“You will find me at The Gap.” Shock revelations from the Melissa Caddick inquiry.

How fraudster Melissa Caddick’s foot became detached from her body and multiple declarations to friends and family about where she might “end it” will be examined at her inquest.

Jason Downing SC, counsel assisting Deputy State Coroner Elizabeth Ryan, said in his opening address that Caddick was suspected to be dead.

But a forensic pathologist is expected to say they were unable to determine whether her foot was separated due to blunt force, sharp force or decomposition before it washed ashore on the NSW South Coast.

Caddick’s parents Barbara and Ted Grimley and brother Adam Grimley along with her husband Anthony Koletti arrived on Monday morning at the NSW coroners court in Lidcombe.

The two-week inquest will examine events leading up to her mysterious disappearance and her foot being discovered in a running shoe on Bournda Beach on the NSW South Coast.

“If adequate medical intervention were available, amputation of the foot at the level of the ankle would not in itself be considered a lethal injury,” an autopsy report concluded.

The Australian Federal Police and Australian Securities and Investments Commission raided her Dover Heights home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on November 11, 2020.

That was the last verified sighting of Ms Caddick.

Some 28 hours after Koletti said his wife left the house to go for a walk or jog he reported her missing to police. Attending officers said he provided several different versions “which were confusing and didn’t make sense”.

One police officer found Koletti on November 13 in a “composed, relaxed and seemingly uncaring persona ... unlike any other person I had taken a missing person report from previously”.

At the time this constable believed Koletti was “somehow involved in Ms Caddick’s disappearance”.

Caddick’s mother says her daughter was not offered food or drink during the full duration of the search warrant and holds ASIC responsible for her suspected death, the inquest was told.

Koletti has recently raised such concerns expressed “perhaps most prominently in (his) musical endeavours, through songs released under the name Paws Off,” Mr Downing said.

But this has been disputed as Caddick at the time was not under arrest, allowed to walk freely and leave if she wished, not observed to be showing any signs of mental ill-health, and did make herself a protein shake in the morning.

In late 2012 Caddick’s marriage to Tony Caddick dissolved following her affair with Koletti who was her hairdresser.

She purportedly referred to a Sydney suicide spot when telling her brother Adam about this time: “If it all gets too much for me you’ll find me at The Gap.”

Another friend said Caddick made her write down a four-letter code she was instructed to give Adam if she went missing. By late 2020 her friends said Caddick was under extreme financial pressure and on one occasion walked to the Dover Heights cliffs.

“If I’m going to end it, it’s going to be here,” her friend recalled Caddick telling her.

Her victims, mostly family and friends, lost $20-$30 million through her Ponzi scheme used to fund her lavish lifestyle and excessive spending on expensive jewellery, designer clothing, overseas getaways and multi-million dollar homes. Her clients believed she would invest their life savings on their behalf and she created fake documents to suggest she had done so.

Whether Caddick knew about the ASIC investigation will also be scrutinised, as she booked shredding services in September 2020, three months before she vanished.

The inquest continues.

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Australia’s all-conquering women’s rugby sevens team have won the World Cup in Cape Town, after defeating arch rivals New Zealand in an enthralling and nerve-racking final.

The team which has dominated the sevens circuit all year completed a unique ‘triple crown’ of international triumphs with their 24-22 victory on Sunday (Monday morning AEST), adding the World Cup to their Commonwealth Games and world series titles.

It’s the first time since the inaugural women’s World Cup in 2009 that the Australians have won the biggest non-Olympic sevens prize – and they had to overcome a thunderous late comeback from the reigning champs to prevail.

Co-captain Charlotte Caslick said: “What we’ve achieved this year has been pretty awesome. We spoke about the ‘09 girls today and doing it for them. Hopefully, in three or four cycles, girls will be talking about us and what we achieved this year. The legacy of this Australian women’s sevens is pretty f**king awesome!”

Her fellow co-captain Demi Hayes said: “Hopefully, we’ve done Australia proud. It’s never been done before so to take that World Cup home is really special.”

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Get excited because there’s a new Aussie dating show on the way. The upcoming Stan Original Dating Series Love Triangle, from the same creative team behind Married at First Sight, will see a group of single people “relinquish their grasp on what they think their perfect partner should look like, and instead choose someone, sight unseen, based on a deeper connection”. Here’s everything you need to know.

Plus, it’s been a big few days for Disney nerds, with the D23 Expo taking place over the weekend. During the expo, Disney released a number of highly anticipated trailers we need to discuss immediately, with one in particular drawing ugly backlash.

And following the death of Queen Elizabeth on Friday, images emerged over the weekend of Prince William and Kate Middleton, now the new Prince and Princess of Wales, outside Windsor Castle accompanied by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The social media coverage of the event has been twisted in a particular way, with one woman being labelled a hero, and the other one the villain.

Listen to today’s episode of The Spill below:

Morning all, 

It's been a heavy weekend in news. 

Our news feeds have been filled with tributes and updates since Queen Elizabeth II's death. If you feel a bit lost in it all, my colleague Isabella Ross has rounded up what happens next following her death. 

Yesterday also marked 21 years since 9/11. Here, a survivor shares her story. 

As we start a new week, these are the top news stories you need to know today.

1. Queen's coffin arrives in Edinburgh as corgis to be rehomed by Prince Andrew. 

Queen Elizabeth's coffin has arrived in Edinburgh after a six-hour journey from her summer home in the Scottish Highlands, past tens of thousands of mourners lining the route.

Shortly after 10am on Sunday, a hearse carrying Elizabeth's oak coffin emerged from the gates of Balmoral Castle, where she died on Thursday aged 96.

Crowds massed in the centre of Edinburgh to greet the cortege, which included the Queen's daughter Princess Anne, as it made its way to the Palace of Holyroodhouse where it was met by a military guard of honour. Soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland then carried the coffin to the throne room of the palace where it will remain overnight.

The journey from Balmoral was the first of a series of events leading up to the state funeral at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19. 

The Queen's coffin has arrived to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh after travelling from Balmoral Castle. @CGreenbank9 #9News

READ MORE: https://t.co/y2l4Og9ymO pic.twitter.com/xYjzWKxP7G

— 9News Australia (@9NewsAUS) September 11, 2022

Following the Queen's death, it's been announced the Duke of York and his ex-wife will look after her beloved corgis. 

A spokeswoman for Prince Andrew said he and Sarah, Duchess of York, will take on Muick and Sandy - two dogs the late monarch received as gifts from her son.

The Queen owned more than 30 corgis during her reign and was known for her love of the breed.

2. Too soon for talk of republic, says PM.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has shut down talk of Australia soon becoming a republic following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Despite the prime minister previously stating he would want Australia to move away from the monarchy, he said it was too soon to have those discussions.

"Now is not a time to talk about our system of government, now is a time for us to pay tribute to the life of Queen Elizabeth," he told the ABC's Insiders program yesterday, 

"That's the system of government that we have, it's one which as Australian prime minister, I have a responsibility to respect."

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said now is 'not the time' to discuss whether Australia will become a republic in the future.

"That's the system of government that we have. It's one which as Australian Prime Minister I have a responsibility to respect," Albanese said. pic.twitter.com/LgMlWHTYn9

— 10 News First (@10NewsFirst) September 11, 2022

The comments come as King Charles III was proclaimed as monarch at a ceremony at Parliament House yesterday by Governor-General David Hurley.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said any talk of Australia becoming a republic would need to be held at another time and expressed his view that Australia should remain as a constitutional monarchy.

"We need a King as much as we did a Queen, because we have a stability in our system that served us well and I don't believe in disrupting that," he told the ABC.

3. Investigations continue 8 years since William Tyrrell vanished.

Eight years after William Tyrrell disappeared on the NSW mid-north coast, police say the investigation remains active as a brief is prepared for the coroner.

Strike Force Rosann detectives are still trying to determine what happened to William on September 12, 2014.

"Every effort is - and should be - channelled toward finding William Tyrrell," NSW Police Homicide Squad Commander Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said in a statement today. 

"Our investigation is very much active and ongoing... Various activities, including those under Coronial Orders, are being undertaken every day."

Today, it’s been eight years since William Tyrrell vanished. Homicide Squad Commander Danny Doherty has released a short statement saying “every effort is – and should be – channelled toward finding” him. I hope that’s true. #whereswilliam @10NewsFirst pic.twitter.com/sH2nb8o6so

— Lia Harris (@LiaJHarris) September 11, 2022

Police are working with a large volume of information and methodically exploring and exhausting every line of inquiry.

"This is all for William, and if it takes time and effort to get it right, it's worth it," he said.

In December 2020, a highly-publicised month-long search for the possible remains of the missing toddler concluded without any apparent breakthroughs.

The $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of William and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance remains in place.

4. Melissa Caddick's inquest begins today. 

The inquest into the disappearance of conwoman Melissa Caddick will begin today, with her final movements and discovery of her foot among events to be examined.

The purported investment broker disappeared in November 2020, hours after the Australian Federal Police and Australian Securities and Investments Commission raided her Dover Heights home in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

Following this discovery of her foot on Bournda Beach, NSW police said they believed Caddick was dead. But other theories circulating include her escaping undetected and living somewhere without one foot.

These theories will be tested at a two-week inquest into Caddick's disappearance today before Deputy State Coroner Elizabeth Ryan.

It is believed about 74 victims lost at least $23 million through Ms Caddick's Ponzi scheme, over which she was set to face a string of charges.

Her multimillion-dollar home is being liquidated along with other valuables including two luxury cars, jewellery and designer clothes, to compensate victims. But her parents, who say they were also scammed by their daughter, are fighting in the Federal Court against the repossession of an Edgecliff property they reside in.

5. Biden honours 9/11 victims in ceremony.

US President Joe Biden has marked the 21st anniversary of the September 11 attacks, taking part in a sombre wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon held under a steady rain, where he paid tribute to "extraordinary Americans" who gave their lives on one of the country's darkest days.

Sunday's ceremony occurred a little more than a year after Biden ended the long and costly war in Afghanistan that the US and allies launched in response to the attacks in New York, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania.

Biden said that even after United States forces left Afghanistan his administration continues to pursue those responsible for the 9/11 attacks.

"We will never forget, we will never give up," Biden said. "Our commitment to preventing another attack on the United States is without end."

Today, we share this solemn rite of remembrance and reflect on all that was lost in the fire and ash on September 11, 2001. For twenty-one years, we still kept our promise to never forget, and we will keep the memory of those precious lives stolen from us.

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 11, 2022

Last month, the president announced the US had killed Ayman al-Zawahri, the al-Qaeda leader thought to have helped plot the September 11 attacks.

First lady Jill Biden also spoke to a crowd at the Flight 93 National Memorial Observance in Pennsylvania, where she said the attacks showed that "with courage and kindness we can be a light in that darkness".

That's everything for your morning news roundup. We'll be back with more top stories this afternoon.

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Today officially marks 10 years of Tinder.

Yes, for a decade now, we've been swiping left or right in the hopes we will find the one, or maybe just the one for tonight, while we navigate a world that introduced us to ghosting, unsolicited pictures of a certain kind en masse and some rather toxic types.

In this episode, The Quicky team looks at the pros and cons of moving our relationships into this space and how we've changed and adapted to how we go shopping for a relationship.

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