War Memorial told to ditch colonial language

The Australian War Memorial finds itself under fire this morning after a confidential report the institution commissioned called for sweeping changes to overhaul colonial-era language and improve the treatment of its First Nations staff, Steve Evans reports.

Tourism Australia also finds itself in hot water, Connor Pearce reports. Even after a damning audit report found serious concerns about its spending of taxpayer funds, the agency continues to use limited, non-competitive tendering when awarding contracts.

In sport, Chris Dutton brings us the story of how Capitals player Nicole Munger was left struggling to breathe one night as long COVID threw her training plans into chaos.

And finally one of the best parts of school holidays has to be the arrival of the circus in town. Megan Doherty meets the next generation of performers.

The welcome cool change continues today, it'll be 23 degrees and partly cloudy.

Scott Hannaford, deputy editor