Good morning, Canberra. After the early fog clears we should be in for a pleasant day with a top of 15 degrees. Here's what's making headlines.

Audit stand-off as ACT requests AIS Arena shutdown details

Subscriber only: The ACT government wants to know why the AIS Arena was closed, but Sport Australia is remaining tight-lipped.

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$1.35 billion for a spy's 'licence to hack'

Analysis: How will the money be spent and what kind of people will be employed by the Australian Signals Directorate?

Green shoots off the back of grandfatherly advice

Subscriber only: Canberran inspired by his grandfather's words on the way to being nominated for the AFL Rising Star award.

Raiders bench recruit in changes to spark form

Subscriber only: In a bid to get the Green Machine back on track, Ricky Stuart has dropped Curtis Scott and tinkered with his back line.

Get outdoors and get a new perspective of the city

Surround yourself in nature or shake up your lakeside visit this weekend with one of these five free nature walks in the ACT.

Times Past

On this day in 1987 The Canberra Times reported that Canberrans who owned holiday homes on the South Coast had lost some of their voting rights in NSW local government elections. This was due to a piece of legislation, described as "grossly unfair" by Canberra and District Association of Eurobodalla Shire Ratepayers president Mr Gerard Sellars, passed in the NSW government amending the Local Government Act. READ MORE