Larissa Huntington

But other reports, though, claim that the president is planning to extend the blockade, which would mean that the Strait of Hormuz stays closed for longer.

So either way, the prospect of the war dragging on had markets in a spin yesterday and oil prices jumped to their highest level since 2022.

Yeah, we won't get through all of them, so we'll link to the Royal Commission site where you can read up on them in the episode notes.

But a few of the more notable ones include reviewing counter-terrorism teams around Australia, implementing a new national gun buyback scheme, and then also increasing New South Wales police security at high-risk Jewish events in the state.

PM Anthony Albanese says that all of the Commonwealth-level recommendations will be adopted, and Jewish leaders have welcomed that.

Yeah, I was in bed early to get up for this this morning, but I have seen the replays and that late try from Jess Sergis was a great moment.

And as you and Andrew mentioned yesterday, the Blues are the current shield holders.

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.