NT ICAC considers investigation into the arrest of Zachary Rolfe, and Annastacia Palaszczuk is under fire for her response to a slur complaint by a senior bureaucrat.
The Mid North Coast and the Hunter have been warned to brace for severe thunderstorms and potential flash flooding, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for one-to-one talks.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's wife Jenny says she was "disappointed" by Grace Tame's refusal to smile for the cameras at The Lodge on Australia Day, and for the first time ever the seat of Bega has been won by Labor.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is meeting with major industries today to discuss an isolation rule change for several workforces, and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has pledged $200 million a year to help prevent or prepare for bushfires, floods and cyclones.