For the first time in history a US President is facing a criminal trial. In a New York courthouse, opening statements from prosecutors claimed that Trump's hush money trial was election interference but can they make that stick?

In Australia, the government puts forward its migration act amendments in response to the High Court's decision which declared indefinite detention unconstitutional. Can the amendments survive another High Court challenge? HK Jack says the chances are good.

JTI notes that Biden's polling is on the improve and when all five presidential candidates are polled, it seems Kennedy is taking support from Trump in these early days.

In sport, big AFL games last weekend set the tone for the competition with the reigning premiers, Collingwood, back in town.