Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a partly cloudy start to the weekend, with a top of 23 degrees in store for Saturday. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.
Sport | Exclusive: The Australian Institute of Sport will stay in Canberra to give high-performance athletes certainty ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.
ACT politics: The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly has rejected the suggestion she would not have acted impartially if allegations against the Greens' Johnathan Davis had been brought to her.
Court: "Women are not the possessions of their male partners," Justice Louise Taylor said while sentencing a man who admitted raping and assaulting his partner.
Education: The ACT Education Directorate does not know what type of books public schools have to teach young children to read as all schools make the switch to an updated curriculum.
Infrastructure | Analysis: Chief Minister Andrew Barr said of the 11 Bruce sites they've looked at there were three clear favourites - with a shock new location the preference of those.
Sport: Heat illness experts hope a heartbreaking inquest will spark positive change for professional athletes, as two Canberra teams prepare to play in temperatures approaching 40 degrees today.
Cost of living: Regional communities are "crying out for one- and two-bedroom apartments" to fix supply shortages and help house the millions of people wanting to move to regional Australia.
World: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken looked exhausted at his media conference in Israel this week as he tried to remain optimistic about prospects for a truce in the Gaza war.
Explore Travel: The Southern Highlands and the Sunshine Coast have some well-known - and hidden - gems.
Branded Content Future of better digital govt services is AIToday 90 per cent of Australians say they prefer digital as their channel to interact with government and access public services.
