And just in case you were preoccupied with Cleo...

No, not the magazine, the Masterchef ex-contestant!

It seems that most Australians were, judging by the angst online, tuned into the shock horror elimination of Masterchef competitor Cleo for - gasp - not obeying the rules or following instructions on Thursday's installment.  Yep, that show is past its use-by date!

So you might have missed the week's, as ever, best commentary on the state of play in Australian politics - coming to you not extactly from the French Open in Paris and Sur Le Pont D'Avignon...



***Update: And for the plain English version of this, with the latest, the Sun-Herald has a guide....