Good morning, Canberra. There's a medium chance of rain today on the way to a top of 25 degrees. Here's what's making news in the capital.

Bees survive drought and buzz on to next one

Only now, as signs of normal service resume, are beekeepers starting to assess the damage of three dry seasons.

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Young restless to be part of grand final rematch

Subscriber only: The memories of last year's NRL grand final still sting Canberra Raiders forward Hudson Young.

What might the current La Nina mean for you?

Explainer: With memories of last year's bushfires still raw in our minds, we may be relieved because it means more rainfall. But why?

UK PM says he's sure Trump will be fine

British PM Boris Johnson is sure US President Donald Trump, who has COVID-19, will be fine and is receiving the best possible care.

Here's what we aren't going to see this budget

Opinion: The 2020 budget is an extraordinary moment in our history. If only it weren't so predictable, writes John Falzon.

Times Past

It was an icy night for a lone scout and 12 bushwalkers, The Canberra Times reported 54 years ago. A lone Boy Scout from Cooma and a party of 12 bushwalkers from Canberra spent a miserable, cold night lashed by snow and sleet in two different areas of the southern section of the Great Dividing Range. READ MORE