Dominic Perrottet and wife Helen are expecting their eighth baby

Former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet they have seven children. Of course, this is such a well-known fact during the 2023 NSW election campaign that during one debate Perrottet was asked to name all seven people, in order of age, along with his opponent, the current NSW Premier. Chris Minnshaving three.

Such was the sad state of affairs in the political conflict between the two. (Perrottet successfully persuaded them before losing the premiership.)

Fast forward a few years and it looks like there will soon be a new Perrottet name to remember. Dominic and his wife Helen Perrottet CBD hears that the couple are expecting their eighth child, who is expected to be born in May. We hear that the baby will be a boy. However, there is no word on whether the couple will keep him in the United States or Australia, where he has resided since 2024. A big CBD congratulations to Perrottets!

The Perrottets are expecting their eighth child, a boy, in May.Wolter Peeters

Speaking to this imprint in late 2022, Helen Perrottet kept her cards close to her chest in case she had another baby, after considering how parenting could become easier with each child. He comes from a large family of devout Catholics and is the sixth of eight children.

“I’m 42, so I think the chances of that are pretty low,” Perrottet said at the time. “We’re pretty lucky anyway.”

From a distance, post-political life seems to be treating the Perrottets well. Late last year, the former prime minister received a promotion at BHP, arriving in August 2024 to run the US corporate affairs of the world’s largest miner in Washington DC. He received “vice president” status in December.

We can only hope that the $268 billion company will take care of it. After all, there are a lot of mouths to feed!

Kyle Sandilands races to renew his faith

Kyle Sandilands he was busy. Co-host of the program Kyle and Jackie O has spent the past week in the middle of a media frenzy after being co-hosted by her employer ARN Media. Jackie “O” Henderson After she berated him on air, he said he could no longer work with her.

So it’s no surprise that Australian radio’s most hated man renewed the rego of his 2022 Maybach at the last minute. A quick check on the registration status of the Mercedes-Benz that Sandilands was driving on Thursday showed that its registration was due to expire that evening. Looks like it arrived just in time.

Kyle Sandilands outside his home in Sydney on Thursday.Nine News

The vehicle’s latest Service NSW rego status shows Sandilands has since extended its rego for a further six months. Is Sandilands considering selling his Benz? No, we were told it was just a funny quirk from Service NSW, which only allowed it to register the car for six months at a time. I’m glad I could serve by solving this.

We’re guessing Kyle has more pressing matters on his mind, like locking up his remaining millions in his 10-year, $100 million contract with ARN, which could evaporate.

On Tuesday, ARN accused Sandilands of breaching his contract for his behavior in a segment on February 20 and told the market he had been given 14 days to remedy the breach; this imprint had previously reported that it would mean convincing Henderson to return to broadcasting. The company said it had informed investors that Henderson was “unable to continue working” with Sandilands.

Sandilands and Henderson are reportedly currently seeking advice from lawyers. On Friday, Henderson released a statement saying he was “not leaving or resigning” from the show and that he was “addressing this matter through appropriate legal channels.”

WhatsApp goes dark on laptops in parliament

WhatsApp and Signal are among the most used apps by MPs and staff, including the upper echelons of government, thanks to users’ ability to send encrypted messages that disappear.

So we were naturally interested to hear that federal parliamentary staff would be stopped from using WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, on their laptops due to phishing concerns.

In an email to staff on Friday, the Department of Parliamentary Services said it was taking interim action while it assessed targeted phishing activity.

The email, seen by CBD, reads: “As a precautionary measure, access to WhatsApp is being temporarily blocked on laptops on the Parliamentary Computing Network while we assess the impact of the targeted phishing activity. It remains accessible on iOS devices.”

“This is a temporary preventative measure to reduce risk. Further updates will be provided once the assessment is completed.”

On Sunday, DPS did not provide information on the nature of this phishing activity or whether it targeted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese or other cabinet ministers.

“The Department of Parliamentary Services has taken this step to protect the security of the information and communications technologies we manage and used by Parliament offices,” a spokesperson said in a statement.

“Following the advice of our cybersecurity experts, we have temporarily blocked access to the app from the Parliamentary Communications Network. This decision is based solely on cybersecurity risk assessments and is consistent with our obligation to maintain a safe and secure working environment.”