guardian australia, really interesting article about how virgin australia had to rethink its policiess to veterans. so on flights they were going to give priority boarding to veterans, that kind of thing. in a similar vein to what goes on in the united states. but in australia they are saying you are out of touch with our values and culture. this must have been seen as an easy win from virgin australia with a campaign in the media to start to recognise what service men and women do for the country. one of the ideas was, as you say, to recognise troops as they came on board. as soon as this was announced, the associations that represent those men and women said, many of these people are concerned about mental health issues following being in combat for example, they don't want to be called out. they would rather get on the plane and sit quietly and have a quiet journey. please, don't do this. don't highlight who they are. and also saying it goes against the nature of australians who feel that they should be able to serve and keep quiet about what they have done and actually the other a

on to the australian edition of the guardian, and it explains why virgin in australia has made a u—turnveterans on its flights. the usa today among many covering an announcement from the un. it calls it good news for the environment as scientists say holes in the ozone layer could be healed in a few decades. and finally, the i news with a story in the uk. as the big brother show ends for the final time, it looks back at how it kickstarted reality tv and changed fame and celebrity. in case you want to what it, we will not mention who has won. with me is andrew tuck, editor of monocle, a global news and business magazine. it is good to have you back. let's talk about politico, interesting read, the staggering number of people who will turn out to vote and make their decision, make their voice heard in these mid—term elections. yes, not the numbers you get ina elections. yes, not the numbers you get in a presidential election but they are saying roughly 45% of the people who could vote in an election are going to turn out and that is up about 30 million on last time there we re about 30 mi