Victims of a young Country Fire Service volunteer who rammed and ran one family car off the road, before biting a mother and stealing her car, have recounted the horror of the attacks in court.

Sir David Attenborough has provided the sting in a messy tale about a piece of public art intended to raise awareness about the plight of honeybees and a falsely attributed quote.

Australia’s top health official is hoping for an Omicron Christmas gift where the new variant spreads faster but is less severe than the Delta strain – rendering the virus a far less serious threat.

And in sport, the Adelaide Football Club is dealing with another vaccine drama after a board director told the club he does not want to have the Covid-19 jab.

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