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Good afternoon, readers. Here’s how Monday played out, including a historic Super Bowl win for the Eagles.

Good afternoon, readers. Here’s how Monday played out.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: Zach Ertz #86 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts with teammates after a 11 yard touchdown catch against the New England Patriots during the fourth quarter in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.   Patrick Smith/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: Zach Ertz #86 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts with teammates after a 11 yard touchdown catch against the New England Patriots during the fourth quarter in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Patrick Smith/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Philadelphia Eagles win Super Bowl LII

The Philadelphia Eagles have won their first ever Super Bowl 41-33 in one of greatest games in NFL history.

Tom Brady was sacked by Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham in the tense final minutes as the legendary New England Patriots quarterback was trying to orchestrate one of his trademark comeback victories in front of 67,612 mostly pro-Eagles fans at US Bank Stadium.

The new Australian Tourism Dundee ad, featuring Chris Hemsworth and Paul Hogan, which was aired for the first time during halftime of the Super Bowl 2018.
The new Australian Tourism Dundee ad, featuring Chris Hemsworth and Paul Hogan, which was aired for the first time during halftime of the Super Bowl 2018.

You call that an ad?

Meanwhile, a new star-studded Crocodile Dundee-inspired TV commercial aired during the Super Bowl to a potential audience of 110 million.

It starred Chris Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman, Margot Robbie and other Australian entertainers, and is part of a $38 million Tourism Australia campaign targeting American travellers.

Take a look at the hilarious ad here.

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull leaves after Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, February 5, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull leaves after Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, February 5, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

‘No difference between Greens, Labor left’

Malcolm Turnbull has used a grilling from Greens MP Adam Bandt to say there was no difference between the far-left party and the Labor left.

“The Australian Labor Party has now taken up this left wing anti-business, anti-free enterprise approach which is calculated and indeed designed to destroy thousands of jobs, thousands of opportunities. The very jobs we’re creating,” said the PM during a heated first Question Time of 2018.

RendezView. Young woman in bed suffering from cancer. (Pic: iStock)
RendezView. Young woman in bed suffering from cancer. (Pic: iStock)

Chemo conundrum

Doctors are at odds over whether some women with breast cancer should have chemotherapy — one treatment among the arsenal long seen as crucial to fighting the disease, along with surgery and radiation.

A shift to less chemotherapy or none at all, called “de-escalation”, is being hailed by some as revolutionary, following what these doctors see as years of over-treatment with drugs that may have harmed more than helped.

Brighette Ryan
Brighette RyanWeekend Digital Editor

Brighette Ryan is The Australian's digital night editor. She was previously Social Media Editor, leading the paper's social media strategy across platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Brighette has also worked as a producer for 2SM and as a social media producer for the Nine Network.

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