The foster parents of William Tyrell will face court in Sydney next week, charged with the assault of a child linked to the missing boy.

Former Federal MP Craig Thomson will spend the night behind bars charged over a multi million dollar migration fraud racket.

Wages have increased by 0.6% in the three months to September.

In sport, Marcus Harris will open the batting with David Warner for the upcoming Ashes test.

And in entertainment, Britney Spears has posted a new video on Instagram, the first since being released from her 13-year conservatorship.