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CBD was spooked on Tuesday at the chilling discovery that upmarket Melbourne private school St Michael\u2019s Grammar has banned Halloween.<\/p>\n

Parents were alerted late last week, via a lengthy message on the school community smartphone app, that the Anglican establishment\u2019s senior chaplain father Kenyon McKie <\/b>had declared that the scary stuff was not welcome at the school\u2019s St Kilda campus.<\/p>\n

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Halloween stock in Kmart.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Simon Schluter<\/cite><\/p>\n

After a 600 word recap on the origins, history and traditions of the festival, McKie \u2013 an accredited Godly Play teacher \u2013 got to discussing the dangers of Halloween.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany Christians would feel that recognising Halloween gives the false impression that what is actually potentially spiritually dangerous is innocuous,\u201d the chaplain wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome children develop a fascination with the supernatural that may lead them into more sinister occult practices later in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s proper scary, but it\u2019s not the not only reason why Halloween has been expelled from St Michael\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a Child Safe School, we do not want to promote a practice that, in some cases, causes annoyance, destruction of property and havoc for our neighbourhoods,\u201d McKie wrote.<\/p>\n

The senior chaplain was gracious enough to let families know they were \u201cwelcome to observe celebrations and festivals of their choosing outside school\u201d.<\/p>\n

So many questions, right? In response to our queries, the school told us that McKie\u2019s message to parents reflected the school\u2019s long-standing position on Halloween, which appeared to have served it well.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past we have never had any behavioural issues or concerns regarding the school\u2019s recommendations on Halloween, and we do not anticipate any issues this year,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

UNCAGED<\/h3>\n

When Melbourne Cup broadcaster Network Ten decided to pull out of the race for the fresh round of Melbourne Cup broadcasting rights, it looks like the network decided to make a clean break of it.<\/p>\n

Ten has been showing the race that stops a nation each year since 2019, when it secured the broadcast on a five year, $100 million deal. It scored a Logie nomination last year after pulling out all the stops for its Eddie McGuire<\/b>-hosted coverage of the event.<\/p>\n

But the network walked away from negotiations for a new deal in June \u2013 citing \u201ccommercial restraints\u201d and \u201cviewer and advertiser preferences\u201d \u2013 amid heavy industry speculation that the organisers at Victoria Racing Club were keen on a deal with either Nine or Seven.<\/p>\n

So, we\u2019ll let you draw your own conclusions from the decision by Paramount, the US entertainment giant that owns Ten, not to host its own marquee in the Birdcage area at Flemington for this year\u2019s spring carnival.<\/p>\n

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The boy from Broady turned Eddie everywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a shame because the company went all-out last year, deploying some of its stable of stars to launch its big tent, \u201cinspired by the glamour and grandeur of old Hollywood and the history of Paramount, the Paramount marquee is the choicest trackside destination\u201d.<\/p>\n

A Ten spokesperson confirmed that there would be no company marquee at Flemington this year and that the network would \u201cinstead entertain clients and partners at various luxurious trackside locations, in and around the Birdcage Enclosure\u201d. No, CBD is not invited.<\/p>\n

RAPPED UP<\/h3>\n

Before her starring role destroying an Indigenous Voice to parliament, Country Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price<\/strong> sought a different kind of limelight as an aspiring rapper and country singer.<\/p>\n

Under the stage name Sassy J, Price competed in battles of the bands as part of Alice Springs-based hip hop troupe Catch the Fly. You can track down some of her vocal work on Triple J unearthed if you\u2019re so inclined, probably the last time she got a positive run on the public broadcaster.<\/p>\n

But the senator\u2019s evolution into a conservative rising star and Sky News <\/i>favourite hasn\u2019t gone down too well with some of her former bandmates.<\/p>\n

Right before this month\u2019s Voice referendum, Price\u2019s erstwhile collaborator Dan McAleer <\/strong>(alias \u201cDan the Underdog\u201d) released what can only be described as a \u201cdiss track\u201d, called I Don\u2019t Even Recognise Her \u2013 <\/i>geddit?<\/p>\n

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Jacinta Price in her days as a \u201cblues, soul, roots and folk\u201d singer.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>ABC<\/cite><\/p>\n

Over the course of three profane minutes, riddled with language too lewd for a family-friendly column like CBD, McAleer lashes out at the senator\u2019s political pursuit of fame, and chops as a rapper.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow you go from Tracy Chapman <\/strong>to the black Pauline Hanson<\/strong>?\u201d is a particular favourite line of ours.<\/p>\n

The One Nation leader is a big fan of Price\u2019s, and the two have posed for smiling pics together.<\/p>\n

A picture accompanying the track features a fake newspaper cover with pictures of Price and McAleer, accompanied by the headline Will the Real Slim Shady Please Stand Up. <\/i>Amateur rappers tend to be wholly unoriginal.<\/p>\n

SWEET AND SOUR<\/h3>\n

We last encountered former Australia men\u2019s test cricket captain Michael Clarke<\/b> shirtless and exchanging profanities with on-again-off-again girlfriend Jade Yarborough<\/b> and now former-buddy Karl Stefanovic<\/b> in a Noosa parking lot in January.<\/p>\n

In the aftermath of the public meltdown, the one-time golden boy of Australian cricket lost commentary gigs and sponsorship deals. It\u2019s left Clarke shilling for drinks company Australian Bitters to make ends meet, which is exactly what brought him before A Current Affair\u2019s <\/i>cameras on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

But if the man known as Pup was expecting a few gentle half-volleys, then it was not to be. The Australian Bitters Company and its PR people wanted a guarantee that the interview would steer clear of matters personal.<\/p>\n

Not a chance. Even after ACA warned Clarke they couldn\u2019t avoid the Noosa-shaped elephant in the room, he continued to try and duck journalist Simon Bouda\u2019s<\/b> bouncers.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalk to me about Noosa,\u201d Bouda asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo … listen, I\u2019m here to talk about lemon lime and bitters,\u201d Clarke replied. \u201cThis is a good example, as soon as I speak about this it becomes your headline, and that\u2019s not fair to the company that I\u2019m here for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Australian Bitters hopes Clarke will help them sell bitters to the world, as it considers a potential US initial public offering next year. Instead, they got a train wreck interview that brought viewers right back to that night in Noosa.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s quite the own goal, or should we say, dropped catch. We\u2019ll leave you with Pup\u2019s own final words on the topic of bitters.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me it\u2019s a product that \u2026 I guess, you want to talk about my personal life? It doesn\u2019t discriminate … married, single, dating, take your pick. You can drink it.\u201d That\u2019s right Clarkey.<\/p>\n

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