APS in firing line in Coalition $40b govt debt write down

The Coalition will publish its costings two days out from the election, with the figures expected to show it will shave off $40 billion of total government debt. Connor Pearce and Dana Daniel report that, surprise, surprise, central to achieving this cut will be a hiring freeze and voluntary redundancies for public servants in Canberra.

Entrepreneur, aviator and household name Dick Smith was like a bouncy child as he showed Steve Evans his newest project - and the beauty of it is how utterly pointless it is. Don't miss this one.

In opinion, Jenna Price shares her thoughts on Peter Dutton's attacks on the "hate media" - and her disappointment that she didn't make his list.

And Raiders fans, remember Matt Orford? Melanie Dinjaski and Chris Dutton recall that short-lived experiment as a cautionary tale for what the club might do to plug the Jamal Fogarty gap.

And the cold mornings are finally upon us. After an overnight low of 3.7 degrees, today will reach a top of 17 with some clouds about. Morning temps are forecast to drop down to 1 degree after this, so yes, it might finally be time to turn on that heater.