Cheap parking, free public transport floated to get people in offices

Canberra's CBD could become a key battleground for this year's ACT election if the Property Council gets its way. The group is calling on candidates to adopt its policy platform spruiking a range of incentives aimed at getting workers back to offices, especially on Mondays and Fridays. Jasper Lindell has the details.

With tough conditions hitting large parts of the economy, new figures have revealed the businesses most likely to crumble in the next 12 months. Brittney Levinson has pored over the numbers and highlighted the sectors which could be in the most trouble.

Today, a new plan will be unveiled by the ACT government to ensure all new homes built in Canberra will meet a net-zero emissions standard within a decade, Jasper Lindell reports.

Elsewhere, the public service team has uncovered work under way to identify the APS's next secretaries. You can read about the "succession scan" in today's Public Eye column.

We're in for a cooler start to the week, with a top of 16 degrees, and mostly sunny conditions forecast today.