Integrity: The Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity will examine how police handled the Parliament House rape case in the wake of explosive claims made by the ACT's top prosecutor.
Property: The property went to auction in November with about seven registered bidders, and after being passed in, an interstate buyer purchased the home for the record-breaking sum.
Court: The jury in a trial of a doctor accused of raping a nurse and indecently assaulting her with a toothbrush has been discharged after failing to come to agree on any of the charges.
Public service: The Prime Minister's new head of the public service sees its ability to learn and prepare for future crises being eaten away by government's mindset of cutting redundancy through efficiency dividends.
Public service: Former senior public servant Kerri Hartland has been appointed as the new director-general of Australia's overseas secret intelligence agency, ASIS.
Tourism: The National Capital Authority has admitted at least half the ACT population do not support allowing seaplanes to operate out of Lake Burley Griffin, but will still go ahead with the proposal.
Opinion: The question everyone needs to face up to is: Do you believe that you should be judged innocent until you are convicted of an offence, asks Amanda Vanstone.
