2. LNP won't hand back stolen money

​This won't pass the sniff test today: the LNP is refusing to hand back money stolen by former MP Scott Driscoll. Driscoll is the gift that keeps on giving for the ALP. The former Member for Redcliffe is facing up to six years in jail after pleading guilty to a string of fraud charges related to his involvement with a retail lobby group before and after his election. He'll be sentenced on Friday but first Tim Nicholls is going to have explain why the LNP is happy to keep more than $50,000 in tainted campaign contributions.

3. Hero servo owner and police instincts save a backpacker

​Beverley Page. Remember the name. Beverley is the south-west Queensland service station owner who called police when a 22-year-old British backpacker - allegedly kidnapped and raped during a two-month, 1500km ordeal across Queensland - walked into her Mitchell servo on Sunday. Scratches, bruises, facial fractures and the fear on a young woman's face prompted Beverley to pick up the phone. The police instincts that followed may well have saved the 22-year-old's life.

4. 85 ABC staff already `tapped' for redundancy

​ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has revealed plans for a major restructure of the national broadcaster. The two main focuses from Ms Guthrie's announcement were less management and more money for the regions. This morning, The Guardian reveals that as many as 85 staff have been "tapped" including the entire field camera department, which films vision and records sound for programs such as Landline and Gardening Australia. They're not management jobs. More detail please, ABC.

5. Airlines stung for biting you with hidden booking fees

​Jetstar and Virgin have been fined hundreds of thousands of dollars for tacking on hidden charges when you book a flight online. Drip pricing they call it. As an example, in 2013 Jetstar advertised $139 flights from Brisbane to Melbourne which ended up costing an additional $8.50 in booking and service fees that were not adequately disclosed. I wonder what this means for other industries such as theatre and concert tickets, where those transaction fees can really add up.

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