Cost of living: Discretionary spending is booming, post-COVID. To start with, Aussies are spending nearly 40 per cent more on travel than this time last year.
Sport: Josh Papali'i will go down as one of Queensland's greatest ever props in the State of Origin arena. But he's told Maroons coach Billy Slater that'll do him.
Courts: The ACT's top prosecutor has gone on leave after coming under fire at an independent inquiry into the conduct of authorities in the Bruce Lehrmann case.
World: China's top diplomat in Australia is urging the federal government to send more ships and planes after a Chinese fishing boat went missing in the Indian Ocean.
Transport: Revenue officers stationed on light rail platforms have caused slower entry and exit for passengers this week, and will be sticking around until Monday.
