Malcolm TurnbullThe former prime minister predicts his successor will sign up to a 2050 net zero emissions target. He can be forgiven for the hackneyed metaphor but not the mental image of Scott Morrison struggling to get down from a balance beam.

Somsak ThepsuthinThailand’s Justice minister explains how the country’s biggest drug bust, which he had said was the seizure of $US1 billion worth of ketamine, turned out to be just a large supply of stain remover. Same thing after 2am, really.

Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeA spokesperson admits Scott Morrison has set up a taskforce of eight full-time staff and a private plane to help his former Finance minister Mathias Cormann land a job running the OECD. Jobs for mates goes global.

Pauline HansonThe One Nation senator refuses to fly Qantas unless they cease their “no jab, no fly” Covid-19 rule. The airline might consider a new ad campaign promising passengers they never have to worry again about being seated next to Pauline Hanson on a flight.

Gladys BerejiklianThe New South Wales premier is caught out for failing to isolate while awaiting the results of a Covid-19 test. Not seeing Daryl Maguire for five years might have been a good idea, too.

PeléThe soccer great farewells his long-time rival, the icon Diego Maradona, who died this week at the age of 60. Vale to a true legend of the game.