Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a mostly sunny day with a top of 16 degrees. Here's what's making news today in the capital.

Gundaroo beauty: Town ready to reconnect

In country towns like Gundaroo where the only pub is a community hub, Monday's easing of restrictions can't come soon enough.

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Transition plan: It's office life, but not as we know it

After weeks of dormancy during the pandemic, the pulse of office life is quickening. But will things ever be the same again?

'We're not paying to be a TV backdrop'

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has cast doubt on at least one of Canberra's elite cricket fixtures for next summer.

Family gives Monaro treasure a makeover

Subscriber only: Tim the Yowie Man: A Snowies landmark steeped in nostalgia and bushranger folklore has been brought back to life.

The right noise: What we can learn from NRL restart

Subscriber only: OK - the empty stadiums are weird and the fake crowd noise is divisive. But how about the footy?

Times Past

Canberra was welcoming royalty on this day in 1978 with a visit from Crown Princess Beatrix and Prince Klaus of the Netherlands. The heir to the Dutch throne was met on the lawns of Parliament House by Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, with the Netherlands and Australian national anthems played by the Royal Military College band. Around 10 members of the Canberra Dutch community greeted the royals with a banner and waved red, white and blue Netherlands flags. READ MORE