Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a possible morning shower on the way to a top of 19 degrees. Here's what's making news in the capital.

Canberra hanging out for the real Sunflowers

Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers will soon be on display at the new blockbuster at the National Gallery of Australia.

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How do you solve a problem like Bateman?

Subscriber: It's one of Canberra's great unanswered questions as the Raiders seek to make it third time lucky in 2021.

Prince William says Prince Philip is 'OK'

Prince Philip was admitted to hospital as a precautionary measure after feeling ill with an ailment that was not related to COVID-19.

Govt's complete lack of empathy on display

Opinion: Empathy allows a person to walk a mile in the shoes of another. This government lacks the ability, writes Zoë Wundenberg.

Olivia Thornton creates Cricket ACT history

Subscriber: She might be the first, but Olivia Thornton is confident she won't be the last female Cricket ACT chief executive.

Ten great spots to soak up the end of an ACT summer

Food & Wine: We love Canberra this time of year. Karen Hardy has a few ideas for places to sit and stay a while, while it lasts.

Times Past

A Belconnen construction worker lost a day's pay while driving around in the sweltering heat with his car windows wound up. The Canberra Times reported on this day in 1968 that Mr Radic, of Queanbeyan, noticed a black snake under his sedan. Motivated by a whack with a stick, the snake lodged itself above the petrol tank. Mr Radic called for assistance from a firm of pest exterminators who sprayed the underside of his car and then assured him that the four feet six inches red-bellied black snake was dead. READ MORE