Exclusive | Health: New NDIS Minister Bill Shorten will demand an urgent explanation from his agency about the high number of participants fighting funding cuts, describing the process they're being put through as "horrific" and "obscene".
ACT government: The ACT government has reaffirmed its commitment that any money saved from a waiver of a historical Commonwealth housing debt would be reinvested in public housing.
Court: A man in his early 20s has admitted to having child abuse material on his digital devices that a prosecutor previously described as showing "clear material, clear discussion of planning attacks" on children.
Court: The man accused of raping Brittany Higgins has found new lawyers after his previous legal team dropped out of the case because of "reasons beyond anyone's control".
Public service | Analysis: There's a new sheriff in public service town and it's changing the shape of public policy to come, writes Sarah Basford Canales.
Public service: The National Capital Authority has received a lashing by the audit office for failing to show "value for money" after handing out more than $20 million in limited contracts.
Opinion: With a new government and a new Minister for Women, Jenna Price feels like it might be a good thing to further de-Abbottify the public service and move the Office for Women out of PM&C.
Sport: For almost 18 months, Trey Mooney has been growing his mullet. For Manu Nehua, a young fan who tragically drowned in January last year. Since then he's been growing it. Waiting for a special occasion before he cut it off.
Environment: Surveys of koalas in Kosciuszko National Park indicate populations exist in other unexplored regions, including Namadgi, research has found.
A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingham Palace as Britain kicked off four days of pomp, parties and parades to celebrate her record-breaking 70 years on the British throne.
