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Former television host Andrew O'Keefe will remain in custody tonight after he allegedly grabbed a female business partner by the throat before punching her.

Sydney City police arrested the former host of Channel Seven's Weekend Sunrise at his Kent Street unit at 4.30am today.

This afternoon he was charged with two counts of intentionally choking a person without their consent, three counts of common assault and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

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Police will allege the 50-year-old assaulted his business partner during a verbal argument at his home on Tuesday afternoon.

O'Keefe, well known for hosting the reality game show Deal or No Deal, was also a former ambassador for White Ribbon – an organisation that works to combat violence against women.

In a statement, NSW Police alleged: "A verbal argument ensued between the pair, before the man allegedly assaulted the woman – grabbing her by the throat, pushing her to the ground and punching her.

"The man allegedly assaulted the woman a second time – punching and kicking her – before she left the unit."

He has been refused bail and is due to appear at Central Local Court tomorrow.

As he was taken away in the back of a police car this evening he lashed out, screaming expletives at the media.

Researchers have published the first records of killer whales hunting and killing adult blue whales.

The discovery was made in late March 2019 during the annual whale and dolphin research surveys led by Cetacean Research Centre (CETREC) in Western Australia.

Just two weeks later, a blue whale calf was taken by many of the same killer whales.

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An additional event of another blue whale calf predation was recorded in 2021.

In Australia, two populations of killer whales have recently been discovered and both feed at least in part on marine mammals.

CETREC lead researcher and lead author John Totterdell described the killer whales as "ferocious, with a preference for squid, fish and beaked whales".

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"In recent years recordings of the number of beaked whales taken have increased, although they seem to also predate on humpback and minke," he said.

Although there is previous documentation of killer whales attacking and harassing blue whales, these three predation events are the first confirmed kills.

"This study, combined with our recent research, highlights the need for increased understanding of killer whale population ecology so we can better determine their impact on the marine ecosystem in Australian waters," Mr Totterdell said.

A KFC store in the Northern Territory was forced to close on Australia Day after running out of chicken.

The Alice Springs store is one of the most isolated KFCs in the world, and recent flooding on the Stuart Highway between Glendambo and Coober Pedy meant the shop couldn't replenish its chicken supply.

Despite the closure, full-time staff and managers were still paid, but casual workers lost their shifts.

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The store was reopened today, after chicken was brought down from Darwin.

To try to prevent another shortage this weekend, chicken will be sent over to the Alice Springs store from Queensland.

Other restaurants and stores, including supermarkets, also experienced shortages due to the highway closure.

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The former general manager of Surf Life Saving New South Wales has been told to expect the worst when he's sentenced for stealing almost two million dollars from the charity.

Matthew Hanks lived a lavish lifestyle, buying homes and boats at the expense of 76,000 members.

A court told his greed has had a tsunami effect on an organisation that has been saving lives for more than a century.

Hanks admitted to invoicing his own secret company for printing work before subcontracting the job for cheaper and pocketing the difference.

The executive also cooked the books when buying and selling company cars.

At the height of the fraud, he was earning an extra $8000 a month on top of his $200,000 salary.

In a victim impact statement, CEO Steven Pearce said Hanks "brought the entire organisation into disrepute" leading to "diminished funding to support our volunteers and surf lifesaving operations".

Hanks said himself "remorse is not enough" for his crimes.

The father has been told he is at risk of receiving a full-time jail sentence. The maximum penalty is 10 years prison.

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