Good morning, Canberra. We're heading for a top of 24 degrees after a foggy start. Here's what's making headlines this Wednesday.

Sector hit hard as new store opens

As countless Canberra businesses grapple with an uncertain future, one new shop opened its doors this weekend to a successful start.

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Papalii's contracted golf, not the coronavirus

They say contracts don't mean anything in rugby league anymore. Well, try telling Canberra Raiders enforcer Josh Papalii that.

For many, lockdown is what you make of it

Opinion: I've always found livestreaming dead boring. It's confronting, too, writes Father Brendan Lee.

Jones doubtful Japan Golf Tour will return

Brendan Jones has to wait another year before defending his Token Homemate Cup title. And he's OK with that.

Couple creates app to keep families together

Ben and Jen Alexander have created Fam, a 'family journal' app designed to share stories within family networks.

Times Past

Queanbeyan was given the upper hand over Canberra on this day in 1994 with the introduction of improved benefits and assistance for injured NSW workers. The national capital's neighbour, dubbed "Struggletown" in a story on the front page of The Canberra Times, was set to "struggle less" under legislative changes in the state. Workers compensation premiums in NSW were at that time among the lowest in Australia. READ MORE