New battlelines are being drawn between the scientific and legal communities over one of the country's most notorious and controversial murder cases.

Resources Minister Keith Pitt has been elevated to cabinet under a deal between Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce that sees the Nationals sign up to the 2050 net zero target.

Regional Liberals are urging the Nationals to back a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with some expressing frustration the junior Coalition partner is presenting itself as the sole voice of country communities.

Here's the scene: You and your other half tested positive for COVID a few days ago and, as you ride out the peak of the infection, you can barely lift your head from the pillow. Then your baby starts crying.

After securing the so-called "contract of the century", the French company chosen to build Australia's future submarines concedes it is having cultural clashes with its $50 billion customer, with lunch and meeting times proving problematic.