Tim Winton, Helen Garner and Peter Garrett are just a few of the high-profile signatories to an open letter against Job-Ready ...

Welcome to On Notice. Each Monday, we'll bring you the essentials, the context, and everything you need to know about what's taking place in Australian politics each week.

Here's your Monday primer on the stories coming out of Canberra that our newsroom will be keeping an eye on this week.

The closing scene of their Great Australian Road Trip to the red centre may look like a romantic movie, but don't expect Nazeem Hussain and Melissa Leong to oblige.