Court: Brittany Higgins was "a young lady in the middle of strong political forces" as she weighed up whether to pursue a police complaint against the man accused of raping her at Parliament House, a jury has heard.
Federal politics: A wide-ranging review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme has been brought forward in a bid to find improvements to the disability support scheme.
Education: In partnership with some universities the APS Academy will look for talent in areas hit hard by skills shortages, including cyber security and data analysts.
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Road deaths: The Bangladeshi consular office has expressed its deepest condolences and sympathies for the families and friends of the three people killed in a horror smash in Whitlam.
Fire: Barbara Haggstrom was awoken by fire alarms and evacuated along with hundreds of other people - only to find that her caravan was at the seat of the blaze in the basement.
Public service: Australia's national weather bureau has requested its full name be used in media reporting in light of recent severe weather events, prompting a flurry of social media memes.
Inquest: A Northern Territory policeman didn't repeat his racist remarks before he shot an Indigenous teenager dead and was respectful to remote community members, an inquest has been told.
Foreign affairs: Australia has reversed a controversial decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, with the foreign minister labelling the Coalition government change a political ploy.
Recipes: Forget about being a "good" cook, and replace it with the idea of becoming a better cook. Better cooking is a lifelong journey. That's the premise of this new book from Alice Zaslavsky.
Sport: Under Raiders head coach Ricky Stuart, Michael Maguire joins for the next two seasons, four months after being sacked as head coach of Wests Tigers amid intense scrutiny.
