The country's most senior public servant has defended the size of the federal public service ahead of an election in which the Coalition will attack a 36,000-place increase under Labor. Miriam Webber reports Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary Glyn Davis has reassured public servants their work "is honourable and necessary".
A dispute over the recognition of the ACT's traditional owners is set to return to court, Jasper Lindell reports. Ngambri custodians are alleging the ACT government has failed to meet its end of the bargain after a court-ordered settlement last year.
And Lanie Tindale speaks with a surgeon renowned for his success at reattaching limbs and learns why Canberra has more than its share of these terrible injuries - and also why avocados are so dangerous.
Pack a hat because today will be a hot and sunny one, with no chance of rain and an expected top of 31.
