Larissa Huntington

And by the final siren last night, they were up 11-6 over Queensland in front of 20,000 fans in Newcastle.

And all the more impressive was that they mounted a big comeback to win after being down at halftime.

They weren't even on the board.

And it also broke a curse at the McDonald Jones Stadium where they played because up until last night, it was the only ground where the Maroons were undefeated.

Yeah, it's an oil painting with the very fancy title of The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.

Don't know about the spelling though.

It's giving me a bit of an eye twitch, Alice.

It is a bit hard.

So take a look at that if you want to get an eye twitch too.

But winning the prize is not a bad effort at all from a painter who was self-taught.

So if you want to have a look at some of the contenders for this year's main prize, there is a gallery.

And as usual, there's some big Aussie names in the mix, like surfer Lane Beachley, actor Susie Porter, and Governor General Sam Mostyn amongst the subjects.

Sure does.

Every week calls for pasta, but I'm a bit under the weather today, so I should probably be going for chicken soup instead.

But this one I've got for you today is a super comforting vodka pasta, so I reckon it'll do the trick.

It's really easy.

And the vodka, once it's cooked out, leaves you with a rich silky sauce.

And you just shave some parmesan on top and tear some basil leaves over.

And if you want to get some greens in there too, just serve it all up with a big green salad to balance things out.

And the latest on that is that after a meeting of National Cabinet yesterday, PM Anthony Albanese has confirmed that we're going to stay on level two of our fuel security plan.