Ukraine civilians abandoned as Russia invades

Fighting continued near Mariupol, Ukraine, on Wednesday morning, even after face-to-face talks between Russias Vladimir Putin and Ukraines Petro Poroshenko. Photo: AP

Ukrainian loyalist fighters from the Azov Battalion stand guard on a hill on the outskirts of Mariupol. Picture: Francisco Leong Source: AFP

WITH pro-Russian rebels looming threateningly at its gates, fighters loyal to the city of Mariupol are having to face a hard truth: they will be unable to save this vital Ukrainian port alone.

"We're the only ones here," sighs 'Botsman', the leader of one unit in the Azov volunteer battalion trying to hold out as pro-Russian rebel forces sweep west.

From a headland above the Azov Sea, in the "no man's land" between the two lines, he can see Novoazovsk, a seaside town just across the bay captured by the rebels on Wednesday after days of fierce fighting.

Since it fell, the south-eastern port city of Mariupol has felt like a place awaiting its fate.

"The Ukrainian army has pulled back," says 'Panther', a fellow loyalist fighter covered in tattoos who identifies himself as a "Ukrainian nationalist".

The situation, says Botsman, is getting bad.

Ukrainian loyalist fighters from the Azov Battalion stand guard on a hill on the outskirts of Mariupol. Picture: Francisco Leong Source: AFP

Pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine warned yesterday that they will launch a fresh offensive against government troops, days after seizing swathes of territory. Picture: Francisco Leong Source: AFP

Picture: Francisco Leong Source: AFP

While Mariupol waits, there is an uneasy calm. Just behind the last roadblock held by the army, hundreds of people have gathered, many dressed in the sunflower yellow and sky blue of Ukraine's national flag.

Ukrainian loyalists demonstrate by the last checkpoint controlled by Ukraine's army on the eastern side of Mariupol. Picture: Francisco Leong Source: AFP

Picture: Francisco Leong Source: AFP

In the fields beside them, a series of trenches are being dug to try to halt any future advance into the city from the east, while soldiers sing "Ukraine is not dead".

The other slogans tell of a population still proudly loyal to Kiev, even as the tide in the east seems to be turning against them.

"Glory to Ukraine," and "Putin out", shout some of the fighters. "Agents of the Kremlin: know that Mariupol is Ukrainian", echo the crowd.

An Ukrainian soldier digs a trench on the outskirts of the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Picture: Alexander Khudotepky Source: AFP

Residents of Mariupol dig trenches and make fortifications with sandbags as they assist Ukrainian troops in organising their defence. Picture: Anatolii Boiko Source: AFP

The mood among fighters is equally defiant, but matched with an awareness that as things stand, it would not take long for them to be outgunned.

Botsman, a Russian by blood and a veteran of the war in Chechnya, says he is here to fight Russian President Vladimir Putin.

He starts to go through the list of what the pro-Kiev fighters need: tanks, drones, heavy artillery, up-to-date-maps, a less-chaotic form of leadership.

"As you can see, what we have here is hardly the top-grade material" on show at the Kiev military parade, he says, sardonically.

The Azov battalion is said to be one of the most radical nationalist groups fighting in the area. They won Mariupol back from the separatists in June.

A villager looks at a pro-Russian fighter pasting a paper on the wall of a supermarket in downtown Novoazovsk, 50kms east of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. Picture: Francisco Leong Source: AFP

The paper reads "The Fredom Army of Novarussia welcomes you, we are here and planning to stay for a long time. Do not believe in rumours that we are about to leave the city. Our goal is to go further, your goal is to build up a peaceful and honourable lifestyle". Picture: Francisco Leong Source: AFP

An Orthodox priest (R) salutes Ukrainian soldiers defending the last checkpoint on the eastern side of Mariupol. Picture: Francisco Leong Source: AFP

If the town falls again, it will be the second notch for the separatists along this southern coast. Another few hundred kilometres, and the path reaches Crimea, the region annexed by Russia in March.

As well as its strategic importance, the loss of the town would be a symbolic blow for Kiev, whose army has been pushed back over the last week from the south-eastern front.

"It is the last big town in the region under Ukrainian control, home to half a million people," the commander of the Azov battalion, Andrey Biletsky, tells AFP.

He admits that there are few official troops and tanks now here, but insists that the situation is not yet "critical", and says he is confident "the army will send reinforcements".

A dog looks out the window of a car queuing at a checkpoint as people flee Mariupol in the Donetsk region amid fears of an offensive by pro-Russian militants. Picture: Anatolii Boiko Source: AFP

Ukrainian troops stop cars at a checkpoint as people flee Mariupol. Picture: Anatolii Boiko Source: AFP

Panther is convinced that they are up not just against pro-Russian rebels but regular Russian troops as well. Asked how he rates their chances, his assessment is glum.

"We can hold them off, but for how long? We don't have the strength to beat them." Another difficulty is that even in this pro-Kiev bastion, not everyone is with them. Their flags are sometimes painted red by pro-Moscow locals among the population.

Biletsky says it is clear "that part of the population here no longer supports Ukraine, but we cannot abandon those who are depending on us."

Yesterday, things were calm between the lines of Mariupol, the loyalists of Novoazovsk, and the separatists fighting to defeat them.

Botsman thinks their enemies are afraid of the mines, or are considering, instead, an attack on Olenivka to the north.

"If they take Olenivka, the northern road to Mariupol will also be open," he says. "And if they take Mariupol, they will not stop." On the other side of the front, about 30 kilometres (20 miles) away, a fighter called "Svat" guards the pro-Russian position.

"We wait," he says, although he doesn't add what for.

Ukrainian soldiers park their hardware on the roadside as they wait for the start of the march into the town of Mariupol on Wednesday. Picture: Sergei Grits Source: AP

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Wow, these guys really hate Tony Abbott

A sign on display at the March Australia protest in Sydney on Sunday. Photo: Michael Koziol/Fairfax Media. Source: Twitter

THOUSANDS of Australians have rallied at March in Australia protests around the country this weekend, protesting against the Abbott government after almost one year in power.

Protest organisers say around 40,000 people have marched at 31 locations, including capital cities and tiny regional towns.

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The wide range of issues being supported by the protesters was summed up by a sign that read:

"For stronger public health and education, for addressing climate change, for asylum seeker rights, for real reconciliation, for equitable access to university, for protecting the environment, for international aid based on need not trade, for greater equality of wealth, for cultural diversity, for these reasons and more we march and shout, 'Boot the Liberals Out!'"

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These anti-Abbott protests are known for their hilarious posters and signs, featuring cheeky appropriations of the Prime Minister's face. The August protest did not disappoint.

Check out some of the best signs from this weekend's protests.

Did you attend a March in Australia protest this weekend? Tweet us your photos @newscomauhq using the #MarchAustralia or #MarchinAugust hashtags.

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What’s so different about Roger and Serena?

Serena Williams' US Open defence remains well and truly on track after she dropped just one game in a dominating second round victory over Vania King.

Tennis star Serena Williams. Source: AFP

AT AGE 33, if Roger Federer were to add an 18th grand slam by tournament's end, it would turn this US Open into an instant classic because he's a sentimental favourite two years removed from his last major title, and many have questioned whether he has another one in him.

Serena Williams has won 17 career grand slam titles, fifth most in the history of women's tennis.

If Williams, who will turn 33 on September 26, wins her sixth US Open and third in a row, she will tie all-time greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova with 18 grand slam titles. And that accomplishment will be met with a ho-hum "of course she did'' reaction because everyone expects Williams to win.

That unfair expectation is actually a compliment to Williams. But the fact Williams is not held in similar lofty reverence to the active greats such as Federer is curious.

"I feel really appreciated,'' Williams insisted yesterday. "I can attest to that [in] the fact if I lose it's bigger news than if I win. That is a testament to how much people believe in my game and my skill and how good they think I am.''

Is Serena Williams underappreciated? Source: AFP

This is not a comparison of men's and women's tennis, nor is it a comparison of Williams to Federer. But their accomplishments on paper are remarkably similar yet it seems there is a far higher global appreciation for Federer than there is for Williams.

It's not as if Williams, whose 13 grand slam titles playing doubles with her sister, Venus, gives her a total of 30 career slams, has been completely overlooked — she's widely regarded as one of the best players of her time.

But what about the best of all time? Williams must at least be approaching being a part of that conversation.

Commensurate with her accomplishments, you would think there would be more appreciation for what Williams has done in the game than there seems to be, and maybe that's partially her doing.

Williams has had some spotty episodes that have somewhat clouded her accomplishments.

The most recent was the bizarre meltdown in her Wimbledon doubles match this summer when she appeared disoriented and mysteriously withdrew amid a curious claim that she had a "virus". Williams then went three months before speaking publicly about the incident and even then she didn't clear anything up, only shooting down speculation and rumors that she was drunk, on drugs or even pregnant during a recent interview with Sports Illustrated.

The world adores Roger Federer. Source: AFP

In that interview, though, she never actually clarified what happened that day. The occasional flighty moments like these from Williams — Serena being Serena — detract from her greatness and everything she's brought to the game.

Can you imagine what the identity of women's tennis in America would have been the last decade without the Williams sisters? Lost. That's what it would have been.

In a few years — whenever Williams is out of the game and finished collecting grand slams — maybe then her greatness will be appreciated with the reverence it deserves.

Asked if she has a grand slam goal number in mind, Williams said: "No. I never even thought I would have as many as I even have. I never thought this would be me. I never really had a number. Obviously now that things are reachable, I do think of different things. But in the big picture, it's just all an amazing, amazing ride.

"I've had three tries to get to 18, and it hasn't happened, so … we'll see. Hopefully I'll get there one day. I'm kind of stuck right now at 17.''

There are worse places to be stuck.

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Losing a child: A dad’s perspective

Men are often neglected in the conversation surrounding stillborn deaths. Source: Supplied

IT'S A club no man wants to join, with a membership paid for in pain.

The Stillbirth Foundation Australia says every day nationwide, six children are stillborn — the term used when a pregnancy fails once it's progressed beyond 20 weeks.

To put that into greater perspective, according to parental support organisation Sands Australia, for every child that dies from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), 10 will be stillborn.

Add the fact miscarriage occurs in one in six of all Australian pregnancies, and we're talking about a significant number of grieving parents.

The focus, when receiving such news, is often on the mother — and that's to be expected.

But of course, both parents are suffering. Both have just lost a child.

While few can dispute the physical act of carrying a child entails an intense emotional bond, a recent Australian study has challenged what its authors termed the "over-simplistic" assumption that a man's level of trauma at losing a child is low compared to a woman's.

This is especially apparent given the advances of reproductive technology.

Writing in the Journal of Sociology, University of Queensland researchers Shari Bonnette and Alex Broom identified the "techno-mediated" relationship that men develop with their children long before birth.

The "visual and sensual representation of their child" that comes through 3D ultrasound imaging and the ability to hear the sound of the baby's heartbeat has helped cement the notion that fatherhood starts when the baby is in the womb.

In other words, new dads are acknowledging their status — not only to themselves, but to the world — earlier, and in a more complex way than the clichéd delivery-room epiphany suggests.

Six children are stillborn in Australia each day. Source: Supplied

In 2010, Sydneysiders Gary and Amy Sillett lost their son, Isaac, at 26 weeks.

After taking Amy to Royal North Shore Private Hospital with a nagging abdominal pain that she hadn't experienced while pregnant with their first son, Callum, they were transferred to the nearby public hospital for an ultrasound, and ominously ushered to the front of the queue.

Tests on the amniotic fluid revealed that the baby had Rieger's syndrome, a rare condition associated with eye abnormalities, cranio-facial malformations and psychomotor activity.

Doctors explained that an emergency C-section was the only option but even then, the outlook wasn't promising.

"I knew the situation was serious," says Sillett, who works with international aid organisation ICARE.

"I thought, 'Right, we now have 13 weeks to get him where he needs to be, health-wise.' You hear miraculous stories about babies surviving such situations."

Sillett, 39, busied himself with the logistics of updating family, and organising care for Callum. "I felt isolated and powerless," he says.

"I was trying to coordinate the practicalities of dealing with the situation while supporting Amy. I felt guilty I wasn't by her side all the time, but by the same token I had to sort out these arrangements and be a conduit of information for everyone around us.

"This was especially difficult because we didn't know if Isaac would make it. In retrospect, I'm glad I didn't have time to think about what I'd do if he died. If I had, I would have fallen apart."

That night, Sillett slept on a mattress beside his wife's hospital bed. A day after being admitted, Amy was taken into surgery. Sillett had to remain outside.

"That was one of the hardest times of my life. I was on my own in this waiting area where the doctors' job is to prepare you for the worst — in our case losing Amy and Isaac.

"When you hear people going on about a 'terrible' delivery, many don't know what they are talking about. Three times during the operation, a nurse came to tell me things weren't looking good."

Sydney couple Gary and Amy Sillett, lost their son, Isaac, at 26 weeks and say it was the hardest time of their lives. Source: Supplied

An hour after going into theatre, Isaac, a name the couple had already chosen, was delivered stillborn. Adrenalin was administered and his heart was restarted but two hours later he passed away.

A common coping mechanism for many fathers is to get involved in the science, says Emma McLeod, founder of the Stillbirth Foundation. "One of the main ways men differ from women who lose a child is they want to understand what went wrong," she says.

"Understanding the science gives them comfort. When children die in the earlier stages of pregnancy, it's often for genetic reasons, which medical science can pinpoint, but with up to 50 per cent of those who are stillborn or close to term, we simply don't know why this happened. "This leads to a sense of powerlessness for many men. Having witnessed their partner go through a labour, in which they often know the baby won't be delivered alive, I see many men go into 'fixing' mode, trying to make things right. This often means focusing on the mum as a way to avoid dealing with their own feelings."

Sillett recognises himself in McLeod's observation.

"We were in the maternity section, and hearing the babies around us was just agony," says Sillett. "We went home the next day."

And it's at home where the responses to the loss of a baby begin to significantly deviate.

"Gary took on this role as my protector from the outside world," says Amy. "I was recovering from a traumatic physical and emotional event and one of his ways of dealing with the circumstances was to remain strong. But this is deceptive. Men who lose a child are hurting just as badly — they seem to be doing OK to the outside world, but it's not the case."

For Sillett, it seemed there were few options. "You don't know how strong you are until it's the only choice. I had to be the pillar of support for my wife, family and friends," he says.

"I was the communication channel to the outside world. I also had to look after our other son because Amy was still recovering. On top of that, the world doesn't stop so you have to keep working to cover the mortgage, doctors bills, child care and so on."

"Men who lose a child are hurting just as badly — they seem to be doing OK to the outside world, but it's not the case." Source: Supplied

It's an imperative that becomes all the more vital when you consider that men in this situation share a closer bond with the deceased child than previously imagined, while still being hamstrung by outdated ideals of manhood. The University of Queensland study found that all of the men interviewed spent a good deal of time with their stillborn child, as well as commemorating them in the years to come, particularly on what would have been their birthday. Yet, even as they navigate a way to face life without their child, the majority felt they couldn't give full vent to their emotions — especially around partners. And that comes down to the age-old models of 'acceptable' male traits: strength, stoicism, resilience. As much as we think the contemporary models of masculinity are evolving, research says otherwise, and many grieving fathers are suffering as a result.

Sillett says: "During those hours in the intensive care unit, and Isaac subsequently passing away, there was little assistance for the dads," he says. "Most of the services are focused on the mums but you want to say, 'Hello — there's another parent grieving too.'"

It's this bitterness that McLeod is working to address at the Stillbirth Foundation. "While organisations such as ours predominantly focus on families, the community as a whole tends to direct most of its attention to the mums. However, the impact on fathers is massive," says McLeod.

According to McLeod, another common tactic for men coping with the loss of a child is, "taking some kind of formal stand against stillbirth, be it through charity work or fundraising in this area.

"This not only provides a chance to do something against this thing that took their child, but it also gives a legitimate reason to talk about them."

Sillett found succour in this tactic, and it all began with a game of golf.

"Gary was unbelievably supportive after we lost Isaac," says Amy. "But when he wasn't working, he was continually 'on duty' with myself and Callum. He was exhausted. I could see he needed time out. About a month after we came home, some of his friends called up for a game of golf. He blew them off the first couple of times but eventually I insisted he go just be a guy playing a round with his mates for a few hours, instead of a grieving dad. He came home that day with a smile I hadn't seen in over a month and renewed energy. There was still great sadness in our home but the golf day gave him a glimmer of hope that it didn't have to occupy him 24/7."

Mr Sillet won the NSW Community Father of the Year Award in 2012 for his work to support fathers of stillborn babies. Source: Supplied

The solace he felt inspired him to set up Pillars of Strength, a foundation that offers mourning fathers tickets to sports events and comedy nights — the idea being, if only for a short time, they can feel some normality in the company of others who know what they are going through, whether they want to talk about it or not.

Since its 2011 inception, the organisation has provided over 2600 days out for bereaved dads, while a new accommodation initiative for regional families who find themselves stuck in Sydney (visiting hospitals) has provided over $70,000 worth of free beds.

It also won Sillett the NSW Community Father of the Year Award in 2012 and enabled him to vocalise what he labels his son's legacy.

"It's important to recognise dads as dads no matter if they held their son or daughter for just 30 seconds. A father is always a father. Nothing, not even death, can take that away from you."

There's no doubting sociocultural norms still prevent grief-stricken fathers from seeking help or acknowledging the extent of their emotional agony. Though Sillett's experiences illustrates that it's possible for a man who's lost a child to find a way to learn to live with it.

For now, the pathways to recovery are not clearly illuminated. But with roughly 200 babies dying every day in Australia as a result of miscarriage, stillbirth and SIDS, the time has come to shine a light, for the sake of those left behind.

This is an edited extract of an article in the September/October 2014 issue of GQ Australia.

The cover of the September/October issue of GQ Australia, featuring Joel Edgerton. Source: GQ Australia

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Meet the real-life Into the Wild guy

Campbell Walker, 23, from Sydney, has booked a one-way ticket to Nepal and will travel around Asia and the Middle East with three friends and his girlfriend. Source: Supplied

HAVE you ever dreamed of quitting your job, selling all your stuff and booking a one-way ticket to the other side of the world?

Many young would-be adventurers have daydreamed about this ultimate travel fantasy, but far fewer people have actually bitten the bullet and done it.

Campbell Walker, a 23-year-old guy from Sydney, is set to become one of these valiant few.

He's selling all of his possessions - except about 100 essential items - quitting his job in publishing and has bought a one-way ticket to Nepal.

Along with his girlfriend and two best mates, he plans to travel indefinitely, starting in western China, Mongolia and through the Middle East.

He's saving $10,000 - which includes a buffer of a few thousand dollars - and plans to live on $15 a day.

Campbell says the daily grind of work-sleep-eat-repeat isn't how he wants to spend the rest of his life.

"Time is extremely finite. It's the one resource you can't buy or exchange," he told news.com.au.

"You're only as good as what you did yesterday. If I wrote down everything that I wanted to do yesterday, and everything that I actually did, there would be a massive difference.

"All I did was go to work, come home and eat three meals in between."

Cam on a previous overseas adventure. Source: Supplied

"Work and sleep takes up about 90 per cent of my time. In the end you're only left with about 10 per cent of your day to do the things you actually like doing and have a wonderful time.

"I love music, travel, and meeting interesting people."

Campbell's light bulb moment came after he returned from a recent trip to Central America.

He had just landed his dream job back in Australia and had two months travelling ahead of him. "I saw those two months as an opportunity to treat the world as my playground," he said.

Along the way, Campbell was offered a job and place to live permanently in Guatemala, but turned it down.

He returned home and launched himself into a demanding role with long hours.

"I actually quite like my job but I was really coming to grips with just being a cog in the wheel.

I felt like I had lost my freedom. I became really quite critical against not just work, but the whole concept of work, capitalism, consumerism, the working world and all those things.

You reflect on whether working 50, 60, 70 hours a week is really going to give you anything in the long run."

Cam and his girlfriend. Source: Supplied

"I want to cut my ties, particularly with Sydney as a city. Sydney used to be far less competitive. People's opinions are as monochromatic as the clothes they wear and the cars they drive.

"I also had a brush with my own mortality and I got my priorities in order. It made me realise what's important.

"I wrote down the 10 things in life that I love so much, and asked myself if there was a way I could combine them into one lifestyle."

With the help of his friends - an artist and a documentary director - Cam will produce a documentary series about his adventure.

"We want to get inside the heads of people who have gone AWOL — particularly artists and musicians around the world."

"My girlfriend is coming with me. She's just as fed up with the gravity of Western living. Neither of us, nor our friends see an exciting future in sticking round and rotting.

"The best we could hope for, if we all stayed, is a good night out. That's a pretty contagious thought in my opinion.

Cam and his mate Bart, who will be travelling with him across Asia and the Middle East. Source: Supplied

Campbell's parents have mixed views on his decision to go AWOL.

"My mum is generally supportive. She's actually on the verge of doing something similar.

But my values are conflicted with my Dad's.

"When I told him [about my plan], he came back at me with a list of reasons that I should stay in both my job and the workforce during my twenties.

But will there be anything about his current life that he'll miss?

"It will be the small, comfortable things. I could find myself living in some half-built house just stinging to be back home in a warm bed watching some series on my laptop.

"But if that's the biggest luxury that I'm idolising, it's not worth staying for.

"If you're not feeling happy you can't keep doing the same thing. If you don't quite know what you want to do, then do something wild and irrational and bizarre."

Have a story you'd like to share? Get in touch at rebecca.sullivan@news.com.au or on Twitter @beck_sullivan.

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What being on The Amazing Race is really like

Daniel Ryan from The Amazing Race Australia vs New Zealand season, talks to news.com.au about their experience on the show.

IT looks like the greatest reality TV show on Earth, an all-expenses paid trip around the world, but is the Amazing Race the ultimate travel experience or is it actually a nightmare?

"It's hell," jokes Daniel, who with his teammate Ryan has just finished the Australia v New Zealand instalment of the race.

"You would never choose this sort of travel in normal life because you want to spend a few days in a place, but this sort of experience, some people describe it as like 'Contiki tour on crack'. It's a nightmare ... it's quick, it's extreme but it's a beautiful experience."

Added Ryan: "It's a money can't buy experience, it's insane, even if you tried to recreate it you couldn't."

The Sydney-based intensive care nurses joined forces to tackle the latest local series which sees Aussies and Kiwis pitted against each other for the race around the world.

Daniel and Ryan on The Amazing Race: Australia v New Zealand. Source: Supplied

"We do a lot of night shifts doing intensive care, often 12 hour nights, so we're used to trying to perform under fatigue. Shift work is very much like jet lag, when you've got to turn your body clock around 12 hours on it's head, so we thought operating under pressure with a lack of sleep — we've got this ... but we didn't," said Ryan.

"You think you've got the race, but the race is full on, 24/7, after a few days of not sleeping and eating properly, you're ready to tear your hair out and that's where things get interesting."

It's the first time the show has pitted the two nations against each other, but the pair say there wasn't as much Trans-Tasman rivalry and tension as they'd first thought.

"To be honest, there's more that bonds us together as Australians and New Zealanders than drives us apart. It's really only the rugby that really separates us as nations, but generally when the times get tough we bond together and that's what we found on the race."

Australian teams: Elizabeth and Todd, Sally and Tyson, Ashleigh and Jarrod, Tiharna and Inga, Daniel and Ryan. Source: Channel 7

In the franchise's thirteen years on air, there's been 25 seasons of the shows in the US and three local, ensuring nearly every TV viewer has caught at least an episode or two.

So with that in mind, we decided to grill Dan and Ryan on what really goes on behind the scenes.

What do the contestants eat when they're travelling?

"Anything you can get your hands on, muesli bars are great, because if you stop, you're stopping in the race, you're not having a degustation meal, you're not spending money, you're just trying to do your best on minimal time, I mean you'd be searching everywhere for a woodfired pizza in Namibia. The key is to bring snacks."

How do you pay for everything?

"You've got a budget for the leg, you rip and read (the card) and they say 'you've got $125 for this leg of the race' but it's up to you, you do what you want, sometimes you have some money leftover, sometimes you're scraping by, living on the bare minimum, living on mars bars and muesli bars. You just have to manage it well and then you end up having to beg and that becomes quite awkward."

New Zealand Team L-R: Cat and Jesse, Carla and Hereni, John and Murray, Emily and Jono. Front: Aston and Christie. Australian Team L-R: Inga and Tiharna, Elizabeth and Todd, Sally and Tyson, Daniel and Ryan. Front: Ashleigh and Jarrod Source: Channel 7

How many crew are travelling with you?

"You've got a little crew and they change around, they're always with you, you're a team of four people running around. You're always aware of what they're doing because you look after them, but you sort of tune out as well, you're not constantly aware there's a camera right next to you because it's the two of you talking and you've got to do your thing. No one's directing you, you can go where you want."

Which is the best airport in the world?

"It'd have to be Munich, we've been there several times. They do free coffees and hot chocolates and have kick-ass pretzels and when you're on a race and you don't have money and you're trying to scrounge food, that's the best thing."

What do you pack and what can you not pack?

"No technology, no maps, no cameras, no phones, no books, nothing that's going to help you or assist you. No money, no credit cards. In terms of everything else, what you bring is up to you, but you have to carry it so we ended up turfing stuff along the way. Half the bag is just underwear and you throw them out as you go."

Bonnie Sveen and Philippa Northeast and Daniel Little and Ryan Thomas at Westfield Parramatta. Source: Supplied

How much time do you have in between legs?

"It's a 12 hour turnaround or less but in that time you have to fit everything in. You have to get back to the hotel, do an interview, eat, get an hour and a half's sleep, unpack your bags, wash your clothes, repack your bags and your clothes are still wet because you haven't had time to dry them. It's pandemonium sometimes and they really keep you going in that race mode, they want to keep you going and keep you in that state and it adds to that point of getting to emotional and physical fatigue."

Do you get any days off to explore?
"That's the mystery of the race, you come on the show thinking 'yeh, I'm going to get a day off between episodes, I'll chill out, I'll have a rest', but you don't get that, you get a couple of hours sleep at max and you'll sleep on the planes if you can, that's why you're so fatigued constantly because you're only getting a few zzz's here and there."

Daniel and Ryan in their day jobs at intensive care nurses. Source: Channel 7

How do you manage to catch up on sleep?

"Drugs, definitely and that's coming from the nurses, the medical professionals here and earplugs are an absolute must on the planes. Also always try and get the exit row seating or if you think the flight's not going to be that full, book a seat up the back of the plane and hope that you get a full row to yourself to put your head down. A sneaky red is always good to wind down a bit."

What do you think the audience wouldn't know about how the race is run?

"I think people don't realise the amount of commuting and travel you do, because it just says teams are now on their way from Thailand to Namibia, but that's like a 36 hour long haul and you're doing four flights just to get there so its epic, its huge, you've had 36 hours travelling and no sleep and you feel like rubbish when you get there. You're stressed, jet-lagged, tired, hungry and tensions are bubbling."

Your advice for anyone considering entering the show?

"Anyone who's in a relationship, anyone who goes on the show saying 'I think our relationship is great and I think this would be the perfect test for our relationship', it's not for you, don't do it, don't do it. It's a pressure cooker environment."

The Amazing Race airs Monday nights at 8.40pm

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Unfair sackings you won’t believe happened here

91 per cent of women who were discriminated against while pregnant or returning to work didn't file a formal complaint. Source: Thinkstock. Source: Supplied

JUST over a year ago, Julianne*, a tax accountant, found out she was pregnant. She had been in her profession for nine years and had been with her company for six years when she broke the news to her bosses.

In her six years with the accounting firm in Brisbane, Julianne had been a star performer and was on the leadership track. Her work ethic had been rewarded over the years with a plushy office that overlooked the park, bonuses and great reviews. She told news.com.au: "There was a succession plan where I was going to take over the business."

So she was not prepared for what came next.

When she told her bosses she was pregnant, she was immediately freezed-out by management and most of her colleagues. She said that no one in her office, except for one friend, spoke to her for three weeks. Any instructions she received came through email.

After the initial cold shoulder period, she was moved out of her office into a much smaller one. When her pay review came around, she didn't get the bonus she received every year and wasn't even given a pay rise in line with inflation. She was shown job ads from recruiters to show how replaceable she was.

One in two women experience discrimination when they're pregnant or returning to work from parental leave. Source: News Limited

Her bosses refused to engage with her on a return to work plan. They ruled out, without discussion, a plan to come back part time and wouldn't agree to a solid return date. Every time she brought it up, she was told they didn't "want to talk about it."

If there was any doubt her pregnancy was why she was treated this way, an email she was copied in on (whether intentional or not) dispelled any such questions. The email, seen by news.com.au, was correspondence between the firm's management and a recruiter looking for another accountant. In one of the emails, Julianne's boss specified that he would prefer to see only male candidates because all the women in his office have kids or were about to go on parental leave.

When she went on parental leave, she received a card from her co-workers but only her friend in the office came to see her or inquired after her once she had given birth. Her friend later resigned in protest at how Julianne was treated.

When she returned to work, she was put on the reception desk as her office had been taken over and desk-hopped to other people's desks when they were on leave. She doesn't even have her own workspace. She also found out from a client that she and her pregnancy were being blamed for mistakes that had been made by others when she was on leave.

Everything Julianne had worked for over the years just all came to a halt. The effect her treatment at work has had on her has left Julianne unmotivated to remain in the labour force. "I just want to be at home now," she said. "I think everything I worked for was now a waste of time.

While it was played for comedic effect, 30 Rock character Avery Jessup hid her pregnancy with hams and wizard capes so it wouldn't jeopardise her promotion. Source: Supplied

"I sort of thought this kind of discrimination does happen, but I didn't think it would happen to me because I've always been good at my job and put the company first."

Unfortunately, stories like Julianne's are common.

Last month, the a landmark report from the Human Rights Commission found that one in two Australian women (49 per cent) experienced discrimination in the workplace during pregnancy and when returning to work. Thirty-two per cent of women who were discriminated against said they resigned or went to look for another job. It's devastating indictment on Australia's workplaces and our "fair go" culture.

Julianne and all the women who reached out to news.com.au all requested their names be changed for fear of reprisals or losing other opportunities in their industry. Many of them also mentioned that they didn't want the stigma of being a 'troublemaker' following them throughout their career.

This fear makes it difficult for many women to seek out legal avenues when they experience workplace discrimination. The Human Rights Commission report found a staggering 91 per cent of women who experience discrimination don't follow it up with a formal complaint either with the company or to a government department.

Another disturbing statistic is that one in five women (18 per cent) reported that they were made redundant, restructured, dismissed or had their contracts not renewed during the pregnancy/return to work process.

Katherine Heigl's character in Knocked Up was told she still had to "keep it tight" by her employers. Source: News Limited

Rachael*, from Perth, had recently started at a large beverage bottling company when she found out she was pregnant. Because she was a fairly recent recruit, she said she felt guilty about her pregnancy but she received high scores on her performance plan.

When she went on leave, because she was on a contract, she was given a document that outlined she was going on "extended leave without pay" but that she would be returning to a comparable role. When she was on leave, she attended functions and events on her own time to stay connected to her employers and to the job. But when she was gearing up to return to work, she was told there had been a restructure and the company no longer had a position for her.

"I was quite shocked when I went to speak to them about coming back," Rachael said. "I had no reason to think I wouldn't be returning.

"On my last day before I went on leave, they had a cake and my manager said that while it was unfortunate and an accident that I was pregnant, they were happy for me. It wasn't blatantly talked about but you could see people were a bit negative that I was pregnant and new to the company at the same time."

Penny* works for a major bank in a call centre and is on a contract that is renewed every November. When she fell pregnant in February, she was told her contract wasn't going to be renewed, ostensibly because the company was moving her department overseas. But that argument doesn't quite stack up.

"The bank decided to keep 99 per cent of the workers and moved everyone to a different department except me," she said. "I was never approached or told that they would like me to stay. People who started after me, people who had contracts that weren't supposed to renew was asked to stay on."

On Sex and the City, Miranda was concerned her pregnancy would lead the partners to take her less seriously as a lawyer. Source: AP

Kara* worked for a major supermarket chain in the mid-2000s and was training for a second-in-charge position. She was a service supervisor at the front of the store when she unexpectedly fell pregnant.

"I was almost instantly taken off as supervisor and placed solely on checkouts and no other training for management positions was given to me after I revealed I was pregnant," Kara said.

Despite continual requests to return to management training, even after returning from parental leave, her boss consistently rebuked her. She quit soon after.

But women don't just face difficult while employed. Many mothers have also reported discrimination in the recruitment process.

Justine* said she didn't return to her previous job after her daughter hit the nine-months mark as she had been made redundant. But when she started job-hunting, she found it hard to explain the nine-month gap in her work history without fessing up she just had a baby.

"Even though a lot of people say they accept you have a child, there is still a massive stigma," she said. "Whenever I said I had a baby, the feeling in the room would change and my commitment, my focus and my capability of staying back was questioned. One interviewer even asked 'if your child is sick but you're at work, would you need to leave?'"

Justine said she eventually found a position where the company seemed to be supportive of her family circumstances until she had to take two days off work when her daughter fell sick and her partner was overseas. She said the mood towards her immediately changed.

Barrister Deborah Dinnen, of Maurice Byers Chambers, told news.com.au there are two reasons why women don't pursue the matter — they don't want to burn bridges in the industry they want to keep working in, and because there's a gap in the law in which employers use the redundancy plank.

One in five women were made redundant or had their contracts not renewed while on parental leave. Source: ThinkStock

"Women often aren't sure where to turn," she said. "They have a feeling that they have a right they can enforce but they're not sure of the process or the cost.

"With employers, when they're hit with legal action, if there's a HR department, there's a lot of back peddling and defensive moves. If it's a small business, sometimes they don't know that they can't do what they've done.

"For a small business, it may seem harsh and expensive to them that they must allow a woman to return to her position after 12 months but that's their obligation as an employer."

Worryingly, Ms Dinnen said that while the garden variety pregnancy discrimination has remained stable for a number of years, she has seen, anecdotally, an increase in more extreme more cases of discrimination.

Ms Dinnen said there were a number of cases 10 to 15 years ago that thrust the issue in the spotlight but since then, some employers have become more complacent and may be looking to see how far they can push the boundaries.

The Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, said at the time of the report's release: "It provides indisputable evidence that pregnancy/return to work discrimination continues to be widespread and has a cost — not just to women, working parents and their families — but also to workplaces and the national economy.

Australia Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick said addressing pregnancy discrimination is not only "a human rights imperative but also an organisational priority". Source: News Corp Australia

"The existence of these forms of workplace discrimination is also limiting women's participation in paid work as well as the productivity of businesses and other organisations. Addressing it is not only a human rights imperative but also an organisational priority. It is critical to the growth of both a strong economy and a cohesive society."

Despite significantly outranking their male counterparts as university graduates (57 per cent to 43 per cent), women's workplace participation rate (aged 20 to 74 years old) comes in at 65 per cent, compared to men at 79 per cent.

*Names have been changed.

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Why Jackie Chan’s son is huge now

The game, National Search for Jaycee, went viral after Chan was arrested on drugs charges. Source: Supplied

HIS father is Hollywood's favourite martial arts action hero.

Now Jaycee Chan, son of Jackie, is a star too — for rather less edifying reasons.

The 31-year-old actor, arrested a fortnight ago on drugs charges, has stepped out of the shadow of his famous dad: as the protagonist in a viral Where's Wally?-style computer game.

Jaycee was arrested along with 23-year-old Taiwanese movie star Kai Ko in one of China's biggest anti-drug crackdowns in two decades.

Can you spot Jaycee in a sea of images of his fellow detainee, Kai Ko? Source: Supplied

Both tested positive for marijuana and admitted using the drug, with 100g confiscated from Jaycee's home.

Ko is Jaycee's co-star in the viral internet game too, with users required to seek out and click on Jaycee's face in a grid of pictures of Ko.

The game, called The National Search for Jaycee, has been viewed more than 60 million times on popular Chinese messaging app WeChat, the BBC reported.

Users said they found the game "pointless but addictive", with others saying, "It's harder than finding Wally".

Jaycee's father Jackie, the Hong Kong star of blockbusters including Rush Hour and Shanghai Noon, released a statement expressing his shock and disappointment.

More than 60 million users have played the game after it was posted on messaging app WeChat. Source: Supplied

"When I first heard the news, I was absolutely enraged," he said. "As a public figure, I feel very ashamed; as his dad, I'm very sad and disappointed. But the person who feels heartbroken the most is his mum.

"I would like to take this opportunity and say to Jaycee: 'you've done something wrong and you have to be responsible for the consequences.'

"I'm your dad and I'll always be with you. We will face the road ahead of us together."

The episode is particularly embarrassing after China named the elder Chan an anti-drugs ambassador in 2009, while Ko was part of an anti-drug campaign two years ago.

Chinese TV station CCTV broadcast footage from the campaign in which Ko and other celebrities chorused: "I don't use drugs."

Action star Jackie Chan, an anti-drugs ambassador, expressed disappointment over his son's actions. Source: AFP

Chan and Ko's detentions follow a declaration in June by President Xi Jinping that illegal drugs should be wiped out and that offenders would be severely punished.

In Beijing alone, more than 7800 people have been caught in the crackdown, according to police, including a slew of local celebrities.

Critics say China is targeting showbusiness stars to reassert its authority.

Last week, 42 Beijing performing arts associations and theatre companies signed a pledge to not hire any actors connected with drugs in an event organised by the capital's Narcotics Control Office and the Beijing Cultural Bureau.

Illegal drug use has ballooned in China in recent decades, after being virtually eradicated following the 1949 communist revolution. Narcotics began to reappear with the loosening of social controls in the late 1980s.

Cannabis was confiscated from his home. Source: AP

Jaycee, 31, is an actor like his father. Source: Getty Images

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The nation breeding itself into extinction

Kim Jong-un will be happy about reports on arch enemy South Korea's declining population rate. Source: AP

IT'S news that's music to Kim Jong-un's ears and might even make him crack a smile.

And if reports are true that arch enemy South Korea is breeding itself into extinction then Dear Leader will no doubt be a very happy man.

The future of South Korea is under threat with the Asian nation suffering such an alarming declining fertility rate that it will cease to exist by 2750, it has been predicted.

A study by The National Assembly Research Service in Seoul has warned the nation needs to take urgent action to address the issue or face the worse case scenario future, The Telegraph reported.

According to the study, the country's fertility rate hit a new low of 1.19 children per woman last year which is worryingly below the fertility rate needed to sustain South Korea's 50 million population.

It predicts that South Korea's population will plummet to 40 million by 2056 and drop to just 10 million in 2136.

Rising healthcare costs and a growing ageing population are also throwing up new challenges to South Korea which 38 per cent of its population set to retire by 2050, The Telegraph reported.

The nation's expected fertility dive is in start contrast to a French study released last year into world population levels which are on the rise.

The biannual report by the French Institute of Demographic Studies predicts there will be 10 to 11 billion people on the planet by the end of the century, rising from 9.7 billion in 2050 from the current level of 7.1 billion.

According to its authors, by 2050, India will lead the world population charge with 1.6 billion people, followed by China in second place with 1.3 billion.

South Korea is suffering a very-low fertility rate. Source: AFP

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Is this the world’s scariest selfie?

Whoa! Is this the most extreme selfie ever? Source: YouTube/Frank Wu Source: Supplied

DON'T look down. An extreme selfie captured on top of a Hong Kong skyscraper could be the scariest one ever snapped.

When a man with quest for the ultimate selfie (and a death wish) managed to say cheese on top of Brazil's Christ the redeemer statue we thought it was game over for the selfie wars, but this one-upmanship has reached new heights with a selfie that'll make your stomach flip and palms sweat.

CHRIST! THAT'S AN EPIC SELFIE

Perched on the top of The Centre — Hong Kong's fifth tallest skyscraper — Daniel Lau, joined by his two friends, stands up without any safety harnesses and stretches out his smartphone on a selfie stick to take a video that'll make you weak at the knees with vertigo.

At 346 metres high (73 storeys), the clip shows the vertical, high-rise, landscape of Hong Kong from an impressively gut-churning perspective, but it is yet unknown how the group managed to gain access to the scary summit of the building.

So who wins in a straight shootout between this bonkers honkers shot or the Redeemer statue snapper? While the latter gains kudos for its iconic status we have to go for the unbelievable antics atop of this skyscraper as the craziest selfie we've seen.

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A tearful tribute to Robin

The parade of gorgeous gowns has begun for the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with Hollywoods elite strutting their stuff for the second time this week.

Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Picture: Getty Images/AFP Source: AFP

KEEP us bookmarked through the day for rolling coverage of the winners, losers and best gags from today's Emmy Awards ...

1:15

Approximately 27 hours later, the Emmys are done for another year. Awards-wise, it felt like an exceptionally safe year: Breaking Bad was given a fitting swan song, taking out several major awards in honour of its final season. Modern Family proved it really is an unstoppable force in the Best Comedy category, landing a fifth win in a row.

Emmys Red Carpet: Best and worst dressed

Emmys after party pics

The biggest upset? For our money, it's Orange Is The New Black going home empty-handed. With wins at the Creative Arts Emmys in the lead-up to today's ceremony, we thought all signs pointed to the wonderful inmates at Litchfield Prison going home with at least one award.

Comedian Billy Crystal's tribute to friend Robin Williams was heartfelt and pitch-perfect - let that be a lesson to you, MTV VMAs.

Billy Crystal gives this emotional tribute to his friend, Robin Williams, 'the brightest star in the comedy galaxy for almost 40 years'. 2014 Emmy Awards/ Fox 8.

It was left to the presenters and winners to provide the most unexpected moments of the night — Ricky Gervais' faux-bitter presentation after losing out on the Best Actor Emmy was a delight, as was Billy Eichner's pre-taped street interview which taught us one thing: people in New York could care less about the Emmys.

Winner of the Best Writing — Variety award, Sarah Silverman appears to have been stoned during the ceremony. That's certainly one way to make it to the end of the show.

And let's not forget the moment Julia Louis Dreyfus stopped on the way up to collect her Best Comedy Actress award to gun for another gong: World's Longest Pash with Bryan Cranston.

So romantic. Picture: Getty Images/AFP Source: AFP

12:56

Halle Berry's on stage to present the final award of the night ...

Outstanding drama

"Downton Abbey"

"Breaking Bad"

"Game of Thrones"

"House of Cards"

"Mad Men"

"True Detective"

Series creator Vince Gilligan accepts the award, calling it a "wonderful farewell to our show."

It sure is: acting gongs for Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn, a writing award and now the biggest award of the night, outstanding drama.

12:50

Jay Leno's up to present the award for best comedy. "It's hard to believe we're nearly a tenth of the way through the ceremony," he says. DON'T JOKE, JAY.

Outstanding comedy

"The Big Bang Theory"

"Louie"

"Modern Family"

"Orange is the New Black"

"Silicon Valley"

"Veep"

That makes it five years in a row for Modern Family. Orange is the New Black woz robbed. ROBBED WE TELLS YA. Head of the Modern Family team starts getting played off before he's even landed his first joke. One more to go, gang ...

12:44

"Please welcome a woman who starred in Mystic Pizza 25 years ago, and was never heard from again — Julia Roberts!" - Uh, hasn't Seth Meyers already done a variation of this joke about three times tonight? Julia's here to present a big one:

Outstanding actor in a drama

Jeff Daniels, "The Newsroom"

Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"

Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"

Woody Harrelson, "True Detective"

Matthew McConaughey, "True Detective"

Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"

It could only be Bryan, recognised for the final season of Breaking Bad. Top marks to Julia Roberts for making it All About Her when presenting the award — "Apologies to anyone who doesn't get to hug me in the next 10 seconds," she said, before reading out the winner.

"I don't know why I've been blessed with an abundance of good fortune," Cranston says. "I love acting and I will do it until my last breath. I have so much gratitude." Beautifully humble speech, with a couple of laughs too: he thanks his on-screen wife Anna Gunn for all their great scenes together, "especially the ones in bed."

12:39

Viola Davis presents an outstanding array of women:

Outstanding actress in a drama

Lizzy Caplan, "Masters of Sex"

Claire Danes, "Homeland"

Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey"

Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"

Kerry Washington, "Scandal"

Robin Wright, "House of Cards"

The favourite gets it. Good for Julianna, but this has been a very safe Emmys so far, hasn't it? No big upsets. "What a wonderful time for women on television," Julianna says during her speech. AMEN.

12:35

Outstanding writing in a drama

"Breaking Bad"

"Breaking Bad"

"Game of Thrones"

"House of Cards"

"True Detective"

Moira Walley-Beckett takes it out for her writing work on Breaking Bad. "To my brilliant cast of actors: writing for you was pure joy." The 'play her off' music starts about 15 seconds into her speech. Know what that means — WE'RE RUNNING OVER, PEOPLE!

12:26

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama

Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"

Joanne Froggatt, "Downton Abbey"

Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad"

Christine Hendricks, "Mad Men"

Lena Headey, "Game of Thrones"

Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife"

Anna gets it. Another win for Breaking Bad! She describes the show as "the most extraordinary journey, over the past seven years."

12:24

Next award presented by Debra Messing and Jim Parsons, or, as Seth Meyers calls them: "A couple of Messing Parsons." *cool guy shades*

Outstanding direction in a drama

"Boardwalk Empire"

"Breaking Bad"

"True Detective"

"Downton Abbey"

"Game of Thrones"

"House of Cards"

Cary Fukunaga accepts the award for True Detective, keeping his speech brief and rocking sweet hair braids.

12:20

Comedian Billy Crystal gives an emotional speech in honour of his departed friend Robin Williams. "I used to think if I could put a saddle on him and stay on for eight seconds, I'd be doing OK."

Telling stories about Williams' comic genius, he described his energy as akin to a dog that's been kept inside all day that's finally allowed out to run around.

"As genius as he was on stage, he was the greatest friend you could ever have — present, loving. He was the brightest star in our comedy galaxy."

12:15

Singer Sara Bareilles delivers a beautiful rendition of the classic Smile for the In Memoriam segment, paying tribute to the small screen stars who've passed away in the past year- and ending, to huge applause, with an image Robin Williams.

Also, here's a full report on that brilliant Billy Eichner comedy skit from earlier in the broadcast. Check it out.

12:10

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama

Jim Carter, "Downton Abbey"

Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"

Mandy Patinkin, "Homeland"

Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad"

Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan"

Josh Charles, "The Good Wife"

Aaron takes it out for the final season of Breaking Bad — it's his third Emmy win and fifth nomination. In the lead-up to the awards, he sent BB fans on a Twitter scavenger hunt around LA to find memorabilia related to the show — great guy.

Also, how do you keep the audience's interest while delivering a dry speech about history and activities of the Emmy Academy? Easy — put Modern Family star Sofia Vergara on a revolving platform in a figure-hugging dress.

"Our success is about always giving the viewer something compelling to watch," the Academy head says.

11:55

Outstanding variety series

"The Daily Show"

"Jimmy Kimmel Live"

"Real Time with Bill Maher"

"Saturday Night Live"

"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"

"The Colbert Report"

... Which presenter Gwen Stefani mispronounces as "The Colborrrr Roporrr," which is a bit awkward. Gwen, you had one job. Perhaps she's still nursing a post-VMAs hangover?

Before that, Directing — Variety Special goes to Glenn Weiss for the 2014 Tony Awards. He accepts from the control room, where he's at the helm for the Emmys. How's that for multi-tasking?

11:45

Ricky Gervais is up to present an award, but not before doing a bit about losing the Best Comedy Actor award to Jim Parsons. He reads the speech he would've read had he won, thanking the other nominees, including "Joey from Friends." He points out that he travelled the farthest to be here, so really, shouldn't he have won it?

He gives the award for Writing — Variety Special to Sarah Silverman. Two risque comedians on stage one after the other — we bet they've got their fingers on the 'censor' button in the control room right now.

"We're all just made of molecules and we're hurling through space right now," Silverman says during her speech. SMART LADY.

11:42

"Please welcome the only person from ER ever to amount to anything, Julianna Margulies! We're sure George Clooney finds that joke hilarious — we're also sure that Noah Wyle is at home somewhere crying into his Ben & Jerrys.

Outstanding TV movie

"Killing Kennedy"

"Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight"

"Sherlock: His Last Vow"

"The Normal Heart"

"The Trip to Bountiful"

The Normal Heart takes it out — phenomenal TV movie about the origins of the AIDS crisis in the early '80s. Check it out if you haven't already, it's heartwrenching stuff with great performances across the board.

11:32

Game of Thrones star Lena Headey takes the stage to announce the award for best miniseries — but not before being interrupted by Andy Samberg, in costume as King Joffrey. "Mother! Oh mother, I've been poisoned!" "Not now, dear." Great moment.

Outstanding TV miniseries

"Bonnie and Clyde"

"Fargo"

"Luther"

"Treme"

"The White Queen"

Fargo takes it out!

11:28

Meyers and Andy Samberg introduce Weird Al Yankovic, who's here to perform a musical sequence in which he puts words to this year's TV theme songs. Yankovic's as popular as ever — he just hit number one on the US album charts with his latest musical comedy offering.

11:24

Can Kristin Wiig take this one out? If only for the epic speech she'd give?

Outstanding actress in a TV miniseries or movie

Helena Bonham Taylor, "Burton and Taylor"

Minnie Drive, "Return to Zero"

Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Coven"

Sarah Paulson, "American Horror Story: Coven"

Cicely Tyson. "The Trip to Bountiful"

Kristin Wiig, "The Spoils of Babylon"

It's a good year for American Horror Story: Coven, what with Kathy Bates' earlier win. Looking stunning at 65, the multi-Emmy winner gives a brief speech.

11:15

Amy Poehler's back! She and Seth work through a few possible introductions to True Detective stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. "One is named after a disciple of Jesus, the other is named after a boner!" "Please welcome the only actors in Hollywood not rumoured to be starring in season two of True Detective!"

The True Detective stars, real-life pals and ultra-chill guys are here to present the Best Actor in a miniseries award:

Outstanding actor in a TV miniseries or movie

Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock Holmes"

Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Dancing on the Edge"

Idris Elba, "Luther"

Martin Freeman, "Fargo"

Mark Ruffalo, "The Normal Heart"

Billy Bob Thornton, "Fargo"

Benedict isn't there to accept the award.

11:10

Kate Walsh and Scott Bakula have the night's first minor flub as they take the stage to present an award: "OK, where's that teleprompter?" Walsh asks nervously. After a shaky start, they're off:

Outstanding direction in a TV miniseries or movie

"American Horror Story: Coven:

"Fargo"

"Fargo"

"Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight"

"Sherlock"

"The Normal Heart"

Fargo director Colin Bucksey wins, and uses his speech to thank his lucky stars he made it back from the bathroom in time to accept the award.

11:08

Stephen Colbert is on stage to present the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries, and delivers a typically histrionic monologue about his imaginary friend, Rosco. Give the man an Emmy for that scenery-chewing performance alone.

Outstanding supporting actor in a TV miniseries or movie

Colin Hanks, "Fargo"

Martin Freeman, "Sherlock"

Jim Parsons, "The Normal Heart"

Joe Mantello, "The Normal Heart"

Alfred Molina, "The Normal Heart"

Matt Bomer, "The Normal Heart"

"Martin couldn't be here tonight, so I accept this award on MY behalf," Colbert tells us.

11:02

Outstanding supporting actress in a TV miniseries or movie

Frances Conroy, "American Horror Story: Coven"

Kathy Bates, "American Horror Story: Coven"

Angela Bassett, "American Horror Story: Coven"

Allison Tolman, "Fargo"

Ellen Burstyn, "Flowers in the Attic"

Julia Roberts, "The Normal Heart"

Kathy takes it out, saying she was sure she wouldn't win because she was seated far from the stage. Kathy, they tricked you!

11:00

Allison Janney and Octavia Spencer are here — not to announce a sequel to The Help — but to present an award:

Outstanding writing in a TV miniseries or movie

"American Horror Story: Coven"

"Fargo"

"Luther"

"Sherlock"

"The Normal Heart"

"Treme"

10:55

Seth Meyers takes some questions from the audience: Jon Hamm asks if the Emmys will be televised, and Melissa McCarthy offers up a parking question: "Will I get towed?" Andre Braugher asks if he can go to the bathroom. The Portlandia duo Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein start a chant to get the Emmys happening annually: "EVERY YEAR! EVERY YEAR!" Wouldn't that be nice?

10:48

Outstanding reality competition

"The Amazing Race"

"Dancing With the Stars"

"Project Runway"

"So You Think You Can Dance"

"The Voice"

The show's 10th win in the category.

10:45

Outstanding actress in a comedy

Lena Dunham, "Girls"

Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"

Melissa McCarthy, "Mike & Molly"

Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"

Taylor Schilling, "Orange is the New Black"

Is this our best Emmys moment? Julia gives the world's biggest pash to Bryan Cranston on her way to the stage. Like, HUGE snog. From there, she somehow pulled herself together enough to deliver quite a heartfelt, sincere speech about the joys of working for Veep on HBO.

Well that was unexpected. Julia and Bryan suck face on her way to the stage. Source: Twitter

Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston stuns Julia Louis-Dreyfus with this kiss, as she heads to the stage to collect her Best Lead Actress in a Comedy award at the 2014 Emmys. Fox 8

10:35

Outstanding actor in a comedy

Louis C.K., "Louie"

Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"

Ricky Gervais, "Derek"

Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"

William H. Macy, "Shameless"

Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"

The favourite takes it out — Jim Parsons grabs his fourth Emmy award. Keeps his speech brief — after four years up there, he's no doubt run out of people to thank by now.

10:32

Seth Meyers introduces COMIC GENIUS Billy Eichner for an epic session of his Billy on the Street quiz show, in which he barks at the pedestrians of New York about Emmys trivia. We'll bring you a breakout story on that hilarious segment soon.

10:27

Outstanding direction in a comedy

"Episodes"

"Glee"

"Louie"

"Modern Family"

"Orange is the New Black"

"Silicon Valley"

Each nominee tape featured a cute moment from an actor on the show. explaining the best advice their director gave them. Natasha Lyonne, on occasional OITNB director Jodie Foster: "She taught me I could relax because I knew I'd never be as good as Jodie Foster."

Modern Family takes it out, with director Gail Mancuso directing her speech directly to Matthew McConaughey, because she can't look at her cast or crew or else she'll cry.

10:20

Jimmy Kimmel presents the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, but not before questioning why bona fide move star Matthew McConaughey is here tonight, muscling in on TV star territory. "Look at that face: that's a movie star face," he says, before the camera cuts to "TV star face", Ricky Gervais:

Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy

Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"

Allison Janney, "Mom"

Kate Mulgrew, "Orange is the New Black"

Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live"

Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory"

Anna Chlumsky, "Veep"

Surprise win for Janney, who looks stunning and points out that, at 54, she's currently playing a great grandmother. "Hopefully by next season I'll be incontinent."

Emmy's red carpet: Best and worst dressed

10:17

Zooey Deschanel and Allison Williams present the award for best Comedy Writing to Louis CK for his work on Louie. Haven't seen it? Hunt it down, folks — it's one of the best comedies in years.

10:10

Seth introduces Amy Poehler who announces the award for "Best on-screen orgasm in a civil war re-enactment" — oops, she means: Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy.

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series

Andre Braugher, "Brookiyn Nine-Nine"

Adam Driver, "Girls"

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family"

Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"

Fred Armisen, "Portlandia"

Tony Hale, "Veep"

Ty wins it, and reads out a great speech apparently penned by the kids of the Modern Family cast.

10:00

Here are the best pearlers from host Seth Meyers' opening monologue:

Pointing out the diversity of the Best Drama nominees tonight, he said that at the 1976 Emmys, the four Best Drama nominees were all police shows. "Basically you voted for the cop whose hat you liked the most.

"We had comedies that made you laugh, and comedies that made you cry, because they were dramas submitted as comedies," he said, referencing Orange is the New Black's contentious inclusion in the Comedy category.

"I would like to congratulate the writers in the room tonight, but their seats are too far away for them to hear me."

When he asked last year's hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for help writing his monologue tonight, "they both jumped at the chance to text back, 'New phone. Who dis?'"

His advice to shows experiencing critical and commercial success: kill off all the characters, or else "before you know it, you're paying Sheldon a million dollars an episode."

HBO has 99 nominations tonight: "Not to be outdone, NBC is also a network."

9:35

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Seth Meyers is hosting today's ceremony, and he already promised E! 's Giuliana Rancic in a red carpet interview that he wouldn't be going hard on any of the attendees during his opening monologue. Is he telling the truth, or should some of TV's finest prepare for a roasting?

All the pictures: Emmys red carpet gallery

As for winners today, there are few sure bets, but our predictions: Bryan Cranston seems a cert for Best Actor in a Drama Series, given his sterling work in the acclaimed final season of Breaking Bad.

Sarah Hyland from the unstoppable (so far) Modern Family. Picture: AFP Source: AFP

Modern Family actor Ty Burrell (L) and Holly Anne Brown. Getty Images Source: Getty Images

Modern Family has won Best Comedy series four times in a row, but can new gal on the block Orange is The New Black snatch the award this year?

Check out the video at the top of the page for all the news.com.au entertainment team's Emmy predictions.

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Va Va Vergara: Emmys sexiest

Lena Dunham's cake dress, Sophia Vergara in white and a pregnant Hayden Panetierre were among the highlights of the Emmys red carpet.

A bevvy of beautiful girls on the Emmys red carpet. Source: Supplied

THE parade of gorgeous gowns has begun for the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with Hollywood's elite strutting their stuff for the second time this week.

Less than 24 hours after critiquing all the MTV VMAs fashion, we're ready to do it all over again, this time with the biggest names in TV.

MORE: Five best Emmys moments ever

Emmys after-parties: All the behind-the-scenes pics

The Emmys are being held on a Monday night for the first time in thirty eight years after they were moved from the traditional Sunday night to avoid a clash with yesterday's MTV VMAs.

MORE:Behind the scenes of the Emmy Awards

They've also been moved a month earlier than usual to accommodate NBC's broadcast deal with the NFL.

Either way, the Emmys are upon us, as are a bevy of big names in fabulous frocks.

Sofia Vergara arrives at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AP

Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Julia Roberts arrives at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AP

Julianne Hough attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AFP

Julie Bowen attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Minnie Driver attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Taylor Schilling attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

January Jones attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Lucy Liu attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Kelly Osbourne attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Allison Janney attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Keke Palmer attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Julia Louis-Dreyfus attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Zooey Deschanel attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AFP

Kate Walsh arrives at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AP

Michelle Monaghan attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Natalie Dormer attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Kristen Wiig attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AFP

Katherine Heigl attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Octavia Spencer attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Matthew McConaughey and wife Camila Alves attend the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AFP

Peter Dinklage attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Claire Danes attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Amy Poehler attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Allison Williams attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Allison Tolman attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Kerry Washington attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Laura Prepon attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Lena Dunham attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Anna Gunn attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Kevin Spacey and TV personality Ashleigh Banfield attend the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AFP

Ariel Winter attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Todd Spiewak and Jim Parsons arrives at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AP

Kate Mara attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Behati Prinsloo and singer Adam Levine attend the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Mark Ruffalo and Sunrise Coigney attend the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Christina Hendricks attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AFP

Eric Stonestreet attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Justin Mikita and Jesse Tyler Ferguson attend the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Sarah Hyland attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Hayden Panettiere attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Ty Burrell and Holly Anne Brown attend the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Rico Rodriguez attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Teyonah Parris attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Andrea Anders and Matt LeBlanc attend the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Alysia Reiner attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Vanessa Williams attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Ricky Gervais and Jane Fallon attend the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Sarah Paulson attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Matt Bomer attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Source: Getty Images

Cat Deeley attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Kit Harington attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Mayim Bialik attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Alexi Ashe and Seth Meyers arrive on the red carpet for the 66th Emmy Awards. Source: AFP

Christine Baranski attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Aaron Paul and Lauren Parsekian attend the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AFP

Kiernan Shipka attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Betsy Brandt attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Bryan Cranston and Robin Dearden attend the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Samira Wiley attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AFP

Liev Schreiber attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Louise Roe attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AFP

Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy attend the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AFP

Taryn Manning attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Josh Charles and Sophie Flack attend the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Yael Stone attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Johnny Galecki attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Kate Mulgrew attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Sibel Kekilli attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AFP

Syd Wilder at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmys. Source: Getty Images

Anna Chlumsky at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmys. Source: Splash News Australia

Mario Lopez attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmys. Source: Splash News Australia

Natasha Lyonne attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: Getty Images

Guiliana Rancic at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmys. Source: Splash News Australia

Jason Biggs attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Source: AFP

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Nude selfie scandal rocking Switzerland

A secretary's saucy tweets have sparked debate in Switzerland. Pic: Twitter. Source: Supplied

THEY'RE usually the last bastion of intellect and neutrality in this crazy world, but it seems the Swiss are having a brain snap at the moment.

The country has been hit with a double dose of nude selfies from the political sphere in the last month, triggering debate over what constitutes public and private in the country.

It all started earlier this month when a parliamentary secretary was busted tweeting amateur porn from a Twitter account to more than 11,000 followers.

When an eagle-eyed daily newspaper revealed many of the pictures were taken at the Federal Palace in Berne, it led to a government investigation of her actions and plenty of debate over where the public/private distinction lies.

The woman said the pictures were private so didn't violate any rules. However the government is investigating whether a breach of the "good faith obligations" between staff and workers has occurred, Reuters reports.

The account has since been taken down, although copycat sites containing many of the original images have sprung up.

Then came Geri Muller. The 53-year-old parliamentarian and mayor of Baden, was suspended from his job last week amid allegations he sent nude selfies to a female friend on WhatsApp.

Mr Muller, who holds a Greens seat in the Swiss lower house, said the woman had threatened to go public with the photos and commit suicide.

He claims he asked police to intervene and is currently suspended pending "clarification of the situation" according to AFP reports.

Switzerland's rash of selfie-enthusiasts follows the case of former US congressman and New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner who was caught sexting — twice.

Guilty ... again. Former congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner acknowledges sending explicit messages for a second time. Pic: AP. Source: AP

It first occurred in 2011 when a picture of the Congressman's crotch appeared on Twitter in an apparent 'hack'.

He later admitted to having sent the picture himself much to the mortification of his wife Huma Abedein — a top adviser to Hillary Clinton.

Two years later and Weiner decided to run for New York mayor only to have more sexts emerge — this time under the name Carlos Danger.

And his alleged sexts. Source: AP

Weiner's long-suffering wife Huma Abedein. Source: AFP

His indiscretion was followed by another sexting scandal by Louisiana politician Joe Stagni, who sent an inappropriate picture to a fellow female employee.

Let's just hope Tony Abbott and Clive Palmer don't get any ideas

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The absolute worst things about supermarkets

The panel explore the proliferation of private label products within our supermarkets and the effect that these products have on the sector.

It's a necessary part of everyday life, but there are plenty of things that make us cranky at during our weekly shop. Source: News Limited

IT'S a necessary part of everyday life — a trip to the supermarket — but new figures reveal just how much of an ordeal the weekly shop can be.

A survey from consumer research company Canstar Blue has shown exactly what drives us bonkers in the supermarket aisles — and you might be surprised to find out which of the shopping giants is our favourite.

Long lines at the check-outs are Australians' top pet peeve when it comes to doing the grocery shopping, with 62 per cent of survey respondents identifying it as a major annoyance.

What a nightmare … Shoppers queue up at Aldi, Campbelltown. Picture: Luke Fuda Source: News Corp Australia

Shoppers are also unimpressed when the items they want are sold out, according to 52 per cent of those surveyed, and 35 per cent of us don't like it when brands are replaced by the supermarket's private label products, such as Woolworths' Homebrand or Coles Finest.

Kids can also ruin our weekly shop, with 38 per cent of people saying they were peeved by parents not controlling misbehaving children.

Who needs check-out chicks? … Shopper Gina Chapman-Davies tries out the self-service check-out machines at Woolworths supermarket in Northbridge, Sydney. Source: News Limited

The item that came in equal third position divides opinion: self-service machines.

Some shoppers love the convenience and, if we're honest, the ability to check out items without dealing with another human being; but others prefer the personal contact and find the machines a headache.

The survey found that 38 per cent of us were annoyed by self-service, especially when the machines malfunctioned, such as when they ask to "please place item on the scale" when you already have (argh!).

And the research has a handy note to (human) check-out assistants: Shoppers like you to be friendly, but not too chatty. Eleven per cent of respondents said they were ticked off by check-out assistants who were too talkative.

Don't get chatty … Talkative check-out assistants are a pet peeve. Source: News Limited

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You might be surprised to hear that German-based discount supermarket Aldi outclassed Woolworths and Coles to win Canstar Blue's Overall Satisfaction award for the third time.

The growing chain rated highly in the categories of value for money, quality of products, store layout and special deals, and even rated higher than "Woolworths, the fresh food people" when it came to the freshness of food.

The survey showed that the main reason people were loyal to a certain supermarket was that they were familiar with its layout and could find what they wanted easily (66 per cent). And the second most common reason for loyalty was as simple as that it was the closest to a customer's house (56 per cent).

And as for those incessant "down, down, prices are down" ads? Turns out that they do little to sway us, with as few as 13 per cent of people saying they were influenced by an ad on TV and decided to swap supermarkets as a result.

Shoppers prefer proper brands to private labels. Source: News Limited

Exercise physiologist and nutritionist Bill Sukala said he understood why 36 per cent of respondents were annoyed by aisles blocked by trolleys.

"Sure, people push their trolleys just like they drive their cars — on the wrong side of the road, parked sideways blocking the aisle while they post pictures to their Facebook pages, or obliviously impeding access to the tomatoes despite other shoppers rubbernecking to get around them," Dr Sukala said.

"Because the healthiest foods are around the outer perimeter of the supermarket (fruits, veggies, lean meats, fish, etc), I recommend shoppers avoid the aisle bottlenecks altogether. Shopping the perimeter will, by default, help you choose more health-promoting nutrient-dense, low-kilojoule foods. The aisles tend to be full of expensive processed, high-kilojoule products so avoiding them altogether will help you slim down — and not your wallet.

"If you're only shopping for a few things, I suggest nixing the trolley and opting for a hand basket."

Aldi is has rated highly for customer satisfaction. Picture: Ian Svegovic Source: News Corp Australia

Here's the full top 10 list of what drives us crazy at the supermarket:

1. Long queues at the check-outs — 62 per cent

2. Sold-out items — 52 per cent

= 3. Parents not controlling misbehaving children — 38 per cent

= 3. Self-service machine errors — 38 per cent

5. Aisles blocked by trolleys — 36 per cent

6. Brands replaced by supermarket private label brands eg. Homebrand, Coles Finest — 35 per cent

7. No staff to help — 29 per cent

8. Trying to find a parking space — 28 per cent

9. Talkative check-out assistants — 11 per cent

10. Restricted opening hours — 9 per cent.

These figures were drawn from a survey of 2500 Australians on their supermarket shopping habits.

What annoys you most at the supermarket? Is there anything our list missed? Comment below or join the conversation on Twitter @newscomauHQ.

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