A development application for government-owned housing in Yarralumla has been approved despite a residents group raising concerns. Lucinda Garbutt-Young reports a reduction in density and some other compromises had won over some residents who had objected.
In food news, the verdict is in and Canberra is still a foodie's paradise, according to the country's definitive food guide. Sally Pryor reports on the recipients of the coveted hat and other nods to the quality of the local scene.
A 16-year-old learner driver has described "the scariest moment of my life" after a speeding, drink-driver crashed into the back of his car and didn't stop to help the boy and his injured, unconscious mother. Hannah Neale reports the teen described the aftermath of the crash and his "mum knocked out next to me with a piece of glass in her forehead".
And in sport, Caden Helmers introduces us to pocket rocket Muay Thai fighter with an Instagram following of more than 223,000.
Today we're due some rain to help out our gardens with a high chance of afternoon and evening showers. The temperature could reach 26 degrees with the chance of a late thunderstorm.
