Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a cloudy, foggy morning and some late afternoon showers with a top of 13. Here's what's making news in the capital.

Are single-use or reusable coffee cups better during COVID-19?

Gungahlin's Atlas Cafe was one of many venues that stopped accepting reusable coffee cups earlier this year. Now the eco-friendly option is back on offer.

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Hodgson's season looks over. Is Canberra's?

Subscriber only: Canberra's tough loss to Melbourne last night was compounded by a suspected ACL injury to gun hooker Josh Hodgson.

Revisiting girlhood, feminism and diversity

Relax: A new Netflix series brings The Baby-Sitters Club characters into 2020 and imbues them with a new complexity previously lacking.

Brumbies trainer sees the bigger picture

Subscriber only: Getting a second job during the COVID-19 shutdown almost cost Brumbies speed coach Josh Strahorn his right eye.

Some reflections on a very pale complexion

Opinion: With issues of race now on all thinking minds, Ian Warden is remembering, vividly, the first time he ever saw a person of colour.

Times Past

On this day in 1991, The Canberra Times reported Australia's unemployment rate had fallen - but the raw number of people without jobs was on the rise. How was this possible? It was simple, said the Employment Minister - many people had simply given up on trying to find jobs as they became harder to get, and had left the workforce as a result. READ MORE