed separatists attacked and burnt a small aircraft in the restive Papua region, a military commander said.Nicholas F. Goselin, a pilot for Indonesian aviation company PT AMA, was shot dead on Thursday, shortly after he landed at the Ipdeheik airstrip in Balinggama village of the Yahukimo regency in the mountainous province of Papua Highlands.A Papaun holds the Morning Star independence flag.Darren WhitesideThe evacuation of the village, which involved 10 personnel from the Habema Operations Command, was carried out after troops secured the remote airstrip in a rapid operation, according to Brigadier General Riyanto, deputy commander of the operation.Rebels armed with guns and axes raised the Morning Star flag, a symbol of Papuan independence, as they claimed responsibility for the attack in a video distributed to the media by the West Papua Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement.Read the full story here.1 of 3