Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a partly cloudy start to the weekend, with a top of 28 degrees in store today. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.
Good news: Lyons preschooler Audrey Fawole was just three hours old and weighed 1.3 kilograms when she was born at 29 weeks. Two delicate and rare surgeries performed by Canberra Hospital's Dr Rajay Rampersad saved her life.
ACT politics: Johnathan Davis allegedly made sexual advances towards a junior political staffer working in the ACT Legislative Assembly despite having been earlier warned by his party against inappropriate workplace relationships.
Education: Two-thirds of year 10 students in the ACT and other states with lengthy COVID school shutdowns say their studies have suffered due to the pandemic.
Business: A new McDonald's store opened in Phillip yesterday on the old Magnet Mart site, just up the road from Brodburger. But the Brod isn't expecting a bitter battle.
Technology: A new exhibition is part of Australia's inaugural Artificial Intelligence Month, and aims to get people talking about the role of AI in our lives.
Weather: Sunny conditions are promising to continue the pleasant spell of weather into the weekend but a trough moving inland is forecast to bring showers to the Bush Capital.
Business: Canberra businesses will be able to set up outdoor dining sooner after the ACT government announced it will fast-track permit applications this summer.
Sport: Corey Harawira-Naera, the Raiders star whose 2023 season ended in May after suffering an on-field seizure, has taken a step in the right direction, but he's not "out of the shit" just yet.
Explore Travel: Hitting the road to discover Australia's regional gems has been identified as one of the top trends for 2024 in a new hot-off-the-press annual trends report.
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