Maverick Nationals Senator Matt Canavan is being deployed into mining seats across Australia as the Coalition tries to navigate a working class path to victory in the final two weeks of the campaign.

A former army officer turned lawyer has warned both sides of politics that more good people will be lost unless they put a stop to the Australian Defence Force investigating itself.

Singer Guy Sebastian can’t seem to catch  a break. The pop star, who is in the midst of a mammoth court case against his ex-manager and this week fell ill with Covid, has been forced to defend himself after teenagers allegedly provoked him. 

And in sport, operation Latrell Mitchell is set for take-off. The injured South Sydney star has packed his bags for the most ­significant trip of his life.

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