Oh my, that Kookaburra must be considered a nuisance bird if it steals sausages and steaks off the barbie!! It reminds me a somewhat of the Belted Kingfisher that we have here, although I think the Kingfisher only eats fish!
I took these pictures of Belted Kingfisher's last year. The one perched on the power line is a female (rusty brown and blue streak across the breast; the second one perched on a neighbor's deck is a male with only the blue band across the breast):
