Australia correspondent Karen Middleton

The government's newest senator, former decorated military officer Jim Molan, has refused to apologise for retweeting videos from the British right-wing extremist/white supremacist group Britain First; Australia has forked out millions of dollars to parade its tourism attractions in the most highly prized timeslot on US television; and one of the worst-kept secrets in Canberra is out with the revelation that 51-year-old deputy Prime Minister and former Kiwi Barnaby Joyce is expecting a new baby with his 33-year-old former media adviser, Vikki Campion.