In a renovation that could have won reality TV show House Rules, Old Parliament House has just done the big reveal, showing off its $2 million refurbishment of the House of Representatives chamber.
It’s called the Matildas bounce – the surge of women spurred on by last year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup frenzy, who are signing up to join a soccer team.
A second budget in the black will deliver a near $10 billion surplus as well as cost-of-living relief for struggling Australians dealing with increasing prices.
The ACT Integrity Commission will investigate the conduct of Walter Sofronoff, who led a board of inquiry into the criminal prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann.
Michael McGoogan, former co-CEO and director of Region Media (publisher of Riotact), has resigned from his roles effective immediately following charges of family violence.