For as long as Leo Puglisi can remember, news has been his passion. But running a news channel from his bedroom while finishing high school isn't easy.

A teenager who survived on lollies, a muesli bar and creek water after becoming lost for three days south-west of Brisbane says he has "no plans" of going hiking again anytime soon.

Jacinta Allan is facing a test of her premiership as tens of thousands of Victorians head to the polls for dual by-elections.