Good morning, Canberra. There's a small chance of some showers today but the city is in for a beautiful top of 25 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.
Video: Ward C19 in Canberra Hospital has a calmness punctuated by laughter. If one of the nurses coughs, the others laugh loudly and say: "There's Rona." There is dark humour plus modesty from people just doing a job for patients.
An uptick in hotel bookings has given operators cause for optimism there will be an increase in tourists coming to the territory, putting aside fears an exodus of locals would hamper the city's reopening.
Subscriber: A police commander has described how he held the hands of an officer taken to hospital for serious head injuries after an alleged hit and run and the emotional toll on the officer's family because of COVID restrictions at the hospital.
Explainer: With each country setting its own requirements for quarantine and testing, some uncertainty remains over what international travel will soon look like. Here's what you'll face when you head overseas.
Subscriber: Soon it will be possible to traverse most of Canberra on a rented e-scooter, with the ACT government set to act on the recommendations of a review which suggested rolling the transport option out citywide.
Subscriber | Tim the Yowie Man: Last week this column shone the spotlight on secrets of the convict era at Lanyon. Here are 10 more reasons to explore this jewel in the crown of ACT Historic Places when it reopens on October 29.
Subscriber | Opinion: Overconfidence or taking things for granted is not a mistake Anthony Albanese seems to be making, but the time to secure his win his now, writes Jack Waterford.
Subscriber: There's been no shortage of record-breaking sales in the ACT in recent weeks but there are certainly still homes on the market for those with more modest budgets.
