ACT politics: An Assembly inquiry will consider how accessible abortion and reproductive choice is in the territory in the wake of the overturning of Roe v Wade.
Court: Jamie Arthur Banks became involved in the bizarre extortion plot under the misapprehension he may have been the target of the supposed hit, the ACT Supreme Court heard.
Environment: Australia has signed an agreement with the US to supercharge the development and deployment of new technologies to slash greenhouse gas emissions.
Federal politics: ThePrime Minister says he'll wait to see the details of a bill that would restore rights to territories to legislate on euthanasia before publicly throwing his support behind it.
Books: Matthew Spencer was a journalist with The Australian for 20 years, with long stints on the foreign news desk and opinion pages. He never wanted to be a novelist.
Lifestyle: Catrick Swayze, Paw McCatney? You have to hand it to cat owners - they really do think outside of the box when it comes to naming their feline friends.
