Essendon is expected to approach Alastair Clarkson in the coming days as turmoil gripped Tullamarine on Monday. 

Australian meat producers have been assured Beijing is not on the verge of imposing a ban on exports to China after “serious” rumours sent the industry into a panic.

Senior ministers in the former Coalition government have no idea if Scott Morrison secretly assumed control of their portfolios during the pandemic in a “dictatorial” move condemned by Labor.

And nearly 80 per cent of children who witnessed family violence were involved with the justice system within five years, prompting urgent calls for tougher new penalties for perpetrators that offend in front of kids.

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