Federal politics: It is fair to say the good town of Queanbeyan was not overwhelmed by grateful citizens throwing their hats in the air at the possibility of a new neighbour and a new senator.
Health: With Australians expected to spend more time shoulder-to-shoulder at summer fixtures such as festivals, concerts and sporting events, organisers are leaving mask use as a precaution against COVID-19 to personal choice.
World: US President Joe Biden says he hasn't changed his view that Chinese President Xi Jinping is in effect a dictator, a comment likely to land with a thud in Beijing after the two leaders held straightforward summit talks.
Technology: Study snacking has been made easier for students at the Canberra Institute of Technology with the opening of the first checkout-free tech in an educational institution in the Southern Hemisphere.
Opinion: When you set up a new scheme in isolation from the rest of the country, that you know will repel investment, like the ACT government has, you simply add price pressures to homes, writes Shane Martin.
Books: It's a speedy 108 pages and would likely take you just a few hours to read. And it's just claimed the prestigious Prime Minister's Literary Award.
National: Optus boss Kelly Bayer Rosmarin will come under the microscope after the telco giant suffered an outage that left millions without phone or internet services.
World: Palestinian medics say they are increasingly afraid for the lives of hundreds of patients and medical staff at Gaza's biggest hospital, cut off from all links to the outside world for more than a day after Israeli forces entered.
Sport: Pat Cummins has once again proved he's the man for a batting crisis. A week after partnering with Glenn Maxwell to steer Australia home against Afghanistan, Cummins has done it again against South Africa.
