Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a mostly sunny Wednesday with the chance of some early morning fog before a top of 30. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.
Subscriber: A former Australian National University staffer will spend at least one extra year behind bars after prosecutors successfully argued he had not been punished adequately.
Subscriber: A tunnel of glass arches will be constructed on the banks of Lake Burley Griffin as a national memorial to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse.
Subscriber: A prosecutor has described a man found guilty of viciously bashing a fellow jail inmate as "perhaps one of the worst candidates for a community-based order."
From Shakespeare to John Lennon to the Empire Strips Back (yes, you read that correctly), here's our pick of what's happening in the capital this weekend.
Podcast: Reporters from The Canberra Times have been on the ground at the protests trying to figure out who these people are, and what they want. In this podcast, Alex Crowe and guest host Tom Melville try to answer those questions.
Subscriber: Rob Valetini has risen above adversity to become a shining light in rugby. A powerfully-built back-rower lured to Canberra to join the ACT Brumbies when he was just 17, one destined to wear Wallaby gold.
