Good morning, Canberra. There's a high chance of showers today as we head towards a top temperature of 29 degrees. Here are today's top stories.

Namadgi National Park alive with hope

Life is returning to the Namadgi National Park even as endless acres of it remain a forest of blackened charcoal.

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When Ginger met legendary Margaret

Red dress on, Ginger Gorman has been prepping madly in readiness to lead a conversation with literary legend Margaret Atwood in the ACT.

'Give us a chance': Brumbies coach writes

Subscriber only: I hope you believe me when I say there are many more reasons to be excited about what's to come for rugby.

Walter and Marion in cool new artwork

Amid the cool, industrial-feel, Brooklyn vibe of the Kingsborough development in Kingston is a striking nod to the history of Canberra.

'Staggered' de Castella takes aim at the AIS

Subscriber only: Marathon great fires shot at "self-serving" executives chewing up a huge chunk of Australian sport's budget.

Times Past

Drought was biting very hard in the region on this day in 1968. A four-year-old Ian Brooke, of Gundagai, stood on a post looking out over the cracked surface of a fast disappearing Burrinjuck Dam. Graziers in the Yass were facing financial disaster, losing stock and being forced to hand feed and cart water. George Johnson, who had a 1400-acre property not far out of town, said: "It's the worst season I have had in 42 years. In my opinion, people are not realising the full seriousness of the situation. READ MORE