Subscriber: Canberra school tourism operators say Covid lockdowns around the country will rip $35 million out of the ACT economy, prompting calls for the federal government to stage an intervention.
Subscriber: The head contractor overseeing repairs at the Gungahlin Leisure Centre's 50-metre pool has applied for exemptions for Sydney workers, after the Covid outbreak forced the repair work to grind to a halt.
Subscriber: Out in the sleepy township of Murrumbateman, north of Canberra, the shooting death of 52-year-old man Mark Vella this week has hit locals hard.
Australians overwhelmingly believe that science should drive policy decisions, both as the path out of the Covid pandemic and for the country's economic benefit and sustainability.
Tennis champ Nick Kyrigos' sister Halimah will be in the spotlight on Sunday as she competes in the blind auditions for The Voice with - spoiler alert - more than one judge turning their chair for her.