Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart spotted at Donald Trump’s Halloween party
Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has been spotted at Donald Trump’s Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago resort.The mining billionaire, who has never shied from publicly praising the controversial two-time US president, was seen speaking at Trump’s ear while he read a piece of paper in a social media post at the lavish affair at the weekend, as first reported by the Nine newspapers.The image, posted by the former US attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, also included the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio.The 1920s, Great Gatsby-themed party also reportedly attracted the One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, who the Nine newspapers claimed was seen in a private story on Instagram.Sign up: AU Breaking News emailHanson’s office confirmed to Guardian Australia that the senator is absent from the upper house this week because she is in the US.
It declined to confirm whether Hanson attended Trump’s party.The party’s timing coincided with a US federal government shutdown and Trump’s attempts to suspend funding for an aid organisation that helps about 42 million Americans afford food each month.Trump took to Truth Social on Friday, writing that he does “NOT want Americans to go hungry just because the Radical Democrats refuse to do the right thing and REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT”.His plans to build a $300m ballroom in the White House – privately funded by wealthy donors – have continued to evoke Marie Antoinette comparisons.Since the Coalition’s historic election loss in May, Rinehart has encouraged the Liberal party to stick with Trump-like policies.
Sign up to Breaking News AustraliaGet the most important news as it breaksafter newsletter promotionIn a lengthy statement to the Daily Mail in May, Rinehart said the “left media” had successfully driven away Liberals from “anything Trump”.“This has been especially obvious this year, with the Liberals instead becoming known as the ‘me too’ party,” she wrote.“Trump-style ‘make Australia great’ policies via cutting government tape, government bureaucracy and wastage, and hence being able to cut taxes, too scarce in Australia this year to rate a mention.“No doubt the left media will now try to claim that the Liberal loss was because the Liberal party followed Trump and became too right! The two simply don’t add up!”
AFLW finals: how the challengers shape up in their bid to end Kangaroos’ supremacy | Martin Pegan
North Melbourne are playing in a league of their own. The ruthless Roos have brushed aside any and all challengers across the 10th AFLW season to finish the home and away rounds with a record-breaking winning streak of 24 matches, a record-equalling unbeaten run of 26 games, and a percentage of more than 300.A star-studded and deep-running midfield led by captain Jasmine Garner and Ash Riddell is backed up by the stingiest defence in the league for a third straight year. Then there is the most potent attack the competition has seen, as the Kangaroos have somehow improved on the side that went through last season undefeated – an early draw the only blemish – and secured a breakthrough premiership.North Melbourne aren’t done yet in their season of supremacy
Eli Katoa’s seizure and brain bleed prompts calls for NRL to assess concussion protocols
The NRL is assessing whether there was a failure in the application of rugby league’s concussion protocols after Tonga star Eli Katoa underwent emergency surgery prompted by seizures and bleeding on the brain following three sickening head impacts on Sunday.Katoa was allowed to take the field after what appeared to be a concussion in the warm-up. He suffered another head injury in the first half of the Pacific Championships clash against New Zealand, but was allowed to continue the match.A third blow in the second half finally saw him leave the field when his side trailed by 22 points, but his condition deteriorated and he suffered seizures on the sideline. A medicab rushed him from the field and he underwent surgery on Sunday evening
From burnout to brilliance: Amanda Anisimova on how honesty sparked her remarkable revival
The American stepped away from the tour in 2023 to address her mental health. This year has been spectacular as she has reached two grand slam finalsThere is an air of calm surrounding Amanda Anisimova when she speaks; a palpable sense of her comfort in her own skin.In a sport like tennis that can swing its protagonists from one emotional extreme to another, week in, week out, Anisimova has worked hard to value the highs, the lows, and the moments in between, all while staying true to herself.A former teen prodigy who turned pro at 15 and reached the French Open semi-finals at just 17, Anisimova stepped away from the professional circuit for eight months in 2023, citing burnout and mental health concerns.It was a bold decision, given how athletes are always encouraged to push through their struggles and stick to the grind; a decision that has ultimately paid off in more ways than one
At the World Series the Blue Jays belonged to Canada – and large parts of the US too
One baseball win was never going to bind Canada – and sympathetic fans south of the border – together for ever. But it was sweet while it lastedThe first time the Blue Jays won a World Series, in 1992, the team’s victory parade was held on the same day as a contentious national referendum. At play that day was a suite of potential constitutional changes that had Canadians, living through a period of economic strain, regional tension, and a growing distrust of political elites, questioning what kind of country they were living in. The referendum failed and paved the way for another, three years later, in 1995, that almost saw Quebec leave Canada altogether. Following the win, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney congratulated the Jays noting that, beyond it being a “historic victory” the team’s playoff run “united a nation behind you, capturing the imagination of Canadians from coast to coast
The Chiefs-Bills rivalry is incapable of producing a bad game
Buffalo extended their regular season domination over Kansas City. But they know that the playoffs are another matter altogetherOf course Josh Allen didn’t take a breath in the final seconds of the latest Chiefs-Bills classic. “You never know with Pat [Mahomes],” Allen told reporters after Buffalo eked out a 28-21 win on Sunday. Bills kicker Matt Prater had earlier missed a 52-yard field goal with 27 seconds remaining that would have sealed the win for Buffalo. Even the miss was dramatic, with Prater doinking his kick off the right upright
Talking Horses | Willie Mullins eyes Melbourne and Breeders’ Cup double after shock triumph
If five wins from the seven turf events, one short of the record, felt like a standard return for European runners at the 2025 Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar, then the identity of the biggest winner of all was a huge, and very refreshing, surprise.Willie Mullins blew into Del Mar with Ethical Diamond, his first ever runner at the meeting, and left with the $2m first prize in the Turf, nearly five times as much as he banked when Nick Rockett landed the Grand National in April. And the style of his win was equally memorable. Punters who backed the proven Group One form of Minnie Hauk and Rebel’s Romance might beg to differ, but it gladdened the heart to see an Ebor Handicap winner leave the pair of them standing with a stretch run for the ages.Mullins was, momentarily at least, lost for words after Ethical Diamond and Dylan Browne McMonagle powered across the line
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