Good morning, Canberra. We did it! Here’s hoping you can enjoy your first day of (relative) freedom for the first time in a few months. Although hopefully the predicted showers stay away. Here's what's making news in the capital today.
The ACT government has promised to be transparent about COVID-19 cases and outbreaks in high-risk settings, such as hospitals, despite the fact not all exposures have been identified publicly or not revealed until authorities have been questioned.
Subscriber: Lawyers for a woman accused of springing a Canberra prisoner from custody want her psychiatrically assessed as they explore the possibility of a mental impairment defence.
Some public servants will return to Canberra offices today more than two months after a snap seven-day lockdown was first announced, as the territory's COVID restrictions begin to be peeled back.
Canberra's business sector should have had a seat at the table when the ACT government made decisions on its pathway out of lockdown, a committee hearing has heard.
Subscriber: The Nationals are refusing to green light a net zero by 2050 commitment unless they can be convinced regional Australia won't be worse off.
Subscriber: An ex-RFS member has been sentenced to 8.5 years for running rampant during a five-day crime spree that a judge has described as "going completely off the rails".
Subscriber: The Canberra Raiders have given star hooker Josh Hodgson permission to explore his options, with the Wests Tigers circling the England international.
Subscriber: A prominent corner office block in Civic, currently leased by utilities provider ActewAGL, has hit the market. And it's tipped to sell for in excess of $80 million.
