Property: Canberra had the highest weekend clearance rate of the all capital cities as auctions returned across Australia, CoreLogic's auction data has revealed.
World: Australian writer Yang Hengjun could spend the rest of his life in a Chinese prison after he was handed a suspended death sentence on national security charges.
Federal politics: Liberal MP Bridget Archer has decried a "dangerous" descent over integrity in politics, urging her "party of lower taxes" not to deal itself out of cost-of-living relief.
Weather: Canberra is set to start off the week with up to 45mm of rain and a possible thunderstorm, in a shift away from the heatwave that swept the capital at the weekend.
Court: The suggestion two insurgents killed during a raid involving Ben Roberts-Smith were unarmed prisoners was speculation and in contradiction with an official military document, an appeals court has heard.
Public service: Former Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary Peter Varghese will lead an inquiry into federal government funding for national security research.
Sport: With its feasibility study nearly complete, the University of Canberra will hope to secure funding in this year's budget for a new basketball stadium that would double as the home of the Canberra Capitals.
