Public service: National institutions say their funding levels are unsustainable if they're to safeguard cultural assets and meet the public's expectations.
Photos: They came clutching wattle and camellias and lavender, all picked from their gardens at home, to lay on the forecourt of Parliament House after the dignitaries had left the building.
Analysis: The appalling revelations from an audit of the federal digital agency's handling of contracts raises more questions about its purpose, writes Doug Dingwall.
ACT politics: Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury has said sentence appeals filed by prosecutors showed the justice system was working as it was intended and again rejected calls for a wide-ranging review of sentencing.