Behrendorff was set to miss the entire tournament after making a slower-than-expected recovery from a broken leg...

Police say there were 78 arrests across the entire state and 104 charges and 25 summons issued.

Trams rattled through, though. Babies in prams cried. It was 1.39pm. Tourists stopped and stared at the people gathered for a silent vigil holding hands, and at the huge and ever-growing bank of flowers outside the GPO.

During Federer's five-set take down of Swiss compatriot Stan Wawrinka in Thursday night's semi-final, the Fed's player's box included a noteworthy distraction in the form of Mrs Federer's $1975 Gucci jumper.

"It was absolutely humiliating," mother Christie Rea said of the incident.

"Women who breastfeed shouldn't be shamed into sitting away in a back room."

Following the earlier decision to rest David Warner from the series, Friday's announcement that Smith will miss the tour means Australia will be without their on-field leaders, and two best batsmen, for a series that could clinch the reigning World Cup titleholders a lucrative bonus for topping the International Cricket Council's ODI rankings.

The actress appeared on the show for the second time on Monday night. During a segment called Emotional Interview, Blanchett turned the apolitical conversion into an opportunity to blast the newly inaugurated US President.

Just two years ago, Sinodinos' role as a key player in two ICAC inquiries cost him his spot on the Abbott government's frontbench. His professed lack of knowledge of what was going on inside the NSW Liberal Party (of which he was honorary treasurer) or Australian Water Holdings (of which he was chairman) strained credulity.

Confidential scan data obtained by Fairfax Media reveals soft drink sales slumped 2.9 per cent in volume last financial year across the aisles of Coles, Woolworths, Foodworks and IGA supermarkets, reversing almost a decade of constant growth in the sector. The fall cost the major retail chains an estimated $80 million of lost sales.

The Australian roots singer turned up with a guitar, microphone and harmonica, kicking off his performance with Gonna Be a Long Time from the John Bulter Trio's album April Uprising.

"We are all opposed to this wanton destruction and this reckless behaviour 44 days before the election. We are here to save this beautiful banksia woodland for future generations," he said.

"All aircraft operating as part of the air display sought and received approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to do so," CASA said in the statement.

"Under the regulations, except during take-off and landing, or where specifically approved as part of the program of events, the minimum height at which any aircraft may operate is 500 feet above ground level."

Both Rihanna and Beyonce in the triple j hottest 100? Guy Sebastian too? And you thought Brexit and Trump upended long-held beliefs and the world order.

More significant than the win by Flume with Never Be Like You was how the two pop/R&B giants and an Australian Idol winner appeared in the ultimate cool kids contest for the first time on Australia Day.

Mirka Federer, a former professional tennis player who also helps manage her husband's career, whipped up a social media storm overnight, thanks to her hot pink sweater.

The Gucci sweater, which retails for $1975, stole the focus from the main event. Well, OK, not really - but it was one of the more impressive Australian Open fashion statements this year, at the very least.

A book deal for the memoirs of former US president Barack Obama is expected to set a record, with a price tag as high as $US20 million ($27 million).

The US trade publication The Hollywood Reporter has tipped Obama's recollections of his eight years in office will do brisk business once bidding opens.

The plan under consideration for a major naval build-up, according to a report by Reuters, included basing another US aircraft carrier in the region, along with more destroyers, attack submarines and missile batteries, "and expanding or adding new bases in Japan and Australia".

None of this amounts to a formal request from Washington to Canberra for anything just yet.

But it might also be an indication of Team Trump's expectations, and the idea of building a base for a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in Perth goes back years...