The final term of school for the class of 2021 will be different, to say the least. From today the year 12 cohort will be able to return to their schools to study for their final exams and to reunite with their friends before the end of their high school days.
Subscriber: The ACT government will earmark $5 billion for infrastructure projects across hospitals, schools, transport and local facilities, in an effort to boost Canberra's economy as COVID-19 restrictions ease.
Subscriber: Only one week after stay-at-home orders were lifted for Yass, some of the town's venue operators have urged Canberrans to be patient until they come out of lockdown after reports more people were crossing the border to visit pubs.
NSW will have a new premier and deputy premier and is set for three state byelections as the political fallout continues from Gladys Berejiklian's shock resignation.
Residents groups say the ACT government should compensate them for scrutinising development applications that fail to comply with the government's own legislation after a tribunal found numerous problems with a social housing proposal for vulnerable women.
Subscriber: Canberra's most southerly suburb has set a record house price, with investors snapping up a four-bedroom Banks home for $1.47 million last week.
Subscriber: The ACT government is set to unveil an almost $10 million funding boost for some Canberra sporting venues this week, but the AIS Arena remains stranded in uncertainty after a funding snub.
In the words of singer Beyoncé Knowles, if you like it then you should put a ring on it - even if you're living in lockdown. That's what plenty of Canberra couples have been doing in recent months.
Subscriber | Public Sector Informant: All large Defence procurements are difficult, but submarine projects are more fraught than most. The nuclear dimension adds extra complexity and risk, writes Stephen Bartos.
Food & Wine: A new book from the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen is all about making do with that we have. It might be the best book yet. But first Karen Hardy needs some answers about spinach.
