The efforts of three men who tried desperately to save the life of a surfer fatally bitten by a shark yesterday were praised by police as the horror of the attack was revealed. A global animal rights organisation has pleaded with farmers not to kill the mice plaguing regional Australia, arguing that the rodents should not be denied their “right” to food ­because of the “dangerous notion of human supremacy”.Business leaders are begging Prime Minister Scott Morrison to face reality and commit to a reasonable plan for resuming international travel after he  repeatedly ­refused to tie vaccination rates with reopening borders.And in sport, a combination of poor roster management and rule changes designed to make rugby league a faster and more free-flowing game have created the most number of blowout scorelines in 86 years.For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.au