Ken Weeks is 110 years old today – officially Australia's oldest man – and has loved baked beans since he was a youngin.

He loved 'em in school, and he loved 'em when he married his wife Jean and had children.

After Jean's passing, he would love 'em still.

"After Mum died," Ken's son Ian said, "He bachelored himself and he liked a full breakfast, so baked beans on toast was a regular."

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Ken has spent all of his life in the Clarence Valley of northern NSW, and was still resident in the family home for his 100th birthday.

But at around age 105 working the can opener became a bit of a problem, so Ken moved into residential care at the Whiddon Retirement Village in Grafton.

The move did not abate Ken's love of baked beans.

The blokes at Heinz, makers of Ken's favoured meal, heard of his devotion and decided to honour him with a bespoke range of baked beanery.

"We started the work designing the cans with a portrait of Ken and a personalised message," said Andrea Payne, head of marketing at Heinz.

"And in order not to disrupt normal production, each label was hand applied, in time for Ken's birthday today."

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Today, on Ken's 110th birthday, along with a nod from King Charles and the GG, 'Heinz Beanz for Ken' was released in a limited edition.

A total of 300 cans were produced – enough for everyone at Ken's aged care digs to go the fang on baked beans for the next six months.

"You see all this stuff about blue zone, and Mediterranean diets, and all these things that we study in health and aged care," said Chris Mamarelis, CEO of aged care provider Whiddon.

"And Ken comes along and tells us his secret weapon for old age is baked beans."

A year ago the median Sydney house rental was $650. Today that figure is an all-time high of $720, an increase of 10.8 per cent in 12 months.

The huge price increase is forcing some renters to live in homes that have major issues, such as mould, with one recent survey suggesting one in 10 Aussies would accept a property with that issue to secure a property.

As the crisis escalates, one couple has shared their story with 9news.com.au, claiming they were forced to rent a rat-infested home in Sydney's Inner West while thousands struggle to find adequate accommodation in the state's housing crisis.

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Brad Power and his partner struggled to find somewhere to live as they have two dogs but eventually found a place for $1200 per week in Glebe in February.

Power, who works as an electrician, said they brushed off concerns about the house having a range of issues, including mould, as it was a 100-year-old home and they needed somewhere to live.

What Power didn't expect was for the house to become infested by rats.

"We are paying rent for something we can't live in," Power said.

"We are homeless basically."

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He said they discovered the rats had eaten through the house under the stairs where they had stored their things, from behind some gyprock.

"From there they could get underneath the house and into the kitchen, which is not acceptable.

"They (the rats) ate through everything that was downstairs, the lounges, the furniture, the clothing, anything at all they just ate.

"Everything in storage under there we lost, they just ate through plastic… Outside you can see they have eaten through the garbage bins."

A pest exterminator who inspected the property told the couple he had "never seen an infestation so bad".

Power and his partner moved out on September 30 after the pest exterminator poisoned the rats and they died under the house, leaving a smell of "rotting bodies".

He said they still had to pay six weeks' rent even though they could no longer live in the property.

City to Surf Property director Mark Gavagna said the tenant's health and well-being had always come first and their offers to sanitise and break the lease fee had been rejected by the tenants.

"We have offered to provide sanitary cleaning of the downstairs area, place subfloor fans under the floorboards, deodorise the premises, have had our handyman visit the property to secure rat entry/exit points where necessary and also booked another pest inspection for 9am Wednesday morning," Gavagna said.

"These were all rejected by the tenants."

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Gavagna said they had done everything they could to fix the issue but it was coming from the property next door.

He said they had contacted council to make them aware of the problem that was affecting everyone in the area.

"The owner has offered to terminate the lease by mutual agreement in accordance with the tenants wishes and in doing so has offered to waive the lease break fee that would be payable under the terms of the lease," Gavagna said.

"That offer was rejected by the tenants."

Power said they rejected the offer as it meant they would still have to pay six weeks' rent after the conditions became unlivable.

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Family stress

The rental situation is compounded by Power and his partner's efforts to have a baby.

After meeting just over a year ago they have stopped taking their hormones to pause their transition processes so they could have a baby before their transitions were complete.

Since moving into the Glebe home the couple have had two miscarriages and are unable to continue IVF as they have had to undergo testing for Leptospirosis, which is a type of poisoning from rat urine.

"The stress is so high, we are meant to be getting married on the ninth of October but we don't even know if we can do the wedding… it's so stressful.

"We are trying to have a baby, we are trying to get married and now we have no idea."

The club’s lawyer says it has “very conscientiously consulted” about its housing proposal.

The armed hold-ups occurred within days and involved other assailants.

Actress Julia Ormond, who starred in films alongside the likes of Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford in the 1990s before her spotlight faded, has filed a lawsuit accusing disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her in 1995 and then hindering her career.

Ormond, who also accuses the Walt Disney Company, Miramax and her former agents of knowing Weinstein was a problem but doing nothing about it, filed the case on Wednesday in state Supreme Court in Manhattan under the Adult Survivors Act, a law passed last year that allows a temporary window for those who allege sexual assault to file past the state's normal deadlines.

In her suit, Ormond says she was a star on the rise when she met Weinstein in 1994.

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She says she kept in touch with him to discuss scripts and projects, and in 1995 entered into a production agreement with Miramax, where he was co-chairman.

She accuses him of committing sexual battery against her in December 1995 after a business meeting, and then retaliating against her and negatively affecting her career after she confronted him weeks later.

The British actress says she told her US agents at the time, Creative Artists Agency, but received no support and was advised not to take any legal action or other steps.

She accuses CAA, Disney and Miramax, saying that they knew Weinstein presented a danger to women but did nothing to stop him or to help her.

Weinstein, 71, was convicted of rape and sexual assault in New York in 2020 and is in prison in the state.

Last year, he also was convicted of another rape in Los Angeles.

He has appealed both convictions.

Weinstein lawyer Imran Ansari said his client "categorically denies the allegations made against him by Julia Ormond and he is prepared to vehemently defend himself".

Emails seeking comment were sent to CAA, Disney and Miramax.

NSW Health has issued an alert for airline passengers to be alert for symptoms of measles after a person flew into Sydney from overseas with the infection.

The adult caught the disease in Africa and was infectious on an international flight into Sydney.

Passengers on Qantas flight QF128 from Hong Kong to Sydney, which landed at 7am on Monday, as well as anybody in baggage claim or arrivals on that morning should be on the lookout for symptoms.

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Dr Sean Tobin, Associate Director of the Northern Sydney Public Health Unit, said people who may be susceptible to measles and were on the flight or at the airport should be alert for symptoms until October 20 due to the incubation period.

"Those most likely to be susceptible to measles are infants under 12 months of age who are too young to be vaccinated, anyone who is not fully vaccinated against the disease, which may include some adults and people with a weakened immune system," Tobin said.

"It can take up to 18 days for symptoms to appear after an exposure, so it is really important to stay vigilant if you've been exposed, and if you develop symptoms, please call ahead to your GP or emergency department."

Symptoms include fever, sore eyes, and a cough, followed three or four days later by a red, blotchy, non-itchy, rash spreading from the head and neck to the rest of the body.

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Measles is a highly contagious infection which is spread in the air through coughing or sneezing by someone who is unwell with the disease.

Measles cases have also been reported in other states in recent weeks.

A man who flew into Western Australia from Bali is among the cases.

Measles remains common in many parts of the world, with large outbreaks currently happening in some places.

A man found naked and acting erratically on a boat north of Perth has faced court for murder after human remains were found in a burnt-out car.

Benjamin Jack McLaughlin was arrested after he was found naked and erratic on a boat floating out to sea in Cervantes on Tuesday, September 26.

A red SUV was found submerged in the ocean nearby, having been driven off a jetty.

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Hours earlier, police had found a man's charred remains in a burnt-out Mitsubishi Pajero on Indian Ocean Drive in Nambung.

McLaughlin, 19, was charged with casting away ships, assaulting a public officer, assaulting a person assisting a public officer, and obstructing public officers

He faced court that day, on September 28, and was granted bail to face court again on November 16.

But McLaughlin faced court again today, after police hit him with more charges, this time of murder, aggravated criminal damage by fire and stealing a motor vehicle.

Police allege McLaughlin crashed his Mitsubishi Pajero on Indian Ocean Drive in Cervantes in the early hours of September 26.

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A 38-year-old man was driving a red SUV along Indian Ocean Drive when he allegedly came across McLaughlin and pulled over.

Police will allege an incident then occurred between McLaughlin and the 38-year-old man, which led to his murder.

The 38-year-old man's car is the same model as the red SUV found floating in the ocean in Cervantes.

McLaughlin briefly appeared in Perth Magistrates Court today on the fresh charges and was remanded in custody to appear in Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on October 25.

– Reported with AAP.

Snow has fallen in Australia's alpine regions just days after the country's hottest and driest month was recorded.

Heavy snow has landed at Mt Hotham, Falls Creek and Perisher after the resorts had to have one of the "earliest ever closures" of the ski season at the beginning of September.

Vision shows resorts at Hotham, Falls Creek and Perisher covered in a thick blanket of snow.

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Weatherzone said cold air behind a front arrived in time to combine with the last few hours of available moisture to create the snow.

"Locals in the Victorian high country reported three or four centimetres on the ground, with similar totals in NSW," Weatherzone said.

"The weather looks to moderate by the weekend as a large high-pressure system brings stable conditions, although temperatures will stay cool due to southerly winds, and the flood danger will remain high in many rivers for some time."

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September's dry conditions were a worrying sign of what's to come under an El Nino weather system.

Weatherzone reported that Australia averaged just 4.88mm of rain for the entire month.

It's not only a record for the month, but one of the lowest monthly totals on record at all, going back to 1900.

Australia had a meager snow season, causing most ski resorts to close at the beginning of September, while snow seasons in other years have typically carried through until the first weekend of October,

Reforms that would have made it easier for youth offenders to be granted bail have been temporarily "paused" following perceptions of a "youth crime crisis" in Victoria.

Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes confirmed today that she would move to have 'presumption of bail for children' removed from the bail amendment bill.

The changes will instead become part of the youth justice bill, which will be introduced early next year.

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"Child bail reform is still on the agenda," Symes told reporters outside parliament.

"This is not a backflip, this is just a pause. The practical effects of this are minimal.

"I do not want a discussion about a youth crime crisis that doesn't exist, and I think that if we proceed with those reforms in this bill without the broader conversation about how we are responding to youth crime, we risk the perception of community safety diminishing.

"That's a responsibility that I take seriously, as well as responding to the reality of crime."

Former premier Daniel Andrews previously had planned to implement presumption of bail for children accused of any crime expect for terrorism or murder.

But today, Premier Jacinta Allan said it made more sense to bring together the reforms with the youth justice bill.

"We need to get the balance right in terms of making right issues of the past are corrected but also assuring Victorians," she said.

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The pause comes just weeks after a schoolboy was left life-altering injures after being allegedly abducted while walking to school.

A 14-year-old boy was charged with a string of offences including armed robbery, conduct endangering life, intentionally causing serious injury and theft.

He was on bail at the time of the incident.

Victorian Greens justice spokesperson Katherine Copsey said the decision to change the bill was an "incredibly weak decision", but said the party would support the bill's passage.

"We know young people coming in contact with the criminal justice system has terrible outcomes," she said.

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Shadow attorney-general Michael O'Brien welcomed the move.

"It made no sense, we should have bail laws that are fit for purpose," he saiid.

"We should have bail laws that fit the crime."

While youth bail reform has been put on the back burner, the upper house passed legislation relating to adult offenders, meaning less low-level offenders behind bars.

Another amendment was moved to mandate a statutory review of the bail laws every two years.

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