Australia’s first case of a mutant South African strain of COVID-19 has been detected in Queensland, with authorities warning the risk from returning travellers had “escalated”.A man’s fight for a $21 refund has cost him $10,000 after a tribunal found he defamed the seller by calling her a “thief” on Facebook.A midnight smooch or hug for New Year’s Eve revellers is off the table as the state’s health authorities urge Queenslanders to not “randomly kiss or cuddle strangers”.And the sale of a mansion used as the set for reality TV shows The Bachelorette, My Kitchen Rules and Beauty and the Geek is at the centre of a bitter dispute, after it was allegedly sold for $4m below its appraised value.For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atcouriermail.com.au