Marcie Jones, the Marcie from 60s Australian girl group Marcie and the Cookies, has died at the age of 79.
https://www.noise11.com/news/australian-music-pioneer-marcie-jones-passes-aged-79-20250601
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Tennis player Daria Kasatkina, who switched her allegiance from Russia to Australia earlier this year, has announced her engagement with her girlfriend, retired figure skater Natalia Zabiiako.
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Brittany Hockley (who competed on Dancing with the Stars earlier this year) married Swiss soccer player Benjamin Siegrist in Bali last week.
Siegrist is currently playing for Serie A club Genoa, on loan from Romania’s FC Rapid București.
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Brian Wilson, co-creator of iconic 1960s band The Beach Boys, has died aged 82
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“God only knows” will be getting a run today.
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Matildas star Ellie Carpenter and footballer Danielle van de Donk have tied the knot. They met while playing for French side Olympique Lyonnais.
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She was in the three-part documentary about Woodstock '99.
Dick Poole, Australia’s oldest living Kangaroo, dies aged 94
Dick Poole, Australia’s oldest living Kangaroo, has died. He was 94.
Poole was surrounded by family when he passed away of natural causes at his Ashfield nursing home.
Born in 1930, Poole died late last week with mourners attending his funeral on Friday.
Poole was a surprise choice as Australia’s captain-coach for the 1957 World Cup, the first held in Australia.
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Took until the fourth paragraph to understand this story.
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Funnily enough, same here.
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Would have made world news otherwise, given Kangaroos generally only live 20-25 years 
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If they lay for Cronulla and run out in front of cars on country roads, maybe. 
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