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The Queen partied, and Kate Moss did...this

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Jenna ClarkeEditorial Director
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6:06PMJune 03, 2022.
Updated 7:41AMJune 09, 2022
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All the news that's fit to mint.

Happening in (The) Oz today:

👑 The Queen ate a jam sandwich and is now a hologram 

💃🏼 Kate Moss celebrates herself

🇮🇩 Albo has headed off on a political "footy trip" to Indonesia

🛩 China almost started Top Gun 3

🐝 Bees are now fish

🍫 KitKats are turning green

🤶🏻 Christmas could be cancelled

But first, whoever had "The Queen beaming into her own party via AI" on their Jubilee bingo card, congratulations your meat tray is in the mail.

As days three and four of the four-day holiday in the UK to mark the monarch's 70-year reign rolled on, things...escalated.

Kate Moss showcased the personification of when you've been on holiday so long you forget what day it is, where you are and what you're supposed to be doing.

All eyes were on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex when they made their first, and so far only, public appearance. Their first official royal gig since they went to the US to pursue the podcaster life. 

The couple attended the Thanksgiving mass but were noticeably absent over the rest of the weekend. Whispers and rumours swirled around the Mall that Mountbatten-Windsors were in residence with the Queen during the concert outside. It was Lilibet's first birthday over the weekend, and there were reports she has finally met her great grandmother.

You can imagine how popular this photo has been in the British press.
You can imagine how popular this photo has been in the British press.

Albo is abroad again

After renaming an island in Canberra after QEII and confirming he'll most likely live (pretty much) permanently at The Lodge there instead of Kirribilli house in Sydney, prime minister Anthony Albanese boarded Bunnies One and travelled over the rabbit-proof fence to Perth.

After a short stopover to say thanks to McGowan's minions for delivering the federal Labor party three more seats in the election, he was off overseas.

Albo has the travel bug of a first-time Contiki participant, but it's for a good cause. He and a contingent of ministers, including foreign affairs minister Penny Wong, are in Indonesia for a meeting with the president and a bunch of trade experts to talk shop.

The government hopes to develop deeper trade partnerships with our northern neighbour. Also on the agenda will be Russia, China, security, and further economic ties.

The PM will meet with president Joko Widodo at Bogor Palace today ahead of a state lunch before leading "a high-level trade and economic delegation dinner including heavyweights of Australian business". Along for the ride is a massive contingent of business bigwigs including the heads of CommBank, Telstra, Wesfarmers and Fortescue Metals.

Lunch with an accused war-criminal

Albo also confirmed on Sunday he'll be attending the G20 summit in Indonesia in November. It's a departure from what the previous prime minister was thinking. It was uncertain what our RSVP status was considering Russian president Vladimir Putin may be at the table, earlier in the year former PM Scott Morrison said having Russia at the G20 table after Putin has been accused of war crimes would be "a step too far". 

Albanese acknowledged that he and other leaders would feel uncomfortable sitting around the table with the Russian autocrat but said he'd suck it up as it means a lot to Indonesia to host the summit.

"We respect the fact that the presidency of the G20 is so important for Indonesia and important for President Widodo," Albo said.

“Of course, it’s the case that people who respect human rights would feel uncomfortable with sitting around the table with Vladimir Putin.

“Vladimir Putin, of course, attended the G20 meeting in Australia after the downing of the airline that led to – that resulted in – the death of so many Australians and other international citizens.

“We have no time for what Vladimir Putin has done in Ukraine. We’ve made our position very, very clear on that and we’ll continue to do so.”

The Prime Minister welcomed the fact Ukraine’s President Zelensky had also been invited to observe the meeting and he'll more than likely Zoom in.

Snakes on a plane

There was some turbulence this weekend between us and the Chinese government. While the reviews of Top Gun 2 are saying it's wonderful, no one wants the Air Force fanfic to become a reality. Tom Cruise is good, but not ever Maverick could handle what happened over the South China Sea this weekend.

One of "the most serious peacetime incidents of its type involving an Australian aircraft" was logged by the RAAF when there was a "dangerous interception" by a Chinese J-16 fighter that put the crew from our air force at risk. 

Chief of the Defence Force Angus Campbell and Defence secretary Greg Moriarty have since lodged "furious protests" with their People’s Liberation Army counterparts after the Chinese aircraft buzzed the Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon, launching flares and “chaff” countermeasures.

Defence minister Richard Marles said despite the terrifying tomfoolery, Australia’s air force will keep flying over the South China Sea.

Rising from the election ashes

Opposition leader Peter Dutton and leader of the National party David Littleproud do smile sometimes, we promise.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton and leader of the National party David Littleproud do smile sometimes, we promise.

It's taken some time for opposition leader Peter Dutton to assemble the coalition's shadow cabinet as the counting for a few remaining seats was taking longer than erecting IKEA flat packs minus an Allen key.

However, the political storage unit is now complete. Dutton's 24-person team includes 10 women and saw nearly every Morrison associate relegated to the backbench.

Buzz kill

In bee news that's more shocking than that scene in My Girl, a court in California has ruled that some types of bees are now legally considered fish.

The decision by the California Court of Appeals was hailed by proponents as "a win for the bumblebees".

It reversed a lower court’s ruling in favour of agricultural interests who argued the state's Endangered Species Act protected only “birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and plants” – not bees or other bugs.

The decision was a victory for environmental groups and LA's Fish and Game commission, which has been pushing to list four bumblebee species as endangered.

The court in its judgement gave the commission the right to list invertebrate species like the bees as “endangered” even if they’re not aquatic animals.

The judges wrote that "although the term fish is colloquially and commonly understood to refer to aquatic species", the law makes the legal "definition of fish… not so limited".

I understand the law about as well as Michael Scott, but this really just solidifies my position that "The Office is a documentary" is a hill I will die on.

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Have some breaking news

Real-life Willy Wonkas, Nestle, will soon start wrapping KitKat chocolate bars in 30% recycled plastic.

The greener message was made yesterday, on World Environment Day, with the move cutting back the company's virgin plastic use by around 250,000 square metres.

That’s enough to cover the water surface of more than 200 Olympic swimming pools.

More than 40m of the 45g KitKat bars will be encased by the greener wrapping from January 2023.

Great news for chocolate lovers with a conscience. 

Mariah's Christmas is under attack

Now the Depp v Heard circus has packed up and moved on (for now) another celebrity may be hauled before the courts.

This time it's Mariah Carey. The diva is potentially being sued for about $28m for alleged copyright infringement of her annual No. 1 hit, All I Want for Christmas Is You.

The 53-year-old US singer and her co-writer Walter Afanasieff are named in a lawsuit brought by the songwriter Andy Stone claiming that Carey and her collaborators “knowingly, wilfully, and intentionally engaged in a campaign” to infringe Stone’s copyright for the song.

According to legal documents, that were - like the last celebrity feud - filed at a small distinct court in middle America, Stone claims that he co-wrote a song with the same name and did not give permission for it to be used.

The two songs have different lyrics and different melodies.

There's late, then there's nearly 30-years late to the party. The song was released in 1994.

Pre-streaming days it sold more than 15m copies worldwide and has earned Carey about $100m as it shoots up the Spotify charts every December.

Mariah has been Mean Girl-ed in the worst way.
Mariah has been Mean Girl-ed in the worst way.
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