Battered and bruised from a two-day kidnap ordeal, Western Sydney man Omar Elomar was returned to his mansion yesterday ­following a rumoured $3 million ransom payment. 

Novak Djokovic’s bid to remain in Australia has taken a hit after the world No.1 admitted to lying on his entry form and attending an interview while knowing he was Covid positive. 

International students will be allowed to work additional hours and JobSeeker recipients are being considered to fill gaps in Australia’s hardest-hit industries as the commonwealth scrambles to tackle the supply chain and workforce shortage crisis that is  gripping Australia.

And in sport, kindred spirits Usman Khawaja and David Warner are set to be reunited as Australia’s new opening pairing, 28 years after they first threw balls together as children.

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