Melbourne Formula One Grand Prix organisers are confident the race will go ahead in November… despite another Victorian motorsport event being called off due to COVID-19. A Nationals senator has called on Australian mining companies… to put “patriotism over profits” and invest in the nation’s defence capabilities. The state’s top judge has weighed in on the debate around Richard Pusey’s sentence… saying: “Justice would not be served if retribution were to prevail over the balanced application of the law.” The feelings of animals could be recognized for the first time in Victorian history… under proposed new animal welfare laws designed to protect our household pets. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription at herald sun.com.au