Shane Warne’s family issue heartfelt statements, and everything women are talking about tonight.

Members of Shane Warne’s family have today issued tributes in the wake of Warne’s death. His parents, Keith and Brigitte, his brother Jason, his children, Jackson, Summer and Brooke and his ex-wife, Simone, each released statements.

It comes as Thai authorities have confirmed that Warne died of natural causes, according to an autopsy. Warne’s body will now be transferred to Australian consular officials, to be returned to his family. 

Keith and Brigitte Warne said:

“The night of the 4th of March 2022 is when a never-ending nightmare began for our family. To find words to adequately express our sadness is an impossible task for us and looking to a future without Shane is inconceivable. Brigitte and I are most grateful for the many messages of love and support received over the past few days and thank one and all for their kind words of comfort. We also wish to acknowledge and thank those members of the media who are honouring our request to respect our family’s privacy and who will continue to do so.”

Jackson Warne said:

“To my brother, my best friend, to my Dad, I love you so much. I don’t think anything is ever going to fill the void you have left in my heart. Sitting at the poker table, walking around the golf course, watching the Saints and eating pizza is never going to be the same. But I know all you ever wanted for me is to be happy, no matter what. You just wanted me to be happy, that’s it. So that’s what I’m going to do, try and be happy. I am going to miss you so much Dad and you were truly the best father and mate anyone could’ve asked for.”

Image: Instagram/ @jacksonwarne18.

Jason Warne said:

“The world has lost someone extremely special to them, who has made a positive influence on their lives and it is incredibly touching to see the outflow of emotion and the amazing tributes to him by friends, teammates, opponents and media. Personally, I have lost my nemesis in all sports as a child, the person who smeared vegemite under my nose while he pinned me down giving me the typewriter, my big brother, my mate. Life will forever have a massive hole in it. Love you and miss you big brother.”

Summer Warne said:

“Dad, I miss you so much already. I wish I could’ve hugged you tighter in what I didn’t know were my final moments with you. I wish I could’ve told you that everything was going to be okay and hold your hand. You are the best Dad someone could ever ask for.”

Image: Instagram/ @summerwarne.

She continued: “Our time was robbed. I want more holidays with you, more laughs where your smile lights up the whole room, more ‘goodnight I love you SJ, I’ll see you in the morning’, more talks about how our days were and just to feel safe when you would hug me and you would let me know how proud you are of me and how much you love me. You haven’t died Dad, you’ve just moved to a different place, and that is in our heart.” ️

Brooke Warne said:

“Dad, this doesn’t feel real and doesn’t make sense that you are not here with us anymore. It doesn’t feel right, you were taken away too soon and life is so cruel. I will forever cherish our final memories together laughing and joking around with each other. We were happy. We were so similar in so many ways and I always used to joke that I got your genes and about how much that annoyed me! Well now I couldn’t be happier and prouder that I have your genes. I am lucky and will forever be so proud to call you my Dad forever.”

Image: Instagram/ @shanewarne23.

Simone Callahan said:

“Who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone the light remains.”

For the families’ full statements, you can read them here and here.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has acknowledged the collective feeling of frustration among Northern NSW locals amid the floods crisis. 

It comes as many have told stories of being cut off from support services, having little help and struggling in the flood’s aftermath. 

“There’s a lot of anger and frustration. We've had many communities up here in isolation and have felt abandoned,” the NSW premier told TODAY.

“It’s going to be a massive, massive job ahead of us. But we’ll get through it and we’ll get all these communities in the Northern Rivers not just back on their feet but we’re going to build them back better than before.”

Perrottet also said he was “very sorry” if locals felt disillusioned by the government’s response to the crisis.

“We’re getting supplies in. We’re getting food in. Some of those areas will look back at this and say it could have been done better but we are where we are right now and we're doing absolutely everything we can to provide care and support for those who need it to get those essential supplies in.”

A severe weather alert has been issued for almost 1,000km of NSW coast, while Premier Dominic Perrottet has apologised to devastated Northern Rivers residents. https://t.co/4V0Emt0Wuo

— SBS News (@SBSNews) March 7, 2022

That’s the irony of a climate emergency. Who has time to talk about something as hypothetical as climate change when we are in the midst of a natural disaster? https://t.co/OqutAH3Eqo

— Mamamia (@Mamamia) March 5, 2022

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said it will open disciplinary proceedings against Russian artistic gymnast Ivan Kuliak for his "shocking behaviour" this week.

Kuliak displayed a pro-war symbol for Russia's invasion of Ukraine during a medal ceremony at the Apparatus World Cup in Doha. He finished in third place and wore the pro-war symbol as he stood on the podium next to Ukrainian rival Illia Kovtun, who won the gold.

Russia's Ivan Kuliak won bronze at a gymnastics event in Qatar, while Illya Kovtun of Ukraine clinched gold.

The Russian stepped onto the podium with the pro-war 'z' symbol on his chest, while stood next to a man whose country Vladimir Putin has invaded. https://t.co/HY6WRjwBCO

— Daniel Moxon (@dmoxon_) March 6, 2022

The pro-war symbol itself was the letter ‘Z’, which Russian forces have been using as an identifying symbol on their vehicles in Ukraine following the invasion. Supporters of the invasion have also been displaying the symbol.

"The International Gymnastics Federation confirms that it will ask the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation to open disciplinary proceedings against Kuliak following his shocking behaviour at the Apparatus World Cup," the FIG said in a statement.

The FIG also noted that further measures against Russia and Belarus have been adopted, meaning Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials are not allowed to take part in competitions.

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Julia Fox has given a new interview where she finally lifts the lid on what it was really like to date Kanye West. She wants everyone to know that he’s “not the most interesting thing that’s ever happened to her”.

Plus, there's been an outpouring of grief from the entertainment industry for Aussie cricket legend Shane Warne, who sadly passed away over the weekend at the age of 52. Elton John, Ed Sheeran and Liz Hurley are among those paying tribute.

And the Royal Family has been breaking tradition, showing their political stance in response to the Russia and Ukraine conflict. At first it was Harry and Meghan, but now it seems the sentiment has trickled up the family tree.

Listen to The Spill now.

According to findings from a report by research and analytics company Kantar Public, approximately one in two Australians are confused about sexual consent. The report also found that young people have a low understanding of sexual violence.

About one in four young men agreed "women find it flattering to be persistently pursued, even if they are not interested".

One in 10 young people also agreed with the statement "women often say no when they actually mean yes".

These report findings were released alongside an announcement that The Australian Human Rights Commission will develop a survey on consent with advocate Chanel Contos. The survey will specifically be directed at high school students.

And the report couldn’t have come at a better time, as both the Kantar Public and The Australian Human Rights Commission findings will prove instrumental in understanding what areas of consent education need improvement. 

The news comes as all Australian states and territories have begun to change or review their affirmative consent laws, and the fact that education ministers across the country have unanimously committed to mandating holistic and age-appropriate consent education in every school.

Chanel Contos, who was sexually assaulted when she was 13, launched a petition demanding mandatory, age-appropriate consent education in every Australian school. After a year of campaigning, the country’s politicians are listening https://t.co/2AZbcep6Gg pic.twitter.com/wfuIdOF91d

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 3, 2022

If this post brings up any issues for you, or if you just feel like you need to speak to someone, please call 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) – the national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service. It doesn’t matter where you live, they will take your call and, if need be, refer you to a service closer to home.

This post deals with the topic of domestic violence and may be triggering for some readers.

The inquest into the death of Doreen Langham commenced today, who died in a fire started by her ex-partner at her home in Logan Queensland last year.

Langham first spoke to police on February 7 2021 after her partner of two years Gary Hely made threats that would "send a chill along anyone's spine", counsel assisting Ben Jackson told the inquest.

"He said she had three weeks to live," he added.

Langham was initially reluctant to speak to officers, but was concerned after many months of Hely's controlling and abusive behaviour. The discussion she then had with officers was representative of "so many inadequacies" in the police response to her plight, the inquest said. 

"Some understood Ms Langham's concerns and the risks she faced and they did what they could to help. Those positive actions weren't enough. Rather and quite simply Ms Langham's complaints - and there were many - were not properly investigated," the inquest heard. 

Ms Langham made her final request for help, calling triple zero about 9pm on Sunday, February 21 2021. In the early hours of the following morning, her body was found.

The inquest is expected to continue for the rest of the week, examining what Queensland Police did and could have done to address the inadequacies of their domestic violence follow-throughs.

'She did everything by the book': Domestic violence advocates call for action in wake of Doreen Langham's death https://t.co/BlFfZKxppj

— ABC News (@abcnews) February 23, 2021

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If this post brings up any issues for you, or if you just feel like you need to speak to someone, please call 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) – the national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service. It doesn’t matter where you live, they will take your call and, if need be, refer you to a service closer to home.

Netflix's reality TV offerings are... wild.

The Circle is catfish TV gold. Too Hot to Handle punishes hot people for hooking up with other hot people. And Love Is Blind makes people build a connection through a wall, and then marries them off after they first lay eyes on each other.

It is all truly bonkers.

Most recently, Love Is Blind season 2 has been the one capturing everyone's attention. The first season was oddly successful given its ridiculous premise, so of course, we returned for more.

If you've been bingeing too, here are few stories to catch up with:

• Netflix's Love Is Blind has just given us the 'fairytale ending' MAFS never will.
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If you prefer property porn to strangers asking other strangers to marry them, then you'll be excited for the return of Amazon Prime Video's Luxe Listings Sydney.

The first season was Prime's biggest Australian original series to date, proving we cannot get enough of fancy houses, fancy people and fancy... drama.

Season two drops in a couple of weeks. Get up to speed here: A Delta Goodrem cameo and a new agent: What we know about Luxe Listings Sydney season two.

Welcome to your live news feed for Monday March 7. 

It was a heavy weekend in news, with the death of Australian cricket legend Shane Warne, a continued flood crisis in Queensland and NSW and Russia's invasion of Ukraine making headlines. 

If you want everything to slow down right now, you're not alone. Mia Freedman has written about the instability we're all feeling right now and how "we’ve all had to grow comfortable with the intense discomfort of unprecedented times." You can read all about it here. 

As we head into a new week, here's the five biggest news stories women will be talking about today.

1. PM says Australia faces its most dangerous security environment since WWII.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a wake-up call for Europe, as Australia faces its "most difficult" security environment in 80 years, Prime Minister Scott Morrison warns.

The Prime Minister will tell a Lowy Institute forum today the invasion represents "a new arc of autocracy" and Western liberal democracies must stand together against autocratic aggression.

"A new arc of autocracy is instinctively aligning to challenge and reset the world order in their own image," he will tell the forum.

"We face the spectre of a transactional world, devoid of principle, accountability and transparency, where state sovereignty, territorial integrity and liberty are surrendered for respite from coercion and intimidation, or economic entrapment dressed up as economic reward."

"And so Australia faces its most difficult and dangerous security environment in 80 years."

The Prime Minister will also announce in the speech a new $10 billion submarine base will be built on Australia’s east coast to support future nuclear-powered submarines.

2. "We are not overreacting." Civilians leading the flood recovery in NSW are crying out for government support.

Flood victims are pleading for government support as they undergo rescue and recovery efforts with limited access to water, petrol and communications. 

One Northern Rivers resident, Benjamin Berry, who has a background in emergency services, is calling for more skilled human resources and co-ordination.  

"Get our brothers and sisters who have been stood down from their emergency service roles back into those roles. We had Guerrilla guys on our boats who had been stood down firefighters still doing rescues but with no resources, no comms, nothing," he said in a video shared on Instagram. 

"Outside of the system, we've got nurses turning up to evac centres filling their first aid kits with what they can scavage from friends and family or what they can pay for at pharmacies. This is ridiculous, this is not Australian."

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"I'm not overreacting. I’ve had a career in emergency services and been around big events. This is incompetence at the highest level," he captioned the post. 

Opposition emergency services spokesman Jihad Dib said on Sunday flood-hit communities are exhausted and people are now "at absolute breaking point".

"The local communities and people from outside of those local communities are doing all that they can, but they can't carry the full load by themselves," he said.

Premier Dominic Perrottet on Saturday pledged his government would not "spare a dollar" in funding the recovery.

The Insurance Council of Australia said claims in NSW had reached an estimated $250 million by the end of Friday.

Over the weekend the federal government expanded the local government areas able to access one-off disaster relief cash payments of up to $1000 for adults.

3. Shane Warne to receive a state funeral after family accept offer. 

Aussie cricket legend Shane Warne will receive a state funeral in Victoria after his family accepted an offer from the state government. 

The 52-year-old's death was confirmed on Saturday after the cricketer died from a suspected heart attack in a villa in Thailand on Friday.

He had been staying in the private villa on Koh Samui with three friends, one of whom performed CPR after finding him unresponsive when he did not show up for dinner.

One of the paramedics who tried to save Warne has described how the cricketer's panicked friends desperately tried to wake him.

"They were desperate. I think one was crying. They were really stressed and panicked," Paramedic Anuch Han-iam told British tabloid The Sun.

"They kept trying to wake him and I heard someone saying, 'come on, Shane. Come on, Shane'... I could see they were all shocked and I just tried to concentrate and do my best."

"I'll bloody miss you mate. Am absolutely gutted," Ed Sheeran shared yesterday morning. https://t.co/KwYU3yGViE

— Mamamia (@Mamamia) March 6, 2022

4. Thousands of Ukrainians trapped in city after second ceasefire fails. 

Thousands of Ukrainians are tapped in Mariupol after efforts to evacuate the heavily bombarded port city fell apart for a second day in a row. 

Most people trapped in the city are sleeping in bomb shelters to escape more than six days of near-constant shelling by encircling Russian forces that has cut off food, water, power and heating supplies, according to the Ukrainian authorities.

On Sunday, authorities said they would make a second attempt to evacuate some of the 400,000 residents. But the ceasefire plan collapsed, with each side blaming the other for the failure.

Second Ukraine ceasefire fails after Russian shelling halts evacuation of southern city of Mariupol, official sayshttps://t.co/HSS2VgDBmX

— Penny Timms (@pennytimms) March 6, 2022

According to pro-Russian separatists, about 300 people were initially able to leave the city. 

"They're destroying us," Mariupol mayor Vadym Boychenko told Reuters in a video call, describing the city's plight before the latest evacuation effort failed. 

"They will not even give us an opportunity to count the wounded and the killed because the shelling does not stop."

The United Nations said more than 1.5 million had fled in Europe's fastest growing refugee crisis since World War II.

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5. Free pads and tampons for NSW students. 

And in good news, NSW public schools will begin providing free tampons and pads for students by the end of June. 

The state wide rollout, which will cost $30 million, comes after a trial in 31 schools across south west Sydney and Dubbo.

Women Minister Bronnie Taylor said the program "is about ensuring our young women have the support they need, with dignity and without barriers, as they continue their education journey".

NSW public schools will soon provide FREE menstrual hygiene products in a bid to better support young women.

The $30 million program will provide tampons, pads and dispensers, and is expected to be in every school by the end of June. #9News

MORE: https://t.co/juF8ohnTJB pic.twitter.com/2OAIvKEEew

— 9News Australia (@9NewsAUS) March 6, 2022

Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said, "I want our young women to feel comfortable knowing they have access to free sanitary products when they need."

About bloody time - what great news. Let's hope the other states and territories follow suit! 

And that's it, you're all up to speed. 

We'll keep you updated with more of the biggest news stories you need to know about throughout the day.

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When Australia's international border finally reopened in November, many of us started immediately planning and booking that much longed for trip overseas, feeling relieved that we'd finally be able to see loved ones and the world once again.

But with the emergence of conflict in Ukraine, which is impacting many countries in Europe, airlines had to urgently start diverting planes away from the whole region, making your journey even more complicated.

The Quicky speaks to a travel expert, and one of our own colleagues who is concerned about her impending trip to Greece to find out whether it is still safe to plan a holiday, or if international travel is back off the agenda for the foreseeable future.

Feature Image: Instagram @summerwarne, @jacksonwarne18, @shanewarne23.