Good morning, Canberra. After an overnight low of minus 2, we're in for a mostly sunny top of 14 degrees today. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.
ACT politics: Andrew Barr says his government will do what it can to limit the worst effects of soaring inflation, as he prepares to hand down his 11th budget today.
ACT politics: The Greens have said the ACT government should go further when a bill to decriminalise small amounts of illicit drugs is debated in the territory this week.
Federal politics: Independent ACT senator David Pocock will use his first speech to Federal Parliament today to stake a claim to use his balance of power position to be a "peacebroker in the 47th Parliament", particularly over climate action.
Health: Professor Steve Robson, who this week became the first Canberra doctor elected to lead the Australian Medical Association, will be working to put general practice at the front and centre of the health system.
Federal politics: Scott Morrison, who recently told churchgoers "don't trust in governments", has made his first appearance in the Parliament since losing government at the May election.
Public Sector Informant | Opinion: Once the envy of the world, Australia now has the third-highest per capita COVID-19 case and death rates globally, writes Blair Williams.
Court: The former director of a massage parlour who was slammed as dishonest after his operation underpaid workers, previously estimated to be $1.1 million, and left them in fear from his kill threats has been refused more time for an appeal.
Safety: When residents of one of the eight-storey apartment blocks on Northbourne Avenue learned that they would have to pay $40,000 to get the flammable cladding removed from outside, some were beside themselves in despair.
