4 hours ago Mickey the cockatoo is free from his shopping centre prison. Here’s what you do when a bird flies in

Remaining calm, removing any food from the area, and locking up cats and dogs are among the first things to do if a feathered friend drops inFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter four weeks trapped inside a Sydney shopping centre, Mickey the cockatoo seemed relieved to get out.Ravi Wasan – the director of Feathered Friends sanctuary who successfully captured the bird in the Coles supermarket at Macarthur Square yesterday – says once Mickey was outside “he was so happy, he was squawking”. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago Cockatoo ‘living on brioche’ inside Sydney supermarket rescued after four weeks

‘Mickey is everyone in Sydney’s spirit animal at the moment, eating free food,’ New South Wales premier Chris Minns said

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26 hours ago Cockatoo rescued after ‘living on brioche’ for four weeks inside Sydney supermarket

NSW environment minister hopes ‘Mickey will be flying free by tomorrow’ after successful capture by wildlife servicesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA sulphur-crested cockatoo called Mickey that had been “living on brioche” inside a Sydney supermarket for four weeks has been captured by wildlife services and is expected to be set free soon.The New South Wales environment minister, Penny Sharpe, announced on Tuesday evening that the bird had “been safely captured by wildlife rescuers after spending way too long in Macarthur Square”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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31 hours ago Efforts continue to rescue cockatoo ‘living on brioche’ for four weeks inside Sydney supermarket

NSW environment minister reassures public ‘Mickey will be freed’ after false rumours of ‘kill order’ spread onlineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWildlife services are working to rescue a cockatoo called Mickey that has been “living on brioche” inside a Sydney supermarket for four weeks.The New South Wales environment minister, Penny Sharpe, on Tuesday promised the bird was “not going to be shot” after false rumours of a “kill order” had spread online.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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32 hours ago Russian commander blamed for deadly attack on shopping centre in Ukraine has been bludgeoned to death

Col Dmitry Golenkov, a senior officer in Russia 's 52nd heavy bomber regiment, has been eliminated with a 'hammer of justice', Ukraine's military intelligence said.

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