NOVEMBER 20, 2018 \ STARWEEKLY.COM.AU
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Doreen star’s Euro mission
(Joe Mastroianni)
Doreen schoolgirl Jael Wena will give the biggest performance of her life this Sunday when she steps on to the stage at Junior Eurovision. The 12-year-old has been chosen to represent Australia at the song contest in Belarus that is expected to be watched by more than two million people. Jael was selected as Australia’s contestant after winning the Fast Track Talent Showcase three years in a row. The Hazel Glen College student said she was “grateful” to have been selected. “When I found out, I was screaming,” she said. “It feels amazing. I can’t believe I [was] chosen to represent Australia for this big event.” Jael has been singing for as long as she can remember and wrote her first song aged four. The talented singer was also part of the Hazel Glen College choir and performed in the school’s production of The Sound of Music earlier this year. “I enjoy showing my talent to other people and showing them my potential,” she said. Jael will perform the song Champions, which was written for her by MSquared Productions. Junior Eurovision will be broadcast on ABC Me on November 26 from 6pm. Laura Michell
Children’s hospital pledge By Laura Michell Labor has pledged to build a children’s emergency department at The Northern Hospital if it wins Saturday’s state election. The hospital will be one of five to have its emergency department reconfigured or expanded to create a dedicated children’s space, which is expected to be completed by 2022. Close to 20,000 children are treated each year at The Northern Hospital’s emergency department. Meanwhile, the Liberal Party will be without
a candidate for the marginal seat of Yan Yean after an anti-Muslim video featuring candidate Meralyn Klein surfaced last week. The video featured Ms Klein being interviewed by the Australian Liberty Alliance’s Avi Yemini. In the video, Ms Klein spoke about an alleged attack outside a restaurant she used to own. She claimed two teenage boys used to harass and threaten her family, before attacking her one night. “They threw me to the ground, dragged my arm and then proceeded to drag me through
the dirt, tearing the tendon in my shoulder,” she said. “I was a bit bloody and bruised and my clothes were torn.” Ms Klein did not mention religion in the video. She said the boys were “of a culture who didn’t accept white Australian women”. The video featured graphics claiming the boys were Muslim and ends with the hashtag #MUSLIMBAN. Opposition Leader Matthew Guy said the party asked for Ms Klein’s resignation within an hour of finding out about the video.
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“[Ms Klein] made a video, some of the material of which was grossly inappropriate,” he said. “[The video was] for another political party, one I might add we are putting last.” Ms Klein’s Liberal Party campaign page has been removed. However, she will still appear on the ballot paper for Yan Yean as she resigned after nominations were closed. Labor MP Danielle Green holds Yan Yean by a margin of 3.7 per cent. Ms Klein did not respond before Star Weekly went to print.
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