The Department of Health was aware MediSecure was on the brink of financial collapse and had concerns about the safe transfer of e-scripts a year before hackers broke into the company's systems, Eleanor Campbell reports. Almost 13 million Australians had their names, phone numbers, dates of birth, addresses and Medicare details stolen, with an unknown amount put up for sale on the dark web.

Former MLA Bill Stefaniak remembers a more collegiate time in the early days of the Legislative Assembly and thinks he knows how to return to those days. The former Liberal opposition leader turned Belco Party leader has told Jasper Lindell one of the keys would be reducing the number of ministers.

There is plenty of upheaval in Federal Parliament with the acting Prime Minister Richard Marles' chief of staff claiming she's been forced out of her job. Dana Daniel reports on the dramatic claims by Jo Tarnawsky that she was ousted from the top job in Mr Marles' office after seeking help about alleged bullying by colleagues.

In opinion, Jenna Price weighs in on public service bosses gently warning staff to keep a lid on personal commentary about the situation in the Middle East.

And in sport, David Polkinghorne reports Raiders fans can take comfort that one of the club's young stars is happy to stay in the capital as contract extension talk ramps up.

Today will be a warm, partly cloudy day with a top of 25 degrees after an overnight low of 5. There's a slight chance of a shower.

John-Paul Moloney, managing editor