Today hosts Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo addressed the journalist's absence on air this morning, telling viewers he would "finish with the network".

Alex Cullen's shock exit from Nine's Today Show has shocked industry watchers but legendary PR man Max Markson said the popular host won't have any trouble landing another lucrative TV gig.

The bizarre arrest of a man who smuggled 1.5kg of Ketamine hidden inside Christmas toys into WA has led to a string of arrests allegedly related to a Spanish-based criminal syndicate.