Good morning, Canberra. After an overnight low of 0 degrees we're in for a top of 11 to start the working week. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.
Property: Residential rates will increase by an average 3.75 per cent this year across Canberra, however, some suburbs will do more heavy lifting than others.
ACT politics: New fossil fuel-powered vehicles will be banned in the ACT from 2035, with the territory set to become the first Australian jurisdiction to announce plans to phase out internal combustion engines.
Court: A Lawson man is behind bars after a police raid at his home uncovered a stash of drugs, prescription medication and a replica AK-47 gun. He had been on an intensive correction order at the time.
Education: Planning and design work for a new public secondary college in Gungahlin will be funded in the upcoming ACT budget, which will also include the money needed to build a planned high school at Taylor.
Public service: The prestigious Foreign Affairs graduate program will be cut down to a year, prompting concerns some graduates might miss out on expected overseas postings.
Opinion: AnthonyAlbanese is, sadly, colour blind: he can't see teal or green. He reduces every colour to a binary black or white. Even shades of grey vanish, writes Nicholas Stuart.
Sport | Analysis: The Green Machine's 20-16 triumph in Melbourne yesterday was a massive win and Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart says it proves his side is in the hunt for the NRL finals.
Court: A former junior world champion rock climbing coach will be hit with 10 more child sex charges when he returns to the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday.
Health: Treasurer Jim Chalmers has brushed off criticism the government was too slow to reinstate pandemic leave payments in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases.
Nation: A dead whale washed up on a Victorian beach is not the famed albino humpback Migaloo, with wildlife authorities declaring it is a young female.
