There is a dystopian logic to this treadmill in which the people who care most are forced to work longer to pay for people who care less to replace them.

The Defence Minister will not return to her portfolio on Monday as planned due to ongoing health problems.

Sonny Bill Williams has quietly slipped into the Roosters’ coaching system and near the top of his list of projects is the development of Joseph Suaalii.

The leading Melbourne private boys school has admitted it “must do more” to educate boys about sexual consent and declared it is the “challenge of our times” after concerns were raised about the way it responded to an allegation of rape against one of its pupils.

Victoria’s contact tracing system had a hiccup in the crucial days before the state was placed into lockdown last month.