Starting the week: Nine closes on NRL; bids in on Junkee; Seven claims crown; New owner for Radio Today

Welcome to Unmade, written at Sisters Beach, Tasmania, on a day with just enough early morning cloud for a photogenic sunrise.

There are, as usual, a number of daily holidays to be acknowledged, including National No Beard Day, Newspaper Comic Strip Appreciation Day and Meatloaf Appreciation Day. I’m not a supporter of the first of those, but two out of three ain’t bad.

Today’s writing soundtrack: Portishead – Dummy. Just timeless.

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