Public service: Home Affairs secretary Stephanie Foster has defended the department's progress on its offshore processing policy, as senators dug into the specifics of a review into alleged misuse of funds.
Opinion: The scene was a fitting follow-up to the parade of macho eccentrics who have graced our screens in the ABC's magnificent Nemesis series, writes Steve Evans.
Federal politics: Katy Gallagher says "significant investment" will need to be sorted in the May federal budget to bring the AIS up to the required standard now it is staying in Canberra, but the exact figure is unclear.
Court: A police officer has been granted bail after what a lawyer labelled a "harrowing" experience behind bars, where other inmates called him a "f---ing pig".
Politics: A bizarre soccer match between diplomats from two embassies of countries shunned by Australia has been branded as "sickening" by activists campaigning for Ukraine.
World: Israeli strikes on Gaza's southern city of Rafah have killed 22 people and wounded dozens, local health officials say, after US President Joe Biden told Israel not to attack Rafah without a credible plan to protect civilians.
Opinion: Like the lingering smell of a loose-bowelled Labrador long after it's left the lounge room, the Qantas stench post-Joyce is still hanging in the air, writes John Hanscombe.
