Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a partly cloudy start to the weekend and a top of 19 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

'I modernised Canberra': Andrew Barr on his popularity, legacy for Canberra

Subscriber only: After winning a second ACT election and achieving the highest personal vote, Andrew Barr has declared he has "nothing left to prove".

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More drainage for a polluted Washington

Subscriber only: A hands-off approach from the executive branch may be the best thing for the country, writes Jack Waterford.

Yowie Man: Pushing up daisies at Hall cemetery

Subscriber only: Folk might be dying to get in but Hall cemetery's natural significance means parts of the area are off limits.

Capital Football goes against group's advice

Subscriber only: It's all well and good to make the hard decisions, but you need to be able to justify them, writes David Polkinghorne.

Street view: Exhibition highlights our suburbs

What makes a neighbourhood unique? Photographer Davey Barber takes a look at Canberra's suburban identity in his latest exhibition.

Times Past

A photo of the first two women labourers employed at a Canberra construction site dominated the front page of The Canberra Times on this day, 47 years ago. Unable to recruit men in Canberra, Mr W Hunt, of Lyons, approached the female labour market to work on a construction site at the Cotter Reserve.
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