Good morning, Canberra. It's going to be another wet one today, with up to 40mm of rain predicted and a top of 11 degrees. Here's today's headlines.

Canberra's youth struggle as hits keep coming

Subscriber only: Life was already proving hard for a generation studying or starting off their working lives - then along came a global pandemic.

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Raiders' streak ends against red-hot Panthers

The Raiders' three-game NRL winning streak has come to an end against the ladder-leading Penrith Panthers.

COVID-19's chirography crisis writ large

Opinion: Generation X dropped the ballpoint, now the writing's on the wall during this global pandemic, writes B.R. Doherty.

It's a very public display of affection

The National Portrait Gallery has launched its online exhibition Australian Love Stories after the physical exhibition was postponed.

New autism centre for Canberra moving ahead

Work is moving ahead on a new autism centre in Canberra, which will help and teach 40 children a year.

Times Past

Police were called to ANU to arrest 27 students occupying a room, reported The Canberra Times on this day, 46 years ago. The students were protesting what they said was an effective reversal by the Board of the School of General Studies on reform proposals, including increased student participation in course design, greater freedom of choice, reduced class sizes and the introduction of a women's study course. An acting head of department ended up in the fountain pond and a student was punched in the face. READ MORE