Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a top of 24 with a possible chance of showers late this evening. Here's what's making news across the capital.

Meet the Canberrans celebrating Christmas in quarantine

For some Canberrans, a trip to Sydney last week meant Christmas will now be spent in isolation.

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Brumbies record a loss of nearly $500,000

Subscriber: A major funding cut is set to heap pressure on the club, but bosses hope a new broadcast deal will help turn things around.

Labor could beat the PM with a bit more mongrel

Subscriber: Carrying on in the way he does can only make Scott Morrison's government more vulnerable, writes Jack Waterford.

Yowie Man: Where are the Pebbly Beach kangaroos?

Subscriber: Pebbly Beach without kangaroos is akin to Kakadu without crocodiles or Monkey Mia with no dolphins. It just doesn't seem right.

BentSpoke's Dan does the Sunrise quiz

Keen-eyed Sunrise viewers would have spotted a Canberra local doing the weather break trivia quiz yesterday morning.

Times Past

In proof there is nothing new under the sun, the number of hospital beds was on the front page of The Canberra Timeson this day 34 years ago. In a move to cut elective surgery waiting lists, the ACT Health Authority moved to boost the number of private hospital beds and reopen public hospital beds. The bulk of the focus when it came to capacity expansion was on the private sector. READ MORE