Federal politics: Anthony Albanese has been accused of "insulting" and "colonising" First Nations mourning rituals, by suggesting Indigenous Australians were holding Sorry Business for Queen Elizabeth II.
ACT politics: Chief Minister Andrew Barr says any legal barriers to expanding the ACT's border will be overcome as he proclaimed the border will be changed.
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Courts: A Canberra landscaper has been cleared of raping a girl he used to babysit, after his barrister told a jury the child's memories of the alleged sexual abuse "keep shifting like sands on a windswept beach".
Art: As a young artist, Cressida Campbell was at the opening of the National Gallery of Australia in 1982. Now, 40 years later, her work is starring in a major retrospective.
Courts: A strip club patron who stabbed a man who was "like an angry bull" assaulting his friend "like a punching bag" has been found not guilty of all charges.
Health: A new plan to stop NDIS participants languishing for months in hospital has been welcomed by the ACT government, as figures show more than a dozen beds in Canberra are being taken up by patients who are fit to leave.
Canberra Times Fun Run: Penny Jackson has always been an avid netball player, but she jokes she needed a ball (or even a frisbee) to motivate her to run.
